Karen des Jardins' Tips for Knitters
Crowd Sourcing Your Knitting- References
Interesting Websites
From a presentation by Karen Des Jardins to the Guild on August 4th, 2020.
- Edgit piercing crochet hook – sources
- Yarn substitutions made easy – yarnsub.com
- JSSBO – Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off- Youtube demo by Cat Bordhi
- 25 Tricks for becoming a better knitter – KnitOm
- Making blocking wires – Google Search
- Knitting time/pricing calculator (when someone wants you to knit for them)
- About knitting needles and which to use – Knitter’s Review
- Bias Bind Off – CocoKits
- Picking up stitches from stitch patterns – Arenda Holiday, Master Knitter
- Blanket sizes – Pinterest
- How much yarn do I need – Lion Brand
- Convert an image into a pattern – Pattern Wizard on Stitch Board
- Generate Knitting Graph Paper – Printable
Other Places to Shop
- Harbor Freight – for mats
- Fishing stores – finger sleeve
- Golf store – counters
- Lacis (great selection of tools for the textile arts)