Ravelry.
Quick - go sign up, all you knit-spin-fiber-loving people before it’s too late! As things stand they are letting in 1200 people per week, with almost 10,000 people already on the list. I can’t wait! It’s free to sign up, free to be a member…and Ravlery is looking to be an absolutely incredible, mind bogglingly [...]
It starts out slowly. Just a spindle and some already-dyed wool. And then it’s a spinning wheel and niddy noddy. It just keeps going from there, until you find yourself drooling over drum carders that cost more than a month’s rent, bigger and better (and more expensive) spinning wheels, wholesale fiber and large scale dyeing equipment – all in the name of prettier, smoother, brighter, more even, more time-efficient yarn production.
Six and a half yarn shops that you love and recommend… let’s get this party started!
Topping the list is KnitPicks - famous for a huge variety of yarn, tools and all sorts of goodies, plus patterns you will only find at KnitPicks, these guys deserve their status as a top online knitting shop!
Kaleidescope Yarns is [...]
Learning to knit can be expensive; you’ll need to pick out needles, some hopefully attractive yarn, and then plenty of books. Books filled with how to instructions, patterns, explanations of types of yarn and then who knows how many books and to explain all the different techniques, knitting jargon and charts, much of which [...]