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| Charity* | Knitting Together -- worldwide charity organization which collects scarves and sells them. Then the members vote on what charity gets the money. |
| Project Linus -- organization which donates handmade blankets to terminally ill and/or traumatized children age 20 and younger | |
| Resources/Patterns | Art of Tangle -- crochet studio for top-down, seamless crochet sweater patterns, crochet kits, free crochet patterns, crochet hints, tips and instruction |
| Bella Online Crochet Resource -- crochet resource including instructions, patterns and chat at Bella Online (the Voice of Women) | |
| Bev's Country Cottage -- patterns, links and lots of other stuff | |
| A Celebration of 'scrumbling' -- creative freeform crochet featuring the work of Sylvia Cosh and James Walters | |
| Circulo -- Portuguese language crochet patterns | |
| Craftown Crafter's Resource Center -- free crochet patterns listing on a site with info on nearly all crafting hobbies | |
| CraftWorld Online Directory -- tons of craft sites, not many for crochet yet | |
| Create for Less -- "Create more, Spend less." craft supplies, scrapbooking and sewing | |
| Crochet & Craft Link Index -- giant index of crochet patterns that others have posted to the web, tons of different kinds of items | |
| Crochet Me -- online magazine for crochet; tips, tricks, patterns and suggestions - all-in-all a great resource | |
| Crochet Memories -- specializing in original thread patterns for every occasions, also has afghan and yarn patterns, most patterns must be purchased, but can be delivered via email to avoid shipping costs | |
| Crochet 'N' More -- more patterns and links, some inspirational stuff | |
| Crochet Pattern Central -- a huge directory of online patterns | |
| Crochet Treasures -- vintage patterns, dating from the early 1900s to about the '60s | |
| CrochetWithDee -- a WIP listing of all the types of crochet worldwide. cross-referenced, some types are linked to tutorials, as well. | |
| Delta Crochet at Hass Design -- instructions for Delta Crochet from Hass Design - European Style Crochet Patterns | |
| Designs by Kim Guzman -- lots of great patterns, some free, some for purchase. | |
| dmoz Crochet Directory -- the Open Directory Project's Directory of crochet listings and subcategories | |
| Each One Teach Two -- a program sponsored by the Craft Yarn Council of America, based on the idea that if everyone who crochets teaches 2 people, eventually the whole world could be crocheting | |
| Elegant Crochet -- patterns, links and how-to's (among other things) from Bonnie Pierce | |
| Eleven Eleven -- "Not the Knitting You Know" - great site for out of the ordinary needlework ideas | |
| Free Patterns.com -- downloadable free patterns, must sign up for free membership for unlimited use, definitely worth the time it takes to sign up | |
| Guard Dawg and Sentry Snake -- cute patterns for door draft stoppers | |
| Groovy Crochet -- tons of 1960s and 70s vintage patterns, bathing suits, babies, Barbies, adult fashions | |
| Heirloom Crochet -- A selection of vintage and antique pattern design and instruction books on CD. | |
| Hook and Needle Designs -- Lisa Gentry's design site | |
| International Free Form Crochet Guild -- have a look at the most creative take on crochet I've ever seen. Leave your patterns behind. | |
| Karp Styles -- crochet hook and crochet patterns, knitting patterns and needles. also dog sweater patterns. | |
| Knit Pixie -- hard to find yarns and patterns, knit kits, crochet patterns | |
| Lime & Violet -- very funny crochet related blog and podcasts | |
| Lisa Lately: Mathematical Crochet -- a blog discussion of various crochet techniques including moebius strips and Klein bottles | |
| Make a Mosaic -- not what this is meant for, but this can be used to design graph-ghan and filet lace grids | |
| Marlo's Crochet Corner -- more examples of and information about free form crochet | |
| Meetup.com -- an online community to help organize "Meetups" of people with similar interests, there are many crochet and knitting groups, search for one near you | |
| Nicki Hitz Edson -- fiber art in 2 and 3 dimensions that defies any description I can give in one line, all I can say is -PHENOMENAL! | |
| Norns Needlework Crochet Hook Chart -- conversion chart with most common mass produced hooks listed to show sizing differences | |
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| Pam's Patterns -- crochet and plastic canvas patterns, dolls (military, fairies, just for fun) | |
| Puntos de Ganchillo -- English to Spanish translations of crochet abbreviations | |
| The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum -- a truly impressive collection of Irish Crochet/Lace collected by Rosemary Cathcart | |
| ShiRRet Learn Sampler -- very cool crochet-related craft, rugs and chairpads seem like they would make great starter projects | |
| Smart Crochet -- tons of info on filet crochet, does require a membership | |
| Square Patterns at Knitting-Crochet.com -- tons of square patterns, some knitting, mostly crochet, some are very basic | |
| Woodstock's Hooker -- great crochet hats, many of them are several hats in one - depending on how you wear them. | |
| Yarn Lover's Room -- patterns, a "Found Room," exchange knitting-crochet and back | |
| Shopping* | Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation -- "specializes in unique, luxurious yarns, with emphasis given to interesting blends of fibers" |
| Annie's Attic -- supplies for all sorts of crafting needs | |
| ART by us.com -- online auction site strictly for artwork and originals | |
| Bear Paw Quilting -- great site for novelty fabrics. I know we're not all quilters here, but you can crochet some really great things with fabric strips | |
| Berroco Fashion Knitting Yarns -- shop for yarns or patterns, sign up for Knit Bits eNewletter | |
| ChubbyDollSpoolknittersOrderPage -- Hand-turned, hand-embellished knitting spools and cord makers by Noreen Crone-Findlay and Jim Findlay | |
| Coats and Clark -- patterns and products, color swatches and samples | |
| handpaintedyarn.com -- "Working closely with a cooperative of women in rural Uruguay we produce wonderful handspun yarns and hard to find vegetable dyed handspuns." They also have a large variety of kettle dyed yarns. | |
| Herrschners, Inc. -- shop for crochet and craft projects...online!!! | |
| Knit 2 Purl 2 -- yarns, knitting needles and patterns, other needlework accessories | |
| Lion Brand Yarn Company -- free patterns, find products at a store near you, learn to crochet | |
| Mango Moon Yarns -- very cool yarns spun by the Nepal Women's Empowerment Group | |
| Purple Kitty -- Needle craft shop online, books, patterns, etc. | |
| Shangri-La Crafts -- beautiful yarn made from the fibers of the banana tree | |
| The Shrug Lady -- shrug patterns available for sale, good prices. Shrugs made to order, email for details. | |
| Smiley's Yarns -- great online yarn store, with awesome sales! they even have special and novelty yarn sales | |
| Stitch Diva Studios -- very cool, up to date patterns available for sale | |
| The Yarn of the Month Club -- for a monthly fee, they send you four yarns, a knitting pattern and a newsletter, every month | |