Links
Knitting tips & techniques
- Argyle socks
The Yarn Harlot knit a pair, and has links to patterns, tips, and techniques.
- Bauerliches Stricken translation tips
I don’t have the books, but didn’t want to lose this resource… just in case.
- Beads: one way to add them to knitting
- Bind off loosely
Anne shares a couple of methods here. You’ll have to scroll down to see them.
- Bind off: part deux
Includes 3 needle, double crochet, knit picot, I cord.
- Bobble without turning
- Cable without cable needle
- Cable without cable needle - Grumperina
This is the right cross, there’s a link on the page for the left cross.
- Cable without cable needle - Wendy
Video in post.
- Cast on techniques for lace
Eunny Jang shares a number of techniques for casting on for lace projects
- Casting off loosely
Two stretchy cast-offs geared toward using to bind off toe-up socks.
- Chart symbols
A few chart symbols are listed here. This is no where near a comprensive list, but it may help.
- Circular cast on
Use to start knitting at the center of a hat or circular shawl.
- Corrugated ribbing
This is how Wendy does it, complete with video.
- Crochet hook sizes
Chart includes a number of different sizing standards.
- Crochet steeks
Knitter’s mag, Summer 2006 (K83), page 42. Use a crochet chain instead of a sewn one before cutting steaks.
- Entrelac cast on
- Grafting
How to graft. My personal favorite tutorial for this technique.
- Grafting on the needles
a.k.a. grafting without a sewing needle
- Hack the print: a .pdf enlarging tutorial
From Mim Knits
- Increase evenly calculator
- Knit Smarter not Faster
by Jenna Wilson
- Knitting at Knoon
Demo videos
- Knitting Fool
A few patterns, but mostly this is an awesome reference for stitch instructions for classic knitting stitches.
- Knitting Pattern Central - stitches
Stitch pattern links
- Knitwear sizing guide
- Majoring in Lace
A lace tutorial by Eunny Jang.
- Mattress stitch on reverse stockinette
Absolutely no talking in this video, but you can see fairly well how the seaming goes.
- Moebius cowl by Cat Bordhi
- Picot edge
Theresa’s version uses a provisional crochet cast on. Neat.
- Picot hem
Instructions for the cast on edge, cast off edge, knitting flat, knitting in the round.
- Provisional crochet cast on in the round
Another nifty-looking technique from Theresa
- Ravellings on the knitted sleeve, part 1
Sweater design: sleeve cap overview
- Ravellings on the knitted sleeve, part 2
Creating a set-in sleeve for a sleeveless body
- Ravellings on the knitted sleeve, part 3
Sweater design: sleeve cap math
- Reversible Pattern Stitches
List of stitches in Barbara G. Walker’s Treasuries volumes 1 & 2
- Schematic tutorial
Step-by-step instructions for creating a sweater schematic using Illustrator.
- Short row wraps
Saw this referenced on Wendy’s blog. She does a psso with the wrap, instead of a k2tog. Hm. Worth trying.
- The Harmony Guides: Cable & Aran Stitch Search
An Excel spreadsheet with all stitches listed alphabetically, page number, sts required, etc.
- Turkish cast on tutorial
- Tutorial: use Excel for charting cable patterns
- Tutorial: use Excel for pattern writing
Marnie uses Excel to aid in writing multi-sized patterns
Use this waiste shaping calculator from Interweave Press and Knitting Daily- Yarn weight definitions
My pages
This is the service I use for .pdf delivery. I highly recommend them. Good up time, low rates, easy to use.
Cross stitch fabric calculator: find out how big a piece of fabric you need.- Facebook
Yes, I’m here, too.
- Fiber Dreams
My pattern shop.
Become a Fiber Dreams fan on Facebook.
Join my group on Ravelry, share images of your FD projects, get help, see announcements.- Lazy Gardener
This site hasn’t been updated in ages except to move it to a new domain, but if you want to see my take on gardening, it’s all here.
- MySpace
My page on MySpace. No longer being updated.
- Ravelry
You can see all my projects, designs, etc. in one place on Ravelry.
- Threads
My stitching board.
- Twitter
Little updates, a twitter at a time.
Dave's work
- These sites were written by my hubby Dave (with occasional help from me), and hosted on our server. If you need a site, let Dave know. He'll be happy to talk to you about it. Dave also does private web sites, which we can't show you, because they're for our customers' use only.
Shy Drager Syndrome
- These links are in honor of my dad who had Shy Drager Syndrome, which is a particularly nasty form of Parkinson's Disease. I hope that this list of sites can help someone, in some small way, cope with this horrible disease.
A knitting blog tour.
A blog carnival for knitters. 
I started 2006 with 5 pairs of socks, ended up with 8. I have more than that now. :-)
Project Spectrum, 2006
Seasons of Lace starts with summer…
BTT has a new home, and is run solely by Deb now.
Read one book per week, while waiting for HP7 to be released.
I read only 3 new authors (drat): Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mignon G. Eberhart, and Charlotte MacLeod.
