What is the CPSIA?

Yarn, both natural and synthetic, is on the CPSC’s list of materials exempt from both third party lead testing and phthalate testing.  So any knitted or crocheted product that is made entirely of yarn does not require any third party testing.
However, if you add a button, zipper, or any other part not made of yarn, [...]

You have to comply. Period.

Products exported from the U.S. all have to comply with CPSIA before they will be allowed out of the country.  Some shippers are now requiring certificates of compliance, also known as general conformity certificates (GCCs), before accepting commercial shipments.
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What information has to be put on the label or alternatively, somewhere on the product and/or its packaging?

the name of the manufacturer or private labeler
the location of production (city, state/province, and country)
the date of production OR a mark, such as a batch number or cohort number, that you can use to look up the date [...]

Many handmade goods are still in stores for a variety of reasons.  Here are some to consider:

The stay of enforcement for testing and certification until Feb 2010 has afforded many companies the opportunity to get their plans in place. They are determining how they will proceed if the  requirements do not change. Many of them [...]

Just as with trying to compile a list of compliant manufacturers, creating a comprehensive list of compliant products would be very difficult to accomplish.
There are many manufacturers, however, who are labeling their products “CPSIA-compliant” to demonstrate their compliance. This should mean that they’ve had their products appropriately tested with a “reasonable testing program” but if [...]