Internet Knitting Resources
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Internet Knitting Resources
Table of Contents
Search engines
Assistance
Materials
Magazines
Blogs
Search engines
What is a search engine?
“A computer program that searches documents for a specific word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.”
Search engine. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/searchengine (accessed: September 19, 2007).
Search Engines con't
Examples of search engines:Yahoo.comGoggle.comDogpile.com
Ask.comhttp://www.Kartoo.com (visual mapping)
Types of Key Word Searches
Knit Knitting
Knit*Yarn
Knit patternFree knitting patterns
*hint: use “” around words when searching for a phrase
I.e.: “free sock patterns”
Knitting Assistance
These websites provide “how to” information.
Some examples of these sites:
About.com: Knitting
BellaOnline: The voice of women
Knitting on the Net
Knitknitting.com
Materials & Supplies
There are many many websites that sell knitting related items. Know who is
behind the “scenes” before you provide your information. Those that follow have
been used by many of us in this guild and we have found them to be reliable. They should be able to meet most of
your knitting needs include:
Materials & Supplies con’t
Patternworks http://www.paternworks.com
Yarn Markethttp://www.yarnmarket.com
Knitpickshttp://www.knitpicks.com
Materials & Supplies con’t
Webshttp://www.yarn.com
Wool Workshttp://www.woolworks.com
Lion Brandhttp://www.lionbrand.com
Materials & Supplies con’t
Herrschnershttp://www.herrschners.com
Halcyon Yarnhttp://www.halcyonyarn.com
Berrocohttp://www.berroco.com
Online MagazinesMost knitting magazines have an web link:Interweave Knits
http://www.interweave.comVogue Knitting http://vogueknitting.comCreative Knitting http://www.mags.drgnet.coKnit N Style http://www.knitnstyle.comKnitters http://knittinguniverse.comKnitty http://www.knitty.comMag Knits http://www.magknits.com
Blogs
“The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their
personal lives.”
Blog. Wikipedia: About. The free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blog. (accessed: October 2, 2007).
Blogs con’t
Blogs provide a sneak peak into what others are doing in the knitting world. Many knitting blogs are the equivalent to knitting diaries where the knitter keeps track of what project she/he is working on or just finished and what yarn was used.
BlogsSome of the more well known knitting
blogs include:
Knit Sisters http://www.knitsisters.comYarn Harlot http://www.yarnharlot.com
Queer Joe’s Knitting blog http://www.queerjoe.blogspot.com
Wendy Knits http://www.wendyknits.netCrazy Aunt Pearl
http://www.crazyauntpearl.com
Blogs con’t
Anyone can create their own blog. Two of the free blogs are:
http://blogspot.com and http://wordpress.com
Your turn
Now go out to the world wide web and look around to see what you can find
that interests you and relates to those items you like to knit. Maybe you can
be the author of your own knitting blog.
Enjoy!
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