Pattern: Magic Friends (click here for Ravelry link) from Knitter’s Stash, September 2001, Interweave Press This versatile pattern is for a simple double-knitted toy that can become a bear, a cat, or a bunny — and anything else you can think of, probably — with a few changes in the features. My purple bear is…
Category: Books, Sites, Mags
Books, Sites, Mags, Vintage Knitting
Vintage Knitting: 170 Years of Patterns for Downloading
The University of Southhampton has put nearly 300 books from its Knitting Reference Library online! The Knitting Reference Library (KRL) includes the published works collected by Montse Stanley, Richard Rutt and Jane Waller. These comprise books, exhibition catalogues, knitting patterns, journals and magazines. The material dates from 1840 to 2012. I’m already in love with…
Books, Sites, Mags, Project Management
What (Else) Can You Do on Ravelry?
This week, Ravelry posted a message that they had the ONE MILLIONTH person join the website. Wowsers! Hooray! Congrats Ravelry! Just in case you have been under a rock or something for a couple of years, and you haven’t heard of it — Ravelry is a unique free website for fiber lovers that was started…