Top Ten Knitting AC Content of 2006

There are many creative people writing for AC. So it doesn't surprise anyone to discover that there are also quite a few passionate knitters writing for AC. Knitting is a wonderful hobby, it is relaxing and soothing and when you are done - you have new clothes! Can't beat that!

Here is my list for the Top Ten Knitting AC Content of 2006. Enjoy and happy knitting!

10. Ten Blogs About Knitting by Regina Sass

Sass shares with AC readers her favorite knitting blogs. She has a great list of interesting blogs that are sure to inspire fellow knitters to come up with fun and creative projects. My favorite is Claudia's Knitting Blog, which offers lots of great tips http://www.claudiasblog.net/.

9. How to Sell Knitting and Crochet Used Books and Patterns on Ebay by Jennifer T.Moore Fuller

This article gives the low-down on how to sell knitting and crochet books on ebay, and how to make a nice profit. This is a great part time business for moms, retirees or someone looking for a second income who loves crafts.

8. Teen Knitting: How the Internet Has Made Grandma's Hobby Hip by Wanda Leibowitz

Teen knitting is a big trend according to Leibowitz. Clubs about knitting are starting up at local high schools, and books about knitting just for teens are selling off the shelves literally faster than they can be stocked. The craft is great for beginners, one reason Leibowitz says it is so hip for teens. But not only girls are knitting - the guys are too! This is a great article about this popular trend among today's youth and knitting.

7. How to Turn Knitting into a Career by Renee

This is a very interesting article, as Renee points out, there are many moms and other crafty women who are certainly looking for a way to earn money working from home. Renee explains that start up costs for a knitting business are low and affordable and that this is a great business to get into. Her friendly, big sisterish tone is great and the article is very positive with very level-headed advice.

6. How to Start a Knitting Club by Ashley Sinatra

Sinatra explains that starting a knitting club is a great way to connect with other knitters and a great way to also make some new friends. She takes you through the process of starting a knitting club step by step. This is a great article that is sure to inspire lots of fellow knitters to get together with each other!

5. A Guide to Holiday Knitting: From Beginner to Advanced By Erin Bartuska

What can I say about this article, it has everything you could want. Bartuska is an organizational dynamo, talking you through getting your projects well-organized so that your planning your projects for gift-giving does not have you headed for a near nervous breakdown. She gives great suggestions on considering what the recipient would like, ironically something that many gift givers completely forget about when giving a gift to someone. Then she links her article to some great knitting projects that beginners or advanced knitters can do as projects! This is a great article, that you can find so useful, and not just for holiday time.

4. Resources for the Hip Young Beginning Knitter by Katy Yeats

This is a great article that reminds us that its not just grandma who is picking up the knitting needles today. There are plenty of hot, hip and fresh young men and women who are knitting to their heart's content. This article lists quite a few resources to help get you started and also to help you stick to your budget. Very cool. Way cool.

3. Where to Get Free Yarn For Charity Crafts by Ashley Sinatra

Sinatra writes another great article about knitting, this one is about finding yarn for your charity crafts. She has started her own knitting group helping the needy and found herself looking for yarn for charity projects and shares her own tips to find good yarn as a donation. Great article that will inspire others to do charity projects.

2. Leftover Yarn Projects by Peggy Adamik

Adamik talks about something that is all too common for most knitters - what to do with those teeny pieces of yarn we have left over from larger projects? It feels like such a shame to waste them! The yarn is after all so pretty, there should be something that you can do with it....well she's got plenty of ideas. One of her suggestions is to make a pair of cute baby booties - hey, they all don't have to be baby blue or pink after all.

1. Free Knitting Classes and Knit Patterns from Charity by Daniel Goldstein

This article is about a not for profit organization called Warm Woolies. Warm Woolies is an organization that knitters knit for and their items are collected and donated to orphanages around the world. The article has a link to the website where you can get free knitting patterns and even take free classes at the website to learn more about knitting to improve your techniques. Great article for knitters with a big heart!