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• Thursday Tip: How do I get that pattern?
  … . There’s also a link to allow you to search local libraries. What if I can’t find the pattern I really want? I get asked frequently where someone can find a particular pattern. Often, they are hoping to recreate a stocking or a sweater that they or a family member made years ago. This pattern may be out of print or available from a source that is difficult to find. A group set-up to help people find patterns that they are searching for is the Book Destash & ISO (in search of) Library …
• Thursday Tip: Finding Patterns That Speak To You
  … the instructions in this tips post so you can easily access it from your magnifying glass tab whenever you wish to use it. If you find yourself on a pattern page and you aren’t sure what language the pattern comes in, you can find little flags that indicate the available languages just above the “about this pattern” area on the right of the page. If the pattern is a free Ravelry download, you will choose which language version to download when you click “free”. If it is a purchased Ravelry …
• Thursday Tip: What Do I Do With That Skein? Part 1
  … made in this yarn with even more filtering options!  The paired buttons control the look of the projects – the card view includes notes whereas the large is all photo eye candy.  Both views highlight the pattern used for the project, so you can be gathering ideas for what you’ll make with your special skein. This is just one way to find patterns to match a yarn.  In future weeks we’ll show you some other ways to get ideas for the skeins in your stash (or soon to be there).
• Tip: Find Patterns from Local Designers
  … , Casey posted a tip about a new filter in the Advanced Yarn Search that allows you to find yarn from local yarn companies, spinners, and dyers. We’ve now added a similar feature in the Advanced Pattern Search that will help you find patterns from local designers! Designers can link their Ravelry profiles to their designer pages, and if you have a location set in your Ravelry profile, you can search for patterns that have been designed by Ravelers near you. The search filter is at the bottom of …
• Tip: Patterns for Gifts
  … there are lots of you who do this year round, but I am a “wait ’till the last minute” kind of girl. That said, there are lots of ways that Ravelry can help you find the perfect pattern for the gifts on your list. Here are a couple of those. Advanced Search The advanced search is always handy for finding patterns within our database. There are a lot of different filters you might use for searching the database, but there are a few that might be particularly handy for gifts. If you are in a time …
• How do I find and get a pattern?
  … tab. You will see a search box there where you can enter what you are looking for and click “search.” If you need to narrow your search down further, you can use our advanced search. You can find tips on using the advanced search in this video. Ravelry has an extensive user-maintained database, but not every pattern is available on Ravelry. If it is a Ravelry download, you will see either “buy it now” and “add to cart” or a “free” link in the upper right of the page. If not, you can look …
• Thursday Tip: Helpful Project Notes
  … little yes button at the bottom of the notes here: From there, you can highlight the helpful parts (more about that feature in this Tips post from last year). Later, you can find projects you’ve marked helpful when looking at projects for that pattern (Tips post about that here!). If you begin a project with that pattern, we’ll give you a handy link to that project in your “related bookmarks” section, with a little lifesaver symbol: This is the final post in my series about Ravelry projects …
• How do I get that pattern?
  … it’s out of print before clicking on the source. What if I can’t find the pattern I really want? I get asked frequently where someone can find a particular pattern. Often, they are hoping to recreate a stocking or a sweater that they or a family member made years ago. This pattern may be out of print or available from a source that is difficult to find. A group set-up to help people find patterns that they are searching for is the Book Destash & ISO (in search of) Library …
• Thursday Tip: What Do I Do With That Skein? Part 2
  … skein to beloved finished object.  Last month I posted about looking at projects made from a specific yarn.  Today’s focus is going to be on finding the patterns that have a specific yarn as a suggestion. To start, let’s go back to our handy yarn page tabs and check out the pattern ideas. (An example.) On this page I see a listing of patterns that were designed for this yarn, and even examples of projects knit from it!  The filters on this page allow me to narrow down the …
• Thursday Tip: Happy New Year!
  … . Then, you can use filters to search for the technique or item you are hoping to make. For example, if you are hoping to try your hand at Fair Isle this year, you could search for Fair Isle patterns. Here’s the search for Fair Isle patterns sorted by which ones are Hot Right Now. So many pretty patterns! You can find all of the filters on the left side of the page in the advanced search. We have a video that will give you a bit of an idea of how the search works if you haven’t used it …
• Thursday Tip: Finding Pattern Help on the Forums
  … types of projects or techniques. Try searching our groups page for the type of project you are making (a sweater, socks, fingerless gloves…) or the craft or technique you are using (Tunisian crochet, stranded knitting, cables or lace…) and you’ll be sure to find a relevant group with a wealth of information! Posting Tips If you magic link your pattern in the first post in a new forum thread, we’ll show a little lifesaver by the thread title to any Ravelry users who have made a project from that …
• Tip: Pattern Database FAQs
  … are currently available as Ravelry downloads under the Availability heading in the advanced search. This can be found on the left of the page with the other filters. 4. My most frequently received question about the pattern database is “How do I get that pattern?” I have written a much more involved post about that where you can find all of the steps for finding a pattern depending on the pattern source. The pattern database is one of the most helpful parts of the site. The ability to look for …
• Tip: Making Gifts for Ravelers
  … if you think your recipient may come across the page. Check out their Wishlist If you decide not to craft for your Ravelry friend, check out their Wishlist and send them a pattern they want instead. You can find some information about the Wishlist feature in our recent blog post. If you don’t have a wishlist, yet, but have some patterns you might want, don’t forget to add them in case someone is looking to send you a gift! We love how generous Ravelers are and we really enjoy seeing all of …
• Tip: quickly add to stash from your phone!
  A bin of lovely yarn that I need to add to my Ravelry stash!I love tracking my yarn stash on Ravelry. It's such a useful feature, and makes my project planning so easy. I always love finding a pattern I want to make and getting yarn ideas for it right from my stash! This past weekend I was putting some new yarn away in a bin and realized the bin was full of yarn that I hadn't put on Ravelry yet, so it's time for a big stash update. Using my phone and our mobile site's quick photo …
• Thursday Tip: I Bought A Pattern - How Do I Get To It Again?
  … you purchase are stored there. Get to your library by clicking on your username in the top right corner of the screen and then clicking the library icon.  Once in your library you can search and sort your library to find the pattern – click on it and start your download.   Your Purchases There’s another notebook section that houses the Ravelry purchases you make – your purchases.  One caveat is that only purchases you make while logged into Ravelry will show up in your …
• Thursday Tip: Advanced Search Beyond Patterns
  … in the Ravelry database projects searches the projects that Ravelry users have added to their notebooks designers searches designers who have patterns in the Ravelry database sources are for pattern sources like books, magazines, ebooks, and websites – things you would find linked on the “published in” field on a Ravelry pattern page The next search options are all related to yarn. yarns searches the yarns listed on Ravelry; you can also get to this search quickly from …
• Thursday Tip: Make it together!
  … the same sort of project. Even if you aren’t looking to join in right now, it’s neat to see what people are making in these groups. If you find a pattern and you want to know if there is a knit or crochet along for that pattern, you can often see that mentioned in someone’s projects. If you don’t, you could search the groups tab for the pattern or to see if the designer has a group where you could look for information about a knit or crochet along. Once you join an -along, what do you do …
• Thursday Tip: Pattern Viewing History
  Did you know that we have a special page on which you can see a history of the patterns you’ve viewed? If you’ve ever looked at a pattern you admired but forgot to add it to your favorites or queue, and then wished to quickly find it again soon after, here’s how! On the main patterns tab, look just under the red hot right now box on the left. If you’ve looked at any patterns on Ravelry recently, you’ll see a little you’ve looked at… section with little thumbnails of your three most recently …
• Thursday Tip: Patterns Tab
  … out the right column. Browse Categories Did we know we have 200 pattern categories in our database? These are quick links to see popular patterns in each of those categories. Designers on Ravelry Here you can find patterns available as PDF downloads from Ravelry. You can see all of them, or we’ve split them out into free or for sale patterns if you prefer to browse that way. Your Pattern Highlights These are newly released patterns that we think you might like. You can go directly to one …
• Tip: Don't Use the Search Box
  … search, to remind myself of my options. When Should I Use the Search Box? There are a few cases where the search box is your best bet. If you know exactly the name of the pattern or designer you’re looking for, then the search box will pull it up. Things like holidays and characters are not attributes designers can add to their patterns, so if you want to find patterns related to a holiday tradition or a fandom the search box is excellent. I hope this helps to make your searches go more smoothly …