Large companies that sell many brands of yarn as well as numerous other knitting related products.

Independent companies that manufacture their own yarn or uniquely colored yarn for the knitting world and do not sell through the major yarn supply companies.

Knitting needle come in all sorts of shapes and styles. Then there is wood, metal, plastic, and glass.

There are many free knitting patterns available on the web. Major yarn companies geberally have free patterns. Sometimes a pattern is available when a certain yarn is purchased.

Choosing a specific blog about knitting is difficult as there are so many wonderful ones. Hopefully this small listing will help you find a blog or two that inspires you.

Knitting Podcasts can just be an audio file for listening only, there are also some video podcasts. Find a sampling of these here.