Knitting Magazines
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the main occupation in the Scottish Isles was knitting. Colorful patterns were made by using the Fair Isle technique. The Industrial Revolution brought a major development in knitting. The British government published a booklet by the name "Make Do and Mend" that supplied knitting patterns for people to knit sweaters and gloves for the Army and Navy.
Knitting has undergone vast changes over the years. There are many magazines and online publications for knitting.
Adirafil is an online publication that has free patterns, yarn information etc.
This site is accessible in four languages (English, Spanish, Italian and French). It is published four times in a year, and it gives information about guild news, free patterns etc. Creative Design School Publication gives knitting lessons and instructions.
Family Circle Easy Knitting & Crochet is published four times a year. Heels and Toes Gazette is published quarterly and gives information about sock knitting, sock patterns and knitting tips.
InKnitters is a quarterly magazine which mainly features patterns and articles about knitting. Interweave magazine is published by Interweave Press. It is a quarterly magazine. Knit 'N Style can be subscribed online and is published six times a year. It deals with free patterns and bulletin boards.
Knit Net is an online knitting magazine, which provides information about retailers, great patterns and knitting articles. It is published five times a year and the issues are also available on CD ROM. KnitScape Magazine is published two times per year by Interweave Press. Knitters Review is updated every week because it gives the latest information about yarns, shops and techniques of knitting. Knitting Digest features the latest patterns and designs in knitting. It is published six times a year.
Knitting Now is published three per year. It provides information about patterns and also covers the technical aspects of knitting. Knitting Universe is a well known magazine that is published four times a year. It has information about pretty patterns and different knitting techniques. The European Yarn Company publishes Lana Grossa seven times per year. This is an online magazine. Machine Knitters Source is a magazine published 6 times in a year and mainly features information about knitting machines.
Machine Knitting Monthly, is a website which is updated monthly and features knitting news and reviews, articles, plus knitting hints and tips. MagKnits features many free patterns. Piecework Magazine is published twice per month by Interweave Press. There are projects on knitting, embroidery and crochet, stitch, basket, lace and other craftwork. Rebecca is a German knitting magazine that gives information about free patterns and the technical aspects of knitting.Rowan is published twice a year. It features information about patterns of Rowan yarns. Sandar is a knitting magazine that is published monthly. Spinoff magazine is a quarterly magazine that features article about spinning and knitting.
