http://www.knitnet.com Online knitting magazine published six times a year. Each edition brings free knitting patterns, articles, interviews and more, including free catalogues and newsletters, video knitting intructions. en-us http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page2.htm The December/January issue of KnitNet is all about colour. You'll have a preview of Kaffe Fassett's new book. Trudy Van Stralen of Louet has designed a new Hand Dyed Sock Kit. One of KnitNet's readers has turned a kitchen mixer into an electric yarn winder. Sally Melville will offer A Knitting Experience May 19 to 23 at Crowe Timber Frame Barn near Baltimore, Ohio.\ http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page22.htm Three colourways, Inspired Fair Isle Knits, Fiona Ellis, Knits from a Painter's Palette, Maie Landra, , The Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing by Linda LaBelle. http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page1.htm It cost 75 cents and it included 130 patterns. Published by Dominion Woollens and Worsteds Limited, Toronto, it was the first edition 1949 Bouquet Knitter's Guide. http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page12.htm Karen Almond began thinking about Elephant Walk eight years ago "but it took me this long to work it all out to my satisfaction". It's an oversized cotton garment that offers an intarsia challenge for the experienced knitter who enjoys working from charts. http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page16.htm Wendy Mortimer just loved the hot shrimp color of Butterfly cotton she had on hand. "I wanted to do something with it so I decided to design dressy shell for the holiday season. In keeping with the season I thought a snowflake motif would be nice." http://www.knitnet.com/sampler/current/page4.htm Most designers experience the kind of inspiration that led Karen Almond to design Merry Dancer. Work on other projects — including last edition's Nubbins — led her to think about this extra-ease garment worked in Jamieson's Heather Aran.