First up, we have Vogue Knitting - The Ultimate Knitting Book and The Knowledgeable Knitter. Two great resources that cover a wide range of information from choosing the right needles, yarn and pattern, all the way through embellishing a simple design with fancy stitches and finishing techniques. While Vogue Knitting covers many of the basics to knitting, it also provides information on how to care for your knitwear as well as how to design your own knitting patterns. However, The Knowledgeable Knitter by Margaret Radcliffe, provides instructions for fixing mistakes and customizing the fit of your garments. We couldn't decide which one you need more, so they both made the list of what to include in your library.

Some additional resources we find very useful are both The Knitter's Book of Wool and The Knitter's Book of Yarn by Clara Parks. These books both provide a comprehensive understanding of the fibers used to create different yarns, but then how to choose the right yarn for your project. If you find you enjoy learning about wool and fiber, then we highly recommend The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson for your library! This tome covers more than 200 fibers, ranging from many types of sheep breeds to various other animal fibers we see in the industry today. If you are a spinner, you no doubt are very familiar with this resource.

If you are looking to further your skills, we find these additional resources to be helpful: Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd; Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book and Patty Lyon's Knitting Bag of Tricks. All three of these publications are written by very experienced designers who have a wealth of knowledge and experience that shines through in each of their respective books.

But what if you need a quick how-to lesson to learn a new-to-you stitch? Where can you turn?

Local yarn shops—including all of our wonderful wholesale partners—are a great way to get in-person information and assistance. Not only does the staff have a wealth of knowledge and helpfulness, many shops also offer classes too!

We LOVE YouTube for those quick videos on how to work a new stitch or learn a new cast on, or even grow our knowledge about knitting in other ways. What are some channels that we've found helpful? First, we would probably all agree that Staci Perry of VeryPink Knits has a great catalog of how-to videos covering a wide range of knitting techniques. Another channel we enjoy keeping up with is, Andrea Mowry of DreaReneeKnits. On her channel she not only has how-to videos, but she also hosts a weekly podcast where she answers questions from knitters who are looking to design new patterns, need help substituting yarns, or troubleshooting garment fit, as well as many other topics. And last, but certainly not least, if you are interested in learning to knit socks, Kay of the Crazy Sock Lady podcast has some great tutorials for learning to make socks on DPN's, 9" Circulars, and Magic Loop along with a variety of other sock knitting techniques you will find useful.

What if you don't like collecting books, have an LYS nearby, or YouTube just isn't your thing...

If the above-mentioned resources don't speak to you, fear not! As you know, we have a blog here on our website, that has some helpful tips and tricks that will continue to grow as time goes on. However, we also love Modern Daily Knitting's blog too! Over there you can find anything from how-to's to travel to inspirational type posts. These ladies have been blogging for years and have contributions from some of the top designers in their catalog of posts.

And of course, we would be remiss if we didn't mention the huge asset we as knitter's have in Ravelry. We love that within our Ravelry community you can find vast amounts of knowledge and help, no matter the problem, it seems. Plus, there are thousands of patterns to choose from and plenty of KAL's to keep our knitting mojo thriving!