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Great Roundup of Websites for Knitters and Crocheters

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best knitting sitesThe fiber blogger who goes by the nickname purl3agony has compiled a great list of some of her favorite resources for knitting and crochet online, and it’s a great collection. (Yes, my site at About made the cut, thanks so much!)

Of course you’ll find all the expected favorites here like Ravelry, Knitter’s Review and Knitty, but you’ll also find some fun stuff you might not have known about, like KnitMap, an online database of knitting stores; and Yarndex, which is one of my favorite places to go to find more information about different kinds of yarn.

Speaking of, I’d love to hear what some of your favorite knitting resources online are!

[Photo via purl3agony.]

Comments

  1. Hi Sarah – I love all the knitting info that you post on CraftGossip!! Thanks so much for posting the information and link to my article! I appreciate it!

    And I’d love to hear if your readers know of other websites that should be added. Thanks!!

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Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair. 

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round. 

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like. 

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately. 

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.