www.bhkc.co.uk The website of the UK Hand Knitting Association.
Packed full of the latest knitting and crochet news, details of up
and coming shows and advice for new starters.
www.bbc.co.uk Andrew Salmon and knitwear designer Lotte Lystrup discuss why knitting is so popular
www.knittingpatterncentral.com/index.php Launched in 2004, this online directory features thousands of links
to free knitting patterns, plus advice for new knitters, and tips and
tricks from old hands!
www.wikipedia.org Useful link for all aspects of knitting from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
www.stitchnbitch.co.uk Do
you want to start a knitting network? Find your nearest knitting group?
Help is at hand….
www.knittingdaily.com Loads of free knitting and crochet patterns, flagged up by skill level
www.nationalknittingweek.co.uk The website of Knitting magazine, with links to all the knitting events
that will form part of National Knitting week 2008
www.crochetpatterncentral.com Sister
site to KPC, this site offers thousands of links to free crochet patterns.
Choose what you want to crochet from over 90 categories; toys, blankets,
bags – this site has them covered
www.crochetme.com Innovative, imaginative and inspiring! Free patterns,
articles, tips and tricks; you’ll find it all here
Groups
www.ravelry.com A knit and crochet community. Fabulous facility for organising your projects,
stash and needles. Show off your work, see what everyone else is knitting,
find new designs and make friends
www.ukhandmade.co.uk UK Handmade is a design led online magazine committed to showcasing and promoting the best creative talent the UK has to offer. Artists and designers from across all of the art disciplines have a place here including photography, feltmaking, jewellery, fashion and art.
Manufacturers
www.lionbrand.com Thousands of free knitting and crochet patterns, help, podcasts
and more from this well loved US brand.
www.debbieblissonline.co.uk Find out more about Debbie Bliss yarns, plus an insight into the stories
behind the new books and yarns. And check out the free pattern!
www.frabjousfibers.com Find out more about the origins of the fabulous
Frabjous Fiber yarns
www.designeryarns.uk.com For full details and colourways of all current
Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding, Noro, Mirasol and Araucania yarns.
www.mirasolperu.com Peru’s
heritage and culture of textile artistry is rich and ancient. Located high
in the oxygen-starved sierra of the Andes Mountains of Peru near Lake Titicaca,
the Mallkini Ranch was established to breed alpaca herds. The owners, Michell
and Company, have always had the well-being of their employees uppermost
in the running of the ranch. With this aim in view, they have sought a
way of supporting their employees in the long term: the Mirasol Project
was born.
The objective of the Mirasol project is to improve the well being of rural
children in the highlands of Peru. It does this by taking a percentage
of every sale of Mirasol Yarn and investing it towards the establishment
and running of a boarding-house for local children centre in the remote
area of Munani in the region of Puno.
www.missionfalls.com See all the shades of 1824 wool and cotton here, and browse through the
Mission Fall book collection
www.araucaniayarns.com Read about the origins and inspirations behind
the Araucania yarn collection
www.brittanyneedles.com Find out a bit more about the company
behind the beautiful Brittany needles and hooks
Miscellaneous
www.yarndex.com Primarily a reference site, Yarndex is
the ultimate yarn resource, featuring profiles for almost 4,000 yarns
www.woolandyarn.co.uk This website is a unique directory for everything related to the wool and yarn industry in the United Kingdom
www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/knitting Fascinating
- study knitting history from the Victoria and Albert Museum collections
or do your own knitting from 1940s patterns. Knit your own work of art
following a pattern the V&A
have specially commissioned from Freddie Robins
