Knitting Across the Curriculum – Bibliography
© 2008 Lindsay Obermeyer
A Knitting Verse
In through the front door
Around the back
Out through the window
And off jumps jack.
BOOKS
Non-Fiction / Knitting:
Andean Folk Knits: Great Designs from Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, and Bolivia
by Marcia Lewandowski
ISBN: 978-1579909536
Corking
by Judy Ann Sadler
ISBN: 978-1550742657
Folk Hats: 32 Patterns and Tales from Around the World
by Vicki Square
ISBN: 978-1931499637
Folk Knitting in Estonia: A Garland of Symbolism, Tradition, and Technique
by Nancy Bush
ISBN: 978-1883010430
Folk Sock: The History and Techniques of Handknitted Footwear
by Nancy Bush
ISBN: 978-0934026970
Kids Can Knit: Fun and Easy Projects for Small Knitters
by Carolyn Clewer
ISBN: 978-0764127182
Kids Knit: Simple Steps to Nifty Projects
by Sara Bradberry
ISBN: 978-1402740572
Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Melanie Falick
ISBN: 978-1579652418
The Knitter's Book of Yarn
by Clara Parkes
ISBN: 978-0307352163
Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art
by Susan Strawn
ISBN: 978-0760326213
Knitting Art: 150 Innovative Works by 18 Contemporary Artists
by Karen Searle
ISBN: 978-0760330678
Learn to Knit on Circle Looms
by Denise Layman
ISBN: 978-1590121580
Loom Knitting Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on the Loom
by Isela Phelps
ISBN: 978-0312366612
No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting
by Anne Macdonald
ISBN: 978-0345362537
Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting
by David Revere McFadden
ISBN: 978-1851495689
Teen Knitting Club: Chill Out and Knit Some Cool Stuff
by Jennifer Wagner, Carol Abrams, Maureen Lasher
ISBN: 978-1579652449
Twelve Easy Knitting Projects
by Peg Blanchette and Terri Thibault
ISBN: 978-0824967840
Non-Fiction / Weaving, Dyeing and Color History
The Chemistry of Natural Dyes
by Dianne Epp
ISBN: 978-1883822064
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
by Victoria Finlay
ISBN: 978-0812971422
Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments
by Guineau Delamare and Ber Francois
ISBN: 978-0810928725
Dye Plants and Dyeing
by John and Margaret Cannon
ISBN: 978-0881925722
Dyeing to Knit
by Elaine Eskesen
ISBN: 978-0892726677
The Dyer's Companion
by Dagmar Klos
ISBN: 978-1931499514
A Dyer's Garden: From Plant to Pot: Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers
by Rita Buchanan
ISBN: 978-1883010072
Dyes from American Native Plants: A Practical Guide
by Lynne Richards and Ronald Tyri
ISBN: 978-0881926682
Indigo, Madder & Marigolds: A Portfolio of Colors from Natural Dyes
by Trudy Van Stralen
ISBN: 978-0934026864
Kids Weaving: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Sara Swett
ISBN: 978-1584794677
Wild Color
by Jenny Dean and Karen D. Casselman
ISBN: 978-0823057276
Fiction / Knitting:
A Gift from the Lonely Doll
by Dare Wright
ISBN: 978-0618071814
Knitting Nell
by Julie Jersild Roth
ISBN: 978-0618540334
Little Miss Ladybug and Her Magical Red Thread
by Karen Acres
ISBN: 978-0973205602
Martha Moth Makes Socks
by Cambria Evans
ISBN: 978-0618557455
Mr. Nick's Knitting
by Margaret Wild
ISBN: 978-0152001162
Safe Return
by Catherine Dexter
ISBN: 978-0763604868
Spinners
by Donna Jo Napoli
ISBN: 978-0756942472
Sunny's Mittens
by Robin Hansen
ISBN: 978-0892726349
Woolbur
by Leslie Helakoski
ISBN: 0060847263
Fiction / Weaving, Dyeing and other Textile Arts:
The Fabrics of Fairytale: Stories Spun from Far and Wide
by Tanya Robyn Batt
ISBN: 978-1841480619
The Goat in the Rug
by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link
ISBN: 978-0689714184
Grandpa Bear's Fantastic Scarf
by Gillian Heal
ISBN: 978-1885223418
Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelan
ISBN: 978-0064408196
Los Ojos Del Tejedor: The Eyes of the Weaver
by Cristina Ortega
ISBN: 978-0826339904
Lyddie
by Katherine Paterson
ISBN: 978-0142404386
The Quiltmaker's Gift
by Jeff Brumbeau
ISBN: 978-0439309103
Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanza Story
by Angela Shelf Medearis
ISBN: 978-0807573167
Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave
by Monty Roessl
ISBN: 978-0822597124
Stories from the Silk Road
by Cherry Gilchrist
ISBN: 978-1841488042
Thanks to Josefina
by Valerie Tripp
ISBN: 978-1584856986
Weaving the Rainbow
by George Ella Lyon
ISBN: 978-0689851698
WEB SITES
http://www.maggiesrags.com/tips_children.htm
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_needlework_knitting
http://www.vogueknitting.com/tech/knit/knit.html
http://knitting.about.com/library/bllearnbasic.htm
http://www.knittinghelp.com – has online video instruction!
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldyes.html
http://www.quilthistory.com/dye.htm
http://www.organicdye.com – good overview of application of organic dyes used in contemporary commercial industry
http://www.dharmatrading.com – dye supplier
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/dye_plants.pdf – lesson plan (pdf, 80kb)