On Valentine’s Day, Dora Ohrenstein paid us a visit with swatches and samples from her new book The New Tunisian Crochet. For those who are unfamiliar with the technique, she explained that it is often described as a hybrid of crochet and knitting. Rows are worked in two...

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Our good friend Dora Ohrenstein will be returning to the Studio to debut her latest book, The New Tunisian Crochet: Contemporary Designs from Time-Honored Traditions. This book explores the versatility of Tunisian crochet in creating beautiful and unique fabrics and garments.  With over 30 stitch patterns and 11...

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This week, we were lucky enough to have Rita Weiss come for a book signing of the amazing book, Crochet Master Class. Rita gave a wonderful slide presentation about the artists featured in the book, as well as a bit about her wonderful history with Jean Leinhauser. We...

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Master Classes aren’t classes for masters — they’re classes with masters! And only at Lion Brand Yarn Studio do you get three crochet masters in one weekend. In honor of Rita Weiss coming to Lion Brand Yarn Studio to sign Crochet Master Class on October 6th, we’ve booked...

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Last Friday, an awe-inspiring 80 yarncrafters visited Lion Brand Yarn Studio for the second annual Color Work-O-Rama. We presented 14 free demos about everything color — in both knit and crochet. The folks who attended got a little taste of the techniques we teach, such as crochet entrelac,...

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On October 6th, Rita Weiss will be coming to Lion Brand Yarn Studio to sign Crochet Master Class — and to celebrate, we announce Crochet Master Class* Weekend! On Friday, October 7th, and Sunday, October 9th, we will hold classes with masters from the book. Don’t miss out...

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On August 11th, we will welcome the hilarious Adrienne Martini, author of Sweater Quest, to share her colorwork journey. But wait a minute! We can do colorwork, too! To show her, we announce our latest contest: Bring it on! How do I enter? When you come to the...

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Popular podcaster, humorist, writer, and designer Mary Beth Temple will be joining us for an evening full of wisecracks and yarncrafts! Known for her popular yarncrafting podcast, Getting Loopy!, as well as her laugh-out-loud hilarious “wit”-tionary, The Secret Language of Knitters, Mary Beth is sure to provide an evening...

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This week we were dazzled by the work of Sharon Silverman, an innovative and talented crochet designer. Sharon was here on Thursday for a book signing of her newest book: Crochet Pillows with Tunisian and Traditional Techniques. As usual we got to ooh and ah over many samples...

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I love knit and crochet stitchionaries.  I often use Lion Brand’s stitch finder to get inspiration on stitches, edging, or embellishments to add to a scarf, afghan, or sweater.  I’ve always loved my Barbara Walker books and my other go-to stitch dictionaries. Lately I’ve found inspiration in pattern...

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