Needlepoint
- Aion homepage
- an independent design studio offering a range of original cross stitch, blackwork and other needlework designs
- ANG: American Needlepoint Guild
- The Binding Stitch
- a website of finishing services, needle art products and seminars, needlework finishing videos and DVD's
- Sharon Boggon's Home Page
- A stitch dictionary and a brief history of samplers
- Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page
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Cross Stitching Needlepoint - We Have It All!
- Cushion inserts
- Drapery Sewing Supplies
- They seem to have round ones in addition to square & rectangles
- Robey's Fast Ship
- All products made in USA - They don't seem to have round ones
- Pillow Decor
- No round ones that I can see.
- Discount Needlework.com
- Discount prices on needlepoint, crewel or silk ribbon embroidery, cross stitch, hardanger and other stitching arts. Also a fabulous online thread color converter, stitching tips, and other useful information.
- Ehrman Introduction
- Finishing services
- Foxview Needlepoint
- Accessories, canvas, needle holders and more
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Welcome to Gripit Plus --Manufacturer of finely crafted needlework
frame holders, working frames and related accessories since 1983.
Online ordering available
- A Guide to Needlepoint
- A real cookie setter - can be annoying
- Homemade Gifts: Needlepoint Resources
- This link passed along from the wonderful students in Laura Rawlins' home economics class at Clearly Mountain Middle School in Virginia.
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Needlecraft Showcase-cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, knitt
- Needlepoint Heaven
- 418 shades of Paternayan Persian yarn in stock and ready for immediate shipment. Call toll free at 877 446-0704 with your credit card information. $1.10 per per 8 yard skein, plus shipping.
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Hard-to-Find Needlework Books
- Needlepoint Now Magazine
- an educational journal that will present needlework as an art form. Has a great online classroom with pages on canvas & needles; threads; material preparation and more.
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Needlework.com
- Nordic Needle
- Kreinik threads and more
- okleequilting.com
- Pillow forms
- Anna Pearson's Needlepoint
- Designs are kitted by Judith North and marketed by Judith and Networkers throughout the UK, as Anna Pearson Needlepoint Kits.
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The PCStitch Homepage
- Rose Cottage
- Your Source For Appleton Fine Quality English Crewel & Tapestry Yarns
- Beth Russell and Designers Forum Needlepoint
- needlepoint and cross stitch kits based on the 19th century designs of William Morris and William De Morgan, two of the leaders of the Arts & Crafts Movement
- Self-welt how to
- Sew Exciting
- Needlepoint kits & great stitch glossary
- A Magazine Of Embroidery And Other Needlecraft -- Past, Present And Future
- Spin a Yarn
- a family owned Washington state business specializing in knitting, needlepoint and latch hook rugs
- Stitch Boutique -
231 Berkeley St., Boston - needlepoint yarn, including Stitch Boutique Wool, "an exclusive line of Australian
Merino Wool"
- Stitcher's Treasures
- Escondido, CA
- Frank Lloyd Wright Needlepoint charts
- Cushions, eyeglass cases, coasters, cosmetic bag
Cross-stitch
- 1-2-3 Stitch
- Distributor of many cross stitch designers.
- Black Swan Designs Home Page
- Bluebird Name Patterns
- (with hummingbirds for letters O, Q, and U)
- Borders
- Celtic border
- Hearts border
- Celtic Cross Stitch Celtic and Irish counted cross stitch charts and kits.
- Celtic Stitchery
- The Store For All Your Celtic Cross-Stitch Needs (Cross-stitch & needlepoint)
- Alma Lynne, ASN Publishing, Barbara & Cheryl, Beatrix Potter, Bent Creek, Bernice Designs, Black Swan, Bucilla, Butternut Road, Candamar and more from Australia.
- Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page
- CraftSoft - Cross-stitch Needlework Tools Accessories
- Cross stitch Centre
- Charts & kits by MacIntosh, and many other designers. Based in Great Britain with a US 800 number to contact.
- Darklilac.com
- Cross-stitch and more with a create your own cross-stitch chart from an image you upload to the site
- De Borduursite
- Dutch cross-stitch site
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WELCOME
TO DMC
- Dracolair
- While Dracolair Creations specialises in Dragons it has a growing line of fantasy designs, each one created specifically to be a cross-stitch.
- Dragon Bear
- the home of fine (and usually free!) arts, crafts, history, literature and whatever else we decide to put here.
- Dragon Dreams
- Don't sell directly to stitchers. Several sources provided at site.
- Dutch Treat Designs - mostly table toppers
- European Cross-stitch
- The Essamplaire
- Fabulous collection of antique samplers from around the world.
- Fantasy Crafts Distributors
- the best selection of fantasy or medieval designs that we can put your hands on (from the website)
- Foxview Needlepoint
- Accessories, canvas, needle holders and more
- Free Patterns Online
- Cross-stitch and quilting patterns
- The French Needle - exclusive and elegant heirloom embroidery and cross stitch supplies
- Gryphon's Moon
- Many dragon patterns
- Designs by Frank Lloyd Wright in counted cross stitch - check both sites as prices differ
- Heartland House Designs
- wrightcatalor.org
- Historical Needlework Resources
- a resource centre for those interested in the study and practice of pre-16th century(Dark Ages, Medieval and Renaissance) needlework/embroidery and its techniques.
- Kitty & Me Country Crafts - Cross-Stitch Charts and Designs
- Online Kreinik Thread vendors
- Kustom Crafts
- an exceptional variety of needlework products and services (crochet, cross stitch, quilting, etc.
- Lakeside Linens and Designs
- Washable hand-dyed linens & counted thread designs
- Lavender Wings
- Counted thread designs
- Lord of the Rings charts
- Allyson's Needlecraft
- Cross Stitch Ordering Options From 1-2-3 Stitch!
- The Scandinavian Cross Stitch Co.
- Scarlet Quince
- quite elaborate designs - artwork-inspired
- TW Designworks
- Lots of Celtic and fantasy patterns - on-line and other sources linked. Pretty advanced charts.
- Threadneedle Street
- Lots of materials, books, blank canvas for needlepoint but a pain in the butt ordering form.
- Very Well Thread
- British x-stitch and blackwork site with a "wide selection of kits and patterns from samplers to bookmarks
- Whispered by the Winds
- counted cross stitch - quilts, etc.
- The World's Leading Cross Stitch Book Distributor!
Knitting
| Boston yarn shops | Dutch yarn stores | Casting off | Casting on | Casting on Lace |
| Celtic cables | Fair Isle/Stranded resources | Finishing techniques | How tos/Tips n Tricks | Kitchener stitch |
| Knitting blogs | Knitting history | Magic loop URLs | Men's Patterns | Needle size conversion charts |
| New York City yarn shops | Pattern design | Pattern errata | Patterns |
| Sheep & wool festivals | Sock pattern, etc. links | Spinning resources | Steeks | Yarns |
- Boston area yarn shops
- Circles Salon -
Roslindale, MA
Not a store anymore but a place to meet for social stitiching - Gather Here - Cambridge - Central Sq. stop - Redline
- Jamaica Plain Knit & Stitch - its name says it all - Orange Line - Stony Brook stop
- Mind's Eye - Boston - Porter Square - Red Line
- Mr. Yarn - Online store based in Quincy, MA (I think)
- Newbury Yarns - Arlington Stop- Green Line
- Stitch House - Dorchester - JFK Umass stop - Red Line
- Windsor Button - 35 Temple Place, Boston, MA - Green/Red/Orange line Park St. or Downtown Crossing stops. Sadly closing by the end of March, 2013 after more than 75 years.
- Big Sky Knitting Designs
- Janet Szabo. A cable-lover's dream come true. Books & newsletter.
- Domestic Miss - A Sweet And Sour Slice of Life: Knitting Give-Away
- This generous soul is giving away some Addi-Turbo needles and cute buttons in celebration of completing a lovely silk lace scarf. If you want to add your name to the raffle, visit the page & leave a comment. Complete directions at the site. Competition ends 31/July/2008.
- Dutch yarn stores
- de Afstap
- Amsterdam - A yarn store in Amsterdam I heard about on Ravelry. Seems to be a big Rowan shop & is near where Guus lives.
- The Otherist
- Amsterdam - formerly Egg Mercantile - Manos del Uruguay yarn and more
- Penelope Craft
- Amsterdam - Lange Leidesedstraat 99, 1017NJ
- Weldraad
- Amsterdam - Bij Weldraad vind je een unieke verzameling van natuurvriendelijk geproduceerde wol en garens, stoffen en knopen. Or In Weldraad you will find a unique collection of envirnmentally friendly produced wool and yarns, fabrics and buttons. Haarlemmerdijk 147
- Woool
- Den Haag
- elann.com
- Discounted yarn & free patterns (freebies only women's patterns except for the socks & shawl)
- FabricsToDyeFor.com
- Great customer service and a wide selection of books, yarns, etc. Now located in Texas.
- Find a yarn shop
- Knitmap.com
- Find yarn stores wherever you are.
- PlanetPurl
- - Found shops in Mannheim that Knitmap missed.
- Foreign language knitting terms - French/English/German/Spanish/Italian/Danish/Dutch - page 2
- Modern French knitting abbreviations
- German - translates symbols and explanations into English
- Kaffe Fassett
- Amazingly colorful patterns.
- The Girl From Auntie
- As mentioned in the New York Times
- Handknitting.com
- Yarns, Patterns, Needles and supplies for Knitting, Crochet, Felting, Spinning and Weaving. Run by the wonderfully cooperative and helpful Laurel.
- Heartstrings Fiber Arts - a wholesale pattern company
- But some great articles (on copyright, etc., in their Resources link).
- How tos/Tips n Tricks
- Andersson heel - for toe-up socks & avoiding short-row heels
- armscyes — determinig the amount of decrease between the bottom & top of a sleeve
- Basic Knit Instructions
- Beads and knitting
- Beads and knitting
- youtube video using a crochet hook - thanks lucyneatby
- Drop-Free Method for Adding Beads to Knitting
- Thanks Tweedleblog! And Ravelry's Gails for pointing me to it!
- Using Super Dental Floss
- pictures from Vortex of Chaos (ooo, sounds scary). Here's another version, from Ravelry. You have to be a member to see it, I think.
- Blocking links
- Blocking Tips & Tricks
- Blocking Tips & Tricks II
- Blocking materials
- Blocking with wires
- From Interweave Press
- Build-it-yourself lace blocking frame
- from Knitpics (.pdf file)
- Hand made blocking boards
- How to be happy
- Or How to Block Any Lace Shawl. From Eunny Jang.
- How to block hand knitting
- from knittingblogspot.com
- Hot to block a sweater
- Youtube video from KnitPicks
- How to Block Knitting
- from Sarah White at about.com
- Interlocking foam mats
- for blocking lace, etc.
- Knitter's blocks
- Interlocking System for Blocking Handknits
- Walk around the block
- From the yarn harlot
- Bird's eye lace - video tutorial from The Shetland Trader
- Brioche Rib - youtube video - apparently this stitch uses tons o' yarn
- Knitting cables without a needle - with thanks to Knittingdaily.com - although it seems to me much easier just to use a needle)
- Grumperina's photo tutorial
- Photo tutorial
- youtube video tutorial (the best of the bunch IMHO)
- Tulip Buttonhole with Eunnny Jang - Knitting Daily Youtube video
- Casting off (Kind of odd to have this before casting on but that's where it falls alphabetically.
- A stretchier bind off
- from Knitting Daily
- Bind Off Your Yarn with Vicki Square
- from Interweave Press
- Cat Bordhi-PERSONAL FOOTPRINTS-Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off
- EXCELLENT for shawls, socks, etc.
- Miraculous elastic bind off
- from Slip Slip Knit
- Russian Grafting (a GREAT alternative to Kitchener Stitch)
- Fiona's Russian grafting - now with pictures
- Walkabout Russian Grafting a mini lesson
- Youtube video - hey, you can even use it for socks!
- Elizabeth Zimmerman's Sewn Bind Off
- Some prefer this to the Cat Bordhi surprisingly stretchy one
- Suspended Bind Off for Knitting
- From Stitchdiva - great for "fliexible bind off" or where patterns say to bind off loosely.
- Casting on
- Channel Island Cast on
- Youtube video from Eunny Jang - good for socks
- Eunny casts on in the round
- With double-pointed needles
- Eunny's provisional cast-ons
- Knitting from the center cast-on methods
- " Belly buttons" and the umbilical waste cord method
- Disappearing loop method - thank you TECHknitting!
- Emily Ocker's Cast On - using a crochet hook
- Figure 8 cast on video
- courtesy of Youtube
- Fleegle's Totally Stretchy and/or Provisional Cast-On
- Google - 390,000 pages
- Cat Bordhi demonstratesJudy Becker's Magic Cast-On - for toe-up socks
- Youtube video. Judy's page with photos is here - it also shows how to do 2 at a time cast-on
- Long-tail cast on
- Courtesy of The East Side Knitter
- Ribbing cast on
- How to cast on so the cast on row looks like your ribbing from Eunny Jang
- Twisted German cast on (aka Norwegian cast-on)
- Knitting on the net
- Youtube - courtesy of knitwitch
- Casting on Lace
- Majoring in Lace - Part IV
- from Eunny (See bottom of page)
- Celtic cables
- Circular swatches knit flat (back and forth on two needles) - from TECHknitter
- Fair Isle/Stranded resouces
- Beyond The Basics - FairIsle
- Picking colors from Euny Jang of Interweave
- Fair Isle and Norwgian Knitting
- How to get started tutorials, Teaching Resouces for Beginners, and more
- Fair Isle Float Weaving Tutorial
- from ecowling
- Finishing techniques
- Crochet - sometimes patterns will suggest you do a single crochet (e.g. around armholes). Here are two helpful sites.
- Knit Witch
- Especially for Jo Sharp patterns
- Mattress stitch - for connecting pieces
- Fixing dyes in yarns that crock (bleed) using vinegar - from Grumperina
- Hints for intarsia and knitting Kaffe Fassett designs - thank goodness I found this before starting the Tumbling Blocks crew neck sweater
- How to Make Dorset Buttons - making buttons that exactly match the cardi's yarn because they use the same wool!
- A very nearly invisible increase - from techknitting blogspot
- "Invisible" purl increase video - from Drops Studio
- Kitchener stitch
- Best kitchener stitch video ever
- Grafting on the needle
- by Sandi Wiseheart
- http://bagateller.tripod.com/ tips/kitchener.html
- http://members.aol.com/knitexpert/ kitchener.html
- http://queenkahuna-creations.com/ kitchenerstitch_socktoes.pdf
- requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, but has quite extensive step by step photos
- Russian grafting - Youtube video
- best alternative to kitchener stitch I've seen since all the stitches are approached knit-wise with crochet hook
- http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/05/easier-way-to-kitchener-stitch-also.html
- Yarntini kitchener video
- Knittinghelp.com - Home to over 150 free knitting videos, abbreviation explanations and more
- Knitting Pattern Central tutorials - 3D grafting, basic bind-off, increases, all kinds of stuff
- Knitting tips n tricks - including needle size conversion charts, and more
- Knitting your first top-down sweater - This from the website: "This Knit along was designed to help a knitter get started on top down knitting, and to help visualize how they are constructed." Especially helpful for short-rows for the back.
- Lengthen an item you've knit too short - Eunny Jang
- Lifelines (esp. for lace knittng) another Lifelines Youtube video
- Picking up stitches for knitting sleeves top down
- Read Yarn Labels with Vicki Square
- Repairing sweaters
- Splice Yarn with Vicki Square - from Interweave Press
- SSK Alternative Method - A no-slip, no-remount method for making a left-leaning decrease
- http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ - lots of great videos
- Unknitting - fixing mistakes from Kathleen Cubley @ Knitting Daily
- Tips for Fixing the Loose St on the Edge of Cables and Intarsia
- Wrapping & turning - concealing wraps - Cat Bordhi - Part 1 | Part 2
- http://www.spellingtuesday.com/tips.html - all kinds of neat things like picking up stitches along a curved edge, continental purl, etc.
- Ice Queen Blog
- Ice Queen blog about too little yarn & picot cast on (search for Ice Queen)
- Iris Fine Yarns
- Appleton, WI
- Joann's.com
- online discount vendor
- Kathy's Kreations
- "Kathy Zimmerman is an accomplished knitter, teacher, and knitwear designer. Standard Yarn Weight System, Standard Body Measurements/Sizing, Hooks & needles conversion chart, videos and more
- Knit A Round Yarn Shop
- Ann Arbor, MI
- KnitWiki
- "The KnitWiki is a community run knitting encyclopedia with patterns, techniques, historical information and a whole lot more! " With many thanks to Sarah Bradberry!
- Knitcircus
- published quarterly in Madison, WI by a group of dedicated fiber-craft junkies featuring knitting and sewing patterns, interviews, articles, and reviews, with an eco- and socially-responsible bent.
- The Knitter dot com
- Free shipping on domestic orders. A couple of free patterns.
- Knitters' Review
- Go here for reviews & suggestions on just about anything knitting-related. They also have a forum.
- Knitting
- Patterns, lists, tips & tricks, etc.
- Knitting Abbreviations
- Knitting at knoon
- Patterns, Quicktime videos (kitchener stitch!), and more.
- Knitting Beyond the Hebrides
- "dedicated to those wanting to share information and techniques about traditional forms of knitting, such as Fair Isle, Aran and Guernsey"
- Knitting blogs
- A Traveling Knitter - confessions of a flight attendent who knits
- almostfeldted knitblog - home of " finishing the uncorked sweater" - uncorking the top down sleeve, armsyces and more
- Bagateller - plus a gallery, tips, links & more
- brooklyntweed.blogspot.com - great patterns
- Ann Budd's blog - the author of innumerable books & patterns finally joins the WWW.
- Crowing Ram male knitter
- Fiberguys - Kyle Kunnecke's "project started back in 2008 with a yearning to learn more about what people thought about guys who knit."
- Firefly Knit - some pretty cool cables as of May 28. 2008 - also on Ravelry
- Fleegle's Blog - includes links to her Etsy store
- fpea - another feminist who knits, frets about the environment and dishes questionable fashion tips
- Fuzzy Feet-along
- Go Knit in Your Hat - some book reviews if you can find them
- Grumperina - blog plus a knitting page with "helpful stuff" like Combined knitting & Knitting videos, free patterns & more
- I'm knitting as fast as I can - patterns for sale & a couple free ones
- Hello yarn - Jan. 9, 2006 had some scull & crossbones mittens & hat - pretty Goth
- In tricot veritas - French-language site
- Eunny Jang.com - some free patterns, some for pay, lots of good tips
- Jon's Knit Blog male knitter
- Knitterguy - some pretty amazing lace work
- Knitting Sunshine - she also sells hand-dyed yarn
- Musings on the art of the cable - from Janet Szabo, queen of the cable
- The Panopticon
- QueerJoe's Knitting Blog yet again
- The Rainey Sisters - wonderfully described (if lacking pictures) patterns
- Sean's Soapbox - first and employee, then manager and then owner of Cambridge's Woolcotts, which, sadly is now closed. Sean's new project is http://personalknitter.com/ - let Sean help you learn to stitch, finish a project, rescue a project and more.
- Victoria & Albert Museum collection of weblog links
- Knitting font
- For Mac and PC
- Knitting History
- Gansey sweater history
- Top 10 men in knitting - from Knitty.com
- Yarn boys in history - the history of men knitting
- Knitting library
- want to do some acquisition hunting? Here's a list of favorites
- Knitting traditions
- offering classes on traditional techniques, and wholesale patterns.
- Knitting terms translated
- French, English, German & Spanish
- Knitty
- little purls of wisdom - kind of a blog, patterns, etc.
- Knit Visualizer
- Charts knitting patterns. $185 makes it a little pricey.
- The KnitWiki
- a community run knitting encyclopedia with patterns, techniques, historical information and a whole lot more!
- Letsknit.com
- Has a good faq section, including stitches/inch for various weights of yarn. Physical store in Tiverton, Rhode Island
- The Local Needle
- Located in Florida. Great shipping prices.
- Loom Knitting Help
- a list of software which can be used for knitting, including fonts - the links don't seem to work?
- Magic Loop URLS
- Cast-on Two Cuffs on One Magic Loop - Tutorial - Linda's Knitting Blog
- Two socks on one circular needle - another toe up
- Knitting 2 Socks at One Time on 1 Long Circular Needle - top down
- Knitting two socks in one on three needles
- Menknit.net
- Home of the Partial History of male knitting, blogs and more
- MetaPostModernKnitting
- "a celebration of fashion-forward and avant-garde knitting." Site includes "patterns, trend analysis, and news that represents the more artistic, unconventional and forward-thinking realm of knitting"
- Modeknit
- Home of Confessions of a Knittine Heretic and Raccoon Hat
- Nancy's Knit Knacks
- Needle size conversion sites
- Fibergypsy.com
This chart lists the most common metric equivalents for U.S., "Old U.S."
and "Old U.K" needle sizes. - Needlenook.com
Knitlist faq 4 - Woolworks.org
- Yarnfwd.com
- New York City yarn shops - selected list
- Annie & Co. - 93rd & Madison - The ground level is a full-service knitting store, while the second level specializes in needlepoint and cross stitch.
- Habu Textiles - 135 W. 29th St. - Japanese imports
- Knitty City - 79th btwn. Broadway & Amsterdam - south side of the street
- purl - 137 Sullivan St. btwn Prince & Houston
- School Products Co., Inc. - 1201 B'way 3rd fl. btwn 28th & 29th Sts. Yarns, weaving supplies
- The Yarn Company 2274 B'way (just north of 82nd St.) #1C - large selection of designer yarns, needles
- Yarntopia - 108th & Amsterdam - the website is pretty much just a front page giving the hours & location
- Northeast Fiber Arts Center
- "Oodles of yarn & fiber." Near Burlington, VT
- Paradise Fibers
- All kinds of tools & yarn
- Pattern design
- Cable Graph Generator from VisiKnit
- Enter the pattern you wish to generate a chart for in the text box below, then click “Graph It”. You will be prompted to save the image on your computer. Also available from tata-ttao
- Color dominance
- They call it yarn dominance, but I think it makes more sense to think of it as color dominance - for consideration when doing stranded work like fair-isle knitting.
- Convert a Sweater Pattern
- 1) Find your gauge and the gauge used in the published pattern. 2) Calculate the two conversion factors. 3) Convert the rows and stitches in the published pattern to the rows and stitches you need to knit. This page has a form for each step. Fill out the first form. The second will fill automatically. You can then edit rows and stitches in form three to convert the your pattern.
- Designing lace shawls
- Designing lace shawls
- courtesy of Hubpattern. JUST the link I've been looking for!
- How to insert lace motifs into triangular lace shawls
- by Michelle Miller
- Knitted Lace Triangle Construction
- by Michelle Miller
- Ease to please
- Fibonacci sequence
- The Incredible, Custom-fit Raglan Sweater
- Much better numbers than knitting fool's (IMHO)
- Knit Pro 2.0
- Turn graphic files into knitting or needlepoint patterns
- Knitting Cable Chart Generator
- Cables & lace symbols plus 3 custom stitch options
- Knitting Chart Maker by Jacquie
- Amazing free online resource to help you chart your patterns (lace and/or cable) - or to translate written instructions into charts.
- Knittink.com
- amazing site where you chose your project type by body part (body, legs, head, etc.), plug in your gauge, fill in the various parameters & bob's your uncle it gives you a pattern. Only "partially functional" as of 2011/12/20.
- Lace stitch patterns
- from Knittingfool.com - look for "stitch patterns" on the left-hand column
- Laylock.org
- Fabulous site - home of the Free Shawl Knitting Cheat Sheet - a pdf file that gives you a template for five different shawl shapes. Site also includes a blog and many other free resources.
- Mosaic Pattern generator
- From Laura Kogler. This is a script to generate patterns intended to be knit using the two-color knitting technique known as "mosaic", or "slip-stitch", knitting.
- Online sweater pattern calculators from Knittingfool.com
- Drop Sleeve
- Raglan top-down
- Set-in sleeve
- Sweater Pattern Calculator
- gives amount of yarn needed in ounces
- Shetland lace shawl architecture explained
- By Troutgirlie - not really a how-to but someone with several shawls under their belt (so to speak) might be able to figure out the template & add their own pattern
- Substituting and Estimating Yarn Amounts
- by Carol Carvalho, Certified Crochet Instructor, Certified Knitting Instructor, Certified Master Knitter
- Sweater design software review
- Thinking beyond the pattern
- From Knitty.com. Width/length adjustments, set in sleeves, sleeve length, yarn substitution & more
- Tools to Help You Convert Knitting Patterns
- GREAT resource - includes Decrease/increase stitches evenly across a row, Increase stitches to taper a standard sleeve knit from the bottom up (or decrease from top down), Estimate yardage to knit a sock and MORE.
- The Top-Down Sleeve: Sleeve Cap Parts 1 (where she shows the math) and 2 (the actual, factual knitting)
- From Paula J. Ward
- Yardage estimator
- for a rectangle
- Yarn Standards
- Craft Yarn Council. Abbreviations, FAQs, standard body measurements, weight system, etc.
- Yarn Thickness/Length standards and counts
- Estimates on yards/pounds for various yarn thicknesses
- Yarn weights
- Knit Picks
- Pattern errata
- The Green Mountain Spinnery Knitting Book Errata Page
- Interweave press knitting book errata - Folk Hats, Folk Mittens, etc.
- knitblog.com/errata.htm
- Nomad Press - Artic Lace (first, second, and third printing errata), Knitting in the Old Way (first printing) & Simple Socks
- Patterns
- about.com
- patterns from the 1940s and more
- All About the Blankie
- Shelly Kang's quick list of links to [her] blog posts which include the tutorial for [her] famous mitered-square sock yarn blankie.
- Antique Pattern Library
- an effort to scan needlework pattern books that are in the public domain
- Baby hats
- http://acechick.typepad.com/knitchicks_patterns/ - tomato baby beanie - not the first pattern on the page
- http://www.woolworks.org/babies.html
- http://maggi.typepad.com/maggistitches/2003/11/a_week_late_yes.html
- http://www.woolworks.org/cloths.html
- http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/PATTmissdashwood.html - size 0-3 months [3-6months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-3 years]
- Balaclava pattern
- Noa 3-in-1
- http://www.craftown.com/knit.htm
- Cowls
- Ravelry search results
- Dale of Norway free patterns
- Dishcloth Boutique - knit your own dishrags.
- Dr. Who Scarf - knitting pattern
- Dragon scale patterns
- Dragon Scale gauntlets
- Dragon scale mittens
- Euroflax yarn patterns
- From Louet Sales
- Free knitting patterns from Crystal Palace
- Sweaters, socks, bags and more
- Free Knitting Patterns by Darilyn - Lap Robe, Hug shawl, scarves, dishcloths
- Free Knitting Patterns Netring
- Free Patterns
- From VogueKnitting. Not a lot for moi, but you might find something.
- Free Patterns, Help, and Other Stuff
- From Wendy Knits Socks and more
- Harry Potter patterns
- quite a collection of all sorts of things from dishcloths to sweaters
- Iva Rose
- Vintage patterns
- Knitfinder Reference Room
- Great resource allowing you to search patterns from Knitty.com, Interweave Knits, Starmore, Meg Swanson & Elizabeth Zimmerman and "the Ultimate Knitter's Resource Shelf" that provides info on patterns, how-tos, lace knitting & yarn info. Some info is free but enhanced access costs ($15/year as of 27/Feb/2010
- Knitted tea-cozy
- .pdf file from Interweave Press
- Lace knitting patterns
- Shawls and stoles
- Lace Knitting Resources
- Lots of wonderful patterns & websites a little down on the page
- Lace Scarf pattern
- Crystal Palace Yarns Arches & Columns
- Linen Stitch scarf
- Great for using up scrap yarn
- Majoring in Lace
- a several-part introduction to lace by Eunny Jang. Including casting on, blocking, reading charts and more.
- Men who knit
- Sort of a Ravelry for male knitters
- Men's patterns
- Chunky yarn men's patterns
- Pattern generator for chunky men's raglan
- DROPS' collection
- Some very attractive sweaters, hats, etc.
- Knittingpatterncentral.com
- Thanks to Allison Neville for this link - many patterns, some require registration to view. Other patterns here.
- Knitty.com
- Vintage purls - long socks, vests, etc. from the 1940s
- Online Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
- Pdf files of old pattern books for knitting & crocheting from the University of Arizona
- Rustling Leaf Press
- Kewl socks, mittens & more. Publishers of The Eclectic Sole
- St. Brigid
- musings on this Alice Starmore pattern. Who knew it was pronounced "breed"?
- Scarf Patterns
- Scarves & Shawls
- Stained Glass Scarf
- Shrug Patterns (Free)
- Chocolate
Shrug - approx 400g / 600m chunky yarn (I think I was using Paton's
Shetland Style Chunky),
needles 4.5mm and 5.5mm
Gauge approx 13.5 sts / 4" and 19 rows / 4" on 5.5mm needles - Elegant
Shoulderette Shrug
Lion Brand Textures Mohair Blend, 2 skeins
Needles size 5 (short) and a 24 inch circular #9
2 stitch Markers
Row counter - Jenessa's Drop Stitch Shrug - Materials: I used worsted weight yarn and size 8 dpns and 10 straight needles. This pattern makes sleeves to just below the elbow, but you can make them any length. Author doesn't give yarn amount.
- Lacy
Bed Jacket - 4 skeins Caron Simply Soft (each skein 6 oz/170g/330
yards) or appropriate substitution
Gauge: Over Garland Pattern St, 4 st = 1", 6.6 rows = 1" - Materials: Size 8 US (5mm) straight needles, Size 8 US (5mm) circular needles - Spinderella's free patterns
- Socks, shawls, mittens and more
- Straw.com
- Hats, Socks, Pullovers & more
- Sweater patterns
- Deep V-Neck Cardigan
- Noro silk garden jacket - Knitty.com pattern
- Ribbed men's pullover- Knitty.com pattern
- 24 sts/32 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch on larger needles 26 sts/32 rows = 4" in 5x3 rib on larger needles
- Sorbet sweater
- From Coats & Clark
- Vest patterns
- from Google
- Perlgrey.com
- buttons and patterns designed by Adrienne Thomas featuring the luminous hand dyed, natural yarns of sister studios, Fleece Artist and Hand Maiden
- Quince and Co.
- A New England-based company that offers "a line of thoughtfully conceived yarns spun from American wool or sourced from overseas suppliers who grow plants, raise animals, or manufacture a yarn in as earth- and labor-friendly a way as possible." Patterns, too.
- Ravelry
- Great knitters' social networking site for yarns, patterns, friends, etc. You can list your stash, books, projects and more.
- Reversible cables
- from Lily Chin
- Seed Stitch
- Fine yarns in Salem, MA
- Sock pattern, etc. links
- Converting top-down patterns to toe-up
- From Petite Tuques
- Channel Island cast on
- See the link under Cast ons)
- Darning Socks
- How to darn a sock
- blobee youtube video
- Introduction to Sock Darning
- Knitpicks youtube video
- Fleegle's Toe-Up No-Flap, No-Hassle Sock Pattern
- Men's sock patterns
- Ravelry list courtesy of savarez (you need to be a member to see this info)
- No Sock Holes For You
- How to avoid holes when connecting the heel to the instep
- Reinforcing toes & heels
- Knitting article by Theresa Vinson Stenersen
- Short-row heels
- Cat's Sweet Tomato Heel Socks - a Heel Tutorial
- "emerged last winter after several days of sitting beside the wood stove with my mother while trying to fiddle my way towards a new short-row heel." I still think I like the gusset heel with reinforcement - I think it will wear longer.
- Heels by the numbers
- Various kinds of heels - V heel, aka Half Hankerchief; Round heel, aka French heel; Square heel, aka Dutch heel; etc.
- Japanese Short Rows
- From nonaknits - too complicated for moi
- Short-row heels - yarn overs instead of wraps
- A photo demo from Purlwise
- Short Row Heel Demo - Lifestyle Toe Up Socks, No wraps!
- No wraps?? Who knew?
- A whole slew of tutorials on short-row heels
- from squidoo.com - lots of ads but at least not the annyoing pop-up kind
- Sock Calculators
- The Arachne Sock Calculator
- Hour Glass Knee Sockulator
- Violet Green's Sock Calculator
- Suzi's Knits links to Sock Generators - (un)fortunately generates just the pattern, not the sock
- Sock Museum
- a real-live exhibit of historically important and accurate sock replicas from the oldest pattern we can find, right up to the current time
- Sock patterns
- Blueberry Waffle socks
- Vintage Sock Patterns
- Sock size chart
- Know their shoe size? Knit a pair of socks for them. (Whole sizes only for some reason)
- Turning Heels
- All kinds of sock heels & stitch counts. I think you have to be a member of the Sock Knitters Yahoo group to see this.
- Zig & Zag Sockulator
- From the Knitting Fiend website: "Here's a sockulator for both Zig and Zag socks. The two socks are almost identical. The only difference is the method used to work the double decreases. A 'zag' is pictured. I'm working on my Zig, and I'll show it to you soon! Meanwhile, you can knit either."
- Vermont Fiber Designs
- xxsmall to 6x-large sizes
- The Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair
- Late May.Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA. Oddly right during lambing season?
- Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival
- Late Sept. West Branch, MI. While hardly "Northern Michgan" at least from the viewpoint of this Yooper, (sort of the "middle of the mitten, ask me), it looks like fun.
- Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival
- Late Oct. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY. FanTAStic venue & vendors.
- Beginners' resources - links generously provided by Susan Stern of Perchancetoknit
- Introduction to spinning part 1 - how does it work?
- Introduction to spinning part 2 - beyond park & draft
- Spinning 101 - Wheel spinning via Liz Gipson
- More beginning resources from moi - thanks to the Ravelry beginning spinners group
- Drop Spindle Basics - bottom whorl via Abby Franquement
- Bradford System
- Wikipedia article on a way to assess the quality of wool. Thanks AGAIN! to Susie.
- The Joy of Handspinning
- "all the information you need to teach yourself the art of handspinning yarn. Our web site includes several video demonstrations to assist you in learning various handspinning techniques, along with articles of helpful information." With many thanks to Susie at Perchancetoknit.
- Notchless top-whorl spindles
- From Knitty.com. What to do if your spindle lacks a notch. For those like moi who purchased such spindles.
- Preparing a top for spinning
- Preparing Hand Painted Silk for Spinning
- Selecting, Preparing and Spinning Mohair
- Resources for Hand Spinners
- Spinlist.com - everything from spindle makers to shepherds.
- Stark Hollow Farm
- Huntington, VT Great range of fibers at good prices. And they're in New England!
- Stripping a batt for spinning
- From the The Redhead of Red Stone Yarns whose website seems to have disappeared.
- Types of drop spindles
- Joy of hand spinning
- What are batts, top, roving, and so forth?
- With thanks to Abby's Yarns
- The Woolery
- Source for wheels & fiber
- Artfibers
- A San Francisco-based store with their own line of fabulous yarns
- Autumn House Farms
- wonderful nubbly variegated yarn, and other choices
- Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mills
- a family-owned spinnery located in the hills of Vermont Township in South Central Wisconsin - yarns and patterns
- Briar Rose Fibers
- Chasing Rainbow Dyeworks yarn
- Beautiful stuff
- Cherry Tree Hill
- Hand-dyed merino sock yarn
- Colourmart
- UK store specializing in lace-weight cashmere & silk yarns & more. Explanation of their yarn weight descriptions is here.
- Fiddlesticks Knitting
- Shawls, scarves, wraps & tops, yarns in organic cotton, wool & silk, etc.
- Flat feet
- From Knitting Garden.com
- Fleeceartist.com
- Hand dyed many colourways in silks/wools/ kid mohair / alpaca / cashmere in rovings and yarns.
- Green Mountain Spinnery
- Putney, VT - Mountain Mohair and more
- Habu textiles
- Yarns from Japan, silk, steel (!), and more. Pretty pricey.
- Mango Moon yarns
- Extraordinary silk yarns made from saris
- Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm
- Not cheap but environmentally friendly
- Mostly Merino
- Yummy blend of merino & cashmere, produced in Vermont
- Noro
- Scrumdillyumscious Japanese varigated yarns - unfortunately you have to read Japanese
- Sarah's Yarns
- based in Brooklyn, NYC, specializing in "exclusive, luxury, 100% natural fiber yarns at highly competitive prices." Some free patterns, too (if you buy something).
- Sheep Shop Yarns
- processed & dyed in Uruguay
- Tregellys Farm
- Petrochemical-free
Misc
- Annie's Attic
- Everything from crocheting to tatting.
- Bead resources
- Art beads - free shipping on orders over $10
- Beaded Images - a complete selection of Miyuki Delica Beads Including the new Size 11/0 Duracoat Delica's and the new Tila Beads
- Beadiesbeadwork - 5 FREE Swarovski Bicones with every order over $25.00. $2.00 Shipping anywhere in the U.S.
- BeadsdirectUSA - Lifetime loyalty reward points with every purchase
- Caravan Beads - wholesale Miyuki Delica Beads® and Japanese seed beads to bead stores, designers and manufacturers. They sell 100g bags of some Mijukis
- Earthfaire - not sure they're always the cheapest but they seem to have colors the others don't
- Etsy
- Fire Mountain Gems - recommended by the Bead Queen, my friend, Laurie Benson. They sell 250g bags.
- Fox Den Beads - haven't done the math yet, but their large-quantity offer might be cheaper than most.
- Land of Odds
- Shipwreck beads - Lace, WA They sell larger quantites but mostly only 11s. Their description of the other sizes (4mm) I'm not familiar with.
- Eucalan woolwash
- Out of Canada . 135 oz. bottles available. Also available from Drinkwater's in Cambridge, MA, and Windsor Button, Downtown Crossing, Boston. Closing end of March, 2013.
- Fabric Place Basement
- Natick, MA
- Franklin MIll Store
- Franklin, MA. Huge selection of fabrics & quite a nice yarn selection as well. Great place to have your sewing machine serviced.
- Metro Boston fabric shops
- coolcraftsites.com
- Cross Stitch Crafts, Embroidery, Needlepoint, etc.
- Custom labels
- bcilabels.com - woven, printed, and pressure sensitive labels
- Charm Woven Labels
- clothinglabels4u.com - many options re fabric, etc.
- Sienna Pacific - really custom
- dmoz.com
- Shopping: Crafts: Supplies: Fiber Arts: Needlework (515) (whew)
- Harts Fabric
- Pillow forms available.
- International Quilt Study Center & Museum
- Lincoln, NE
- Just Patterns (for baskets)
- Metric Conversion sites
- Onlineconversion.com - length, temperature, speed, volume, weight and more
- Worldwide Metric - length, weight, volume, etc.
- Needlearts Studio
- Television program sponsored by Interweave Press. Links to program topics, free patterns, etc,
- Pantry & Clothing pests
- Knitting blogspot.com - Moth control tips
- http://www.pantrypest.com/
- Quasi-crystalline pattern generator (a.k.a. Penrose tiling).
- Freeware for non-commercial purposes. Unfortunately only for Windows machines. I'm using this to try to apply to a knitting pattern, but could be used for any needlework. Jpgs of sample output are here
- Ram's Horn Studios
- FABULOUS vendor of pewter buttons & other great stuff. "All Jewelry is made from the highest quality, jeweler's pewter, which is as always lead-free."
- Saltwaterpurls
- Interesting knitter's blog
- Sharon b's Stitches for Embroidery and Needlework
- Great stitch dictionary
- Silkweaver Fabrics
- home of the internet's largest availability of needlework fabrics
- Spinayarn.com
- Blank canvas, threads, for knitting, needlepoint. Based in Edmonds WA.
- Transporting Knitting Needles & Needlepoint from the Transportation Security Administration
- Vintage by Crystal
- Local Boston artist, featured on Martha Stuart, whose creations are "inspired by decorations and objects from the past."
- Yahoo.com directory
- Cross-Stitch (88), Directories (1), Embroidery (41), Software (8), Supplies and Equipment (80), Thimbles@
- Wichelt Imports
- Distributor of Fine Needlework Fabrics and Accessories witha great "Find a fabric" option.
I thought, since I now own a Singer 301A sewing machine, I'd start collecting links about that, too.
- Laura Wirkkala Ostling
- Custom textile work, sewing classes & more
- Laura's Sewing School - Arlington, MA
- Run by th maker of the incomparable Wirkkala leather flute cases. Website also has a nice collection of sewing/fabric-related web pages.
- Make Your Own Throw Pillows
- learn how to decorate your home with box-edge and knife-edge throw pillows.
- Sewing & Vacuum Center
- Davis Square, Somverville Sewing machine repaire & sales
- Singer 301 & 301A parts
- Singer 301 301A Vintage Sewing Machine Review
