Read Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook Online
Authors: Debbie Stoller
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (61 page)
A large yarn and needlepoint shop that carries hand-dyed and hand-painted yarns. The staff is sweet and enthusiastic, and they also donate yarns to worthy causes.
Michelle Strange
Springwater Fiber Workshop
808 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1703
703-549-3634
A nonprofit organization with an emphasis on natural fibers and reasonably priced yarns, this small shop is crammed with colorful choices. It hosts a weekly spinning group, a knitting group, and a summer fiber camp for kids.
Michelle Strange
Woolwinders
404 King Farm Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
240-632-YARN
A new and wonderful shop, jam-packed with items and yarns I see nowhere else. The owner is incredibly welcoming to new knitters and has been very supportive of my Stitch ’n Bitch group.
Kristie Taylor
WICKFORD, RHODE ISLAND
And the Beadz Go On
14 Phillips Street
Wickford, RI 02852
401-268-3899
Set in an older storefront on the main street of a charming old port town, this store is expensive but on the cutting edge of yarn trends.
Lindsay Woodel
WOODMERE, OHIO
The Knitting Room
28450 Chagrin Boulevard
Woodmere, OH 44122
216-464-8450
The selection here is fabulous; you can find delicious yarn at any price, the women are wonderful and helpful, and the samples on display make you want to knit.
Marne Loveman
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Here are the names and addresses of the companies that sell the yarn featured in the patterns in this book.
Blue Sky Alpacas, Inc.
P.O. Box 387
St. Francis, MN 55070
888-460-8862
Brown Sheep Yarn Company
100662 County Road 16
Mitchell, NE 69357
Classic Elite Yarns
300 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01854
Halcyon Yarn
12 School Street
Bath, ME 04530
800-341-0282
K1C2
2220 Eastman Avenue
Suite 106
Ventura, CA 93003
Knitting Fever, Inc.
(Distributes Jo Sharp, Gedifra, Noro, Katia)
35 Debevoise Avenue
Roosevelt, NY 11575
Karabella Yarns
1201 Broadway
New York, NY 10001
800-550-0898
Koigu Wool Designs
RR#1
Williamsford, ON N0H 2V0
Canada
888-765-WOOL
Lion Brand Yarn
34 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
800-258-YARN
Muench Yarns, Inc.
(Distributes GGH)
285 Bel Marin Keys
Boulevard #8
Novato, CA 94949
Patons
P.O. Box 40
Listowel, ON N4W 3H3
Canada
Tahki • Stacy Charles, Inc.
8000 Cooper Avenue
Building 1
Glendale, NY 11385
800-338-YARN
Trendsetter Yarns
16745 Saticoy Street #101
Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-780-5497
Unique Kolours
(Distributes Mission Falls)
1428 Oak Lane
Downington, PA 19335
800-25-2DYE4
Westminster Fibers
(Distributes Rowan)
4 Towndsend West, Suite 8
Nashua, NH 03063
ETC.
Artbeads
1-866-715-BEAD
Cochenille Design Studio
P.O. Box 234276
Encinitas, CA 92023-4276
1-858-259-1698
Reprodepot Fabrics
917 SW 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166
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Abbreviations, in knitting patterns,
157
Accessories
Cricket’s Technicolor Techno-Cozy,
178
–79
Fluffy Cuff Mittens,
180
–81
Loopy Velez Cowl,
167
–68
Pippi Kneestockings,
182
–84
Powerful Wrist Protection,
185
–86
see also
Bags and totes; Hats; Pet accessories; Scarves
Alien Illusion Scarf,
160
–61
Angora,
16
B
Baby stuff
Big Bad Baby Blanket,
187
–88
Umbilical Cord Hat,
188
–89
Backpack, Punk Rock,
174
–77
Backstitch,
76
Bags and totes,
169
–77
Chinese Charm Bag,
169
–70
DIY Tote Bag and Patch,
231
–33
Meema’s Felted Marsupial Tote,
172
–73
Punk Rock Backpack,
174
–77
Zeeby’s Bag,
170
–71
Balls of yarn,
19
center pull, making,
19
new, starting,
42
Bar increase,
60
–61
Barnes, Heather,
174
–77
Bernhardson, Laura Jean,
196
–98
Big Bad Baby Blanket,
187
–88
Big Sack Sweater,
203
–6
Bikinis, Queen of Hearts and Wonder Woman,
224
–27
Binding off
decreasing by,
67
knit stitches,
40
–41
in pattern,
56
purl stitches,
56
three-needle,
80
Blanket, Big Bad Baby,
187
–88
Blanket stitch,
89
Bliss, Debbie,
120
Bliss, Samantha,
190
–92
Blogs (Weblogs),
116
Bobbins,
94
Books, knitting,
119
–20
Boyfriend, knitting sweater for,
71
Bunny chart,
177
Buttonholes,
70
C
Cable cast-on,
69
Cables,
90
–92
Cape Mod,
201
–2
Cardigan, The Go-Everywhere, Go-with-Everything,
196
–98
Cashmere,
16
Casting on stitches,
29
–32
cable cast-on,
69
double cast-on,
31
–32
increasing piece by,
67
–69
single cast-on,
68
slip knot,
29
–30
Cast-on edges, unraveling,
109
–10
Cat Bed, Princess Snowball,
228
–30
Cell phones, Cricket’s Technicolor Techno-Cozy for,
178
–79
Center-pull balls,
19
Chain stitch,
99
–100
Changing color,
43
Charts
for heart design with knits and purls,
55
see also
Color charts
Chinese Charm Bag,
169
–70