Some Good Sites for Information
Knitter's Review has great articles on Lace knitting, Felting, how to's and fun polls to see what other knitter's are thinking!
Lace knitting
http://www.knittersreview.com/print.asp?article=/review/profile/020704_a.asp
Yarn Substitutions!
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_how_to.asp?article=/review/profile/020124_a.asp
One of my favorites- Magic Ball Knitting! I did a bathmat with this technique and still use it today! Knitted it 5 years ago of various shades of ivory, taupe, varigated peaches n cream to match..used up some of my leftover stash!
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_how_to.asp?article=/review/profile/010726_a.asp