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

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 - two half yard cuts of quilter's cotton fabric (one non directional for lining), 14 in zipper, Fusible fleece interfacing (Pellon 987F)

 

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. ForJars Canning lids and rings