Get Your Knit On!

The Knitting and Knitblog Collection

in the IPL

How did I get here?

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What kind of math is that?Knitting brought me to library school; its perfect that it will be part of my last project.

The chaos of two kids made me long for

• Order• Minimalism• Bulldozer

At the turn of the millennium I found myself as a stay-at-home mom, with 2 small kids and a very limited budget.

ONWARD! To the library! And library school…

The library has it all• Books• Toys• Movies• PEACE and QUIET

I turned to the library for my brain and to knitting for my sanity.

One of my knitting friends told me about FSU’s distance program.

Three years later, I am ready to graduate!

What does all this have to do with the IPL?

• In August the IPL had TWO resources about knitting

• In August the IPL had ZERO knitblogs.

• New knitters need good resources.This is my chance to help them!

Collection Guidelines: Resources

• Free• Authoritative • Popular • Unique • Reliable • Fast load • Navigable

Knitting Resources• How to knit http://

www.knittinghelp.com/

• What to knit http://knitty.com

• What to knit with http://knittersreview.com/

• Who to knit for http://www.fireprojects.org/dulaan.htm

• Where on the IPL http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent05.45.00/

Collection Guide: Blogs• Focus on knitting• High rank (Alexa)• Long life• Other media• Many comments • Influential

Getting your knit on with othersThe Knitting Community and the Knitblog World

• Fashion http://www.chicknits.com/rambles/

• Collaboration http://www.masondixonknitting.com/

• Knit-a-longs http://alison.knitsmiths.us/

• Photographs http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/

• Humor http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/

• IPL http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent05.45.10/

References• Slide 1: Photo “Ester” from flickr by BetsyJean79.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyjean79/388876498/in/set-72157600209207503/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.

• Slide 3: Photo “.Bulldozer_” from flickr by Diana Madrigal http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianamadrigal/409646545/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.

• Slide 5: Photo “pomatomus / color week” from flickr by Megan McCarthy http://flickr.com/photos/meganmccarthy/756013917/in/set-72157600085441758/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.

• Slide 6: Photo “zig zag scarf, finished!” from flickr by bitsandbobbins. http://flickr.com/photos/pintuck/445484333/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.

• Slide 8: Crazy Aunt Purl book cover image from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ • Slide 7: Photo of Lou Bolster “Happy Stasher” from the Knitter’s Review

http://www.knittersreview.com/article_event.asp?article=/review/profile/071115_a.asp • Slide 9: Photo of Baby Surprise Jacket by Jared Flood from

http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/ • All other media from Microsoft.