[TenthAmendmentChampion]

I would think that being able to knit and crochet and sew would be valuable if things get too crazy. It's not hard to learn any of these skills. They gave us Home Economics back in the 60s, LOL those are "passe" now, but we learned cooking and sewing. The most useful skills I could have, I've used them repeatedly for years, much more often than quadrilateral equations!!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Resources gleaned from the blog comments:

HTTP://WWW.KNITTINGHELP.COM.

Knit.1 (http://www.knit1mag.com/patterns.php)

Phildar (http://www.phildar.com/) has a couple hidden away

http://www.tejemanejes.com/ in other languages than English

HTTP://WWW.DIYLIFE.COM/2007/08/23/DIY-TOOLKIT-KNITTING-AND-CROCHET/

HTTP://WWW.BERNAT.COM/SEARCH.PHP?PST=K&ADVPS=Y

A whole directory here, sorted by pattern type:

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php