Internet Knitting Resources Table of Contents Search engines Assistance Materials Magazines Blogs.

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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:

Knitting Help

http://www.knittinghelp.com

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!