Links Galore!
Member Mary provided all of our knitters with printouts of tons of resources, including lots of internet links, wool gauge system chart, needle/hook size conversions, and local knitting shops.

For everyone here are her links with her comments. Enjoy. (sorry I haven't linked all the URLS but Blogger's link command is very wibbly and throws code in the wrong place)

Online Retailers
http://www.ukalpaca.com - Reasonably priced alpaca wool
http://www.celticove.com
http://getknitted.com
http://www.theknittin.co.uk
http://www.kangaroo.uk.com - free postage on orders over £5
http://www.loop.gb.com [My comment: Islington area wool shop, online sales too]
http://www.laughinghens.com
http://www.woollyworkshop.co.uk
http://www.paviyarns.co.uk
http://www.stashyarns.co.uk - knitting shop based in Putney
http://www.mcadirect.com/shop/ - good for basic knitting wools
http://www.mavis-crafts.com - good for basic knitting wools
http://www.cpu-enterprises.com - good for basic knitting wools
http://www.jamiesonshetland.co.uk/jamiesons/
http://www.colinette.com
http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk - Ex-Rowan designer who sells design kits that include patterns and wool
http://www.sewessential.co.uk - website selling sewing and cross stitch supplies
http://www.willowfabrics/acatalog/ - website selling sewing and cross stitch supplies
http://www.texere.co.uk - good for yarn and other supplies
http://www.houseofhemp.co.uk/hempfp.html - knitting with an alternative type of yarn!

To Mary's I'd like to add:
http://www.iknit.org.uk/ - lovely yarn shop in Vauxhall, also have online shop
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ColourMartUK - good prices on cashmere in cones
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Natural-Dye-Studio - very nice hand-dyed sock wool

Pattern Sites
http://www.garnstudio.com - Brilliant website for free patterns, also wools at sewing shop in Putney and online
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com - Free patterns

Info and Help
http://www.knittinghelp.com - Website offering help for knitting problems
http://www.twistedthread.com/community.asp - info and tickets for forthcoming craft and knitting shows

To which I'd add:
http://hipknitism.com/ - a couple good sock lessons
http://www.crafthings.com/ - very good prices on bag handles and the like, I've not ordered from them but found them through Etsy.com
http://www.learntoknit.com/ - self explanatory!
http://knitting.about.com/ - lots of patterns, lessons, and stitches. There used to be a little 'library' list of stitch patterns that let to visuals (cable, wave, chevrons, seed stitch) I'd bookmarked but it seems to be gone. If anyone find it let me know!