Some of my favourite knitting and related websites.
Community
- Compulsive Knitting Photography show by Daniela Edburg
- Eskimimi Knits A lovely blog with beautiful photography, patterns and yarn
- Flickr An amazing photo-sharing website. If you join Ravelry, you’ll want need Flickr account to store photos of your projects
- Mooncalf Makes My absolute favourite knit blog
- Ravelry The best knit/crochet community site imaginable.
- Stitch London London’s premier knitting group, meeting every week
Creative friends
- Sarah Hillman Ceramics My talented friend Sarah produces ceramics in bold, sculptural forms
- Zazar’s Bazaar My good friend Zara is an illustrator and makes lovely fabric brooches
Designers
- Kim Hargreaves Former creative director of Rowan has a cult following for her stylish, wearable designs
- The North Circular Lily Cole’s eco knitwear project
Featured
- Colinette monthly specials
- Cucumberpatch Enough bargain discontinued yarn to make you overlook the awful website
- Hejhog Bargains on Noro, Debbie Bliss…
- Kemps Fantastic bargains on Rowan and more
Knitting help
- Lion Brand: Learn to knit An knitting, from scratch, with clear diagrams
- Yarn Standards Info about sizing, and standard yarn weights (USA)
Shops
- Cucumberpatch Enough bargain discontinued yarn to make you overlook the awful website
- DT Crafts Dyeing supplies
- Ebay If you’re on a budget, this is where you’ll be buying most of your yarn
- Hejhog Bargains on Noro, Debbie Bliss…
- I Knit London A friendly shop with good prices and evening knitting, near Waterloo station
- Kemps Fantastic bargains on Rowan and more
Yarn
- Colinette Yummy hand-dyed yarn from Wales, buy from their website
- Debbie Bliss Great quality yarns and patterns
- Fyberspates
- Malabrigo Hand-dyed Malabrigo merino is amazingly soft. Not readily availabe in the UK though
- Mirasol Fairtrade yarn in luxurious blends from the Andes
- Noro Hand-spun self-striping wool from Japan in stunning colours
- Rowan Classic British yarn
Zines
- Knitty An extensive archive of high-quality, free patterns and knitting articles
- Twist Collective Articles and innovative paid-for patterns in a magazine format
