Any knitting or crochet enthusiast would have surely heard of lionbrand yearn. Lion brand is almost a 130 year old company in America. This family owned business has been the world’s largest manufacturer of yarns. Headquartered in New Jersey, USA, lion brand yarns have been loved by people all over the country.
If you want to knit or crochet warm, heavy weight clothing, then you should be using chunky yarn, which is a thick yarn. It is also called a bulky weight yarn. In USA, size 10 knitting needles or size 6 crochet hooks can be used with a chunky yarn. Chunky yarns are available in different materials and textures, like wool, mohair, cashmere and now a day’s, acrylic. Chunky yarns by Lion brand is a perfect yarn for making throws, scarves, hats. Wool Ease Chunky yarn range of lion brand yarns contains chunky yarn which is thicker than a worsted yarn but thinner than and not as heavy as a super bulky yarn. It is 80 % acrylic and 20% wool. This yarn can work up quickly and easily. Velvet spun is another chunky rug yarn which is 100% polyester. Moonlight Mohair, Jiffy, Fun Fur, Baby’s first are some chunky yarns by this brand.