Artisan Yarns Here are a few sources for artisan yarns. Find more at a Wool Festival near you at http://www.woolfestival.com/bydate2.php.
Yarns dyed with natural dyes (Tregellys Fibers and Shades, formerly). Jodie McKenzie, PO Box 175,
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
413-625-9492
Registered Angora Goats and lovely mohair yarn
Sara Healy and Dan Melamed
518-537-4487
Lori Lawson
Nancy Finn, 1700 Hilltop Dr., Willits, CA 95490
707-459-8558
crownmountainfarms.com/html/yarns/chas-rainbow.html
Beautiful handdyed yarns
Pat and Steve Harder, PO Box 101, Free Union, VA 22940
434-973-8070
136-C Paseo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
505-758-9631
home.earthlink.net/~dicentra/indexcrownmountainfarms.com/html/artists/lisaMilliman
Limited-edition handdyed fibers and handspun yarns
Margrit Lohrer, In Sheep’s Clothing (shop),
2 Rock City Road, Milan, NY 12571
customer service 845-758-3710
morehousefarm.com/KnittingEssentials/Yarn
Linda Berning, 3524 SW Troy St. (located in Multnomah Village), Portland, OR 97219
503-244-5024
Luxury yarn and fiber from around the world
Greta Dise, 12901 Pleasant Valley Road,
Glen Rock, PA 17327
717-235-5140
angoragoat.com/persimmon/fiber
Becky Smith
860-283-0362
Handmade and handdyed yarns and fiber
PO Box 100, Saxapahaw, NC 27340
336-376-0378
Leslie and Ron Orndorff, RR2, Box 2262,
Glenville, PA 17329
717-235-2814
Sandy Sitzman
http://www.twistedmom.blogspot.com/
Budd, Ann. The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 2002. Standard sizing.
Dowde, Jenny. Freeform Knitting and Crochet. Binda NSW Australia: Sally Milner Publishing, 2004. Knitting outside the box.
Epstein, Nicky. Knitting on the Edge. New York: Sixth and Spring, 2004. Embellishments.
---. Knitting Over the Edge New York: Sixth and Spring, 2005. More embellishments.
Eskesen, Elaine. Dyeing to Knit. Rockport, Maine: Down East Books, 2005. Dyeing artisan yarns.
Hiatt, June Hemmons. The Principles of Knitting. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. Veritable encyclopedia of basic knitting, but out of print.
Moreno, Jillian and Amy R. Singer. Big Girl Knits. New York: Potter Craft, 2006. Sizing for ample women’s figures.
Square, Vicki. The Knitter’s Companion. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1995. Basic knitting techniques.
Stanley, Montse. Handknitters’ Handbook. Devon, England: David and Charles, 1986. Basic knitting techniques.
Vogel, Lynne. The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 2002. Spinning and dyeing techniques.
Zimmermann, Elizabeth. Knitting Without Tears. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. Knitting for thinking knitters.
Hand-turned WPI gauge by Art Larsen
River’s Edge Weaving Studio
Carol Larsen
348 East Front St.
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-303-0928
Proportional Graph Paper
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Sizing and Measurements