Reference list of links

Helpful links:

General Crafting

1. Graph Paper - including hexi and diamond (on point settings), knitting (asymmetric) and more
2. Crochet Stitches - basic
   

Knitting

1. Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off (in Knitty emag) 
2. my Kitchner Stitch / Grafting Cheat Sheet plus short rows in the round
   
3. Tech Knitting Techniques - Tulip Buttonhole
   
4. Set in sleeve calculations - very detailed (Interweave Knits)
5. Steeking (Euny Jang)
6. Steek enclosed in facing (Purl Soho)
7. Shoulder Shaping with a steek (Feral Knitter)
8. Calculate number of stitches to pick up (Sister Mountain)
9. EZ's Sewn Bind Off (Angela Rangel) 
10. I cord Applied Edge  and  Grafting (La Masion Lililie)
11. Zipper (jacket - separating) Paprika,  Knit Picks (notes on shortening zippers), Chic Knits (metal zipper, two way zipper, how to set up 'zipper bands' in a cable knit), Modern Daily Knitting (types and weights of zippers, more on edges)
    

Needlework

1. Cross stitch fabric calculator
2. DMC floss (by color family)
3. Mary Corbet - stitch pattern library (videos) - Needle 'n Thread
4. Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank
   
5. Needlework finishing tutorials by Mona of the Silver Needle
6. Needlework finishing - photo tutorials by the Twisted Stitcher
7. Vonna Pfiffer finishing videos on YT 
8. Framing Needlework (photo tutorial)
   
9. Blackwork borders and fills
10. Parking technique - Carolyn Mazzeo (10 x 10 squares), Boss Daughter (Handwork Maniac) (10 stitch rows)
11. Skin tone conversions (DMC colors) by lordlibidan
12. Zweigart Linen count names
    
13. More finishing video tutorials Helen D
14. Sandra Cozzolino Santa Designs (Willmaur and Mill Hill) - link to her Facebook group album

Quilting

1. Mattress and Quilt Sizes 
2. GormetQuilter on YouTube - quilt as you go joining 
3. On point setting
4. 100 FMQ filler designs - Leah Day
5. http://www.quiltingstencils.com/ - Country Bride and Amish Feather and Cable stencils, Celtic, too.
6. Folding a quilt to minimize creases.
7. Foundation Paper Piecing tutorial (Leila Gardunia) - also "Year of Scrappy Triangles"
8. Continuous Bias Binding - 2 seams
9. Fabric Organization - uniform folds for cuts from quarter yard to yard
10. Stack and Whack / One Block Wonder design tool
11. Garden Maze setting tutorial
12. Jo's Scrap Sorting (white and cream tones) / part 2 (strings) / part 3 (color theory - cool v. warm)
13. Perfect mitered corners with border prints (J Beyer)
    

Bags and Totes

1. Zippered Wedge Tutorial
2. Side Zipper Envelope -  shows how to insert needlework into a bag front
   
3. Squishy Bag - video tutorial 
4. Vinyl Pouch with quilted backing 
5. Open Wide Box Bag
6. Fabric Box tutorial - cubby sized
7. No zipper pouch 
8. Fifteen project pouches - list of links 
9. Elizabeth Ann Can Stitch video tutorial - for project bag.  Need two half yard cuts of quilter's cotton fabric (one non directional for lining), 14 in zipper, Fusible fleece interfacing (Pellon 987F)
10. Easy Quilted Bag tutorial by Elizabeth Ann Can Stitch
11. Project Folder tutorial by Elizabeth Ann Can Stitch
12. Adding a Zipper to a canvas tote bag after the fact

 

Garden

1. USDA Hardiness Maps - I am in Zone 6A

(from Urban Farmer)

 

Garlic - plant in fall (mid Oct), harvest scapes (flower buds on hardneck varieties) in late May, harvest bulbs in late June/early July (when tops just start to die back on the outside layer - about halfway).

 

1. Frost Dates (Farmer's Almanac) - 4/20 and 10/14 (30%) 5/1 and 10/10 (10% chance)   150 to 175 day growing season
2. Blog post with links to apps for sunlight calcs and maps
3. ForJars Canning lids and rings