YarnCraft Episode 03 :: Gift Ideas for YarnCrafters
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Our third episode is all about gifts and gift ideas — we share our top ten gift ideas, a remarkable and touching story from a listener, and more.
First, Jessica and Zontee share a few of your comments on our last episode. Then, Liz and Zontee share the projects on their needles.
Jessica, Liz and Zontee are joined by Jackie Smyth, technical editor at Lion Brand, and they share their countdown of Top Ten Gift ideas.
All of the patterns mentioned are available at our Pattern Finder; you can also click the links below to see each specific pattern on LionBrand.com:
#10 - Scarves: Learn to Cable Scarf
#9 - Hats: Aaron’s Hat Trick
#8 - Purses: Satchel Grande
#7 - Children’s items: Hooded Sweater
#6 - Toys/stuffed animals: Crochet Puppy & Crochet Kitten
#5 - Socks: Men’s Striped Socks
#4 - Baby items: Bright Baby Blanket
#3 - Bath items: Bath Collection, Bunny Bath Mitt, Kitty Bath Mitt
#2 - Prayer shawls: Comfort Shawl
#1 - Afghans: 5 1/2 Hour Afghan & Tree of Life Afghan
A reading of a customer story submitted by Tama from Colorado, called “Knitting Changes Everything” shows the power of knitting and of gifts. You can also read the story by clicking here.
For more customer stories, click here.
Stash This: Ideas for your Crafting Life - Liz and Zontee share some gift recommendations including Lion Brand’s Just Gifts book, Last Minute Knitted Gifts, The Knitting Answer Book, and The Crochet Answer Book. Zontee recommends gift baskets filled with yarn and books for the yarncrafter in your life.
To leave your comments and thoughts, post a message on the blog, email to yarncraft [at] lionbrand [dot] com! We may even feature you in an upcoming episode! For our next episode, leave a question or comment for Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, author and writer of the popular blog, Yarn Harlot.
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Theme music is “Boy with a Coin” by Iron and Wine, from the PodSafe Music Network.
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