Time to unravel - online knitting and crochet resources
Published on 20th April 2020
Take a moment to have a look at all our great online knitting and crochet resources. Delve in for concise tutorials, how-to guides from experts and designers, and beautiful patterns for clothes, toys and accessories. You’ll find projects suitable for people of all ages and abilities, from knit novices to old hands. Our library e-resources are full of options to get you started, and best of all, they’re free. Submitted by Betty from Cabra Library. Betty has a number of crochet projects on the go, and is currently reading ‘Why Women Read Fiction’ by Helen Taylor.
Our library e-resources are full of options to get you started, and best of all, they’re free..
Universal Class
If you want to learn how to knit, then Universal Class has just the course for you. Knitting 101: This course is designed to teach beginners the basics of knitting but it is also useful to those knitters that might need a refresher class. Eleven lessons provide history, discussion of the tools, how to read and understand patterns and color charts, and of course how to start knitting. This course will finish up with some simple knitting projects to practice and complete; access Universal Class online, register with your library card number and email address..
Borrowbox
And last but not least, BorrowBox has some great titles for you as well. Just place a reserve on the titles you want, and you’ll get a notification when it’s ready for you to borrow.
• Ultimate Crochet Bible
• Ultimate Knitting Bible
• Beginner’s Guide to Colorwork Knitting
• Designer Knit Home
• Crochet in a Day: 42 Fast and Fun Projects
Access eBooks/eAudiobooks on your phone, tablet or reader. Once you have installed the app, search for Dublin in the ‘Library’ field provided and then sign in using your library membership card number and PIN. Watch our how to video on Borrowbox. Members of other library authorities will need to log in using a different link.
Happy knitting!!!