The Craft Yarn Council has declared October 14th “I Love Yarn Day”; I’m sure all of you wonderful crafters profess your love for yarn all of the time, but now, there is an “official” day we can all unite and do so. In celebration of this day, you are encouraged to knit/crochet in public (as…
Saturday is the first day of October–I can’t believe it! You know what that means: the temperatures will be dropping and we won’t be too far away from winter (quietly sobs). With the cooler weather approaching, now is a good time to get started on some of those felted projects! For those of you who…
For some people, knitting or crocheting might be a hobby, while for others, it has been a cultural influence. Like the United States, the United Kingdom has seen a large increase in knitting popularity over the years; In July, an English newspaper entitled The Guardian, mentioned in their article “Pride in the wool: the rise…
Will you be attending a wedding or getting married in the upcoming months? Fall is a popular wedding season, and I mean, why not? A wedding with fall color accents can be very beautiful. I personally love to see the rich brown, gold and red hues in wedding decor. Even a simple outside wedding with fall foliage in the…
The days are nearing where the kids will be off to school and you worry less about what daytime activities will keep them occupied. BUT, before you get ready to send them back to school, why don’t you cherish this time left and craft some projects together (or tell the kids to create some of these easy crafts…
If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can have access to our entire library of free patterns of over 3,600 free patterns wherever you are. If you are at a retail store, trying to figure out what to make for everyone on your list, just check out the Lion Brand app. Have an Android…
We hope you are part of our growing family on Facebook. Yesterday we welcomed our 150,000th member! If you haven’t joined us yet, we invite you to enjoy the friendship and conversation you’ll find there. Tell others what you are working on, what your favorite patterns and colors are and get ideas from people who…
Last week we asked you to tell us one word that came to mind when you think of Lion Brand. Below is a word cloud that shows you a picture of those words. We were so honored by your comments that we shared this image with everyone at Lion Brand and it pretty much made…
We love being a part of your lives and your knitting & crochet experiences and it means a lot to us when you share your experience with us. Today, we are asking you to share with everyone who reads this blog, what Lion Brand means to you in just one word. What one word comes…
We have decided to recognize individual customers who have made extraordinary contributions to the Lion Brand community. The people we select will receive free samples of new yarns and new yarn colors. We’re hoping that our Star Contributors will share their impressions of new products with us. So, who will be recognized as a Star…
If you’ve been knitting or crocheting for friends and relatives and are considering turning your skills into sales, you may want to take a look at Etsy. It’s an online marketplace for all things handmade. Etsy provides a venue where you can sell individual handmade items or open your own virtual store. In April, we…
