Bear with me, I’m updating this page to update when I find new links so they stay fresher. As a result the formatting is temporarily a little wonky.
I can’t teach you to knit or crochet. Well, it’s possible that I could, but that would probably mean you’d have to know me first and have a tolerance for my sense of humor. It might help if it was in a non-virtual context. Bribes would certainly help. However, the wealth of information out there means you don’t have to rely on me or put up with my jokes. There are plenty of useful books, but for this we’ll confine ourselves to the web. I collected a few of my favorite links for techniques that I’ve used to make my patterns. Some of these I used to learn myself, some I think just explain the concept well.
Help with pretty much everything (knitting)
It’s highly likely you’ll find what you’d like to know knitting-wise on one of these sites.
Cast Ons
Center out
Judy Becker’s Magic Cast on: the Knitty Version, Direct link to her site
I recommend the version on her site. The Knitty article explains things quite thoroughly. The site version is the same plus much, much more. She goes into more detail, answers some frequently asked questions, addresses concerns that others have brought up and discusses ways to use it. Amazingly informative all around. She also has links to the Spanish and Icelandic translations.
Turkish
Misocrafty’s tutorial with magic loop
Needle techniques
Andrade’s pages
Magic loop on small circumferences
Seaming
Crochet
How to Crochet Videos and Instruction
I bookmark a lot of stuff I find interesting. I try to be somewhat consistent, so if you are randomly searching for tips, try my del.icio.us bookmarks for knitting, knit, crochet and sewing.
