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Giveaway: Lion Brand Homespun

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homespun yarn giveaway

Congratulations to Priyanka!

I had a really fun opportunity to teach a knitting class at a local advertising firm that’s doing some work for Lion Brand Yarn, and to show their appreciation they gifted me with a lot of yarn.

A lot.

And I already have a lot of yarn.

So while it was an absolutely lovely gesture, and I am certainly keeping some of it for myself, my gain is your gain as I’ll be giving away some of it periodically.

To start, these six skeins of Homespun. There are three each in the colors Coral Stripes and Pearl. I think the coral is actually self-striping, while the pearl is multicolored. If you haven’t worked with Homespun, it’s a bulky, textured yarn than runs 185 yards per skein, so in all this is 555 yards per color or 1,110 yards total.

The yarn, as you can see, is new in the bag.

If you’d like a chance to win this yarn, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, April 19. Let me know what you’d like to do with the yarn. One winner will be picked at random.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. I make crochet hats, gloves and make afghans, my family then donates these items to the homeless. I also make stuffed animals for the women and children shelters.

  3. I would crochet a lap blanket for my 95+ old mother who has crocheted many a warm scarf for me throughout the years.

  6. This is the yarn I enjoy using to knit up prayer shawls for congregation members who are suffering.

  8. Thanks for the opportunity to try for this yarn. I love to crochet more than knit so it would be used in afghans that I do for all the relatives.

  9. Baby blankets to give away to a shelter or other group. Ones knitted with this yarn wash well and last a long time.

  10. I would love to win this so I could make hats and scarves for the nursing home where my aunt is

  12. I’m not sure but there are so many patterns on these websites I would find something.

  15. I would love to make infinity scarf and matching hat sets for my sister in law who has lost her hair to chemotherapy. Thank you for the opportunity, you always have such wonderful prizes.

  16. I would love to try and make and infinity scarf. I am new at crocheting and this would look pretty I think. Love to give it a shot.

  17. Pretty colors! I would make some home decor, I saw a pattern for a pillow cover that I’d like to try.

  18. i would use it for a prayer shawl. Homespun is soft and cuddly and truly feels like a hug when wearing it as a shawl.

  19. i used this yarn for quite a few of the scarves i made for a friends charity this past winter, it works up quickly.

  21. I love to knit hats and these would be just perfect for the projects. Thanks for the opportunity to share in your windfall.

  28. I think this would be the perfect yarn to make the Mitered Afgan I always wanted. Thanks for the opportunity.

  29. My niece loves the hoodie pattern in Homespun. I have made her two of these– the second replaced the first that she had outgrown. I imagine she’ll need a new one soon!

  30. I’m making scarfs and beanies for the winter. This homespun yarns will make a beautiful scarf collection.

  31. My church’s prayer shawl ministry uses Homespun for its shawls, and I like to make sure there’s some available for those who want to paritipate but can’t afford the yarn.

  32. I manage a threesome and we knit/crochet items for our local needy – this would be a great treat for us – Homespun is wonderful for our homeless (hats and scarves) and a hospice we gift to (shawls and lapghans) – no matter who wins, this is a wonderful thing for you to do – it is VERY hard for any of us to give up our yarn (sigh) (LOL)

  36. Thank you for your generosity. I use that yarn to make prayer shawls for family n friends who have cancer or other life threatened diseases. It is so soft n warm. I also print out a special prayer poem on angel stationary to go with it. I am a home bound Grammy now and have this way to do continue my small acts of kindness. Blessings…Dawn xo

  37. I really love working with this yarn. I’d love to make a shawl for my mom’s birthday.

  39. I am not able to walk so knitting hats , scarfs, etc for church, 2 hospitals, and senior center have kept me busy. Last month I had 230 items to donate. It uses a lot of yarn, but pleases many people, especially me!

  40. I love this yarn! It makes very warm shawls and scarves for winter and the colors work up beautifully.

  41. Thank you very much for the giveaway. Using Lionbrand Homespun I made some chunky knit dog sweaters last year and the dogs (and owners) loved them! Cross my fingers I will win this lot.

  43. Thank you so much for the giveaway i would use this yarn to make a blanket for someone at the nursing home where my mother lives.

  45. I have not long joined a knitting for charity group so am hungry for yarn. Will be hoping to make blankets, toys, scarves and beanies mostly for them.

  47. Homespun makes wonderful hats for the homeless and chemo patients. It is super soft and very warm. It warms by warming my heart when I make the item and donate it, warms the person’s heart when they receive it knowing someone cares, and warms their head with a soft hat.

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Golden Peak Media Acquires CreativeBug

Throughout the saga of the closing of Joann, I’ve been wondering what would happen to CreativeBug, the subscription-based online craft learning platform that Joann acquired in 2017. 

Golden Peak Media has announced its acquisition of the company in a media release. 

Golden Peak is “one of the largest media and education companies serving art and craft enthusiasts in the United States,” according the release, and includes in its portfolio brands like Interweave, Sew Daily, and nine print magazines including Love of Quilting and Interweave Knits. They have daily newsletters, magazines, digital patterns, on-demand classes and host live events.

David Saabye, CEO of Golden Peak, calls the purchase a “very natural fit” supporting crafters in their lifelong learning journeys. 

CreativeBug general manager Liana Allday will stay on and the company will retain its headquarters in Berkeley, Calif. 

Abby Glassenberg of the Craft Industry Alliance collected reactions from some CreativeBug instructors and others with a history at the company, and heard lots of optimism about the news. Ursula Morgan, who was CEO of CreativeBug when the company was acquired by Joann, said Golden Peak is a “perfect home” for CreativeBug as they’re getting an owner that “deeply understands the craft consumer.” 

I, too, am relieved to see that this platform will be able to continue. I’ve been a subscriber for years and I love that it has solid instruction in a wide range of crafts (including knitting, of course!) and is always adding new content to keep the platform interesting. It’s also a great service that CreativeBug is available to many for free through their local libraries, so be sure to check on that where you live if you don’t already subscribe. 

This feels like the last piece of the puzzle in the story of Joann that’s going on all year, along with the announcement that Michaels had purchased Joann’s intellectual property so its private label brands can live on, but of course I’ll keep watching to see if there’s more to come.