8 Yarn Weight Categories: Printable Chart, WPI Test, and Swatch Steps
Master the eight standard yarn weight categories with a printable chart, step by step WPI test, and swatching tips to identify unlabeled skeins fast.
Start Fast: Crochet Crop Top Patterns for Beginners
Find beginner friendly crochet crop top patterns with summer yarn and fit guidance, a 7 point checklist, and Lion Brand kit picks to start your project…
4 No-Tool Ways to Wind a Skein Into a Ball
Learn four hand methods to make a neat center-pull ball without tools, plus quick swift and ball-winder setup, tension tips, and a Lion Brand option.
When 80 Blankets Became 125
If you’ve been following along with my #80Blankets posts then you already know a piece of my story. In case this is our first meeting, let me share some of the blanket history. My wedding was scheduled for December 2020. (“Was” being the key word in this sentence.) We planned to have our ceremony outdoors…
My Life In Yarn: Rachel Gutshall
Rachel Gutshall from Lincoln, DE, USA on Instagram as @warming.the.heart What is your favorite Lion Brand Yarn? Comfy Cotton Blend How did you come to learn yarn crafts and do you remember who taught you? I came to yarn and crochet seven years ago through my best gal pal and partner-in-craft, Rebekah Bowers. I was…
80 Blankets: Sparkling Waves
What a luscious combination! If you love sparkles and a little bit of velvet than you’ll love this pairing of Lion Brand Vel-Luxe and Winter Nights. Both yarns are worsted weight (CYC4), but held together they become a nice super bulky. I used a size 11.5mm crochet hook and finished this 45″ x 45″ blanket…
My Life In Yarn: Brenda Byrum
Brenda Byrum from Northeast Dallas, TX @knittingpsalms on Raverly and Instagram) What Is Your Favorite Lion Brand Yarn? My favorite Lion Brand yarn is Jeans. Lion Brand creators nailed it with this yarn. The colors are spot on. I knit the Narvon Wrap by Heather Zoppetti using every color – Faded, Brand New, Stonewashed, Classic, Vintage and…
80 Blankets: Double The Butta
Welcome back to my #80Blankets for my wedding journey! If you missed the intro you can catch up HERE. I originally started this blanket wanting to work front post double crochet stitches. This makes a VERY squishy fabric. It also eats through yarn like crazy. You can see my start using this stitch in the…
80 Blankets
I’ve been home a lot more than usual, something many can relate to at the moment. To keep from being overwhelmed I’ve been knitting and crocheting. A lot. It keeps me calm and [mostly] sane. I’ve made 5 blankets in the past week. Yup. 5. (You can see my kitty Kaya sleeping on a pile…
My Life In Yarn: Pam Grice
Pam Grice from Colorado Springs, CO @thecrochetpreneur What’s Your Favorite LBY Yarn? Wool Ease Thick & Quick! What brought you to yarn (knitting/crochet)? Ever since I was a little girl, I was creative and the women around me encouraged me to explore and play with all sorts of mediums. My aunt had a bag full…
My Life In Yarn: Rachelle Rapp
Rachelle Rapp from Perrysburg, OH @cosierandcosier What’s Your Favorite LBY Yarn: It’s impossible to have just one favorite. The first bulky yarn I ever used was Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (specifically in Fisherman) and I have been hooked (pun always intended) ever since. I absolutely love Heartland (Cuyahoga Valley is drop-dead gorgeous) and Jeans, which…
My Life In Yarn: Corin Purifoy
Corin Purifoy from Milwaukee, WI, USA i.knit.u.knot Q. Favorite LBY Yarn: Just one? Touch of Alpaca. It’s so lush and soft, it’s like touching a cloud! Q. What brought you to yarn (knitting/crochet)? I desperately needed something to do with my hands. I’m an anxious, fidgety person and needed to learn to put that energy into something productive…
