Comments on: YarnCraft Episode 05 :: Men Who Knit & Crochet

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:07 +0000

[...] YarnCraft Episode Guide #5 - Men Who Knit & Crochet [...]

By: YarnCraft » Blog Archive » YarnCraft Episode 41 :: Crafting Confessional - Stories, Tips, and Projects by Men Who Yarncraft

Thu, 21 May 2009 14:05:12 +0000

[...] For more stories from men who yarncraft, go back to episode 5 of the podcast! [...]

By: YarnCraft

YarnCraft — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:14:13 +0000

Hi Dot,

We don’t have the exact beanie pattern that they use, but you can find a very similar crochet pattern here. We do have some great loom knit patterns that you can find by going to LionBrand.com and searching for “loom knit.” A good kid-friendly pattern is the Toboggan hat.

You can also find other kid-friendly patterns in episode #23 or episode #13 of the podcast. Hope that helps!

~Zontee~

By: Blankie Lady Dot Barr

Blankie Lady Dot Barr — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:03:19 +0000

My group has delivered over 2,000 Blankies (afghans, quilts,beanies,pillows and toys) to foster kids. I have seen the KKI story and pictures and would love to have the pattern for the crocheted beanie they have taught so many people make. Our kids would love that look and we do mostly the knitted ones on looms. Can you help me??? Dot Barr

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:08:05 +0000

[...] KKI, visit their MySpace page or listen to the YarnCraft (our knitting & crochet audio-podcast) episode in which Travis and Ryan of KKI talk more about the [...]

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:07:29 +0000

[...] that looks at males in the knitting community. We also had an episode of Yarncraft featuring Men Who Knit & Crochet. As a male knitter myself, I got odd looks from subway passengers while knitting a scarf on my way [...]

By: ann

ann — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:05:52 +0000

i learned a great idea from a friend who travelled (lightly) through india. she would take a small crochet hook (1.75-2mm) to make little change purses, bookmarks etc. out of cotton embroidery floss. you could have a rainbow of colors that would fit in a change purse.

By: YarnCraft

YarnCraft — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:49:15 +0000

Hi Cindy,

Unfortunately, since we’ve discontinued Magic Stripes, it will probably be difficult to find stores that still carry it. However, stay tuned in the upcoming months, because we might just have a new sock yarn coming out!

Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoy the podcast!

~Zontee~

By: Cindy Upholzer

Cindy Upholzer — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:29:07 +0000

Please tell me where I can purchase Lion Brand Magic Stripes. That is my favorite yarn for knitting socks. The LYS in my area do not carry your brand at all and JoAnn Fabric does not stock the Magic Stripes. I did order directly from Lion Brand but the shipping was as much as the yarn. I used to own a Ben Franklin store and I was able to stock this. I live in the Akron/Canton, Ohio area. I listen to the podcasts and do enjoy them, please keep them coming. Cindy Upholzer

By: Linda Kring

Linda Kring — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:53:34 +0000

I love knitting and for the most part am self-taught. My mother and grandmother both are crocheters. I decided I wanted to knit at about 9. It has been a passion ever since. I’ve taught some friends, a daughter, sister-in-law and my mother.

I remember when I was about 4 my grandmother taught a neighbor to crochet. Even at 4 I thought this was odd because it was a guy. I had never seen a guy do this before. I was impressed with his tallent. After learning the basics he crocheted a bed spread out of that fine thread! It was beautiful and really impressed his teacher, my grandmother. This was the first of many projects Henry crocheted. A statement made on this episode is very true. Guys have no problem jumping right into a complicated project with just the basic skills. This happened many years ago and I still wouldn’t take on that bed spread.

Love the podcasts, keep them coming.
Linda in Chattanooga