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Ravelry is an online knitting community for knitters and crocheters where they can share everything they have learned and organize their own crafting life.

You may knit alone or have a posse of yarn-besotted pals. But what happens when you and your knitting pals can't unravel a pattern? Go online for help.

The internet is full of knitting magazines, free knitting patterns, message forums and instructional videos for knitters. Here are four of the best websites for knitters

Knitting and crochet can be economical hobbies when you use yarn from your stash first, recycle old sweaters into yarn and search for free knitting patterns online.

You've seen women with needles flying through brightly colored yarn and thought, "Now that looks easy...why can't I do that?" You've bought yarn and needles - now what?

According to the Craft Yarn Council of America, 53 million or 36% of American women know how to knit. This constitutes a 51% increase during the past decade.

If you have designed knitting or crochet patterns, chances are you want others to see them. Here are some ideas on how to get them out there.

Knitting with handspun yarn is a real treat, with lots of natural variation in the color and thickness of the yarn. Flexible patterns work well with handspun yarn.

Britain's only magazine dedicated to Crochet published March 2009. Issue One is reviewed.

Christmas may seem a long way away when you're siting on the beach under the hot summer sun, but summer is the perfect time to plan and start your gift knitting.

Advice for the inexperienced knitter on what to buy to get started, including suggestions for yarn and needles and a free pattern for a simple scarf.

Learn about Knitting from a range of locations. Instructions for all skills and techniques are available from various sources.

There's a plethora of websites, blogs, video tutorials and online forums to help beginning knitters. Discover the best online resources for crafters learning how to knit.

Toys are are perfect summer craft because they are small, quick and simple, but not boring.

Socks and summer may not seem to go together, but socks can be a perfect project for those hot months.

The Knit Picks company sells quality knitting yarn at an affordable price, and makes it easy to buy yarn online by supporting an online knitting community.

Here are some tips and suggestions for beginning knitters, from how to learn to knit, to finding knitting supplies, to knitting that first project.

Here are some websites where knitters and crocheters can buy yarn that is hard to find or at a deeply discounted price.

There are many different sock knitting techniques, such as two at a time socks, toe up socks, and knitting socks with a circular needle instead of double-pointed needles.