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Karen des Jardins’ Tips for Knitters

Crowd Sourcing Your Knitting – References:

From a presentation by Karen des Jardins to the Guild on August 4th, 2020.

Edgit piercing crochet hook – sources

Interesting websites

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 from Knitter’s Review

Bias Bind off from CocoKits

Picking up stitches on stitch patterns from Arenda Holiday, Master Knitter

Blanket sizes from Pinterest

How much yarn do I need from Lion Brand

Convert an image into a pattern, a tool from Pattern Wizard on Stitch Board

Generate Knitting Graph paper – at Printable Paper

Other places to shop:

  • Harbor Freight – for mats
  • Fishing Stores – finger sleeve
  • Golf Store – Counters
  • Lacis (great selection of tools for the textile arts)

Ravelry

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