Knitting Links

On this page you will find lots of my favorite knitting related links! Check back often, as this page is likely to grow on a regular basis!!

balls of yarn in various colors

Learn to Knit

• KnittingHelp.com
• Basic Knit Instructions
• Learn to Knit
• Norwegian Purling (video demo)
• Knitting Stitches from Knitting Pattern Central
• Knitting Stitch Library — by Barbara Breiter

Techniques

General

• KnitList Tips Index
• Random Stripe Generator
• The Yarn Harlot Demonstrates Irish Cottage Knitting

Shaping

• Mirrored Increases
• Nice Tutorial on Knitting Set-in Sleeves on Seamless Sweaters

Casting On

• Judy’s Magic Cast On and here’s a fabulous demonstration by Cat Bordhi (YouTube video).
• Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast On — for when you want to knit in the round from the center out
• Casting On Two Socks on One Circular Needle
• Belly Button Cast On for Circular Knitting

Circular Knitting/Magic Loop

• Circular Knitting at Knitty.com
• The Circular Knitting Wiki
• Knitting Small Round Objects on One Long Circular Needle
• The Jogless Jog
• 2 Socks on One Circular Needle
• Turkish Cast On
• Two Toe-Up Socks on One Circular Needle

Finishing

• Seaming Afghan Panels
• Weaving in the Ends
• Applied I-cord
• Afghan Seaming Techniques — from a crochet site, but applies to knitting
• Putting It All Together — great article on seaming from Knitty
• Grafting — from Knitty
• Duplicate Stitch Tutorial — EXCELLENT instructions from The Purl Bee!
• Duplicate Stitch on Ribbing
• Duplicate Stitch alphabet chart
• Another Duplicate Stitch alphabet chart

Cables

• Cables without a Cable Needle

Other Techniques I Can’t Quite Categorize!

• Untangling Entrelac
• No-sew Mitred Square Tutorial — scroll down to see tutorial!
• Shibori Knitting Tutorial
• The Brioche Stitch Site
• Learn to Make Buttonholes

References

• How to Increase Stitches Evenly Across a Row Calculator
• Needle Size Conversion Chart
• The Anatomy of a Sock
• Knitting chart symbols
• Sock Size Chart
• How to Wind a Center-Pull Ball
• Online Gauge Conversion Calculator
• Knitting Abbreviations Master List

Yarn/Knitting Supplies

• Elann
• Yarn Market
• Knitpicks
• WEBS
• Dragonfly Turnings – beautifully hand crafted yarn swifts and more!
• The Tinkertoy Swift
• Lego Yarn Winder
• Debra’s Garden stitch markers–beautiful!
• Row Counter Plus

Patterns

Hats

• Ellen’s Knit Hat
• Easy Roll Brim Hat Recipe
• Charisa’s FABULOUS Knit-to-Fit hats without a pattern recipe
• Topi
• Ball Band Toddler Hat — I’m going to upsize for me!

Scarves

• Clapotis–and if you make this wonderful scarf, you’ll need to know how to purl through the back loop (Also check out Amy!’s fabulous tips page)
• Magic Scarf
• Irish Hiking Scarf
• Good Ole Cabled Scarf
• Latifa
• brooklyntweed’s Noro Scarf

Socks

• Toe-Up Socks Using Magic Loop
• Magic Cast On for Toe-Up Socks
• Spindle Socks
• Amy Swenson’s Universal Toe-up Sock Worksheet
• Los Monos Locos/Crazy Monkeys –Toe Up Monkey Socks
• Yarn-over short-row toe-up toe

Mittens

• Mittens 101 from Knitty.com

Sweaters

• Follow the Leader Aran Knitalong (FLAK)
• February Lady Sweater

Ponchos/Shawls

• Warm Winter Poncho
• Coming Home Poncho (Martha Stewart Poncho)
• Cabled Poncho

Baby Things

• Cabled Eyelet Baby Blanket
• 5-Hour Baby Sweater
• Better Than Booties Baby Socks — Adobe Acrobat Reader Required
• Ugg Booties and the matching hat! (These are definitely on my to-do list!)
• Flower Power Hat
  

Toys

• Elefante

Novel Accessories

• Java a-Go Go
• Hallowig
• Knitted Womb
• Edible Undies Really!
• Book Sweater
• Sweatshirt Toppers
• Citizen Skein — Now these are just too much!
• Ballband Toilet Roll Cover

Afghans

• Lizard Ridge — and to do this one it will be helpful to knit backwards. Here’s Sara Bradberry’s tutorial. And here is a fabulous tutorial on seaming the thing together!
• Hemlock Ring Blanket

Online Communities

• The Knitlist
• KnitHatsNow
• Ample Knitters
• KnitTalk
• Ravelry

Blogs

• Wendy Knits
• She Loves to Knit
• String or Nothing
• The Yarn Harlot
• The Knitting Fiend
• Scarf Style Knitalong Blog
• Yarn Boy
• Yarn Rambles
• yarnstorm
• Susan B. Anderson — I Just Want to Knit

Popular Culture

• YouTube: “The Last Knit”
• YouTube: “Real Men Knit”
• Collection of Knitted Objects from the Victoria and Albert Museum
• Knitting-Themed Poems, Quotes, and Legends
• Yarn Boys in History, from The Yarn Boy

Knitting Podcasts

• Cast On
• Knit Picks Podcast
• Lime and Violet
• Sticks and String
• Let’s Knit2gether — a video podcast
• Stash and Burn
• Never Not Knitting
• Knit Obsession with ZKnits

Last Update:  September 3, 2009