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Knit-O-Matic's List of Knitting & Crochet Resources & Links
 

*Beginner Knitting Resources

*Beginner Crochet Resources

*How-To Websites

*How-To by Subject

*Nifty Online Knitting Resources

*Free Patterns

*Knitting & Crochet Stitches

*Web Sites

*Pattern Corrections

*Blogs & Netrings

*Knitting Groups

*Great Knitting Reference Books

*Great Books

*Web Magazines

*Charity Knitting

*Boys, Guys & Men

*Poscasts

 

Beginner Knitting Resources

How to Knit for Beginners (mini E-Book)

Knittinghelp.com (videos & pictures)

Beginners: Scarf Basics

Easy Knitting Patterns (mini E-Book)

Glossary of Common Knitting Terms & Symbols

Recommended Books for Beginner Knitting:

    Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitters Handbook (instruction & patterns)

    Teach Yourself Visually Knitting (instruction)

    The Knit Stitch & The Purl Stitch (instruction & patterns)

    Kids Knitting (instruction & patterns for kids learning to knit)

    Knitscene Easy Special Edition 2010 (great patterns for new knitters)   

    Baby Knits for Beginners (patterns)

 

Beginner Crochet Resources

How to Crochet for Beginners (mini E-Book)

Glossary of Crochet Terms & Symbols

Interweave Videos (crochet)

Recommended Books for Beginner Crochet:

    Teach Yourself Visually Crocheting or Teach Yourself Visually Crochet (instruction)

    Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet (patterns)

 

How-To Websites

Knitting Help (videos & pictures, great for beginners)

Tech Knitting (pictures, great advanced techniques)

Berroco (videos)

Knitpicks (video)

Stitchdiva (pictures)

Knitting Daily (pictures)

Interweave Videos (knitting)

Interweave Videos (crochet)

Crochet Me (pictures & videos)

Hooked! The Ultimate Crochet Resource   

 

How-To
Abbreviations

Beginners: Scarf Basics

Blocking

    Blocking basics part 1

    Blocking basics part 2

Broomstick Lace

Cables

Charting Pictures

Charts (symbols as directions)

Choosing yarn

Circular Needles

    hats

Convert Knit to Crochet

    convert crochet & knit

    convert crochet & knit

Crochet Basics

Crochet Videos

Design Basics

    Beginner Design

    Design a Sock

Double Knitting

Double Pointed Needles

Dropped Stitches

Dyeing animal fibre yarn with Kool-Aid

    Another Kool-Aid Page

    Dyeing semi-solids

Entrelac (woven look)

Felting Basics

    more felting

Fit  &  How to Measure  &  Size

Garment Types (different kinds of sweaters)

Grafting, Weaving & Kitchener Stitch

Hairpin Lace

Hats

    Casting on in the round

Increasing & Decreasing

Instructional Videos

International Knitting Terms (ie. translations)

    French Translation Dictionary

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

Mobius Cast On

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

Tunisian Crochet

    Intro to Tunisian Crochet

    Tunisian Knit Stitch

    Tunisian Purl Stitch

    Tunisian Diagonal Stitch   

    Tunisian Rib Stitch

    Tunisian Increasing

    Tunisian Crochet Advanced

Twisted Stitches

Videos - knitting help.com

Videos - Knitting at Knoon

Waist Shaping Calculator

Weaving in Ends

Wire

Yarn Weights

Zippers

 

Web Sites
Ravelry (otherwise known as knitters Mecca!)

Craftster

Get Crafty

Knitters Review

KnittingHelp.com

How-To Websites

 

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

 

Free Patterns

Ravelry.com (the best!)

Knit-O-Matic's Free Patterns

Knitting Pattern Central

Crochet Pattern Central

 

Knitting & Crochet Stitches

Vogue Knitting Stitchionary (knitting)

Lionbrand (knitting & crochet)

 

Pattern Corrections
pattern errata page

vogue knitting

interweave knits

family circle easy knitting

 

Knitting Groups
Knitomatic

Toronto Downtown Knit Collective

GTA Fibre Faces (on Ravelry)

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

 

Great Books For Beginners
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

 

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

 

 

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