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*How-To
Abbreviations

Beginners: Scarf Basics

Blocking

    Blocking basics part 1

    Blocking basics part 2

Cables

Charting Pictures

Charts (symbols as directions)

Choosing yarn

Circular Needles

    hats

Convert Knit to Crochet

    convert crochet & knit

    convert crochet & knit

Crochet Basics

Design Basics

    Beginner Design

    Design a Sock

Double Pointed Needles

Dropped Stitches

Dyeing animal fibre yarn with Kool-Aid

    another Kool-Aid Page

    Dying semi-solids

Entrelac (woven look)

Felting Basics

    more felting

Fit  &  How to Measure  &  Size

French Translation Dictionary

Garment Types (different kinds of sweaters)

Grafting, Weaving & Kitchener Stitch

Hats

    Casting on in the round

Increasing & Decreasing

Instructional Videos

Knitting in the Round

      Bottom up Raglan Sweaters

      Top down Raglan Sweaters

      Double Pointed Needles

      Magic Loop  (Socks)

     casting on in the round

     Tubular cast on (stretchy)

Knitting Lingo

Lace Basics

    Lace - More Advanced

Mittens

Modifying Patterns for fit

Needle conversion charts

Picking up Stitches - curved edge

Picking Up Stitches - straight edge

Provisional Cast-On

Reading Patterns

    more Reading Patterns

Refashioning a Knit Piece (cut &paste)

Repair Sweaters

Reworking a knit piece (cut & stitch)

Ribbing

Ripping out Work

Seaming & Finishing

Sizing/Standard Body Measurements/Sizes

Short Rows

    short row shoulder shaping

    Short row shoulder shaping video

    Set in Sleeves (Short Row)

Size Charts

Sleeves (set in)

Slip Stitch Knitting

Socks

    Toe-Up Socks

    Toe up sock Guessetted Heel

    Short Row Heel

    Tubular Cast Off

    Casting on in the round

    Tubular cast on (stretchy)

Steek Technique (crochet)

    Steeks Advanced

     more on steeks  and more on steeks

     Sewing Machine Steek

Substituting Yarn

Swatching

    More Swatching

Tubular Cast Off

Twisted Stitches

Videos - knitting help.com

Videos - Knitting at Knoon

Weaving in Ends

Yarn Weights

How-To Websites

KnittingHelp.com

Knitters Review
 

*Web Sites
Ravelry (otherwise known as knitters Mecca!)

About.com

Knitty Gritty/DIY Network

Stitch Guide

Woolworks

Craftster

Get Crafty

*Online Magazines
AntiCraft

Black Purl (defunct)

Crochet Me

Knit Net

Knitting Daily

Knitters Review

Knitty

Knotions.com

MagKnits (defunct)

Men Knit

Meta Post-Modern Knitting

Popknits

Southern Cross Knitting (defunct)

Spun (defunct)

The Inside Loop

Twist Collective

*Knit & Crochet for Charity

Afghans for Afghans

    Afghans Blog

Angel Hugs Canada

Mother Bear Project

Project Linus

Streetknit

CanKnit Charity List (list)

Knitting for Charity (project ideas)

How Knitting for Charity Changed my Life (article)

Knitting for Others (article)

*Boys, Guys & Men

MenKnit.net

Men Knit Magazine

Men Who Knit

Pod-Casts (Podcast Alley)

    Crochet Cast  Jeanie Gist

    Cast On Brenda Dayne

    Fiber Cast  Caroline

    Knit Cast Marie Irshad

    Knitting News Cast  Rhonda Bell

    Mosh Knit  Brooklynne Michelle

*Nifty Online Knitting Resources

Knitting Chart Maker

Knitters Hand Stretches

Sweater Pattern Generator knitting fool

Random Stripe Generator

Raglan Sweater Generator

Everything you could possibly need to create a stacked Knit Blog

Knitting Pattern generator: sweaters, socks, mitts, etc

Free Online Graph paper Generator

Knitters Graph Paper Generator

Custom Dog Sweater Generator

*Pattern Corrections
pattern errata page

vogue knitting

interweave knits

family circle easy knitting

*Blogs & Netrings
Knitting Blogs Netring

GTA (Greater Toronto Area) Knitblogs

Free Knitting Patterns Netring

Fiber Arts Blogs Netring

Blog Lines

*Knitting Groups
Knitomatic

Toronto Downtown Knit Collective

Church of Craft

Knitlist

Cast Off

Revolutionary Knitting Circle

*Great Knitting Reference Books
Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book

The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges

The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges

*Geat Books
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook


Stitch 'n Bitch Nation

The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch
 

The Knitting Experience: Book 2: The Purl Stitch


Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages

 

 

 

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