Do you love to weave your own fabric? If you’re anything like me, once you’ve gotten the hang of plain weave, you’ll start to wonder what you can do to liven up your fabric. Whether you’re looking to embellish the edges and borders of your woven pieces or...

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I love my double pointed needles. They are useful for making I-cord, handy as cable needles when I can’t find the proper one, and of course they’re great for knitting socks. They’re absolutely indispensable for knitting socks with an afterthought heel. In my “Socks on Double Pointed –...

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Have you been curious about felting, unsure how to go about it? If you long to create beautiful felted but aren’t sure you want to put your hand knit fabric in the washing machine, then this is the class for you! As long as your fabric experiences the...

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Rigid heddle weavers unite! Come join us for Weft, our rigid heddle weaving group at Lion Brand Yarn Studio. Each meeting will kick off with a short demo of a technique or concept that we can build on using our LBYS loom. Bring your loom to play with...

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I love knitting triangular lace shawls for gifts. Lacy shawls don’t use up nearly as much yarn as sweaters, I don’t have to worry about fit, and the recipients are always impressed. It’s my little secret: while I’m making one for someone else, it feels like a gift...

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Mindless knitting has its place, but sometimes I need a bit more of a challenge. When I need to liven up my knitting, but lace is too open or cables are too dense, I turn to textured stitches. Textured stitches can be worked as all over patterns, inserted...

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Most patterns will tell you to simply “cast on or bind off XX stitches.” But in Cast-Ons & Bind Offs for Every Project, you’ll discover that there are many ways to cast on and bind off your knitting. In this class, you’ll learn the best applications for the...

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Small, lightweight, and easy to carry, socks are a great summer project. With interesting techniques at the heel and toe interspersed with relaxing knitting in the round, sock knitting provides a perfect balance between challenging and meditative. I like to have many different sock projects at different stages: some in a bag, for...

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Many of you know that in addition to all the fun events and groups the Lion Brand Yarn Studio hosts, we also run nearly 100 classes a month. We have classes every day, night and all day on Sunday in three classrooms! To view our class page, click...

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