
All I can say on this one, is WOW!
http://techknitting.blogspot.com
From my textile co-conspirator Hannah Wallace
Some very useful knitting calculators
http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lu-calculators.php
A sleeve cap calculator that addresses all four variables...front, back, sleeve cap shape and height.
http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/406
Using short rows in the round to shape the shoulders
http://feralknitter.typepad.com/Shaped_Shoulders_revised_ed.pdf
stripe generator:
http://www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php
fair isler links:
http://unionpurl.blogspot.com/
http://www.feralknitter.typepad.com/feral_knitter
Knitters graph paper:
http://www.sweaterscapes.com/lcharts3.htm
I'll add on as new stuff arrives. Keep me posted if a link breaks or dies.
colorwork:
http://www.marniemaclean.com/words/2007/02/tutorial_using.html
lace charts:
http://www.marniemaclean.com/words/2007/08/using_excel_to_1.html
writing multi-sized patterns:
http://www.marniemaclean.com/words/2007/06/using_excel_to.html
charting simple cables:
http://www.marniemaclean.com/words/2008/02/excel_for_chart.html#more
Project Guttenberg: free electronic books of all kinds
Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books (ebooks).
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
the Antique Pattern Library:
scanned and uploaded in PDF form - free books with patterns for crochet, knitting, tatting, embroidery, needle lace and other kinds of needlework.
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/completelist.htm
4 vintage knitting books:
http://www.vintagevolumes.com/
books about needlework, alphabets, monograms, and samplers.
http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/books_alphabets.shtml
historic knitting patterns:
http://knittinghistory.typepad.com/historic_knitting_pattern/
history of men who knit
http://www.menknit.net/history.html
american Red cross wartime knits:
http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/knits.asp
Homework 1891
Sarah Bradberry's fabulous site that translates "Homework," a knitting manual from 1891, into contemporary knitting terms.
http://www.knitting-and.com/homework/
vintage knitting patterns
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/antiqueknitting.html
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Opera/8707/vint_knit.html
Victoria & Albert Museum - London - knitting
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/knitting/index.html
UK Knitting & Crochet Guild - historical collection
http://www.knitting-and-crochet-guild.org.uk/collection/index.html
Historic Knitting and making the Gunnister purse
http://www.12eyes.co.uk/stays/knitting.htm
notes on 18th century knitting
http://www.marariley.net/knitting/knitting.htm
yahoo discussion group for historic knitting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricKnit/
1884 knitted lace sample book - a lace knitter's blog with charted lace patterns
http://laceknitter.blogspot.com/
2 knitty.com feature articles
stitches in time
http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/FEATwin08SIT.php
History 101
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEAThistory101.html
an amazing costume site - suppliers - NO KNITTING (except one ref to Annie Modesitt)
http://www.milieux.com/costume/garb.html
revolutionary war knitting patterns - they have the Gunnister gloves pattern
http://www.wmboothdraper.com/
great site for searching for out of print books
fetchbook.info.com
For Science/Math Nerdistas - VERY INTERESTING
here is where I found out about it:
http://www.thrillist.com/nation/2009/05/20/wolfram?launch=so_don_t_bother_asking
here is the site:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Comments
Not sure that it is a
Not sure that it is a memorial weekend here ... but will be a memorable one if I get all the knitting done that I intend to do...
Your references are greatly appreciated... I am just a beginner but over anxious to often overreaching ... so these websites will be very helpful, thanks.
Dave
Istanbul, Turkey
Yowza, Mark...thanks very
Yowza, Mark...thanks very much for putting this together. All sorts of goodies for a knitting fanatic. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.
Holy Crap guy! Thanks alot
Holy Crap guy! Thanks alot for those. I have not visited any yet but see several that could come in very handy.
Thanks for all of these
Thanks for all of these great links!
Holy Moly - That's alot of
Holy Moly - That's alot of helpfulness! How awesome are you!?
GREAT LINKS !!!
GREAT LINKS !!!
Just in case you had nothing
Just in case you had nothing to do Memorial Weekend!
“There are those that do and those that don’t”
“Those that will and those that won’t”