Patterns are the lifeblood of knitting and crochet. These are the instructions for how to make anything you want. The resources here should help you find any pattern you would like to make.
Crochet! Magazine
This periodical is known for its place in the crochet world. They publish patterns of various types: everything from sweaters to doilies. They also have an intricate review process and hire crocheters to test the patterns out, so they are always high quality patterns.
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Knit Picks. https://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/knitting_patterns.html.
Knit Picks is a brand of yarn and fiber art tools, specializing in yarn. Their website provides hundreds of free knit and crochet patterns, and more that they sell. There is an expectation of quality that they work hard to meet.
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Ravelry. Retrieved from https://www.ravelry.com/
Ravelry is, perhaps, the all time most popular resource for knitters and crocheters. It contains over 500,000 patterns for purchase and for free, and aggregates links to users’ pattern blogs if they are not hosted on the site. All patterns are user uploaded, and it has an easy search function that allows users to narrow down patterns to exactly what they are looking for. They have patterns for ordinary kinds of clothing items, stuffed animals, accessories, and decorations. They are the easiest source to look through when you want to recreate something you see on TV or in a movie.
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Vogue Knitting
Vogue Knitting is a magazine periodical that contains news from the knitting community, and new patterns with every issue. These patterns are often user submitted, but undergo rigorous test knitting from their own experts who make sure that the patterns do not contain obvious flaws. These patterns are very creative and there’s something interesting in every issue.
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Walker, B. G. (1998). A Treasury of Knitting Patterns.
This book contains hundreds of knitting patterns of various types. It is highly rated in the community for its accuracy and ease of use. The patterns are perfect for new knitters to work through basics of different types.
Knitting And Crochet Research Guide 