Tuesday Spinners 

Links

Below are some spinning and knitting related webpages that may be of interest, mainly compiled by Sarah Wroot. These are not recommended in particular and if anyone wants to add (or remove) a link, please let me know.

General pages

An incredible resource for all fibre arts people - www.ravelry.com
The National Association of Weavers Spinners and Dyers - http://www.wsd.org.uk/

Local Spinning Guilds:

http://www.spinandweave.org.uk/ - Mid Essex Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
http://midherts-spinning.org.uk - Mid Herts Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers
http://www.onlineguildwsd.org.uk/ - Online Guild of weavers spinners and Dyers

Books

http://www.bibliophilebooks.com 

Spinning

UK/ Europe
http://www.fibrecrafts.com
http://www.pmwoolcraft.co.uk
http://www.texere.co.uk
http://www.das-schneeschaf.de
http://www.pure-inspiration.com
http://www.scottishfibres.co.uk
http://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk
http://www.fyberspates.co.uk

US

http://www.thesilkworker.com
http://www.crownmountainfarms.com
http://www.aurorasilk.com
http://www.spunkyhats.com
http://www.lisaknit.com
http://www.abbysyarns.com

Spinning Blogs

http://spinningspiderjenny.blogspot.com
http://www.abbysyarns.com

Knitting and Knitting patterns

Online knitting magazines (free patterns/information)
www.knitty.com
www.magknits.com
http://www.theanticraft.com/index.htm

Online advice:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/

Lace knitting resources
http://www.yarnover.net

Patterns. Lots of knitting bloggers put up free patterns to download as PDF files, but not everyone tests their patterns carefully.
www.knitty.com
www.magknits.com
http://www.thegarterbelt.com/index.html
http://www.chiagu.com/patterns.htm
http://www.girlfromauntie.com/patterns/shop/index.php
http://www.loop-d-loop.com/
http://scandinavianknittingdesign.com/html/patterns.html
http://www.knittingzone.com/catalog/index.php?cName=patterns-by-type [a good place to purchase commercial patterns as downloads]
http://www.heirloom-knitting.co.uk/index.html [one of the most famous designers of Shetland Lace]
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php  - directory of loads of free patterns
http://www.berroco.com/pattern_library.html - Free patterns available from a commercial yarn supplier

Socks

Socks. Patterns, links to helpful webpages, all sorts of stuff
http://www.socknitters.com/directory.htm 

Sock knitting resources:
http://www.socknitters.com/directory.htm - has links to beginning sock-knitters’  ‘cyberclasses’ (webpages with instructions for different ways to knit socks) and patterns
http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Intro.htm - lots of photos. scroll down to the tutorial for one sock top-down on 4 dpns (if that’s what you want to knit!)
http://www.royea.net/sockdemo1.html - another top-down lesson in photos
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8mnnp/toesheels.html - has many links to useful information
http://www.queenkahuna-creations.com/queenkahuna_creations_freestuff.html
http://misocrafty.squarespace.com/journal/2006/9/21/short-row-heel-tutorial.html
http://alison.knitsmiths.us/shortrow_tutorial.html - has some good links, too

Toe-up socks and socks on circulars Judy Gibson’s really simple toe-up sock pattern with pictures - http://tiajudy.com/putmeon.htm
and with ‘build your own’ instructions - http://tiajudy.com/soxform.htm

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATtiptoptoes.html - Instructions for three different kinds of toes to start toe-up socks

http://www.purlwise.com/2004/06/figure_8_cast_o.html - scroll down for different images of the figure-8 cast on. The way she’s done it works perfectly, just knit the first row normally (through the front loop) and the SECOND row through the back loop to avoid twisting the stitches.

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html - The Knitty tutorial on two circulars
http://www.webdesignsbybarb.com/tostetoes/twosocksoneneedletoeup.htm - Instructions for toe-up two socks on ‘magic loop’

There are additional instructions for toe-up socks included in some Knitty patterns, such as ‘Diamante’ - http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTdiamante.html

More detailed instructions for toe-up heelflaps are available from Miriam’s ‘Better-fitting* Toe-up Heel Flap Tutorial’ at - http://mimknits.com/wordpress/?cat=13
Choose ‘Tutorials’ in the right-hand sidebar and scroll down past the lace stuff (although that’s very useful too).

Some sock patterns (not all are free and more are available from the shops) - 

http://www.socknitters.com/sockpatterns/sockpatterns.htm
http://knitty.com/archiveFEET.html
http://www.cookiea.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
http://autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/fashion_for_free/index.html
http://autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/2006/01/sock_set.html
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/socks.php
http://sockbug.blog-city.com/

Instructions for two socks one inside the other are available at - http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATextreme2in1.html

Nona’s Sidewinders Socks - http://nonaknits.typepad.com/nonaknits/2007/06/sidewinders_the.html

Yarn

UK/Europe
http://www.angelyarns.com/
http://www.colourmart.com/
http://www.colourway.co.uk/
http://www.getknitted.com/index.html
http://www.guernseywool.co.uk/index.html
http://kangaroo.uk.com/
http://www.woollyworkshop.co.uk/
http://www.uniquekolours.com/
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Natural-Dye-Studio
http://www.fyberspates.co.uk/
http://www.pieceofbeauty.co.uk/yarn.htm
http://www.poshyarn.co.uk/index.html
http://www.fibrefactory.co.uk/
http://jamiesonsshetland.co.uk/
http://kangaroo.uk.com/
http://www.virtualyarns.com/
http://www.houseofhemp.co.uk/hempfp.html
http://www.renaissancedyeing.com/
http://www.sockyarn.co.uk
http://www.texere.co.uk/
http://www.hipknits.co.uk
http://www.shilasdair-yarns.co.uk/index.htm
http://theyarnyard.co.uk/newsite/content/blogsection/2/4/
http://www.rohrspatzundwollmeise.de/flash_content/rohrspatzundwollmeise.html
http://www.das-schneeschaf.de/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5181186
http://www.brightdyes.wahmall.co.uk/traderplus
http://www.newforestmohair.co.uk/shop.htm
http://violetgreen.co.uk
http://www.21stcenturyyarns.com
http://www.knitwitchesyarns.co.uk
http://www.silkwoodyarns.co.uk/

Spinning Supplies
http://www.sublimespindles.blogspot.com
http://sunflowerswifts.blogspot.com
http://www.newforestmohair.co.uk/shop.htm

US yarn [Note: purchases from the US valued at more than £18 are 
liable for import charges plus an £8 Royal Mail handling charge. 
Parcels of relatively low value with handwritten labels may escape 
their notice, but a large parcel from a major supplier will almost 
certainly be caught. Royal Mail require payment before they release 
the parcel to you; international couriers (DHL, UPS) may deliver the 
parcel and invoice you separately].

http://www.lisaknit.com
http://www.habutextiles.com
http://www.patternworks.com
http://yarn.com
http://www.colorsongyarns.com
http://sundarayarn.typepad.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Tidal-Brook-Yarns
http://www.carylldesigns.com/yarns.htm
http://www.crownmountainfarms.com/html/sockyarn.html
http://www.carylldesigns.com
http://www.thewoolenrabbit.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Franquemont-Fibers