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My favourite place to hang out, have a latte, and chat with other knitters. Great yarn, great service, and great atmosphere. It's my new favourite yarn shop. They host "stitch-n-bitch" Tuesdays with extended cafe hours. They also hold classes and workshops.
Knitty is a webzine with great, funky patterns and is a fun, quirky style.
One of my biggest inspirations as a knitting designer is Kaffe Fassett. Visit his site to see why.
The Textile Museum of Canada is hosting an exhibit of Kaffe Fassett's quilts until October 2005. See the Textile Museum link below for more information.
The Textile Museum of Canada is a museum about fabric. What more do I need to say?
Vogue Knitting really inspired me when I was beginning to knit. I don't subscribe any more, but I do still pick up an issue from time to time.
Romni Wools carries a wide range of designer and hand-dyed yarn, raw fibre, and spinning equipment, and offers knitting classes and workshops.
I love this stuff.
Gently prepared Ontario wool, still so rich with lanolin it moisturies your hands while you're knitting with it.
Click on the sheep to visit the Philosophers Wool Website.
I love Noro Yarn, nature-inspired multi-coloured yarn from Japan. It is beautiful. (You may need to download Japanese character font set to view their website properly.)
If you know of a great knitting site, please tell me about it.
It's not about knitting, but it may lead to knitting. (Of course, for me, everything leads to knitting. That's why I'm The Knitting Girl.)
The Toronto Public Library is a great source for "how-to" and other books about knitting.
The Pinery Provinical Park is still my favourite vacation spot. (Sorry, Disney World.)
See our world as the fragile, beautiful place that it is. Have a look through the NASA digital gallery
Check out the conservation efforts and Species Survival Plan at the Toronto Zoo. It will change the way you think about zoos.
Environment Canada's Species at Risk site
Learn more about biodiversity at the University of British Columbia's Biodiversity Research Centre
E-mail The Knitting Girl at knitr1grl@yahoo.ca