Wollmeise picture from Knitting Sandwich

It's tax day. Nobody likes to think about their taxes, but hey at least they're supposed to be done by now and you can maybe think about spending your tax return on knitting stuff.

• A knitted bow tie for a toddler
• Planning a trip to Pfaffenhofen to visit the Wollmeise peeps.
• Checking out Sunday Knits. The Rainey Sisters have a wonderful introduction to one of their patterns and yarn.
• International Fleeces has amazing information if you're embarking on a career in spinning.
• The Spring Twist Collective is up.

Today is 11/11/11, a.k.a. Spinal Tap Day. Apparently, we're meant to take this day to 11. It's a bit early here on the West Coast to be at "11". In honor of Spinal Tap, here's 11 knitting links full of awesome.

Over at Stitch Marker, you can knit a potholder which will be sold for chariety, the proceeds going to a literacy program for at-risk kids. See the photo, left.

Clara Parkes from Knitter's Review has her report from Knitter's Lab.

Signature Needle Arts has a fantastic page giving excellent advice on how to find gifts for knitters.

I just really like the Pie Bird Design Web Site.

I found another tweed to be obsessed about.

Vogue Knitting has a detailed account of their latest tour -this time around continental Europe.

You had me at meat tornado shirt. Totally 11.

Rose Kim Knits, What The Hell is This?

Knititnow: an interesting place to learn more about machine knitting.

Wendy reminds us what it's like to knit with denim (gah I have a sweater qty to knit myself)

Knitting at Craft Gossip has a cute Stegosaurus to knit for the dinosaur obsessed child in your life (or adult as the case may be)

Here's what's new in knitting For Monday, November 7th 2011 and no more of those cold penguins, huh?

Joe Strummers daughter is a knitter. Not really news as much as she's published a craft book. Read all about it here.

Whipup has a lovely post about what it is to be a machine knitter. I've always been curious about these contraptions.

The Designer Studio has an interview with knitting designer Marnie Maclean.

Some of the unemployed are sticking to their knitting per the Wall Street Journal.

Purlbee has some felted oven mitts for you to make as a host gift for Thanksgiving.

Sadly, the Chicago area has seen a rash of local yarn shop closings.

I haven't been doing too many links posts these days, but there are a few things that have come up in my feedreader that need to be shared. So take a moment from your holiday shopping and check out these nifty links.

Go Knit In Your Hat has an interesting review of Warm Knits, Cool Gifts. It looks like something I want to find under the Christmas tree. Hint hint, nudge nudge, say no more.

Hipknitizer has her top 9 favorite basic yarns. She also has a great account of a book signing with Debbie Stoller.

The Designer's Studio has an interview with Galina Carroll, a knitter who has worked with many fashion houses and knitting magazines.

The Samurai Knitter has a complete review of the latest Vogue Knitting, along with commentary regarding the feasibility and wearability of each of the projects. I've enjoyed flipping through this issue, but going over it a few times, I'm not sure if I will actually knit anything from it.

The Student Knitter has finished the Bearded Torque, which I consider a finished object made of awesome.