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anyone know any good knitting magazines or books?

i want to knit stylish and young looking clothes, not blankets or socks or anything like that.

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1. stitch n b*tch has great young looks. knit 1 is the vogue knitting mag specifically written for younger hipper knitters. My new favorite knitting book is knitting simple jackets by marianne cohen, they are really chic and use lovely yarns. go on line to knitty.com, they have some cute and funky clothes. also knitty gritty, on the diynetwork, has patterns for great looking clothes. There are alot out there, and you can also adapt simple patterns with color and interesting yarns to make them cool, just be brave.
2. "Knit 1", of course. I've included a link for their website. If you like to have them actually *fit*, please begin with Maggie Righetti's "Sweater Design in Plain English". The older editions of The Vogue Sewing Book had noted "there are two important points ... in a blouse". It's the same with women's sweaters. Righetti helps knitters produce items that fit.
3. I love Creative Knitting - lots of information and tips and great patterns!!
4. For magazines, take yourself to a large bookstore (Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc.) and look through the different knitting magazines. Interweave Knits, Knitters, Creative Knitting, KnitSimple, Vogue Knitting, are some of the most popular ones. Of course, you can also go on-line and look at some of the things from current issues, too, by searching on the magazine names. For books, well, that's a bit harder to find ones that have current styles because they aren't updated like magazines are, but that doesn't mean that they aren't useful. Go to your public library and use interlibrary loan to read books they have or can get for you to see what you like. There are some good basic books out there that should be in any knitter's library that you may find helpful for techniques rather than just patterns.
5. Knitty.com has some great young fun patterns. Most are free. Also, Lionbrand and Paton's both have free patterns at their site, and lots of patterns for hip people. Oh, and KnittyGritty's gal, Vickie Howell, she has lots of great young knitsters. And I think KnitPicks.com has a lot of good patterns. You might try multi-directional knitting, there are a lot of very cool things you can do with multidirectional knits.
6. Hi: The following websites and books might interest you: Websites: http://www.knitpicks.com/content/index.php/archive/weavers-knot/ http://knittingcrochet.suite101.com/article.cfm/beginningofaknitter http://www.theknitstitch.com/charity.htm http://www.knittinguniverse.com/xrx/community/KnitU_Detail.php?DigestNumber=1444 http://www.learntoknit.com/instructions_kn.php3 http://www.learn-to-knit.com/ http://www.squidoo.com/knitting http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/knitting_the_net/26806/2 http://knitknitting.com/ http://knitting.about.com/ http://wendyknits.net/wendy/knitting.htm http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/crochetknit.htm http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/FEATspr05TBP.html http://hobbies.expertvillage.com/interviews/knitting.htm http://www.knittingfool.com/ http://www.knittinghelp.com/ http://www.letsknit2gether.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting Books : The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stiches: Over 900 Great Stitches Detailed for Needle Crafters of Every Level by Reader's Digest Editors (Editor), Reader's Digest Editors- A most execellent book on the subject { I own one and agree with it} get this book it nothing else- Learn to Knit by Shure The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch: Inspiration and Instruction, Vol. 1 by Sally Melville, Elaine Rowley (Editor), Alexis Xenakis (Photographer), Alexis Xenakis (Photographer), Xrx Press (Manufactured by) Beginner Basics (Vogue Knitting on the Go! Series) by Trisha Malcolm (Editor) Kids Knitting by Melanie Falick, Kristin Nicholas (Illustrator), Chris Hartlove (Photographer) Knitting For Dummies by Pam Allen, Trisha Malcolm, Rich Tennant (Illustrator), Trisha Malcolm (Foreword by) Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting by Sharon Turner Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters by Iris Schreier Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Knitting by Donna Kooler Knitting School: A Complete Course by Sterling Publishing, RCS LIBRI Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns by Staff of Sterling Publishing Learning to Knit by BarCharts, Kaaren Ashley Learn to Knit by Sue Whiting (Editor) Learn To Knit by Penny Hill, New Holland Publishers Ltd (Produced by) The Learn to Knit a Sweater Book by Jean Leinhauser How to Knit by Debbie Bliss Knitter's Lib: Learn to Knit, Crochet, and Free Yourself from Pattern Dependency by Lena Maikon Teach Yourself Knitting by Sally J. Walton The Easy Learn to Knit in Just One Day by Staff of the American School of Needlework Start to Knit by Alison Dupernex Decorative Knitting: 100 Practical Techniques, 125 Inspirational Ideas: And over 18 Creative Projects by Kate Haxell, Luise Roberts Michaels Book of Needlecrafts: Knitting, Crochet and Embroidery by Dawn Cusick (Editor), Megan Kirby (Editor), Megan Kirby (Editor), Lark Books (Manufactured by) Perfectly Brilliant Knits by Melissa Matthay, Sheryl Thies, Sheryl Thies The Knitter's Handbook by Eleanor Van Zandt Beginner's Guide to Knitting by Alison Dupernex Complete Book of Knitting by Barbara Abbey Magazines: Vogue Knitting , Interweave Knits, Knitters, Knitting , INKnitters , Creative Knitting , Knit It!, Knit 'N Style, Knit 1, Knit Simple, Vogue Knitting International, Cast On for Knitters, Crochet - (has some knitting patterns in it too. ), Crochet Today - (has some knitting patterns in it too. ), ( website for those magazines: http://www.yarnmarket.com/knitting/Books_Patterns-320.html) Crochet World, Annie's Favorite Crochet Magazine , Annie's Favorite Crochet Magazine,Hooked on Crochet, On-Line, Quick & Easy Crochet Magazine. Hope this helps