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I love knitting and purling, and yarn overs... I love knitting books and knitting patterns... I love knitting websites... I love yarn... I love wool and cashmere and hemp and silk and llama and I really love alpaca... I love knitting needles and accessories... I really, really love knitting, so I thought I'd better make a page about it.

Learn to Knit

Stitch Guide (let's hear it for videos!)

Learntoknit.com

Vogue Knitting Learn to Knit

Introduction to Knitting

First Socks

Socks 101

Free Knitting Patterns

Free Virtual Knitting Magazines

Knitty

Spun

Southern Cross Knitting

Mag Knits

Sites with Multiple Patterns

Knit Freak's Free Patterns (mittens, purse, scarf)

Planetshoup (tons of patterns)

Interweave Press Free Knitting

Frugal Knitting Haus

Craft Yarn Council

Crystal Place Yarns

Free Knitting Patterns and Gallery

Fuzzy Galore Free Patterns

Classic Elite Yarn Free Patterns

The Original Knit List

Knit Witts

Canadians Knitting Council

Odd Knitting Patterns (willy warmer, fry-up, Elvis wig, nose warmer and more)

Lily Sugar and Cream Free Patterns

Oknitting (book sweater, scarf, shawl)

Tia Judy Patterns

Yarn Supply Free Patterns for Knitting

Cherry Hill Yarn Free Patterns

Skacel Collection Free Patterns

Woolworks Free Patterns

Knitting Pattern Central

Knit Addicted Free Patterns (scroll down past ads)

Laurie's Vintage Knitting Page

WEBS Free Patterns

Mango Moon Free Patterns

recycled silk free patterns (scroll down - scarf and throw)

Accessories - hats, scarfs, mittens, belts, bracelets, shawls

Seaman's Scarfs for Matthew Shepard

My So Called Scarf

Little Leaf Scarf

Reversible Ladders Scarf

Clear Rapids Shawl

Clearwater Shawl

The Comfort Shawl

Kiri Shawl (PDF)

Confetti Shawl

Touch Me Scarf

Kitty Hat

Good Ole Cable Scarf

Devil hat

Lasagne Scarf

Big Mitten (super bulky)

Swedish Fingerless Mitts

Lace Fingerless Mitts

Midnight Knitter's Fingerless Mitts

Web Surfing Fingerless Mitts

Funky Punky Arm Warmers

Kathy's Arm Warmers

She-Knits Hats

Jane Cobb Hat

Jimmy Bean's Bulky Beanie

5 Point Super Bulky Scarf

Potato Chip Scarf (this is supposed to be the hot new thing)

Lacy Zigzag Scarf

Domiknitrix Scarf Patterns

Opera Gloves

No Struggle "Shrugawl"

Bags and Purses

The Amazingly Famous Booga Bag

Cable Purse

Red Draw String Bag

Felted No Rules Bag

Linen Stitch Shoulder Bag

Button Hole Bag (PDF)

Large Felt Tote

Sweaters, Ponchos and other Clothing

High Mesa Cardigan

Poncho Sweater

Sure to Fit Sweater

She-Knits Sweaters

Big gents Pullover

Socks and Slippers

Pocketbook Slippers

Family of Slippers

Basic Sock

Braids Socks

Wendy's Sock Pattern Links

Bob Marley's Grandma's Footies

She-Knits Socks

Not-For-Skinny-Legs Socks

Double Diamond Knits Sock Patterns (and one mitten pattern)

For Babies and Children

Orange Baby Sweater

EZ Baby Coat

Opal Baby Set

Cup Cake Hat

Five Hour Baby Sweater

Infant Spiral Hat

Jester Baby Hat

Teletubbies Hats

froggy Hat and Socks

Caps for Kids

Watermelon Hat

L'il devil Hat

Short Rows Baby Jacket

Plymouth Yarn Baby Blanket

Deer Track Baby Socks

Grandma Owl's Baby Booties

Girl and Doll Pink Fuzzy Hat Duo

V-Neck Preemie Cardigan

Top Down Baby Cardnigan

Toys

Fruit and Veggie Rattles

Finger Puppets (try them using magic loop)

Doll Clothes Patterns

For Pets

Knittin' for Kittens (scroll down for pattern links)

Dish and Wash Cloths

You can use dish and wash cloth patterns to find patterns to knit squares for Warm Up America

Dish Cloth Designs

Chinese Waves Dishcloth

Easy Dish Cloth

Misc.

Vibrator Cozy (scroll down)

Uterus

iPod sleeve

Cell Phone Cozy

Cell Phone Cozy with Flap

Cabled Cell Phone Cozy

Wine Cozy (Knitty)

Knit a Breakfast

Hair Scrunchies

Afghans

Cabled Hot Water Bottle Cozy

Stash Management

Stash Management Article at Knitty

What to do with all that yarn?

Do It Yourself Knitting Tools

Recycle Yarn - How to Unravel a Sweater

DIY Knitting Needles

Sew a Knitting Needle Case

Make Your Own Needles Video

Homemade Ball Winder (out of legos)

Knex Motorized DIY Yarn Swift

DIY Spindle from a CD (PDF)

Make an Akha Spindle

Make Your Own Drop Spindle

Knitting Blogs

Queer Knit Ring Hub - links to about 200 blogs

Wedny Knits

Knit Freak

Punk Rock Knitter's Journal

Citizen Skein (and her dirty knitting, hurray!)

Artisokka

Knit and Tonic

Princess Deia

Knitting with Children/Knitting for Educators

Teach Children to Knit from Wool Festival

Knitting in Schools from Education World

Knitting with Children

Knitting Supplies/Kits for Children at Earthsong

Sterling Heights Article on Teen Knitting

Math Lesson Plan for Finger Knitting

Article on Calming Activities for Autism

Knitting in Iceland's Schools

Knitting in a Vermont School (includes lesson plan idea)

Knitting is a Part of the Waldorf Curriculum - One Schools Website

Love to Knit - article that covers knitting in schools (a little)

What's on my needles?

Purple Skacel Babilona Fingerless Web Surfing Mitten and a One Skein Wonder Shawl for my god daughter - at her request. One mitt done, one 1/4 of the way done, the OSW not even started (10/10/05).

A backpack, knit in the round, pattern is from my own little brain. Made of varigatged brown Lopi on size 10.5 US Addi Turbos - mostly. Probably about 1/4 done right now (8/28/05).

100% wool blue, brown, orange Fortissa ribbed fingerless mitts, pattern from my head. One knitted and one about two inches done. Knit in the round on mini 12 in addi turbos. (9/3/05) DONE

Recycled silk (from Saris) from Mango Moon scarf. Using Potatoe Chip Scarf Free Pattern from www.knitpicks.com. 2/3 of the way done. On size 10 60 inch circulars handmade from an e-bay seller (I forget who). (DONE!!!)

Buy Yarn and Accessories

Local Harvest Wool and Fibers (support your local farmers)

Please, please, please support your local yarn store (LYS) before you order online!

Peace Fleece (Wool Yarn, Handmade Needles created by Russian and Americans together - unique business, great yarn!)

Mango Moon Yarns - created by Nepali Women coming out of abusive situations, if you can locate their hard to find knitting needle they are worth it.

Knit Picks (good quality, inexpensive yarn and check out their book prices - free shipping over $30.00!)

World Knit (not the cheapest around, but they carry things no one else does - like mini circulars)

Yarn by the Bag - overstocks of good yarn cheap, but you have to buy a lot

Jimmy Bean's Wool

When all else fails, knit and purl.

When the world seems to be spinning out of control, shut your eyes and enjoy the ride.

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