Yarn: From Smallest to Largest

1. • Bedspread Weight Thread 30, 20 & 10. Make beautiful Doilies, and even ornaments (Stiffen after you make)
   

2. • Cotton size 3 & 5. Free Projects from http://www.coatsandclark.com/
   

3. • Baby Denim
   

4. • Summer Tops Crochet Cotton
   

5. • Fingering Weight Yarn - Baby clothes and socks Caron & Bernet
   

6. • Sport Weight
   

7. • Worsted Weight 4 ply
   

8. • Cotton Blend TLC Cotton Plus - Pattern for Hat
   

9. • Crochet Nylon - great for pocketbooks and belts because you don’t want it to stretch.
   

10. • Bulky & Super Bulky - great for ponchos, Martha Stewart made her coming home poncho with Homespun
    

11. • Fancy Yarns Eye Lash, Pebbles, Beads. Steer clear of these if you are a beginner.
    

12. • Plastic Shopping Bags into yarn to make things.
    

13. • Craft Yarn Council of America
    

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Needles & Notions:

1. • Knitting Needles & Crochet Needles come in a variety of sizes and materials. Here is a link to a great resource to help you choose the right needle for you http://www.knitbuddies.com/needle_conversion_2.html
   

2. • Airline Restrictions for bringing needles with you on your flight.
   

3. • Knit or Crochet a Swatch before you start your project to make sure you are able to do the pattern in the correct gauge.
   

4. • Point Protectors
   

5. • Stitch Markers for working in the round
   

6. • Row Counters
   

7. • Cable needles
   

Other options if you don’t want to knit with needles:

1. • Loom Knitter
   

2. • Spool knitter or Horse rein
   

3. • Knitwit
   

4. • The Ultimate Knitting Machine
   

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Links to learn to Knit & Crochet:

http://www.knittinghelp.com/

http://www.nexstitch.com/Tutorials.html