Dear Yarn Lover,

During the holiday season, most knitters and crocheters are busy with gift and decoration-making. Get some great ideas for last minute gifts, as well as ideas, inspiration, and stories, on our blog, the Lion Brand Notebook.

Discover a beautiful addition to our special collection of fine fibers: NEW LB Collection Baby Alpaca in 6 undyed shades! See below.

REMINDER: Get free shipping on orders over $40, from now until December 31, 2009 in the U.S. & Canada*. Just enter the code freeship at check-out.

Have a great weekend, and happy yarncrafting!

With Warm Regards,

Your Friends at Lion Brand

*Please note that Canadian duties and taxes still apply.

Click to listen - YarnCraft #54: Stitch with Love -- Gift Ideas for Every Age. Website: YarnCraft.LionBrand.com

Our customers have always shared touching and personal stories of what knitting and crochet mean to them. During this holiday season, we invite you to share your own stories of the best hand knit or crocheted gift you ever gave or received. Click here to share your story. One randomly-selected storyteller will win a $25 gift credit to LionBrand.com -- share your story by December 7, 2009 for a chance to win.

To read stories from other customers on various topics, visit our collection of our reader's stories by clicking here.

Each week, select staffers at Lion Brand get an e-mail listing new patterns added to LionBrand.com in the last 7 days. Now, we invite you to get the inside scoop too.

Sign up and find out what brand new patterns have been added to the website each week. The number of new patterns can vary from just a few to 20+ to none on some weeks, but if you'd like to get a head's up on the hidden treasures on our Pattern Finder, sign up now!

While you're there, see the over 90 patterns we've added in the last 30 days!

Discover the newest addition to our line of affordable, luxury fibers: LB Collection Baby Alpaca. Natural, undyed shades of soft, lofty Baby Alpaca make beautiful accessories and garments with warmth and sophistication. This beautiful new yarn is available in 6 colors. Click here to see the colors and to order.

Click here to see patterns in LB Collection Baby Alpaca.

The LB Collection is exclusively available through LionBrand.com, the Lion Design catalog, and the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in New York City. These yarns are not available through any other retailer.

Add color and texture with fanciful winter gear! Our easy-to-make set in Fettucini yarn is easy to make and oh-so warm. This felted tape yarn makes for a project that's comfortable and fun to wear -- a great stocking-stuffer set!

Our kit includes 4 balls of Fettucini in #290-201 Eden, as well as the pattern for this item. Needles and other tools not included.