Knitting
If you follow celebrity gossip, you’re probably aware that there’s a been a resurgence in the popularity of knitting. An increasing number of people are learning to knit, looking for new patterns, seeking out knitting groups, and scoping out the best knitting tools. The Internet is a useful tool to aide all the above endeavors for new and experienced knitters alike. Use the following guide to begin, or enhance, your experience as a knitter.
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Armed with a pair of needles but not sure what pattern you’ll knit next? Have you provided yourself (and your kids) with enough sweaters, mittens, socks, hats and scarves to last the next few winters? Try looking at some of the sites below to find knitting inspiration.
- Some community sites listed in the “Knitting Forums and Communities” section of this guide allow you to trade patterns and ideas with other knitters for free. One example is Craftster.org, where users are encouraged to freely share ideas and patterns.
- The magazine Web sites listed in the “Knitting Magazines” section are also a good source for finding patterns. Frequently, these sites feature one or two free patterns from the latest issue.
For free patterns …
Knitting Pattern Central
has free online knitting patterns. The site design is nothing special but the
directory has a surprisingly large number of links to free patterns around the Web.
DROPS Design
has thousands of free designs for men’s, women’s and babies’ knit clothing, as well as stuffed animals and traditional Norwegian patterns.
Kimberly Chapman
has a lot of fun patterns for some interesting (and innovative) toys and clothes. Most of the patterns and instructions are for baby items: find toys such as finger puppets, stuffed bears and even a knit DNA model! This is a great place to find inspiration for a new toy for baby.
For some tools to help you plan and organize …
CraftMemo
is an online tool that helps you manage your craft projects and track your inventory of craft supplies. You don’t have to install any software to use this site, and you can transfer any existing spreadsheets or other organizational tools you might use to your account here.
Alpaca Direct
, an alpaca ranch and online store, has a “Yarn Estimator” that helps you guess how much yarn you need for a project.
MicroRevolt
has a web application called “knitPro” that converts your uploaded photo into a knitting, crochet, or needlepoint pattern.
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