2011 Readers' Choice Awards

About.com Knitting is participating this year in the About.com Readers' Choice Awards, a program designed to showcase the very best in products, services and features in multiple categories across the network.

It's time to nominate your favorite knitting books, yarn and needles for inclusion in the awards. Nominations will be accepted from Jan. 13 to Feb. 4 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Nominate Your Favorites for the Readers' Choice Awards Here

The Categories for the 2011 Knitting Readers' Choice Awards

Best Wool Knitting Yarn

Wool is a universal favorite among knitters who can tolerate it and live in climates where knitting with wool is appropriate. Do you have a favorite wool yarn that you go back to again and again?

Yarns should be 100 percent wool or a largely wool blend to be eligible for this category.

Best Cotton Knitting Yarn

Cotton yarn is a versatile choice for knitters who live in all sorts of climates. It's hard wearing and strong, and great for a wide variety of projects. Share your favorite cotton yarn by nominating it for the Readers' Choice Awards.

Yarns should be 100 percent cotton or a largely cotton blend to be eligible for this category.

Best Sock Yarn

Many, many knitters are obsessed with knitting socks, and there are a multitude of great choice for sock yarn on the market. Sock yarns of any fiber content are acceptable in this category.

Best Needles

What brand of needles do you go back to again and again? Do you have a whole set (or more than one!) of a particular kind of needle, or do you wish you did? Nominate your favorite knitting needle brand.

Best Book of 2010

This category is for books published in 2010. You can find some of my favorites in the 2010 Best Books list, but feel free to nominate one that's not listed here.

Nominate your favorite knitting tools and supplies

And don't forget to visit the Readers' Choice Awards website to name your favorites in other categories, from computing to religion and more.