Disclaimer The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.
Here are the rest of the general purpose links. While I have time to post.
Free Patternshttp://www.berroco.com/pattern_library.htmlhttp://cache.lionbrand.com/content-knittingPatternIndex.html (registration required)http://www.straw.com/cpy/free_patterns.htmlhttp://www.canadianliving.com/Crafts/knitcrochet/http://www.spotlight.com.au/projects/yarn_projectshttp://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/kategori_oversikt.php
Knitting Blogshttp://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/http://www.knittingcurmudgeon.com/http://www.ysolda.me.uk/wordpress/http://pinklemontwist.blogspot.com/http://mamastopknitting.typepad.com/mama_stop_knitting/http://majorknitter.typepad.com/
Yahoo Groupshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/knitlist/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sweetlifeknitters/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Knitting4children/
Tomorrow - some geek stuff, so be warned.