ultimate ravelry guide: How to improve your knitting experience - The Woolly Worker Knitting Podcast

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Hello, I'm Vanissia, welcome to this special episode of The Woolly Worker Knitting Podcast where I go over my top tips on how to use ravelry. I spend hours on this website every day, and I feel a lot of the features are getting slept on. I keep a very detailed description box, but if you have any questions, drop me a message :)
Where can you find me?
Contact: thewoollyworker@gmail.com
Instagram: / thewoollyworker
Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/TheWoo...
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Kofi: ko-fi.com/thewoollyworker
If you are interested in supporting the channel, for just the price of a cup of coffee, you can do so with this link. Any proceeds will go towards the channel to bring you good quality yarny content! Thank you ♥
NEW Ravelry Group: www.ravelry.com/groups/the-wo...
- Timestamps -
0:00 Intro
4:17 Stash
12:38 Patterns
30:45 Bundles
32:13 Projects
38:43 Social
44:00 Final words
- MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO -
If I've forgotten anything or you'd like more information, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment.
🧶 What I am wearing: Palme Tee - LeKnit
Drops Belle in Petrol (17)
www.ravelry.com/projects/TheW...
- Other Things Mentioned -
Ravelry faq: www.ravelry.com/help/
Ravelry help forum: www.ravelry.com/groups/help
- My Measurements -
To give an idea of how garments fit on me and what ease I wear them with, here are my measurements:
- 88cm / 34" bust
- 160cm / 5'3" tall
Music: Canals and Sunshine by Joakim Karud / @joakimkarud

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30 июл 2024

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@Kaila999 Год назад

When I retired, one of my little projects was to explore Ravelry and to add in my stash. It can seem overwhelming, but just make an appointment with yourself (eg every Tuesday afternoon for 1 hour), and it will get done. I hated taking decent photos of each yarn…then I realized I could just find that yarn/colour way in Ravelry and copy someone else’s stash photo (whichever one I felt had the truest colour), copy it to my iPad photos and use it for MY stash.

@anner651 Год назад

Me too! I had such a lot of yarn that I had forgotten about!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

very good tip ! Or use the stock photos of the yarn brand too !

@mymakingadventure Год назад

Thank you for putting in all the work to make this wonderful video! So appreciate you showing us great features of revelry and how you use them!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You are so welcome! x

@judyscreationsincrochet2710 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. I use Ravelry quite a bit & I have done a series on Ravelry with my viewers but I still learned something new. Always learning is what it is about. Thanks again.

@thewoollyworker 6 месяцев назад

thanks! it's so nice to always learn new things about it!

@vickishaw374 Год назад

Great video! I do use a lot of the same features as you. I’m happy to say I put my stash on Ravelry before I even really had a “stash”. It’s so helpful! I still haven’t figured out how to make your own bundles. I know you talked about adding things to your bundles, but I’m not sure you talked about how to create bundles of your own,. Another feature I really use a lot is when you click on a pattern you want to make, you can click on “yarns used” to see what other yarns people have made it with, and it’ll let you filter it by yarns people used that you already have in your stash. I find it very helpful for using your stash.

@chairenn Год назад

The way I've created my bundles (there might be other ways too!) is I just went and added a pattern to favourites. When the "adding to favourites" dialog box pops up, it asks you if you'd also like the pattern to a bundle. You can create a new bundle, e.g. "Socks", right there and then 😊 Then you can also go back to your previously favourited sock patterns and add them to your new bundle.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Oh yes that feature is really helpful too ! I can create bundles when I go in my favourites, on the tab on the right it says "everything, favourites, bundles, organise". If you click on "bundles" it lets you do a bunch of things there !

@sc00badive 9 месяцев назад

Hi Vanissia! This was one of the best most useful podcasts I've seen. I love that you put it on the screen and left it there. Very well done!

@thewoollyworker 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! And yeah i thought it would be easier to explain for sure

@knitnut246connie7 11 месяцев назад

Great video, I love Ravelry but learned many new things. I was hoping to se the creating of bundles.❤️🇨🇦❤️

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Could show that next time for sure ! ♥

@knitknitsew5302 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for running through all of that function. I joined Revelry years ago but haven't used it much except as a way to find new patterns for particular types of garments/accessories. The number can be quite overwhelming! With all the search tips you showed, it's going to be much easier to narrow those down. I am also enthused to add project pages and stash details. Thanks again x

@thewoollyworker 6 месяцев назад

i'm so so glad you found it helpful !! x

@masz10676 11 месяцев назад

Definitely a keeper in my knit playlist. Thanks for sharing.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Awesome! you're welcome x

@user-yn3uw8wr9u 11 месяцев назад

I do use Ravelry and I found your podcast very helpful for opening up areas I didn’t know could be so useful, like stash pics.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

I'm so glad! Have fun !

@catb2069 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this very informative and thorough video. It have not learned anything about Ravelry beyond the basics up until this point. I am very excited to explore further now! ❤

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

You are so welcome! Have fun :D

@CeeCeeCrafts Год назад

Great information. I will save. Thank you! ❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad it's helpful! ♥

@dlindsay913 8 месяцев назад

This information is so beneficial. Have struggled to find ways to use all of the resources in Ravelry. This has really given me a wonderful way to get started. Creating your stash info is a priority now! Thank you!

@thewoollyworker 8 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! I really want to make a part 2 with more tips!

@numerosraros Год назад

i was expecting an informative video but i was blown away by how much i've been missing out by not adding my stash properly hahaha thanks for all the tips!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

I'm so glad! Good luck if you decide to upload it !

@catherineyaxley2076 Год назад

Thank you for this fabulous video, it has really inspired me to add my stash etc and also projects. I didn't realise what a great tool it is!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Wonderful! Thanks for watching and glad you are inspired ! :D

@mlncw 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing all theses things! You definitely inspired me to start using Ravelry after having an account for years. I had no idea about all the great functions and it's not nearly as confusing and complicated as it looks. I find that adding stash or projects is actually pretty quick (but I guess I don't have that much stuff...) and being able to link stash and projects is super neat. Especially love how it shows you how much yarn you have left. So thanks again for making me use it :)

@thewoollyworker 9 месяцев назад

I'm so glad! And yes, definitely can be faster if there's not too much stash, that's a plus ! The linking feature is honestly enough to convert anyone !!

@bjrudin Год назад

This video is VERY helpful!! I will have to watch it again or come back to it with specific questions. Thank you!!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Palouseweaver 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for this informative video. I decided to take your advice and slowly add my yarn stash to Ravelry. Thanks for showing how to search for specific parameters, like gauge, as I didn’t realize that you could do that. Happy knitting!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful! Enjoy!

@ajborthwick7239 Год назад

Omg I’m going to be spending hours adding tags to my projects now lol. By the way- your peacock sweater is great on you- makes your eyes really show up!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Have fun! I could really spend hours aha. Curious to see what other tags people use ! And thank you ♥

@sharons5723 11 месяцев назад

Great, great video! Very helpful and useful. This is one I'll save and refer back to.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Yay, happy to help!

@d6h597 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I am so motivated to document my stash. Really good and helpful.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Good luck !

@juliedavies8145 11 месяцев назад

This was such an informative video - I will definitely be saving it for future reference! Thank you.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

You're welcome !

@debbieharrison567 Год назад

Thank you for your time and effort you put into this video! ❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You are so welcome! ♥ It was fun to do !

@coffee.and.stitches Год назад

You did such a great job with this video, its very helpful ❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Thank you so much!! I am glad ♥

@anner651 Год назад

Very useful tips and tricks….thank you!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You are welcome!

@valeriebellecats8939 Год назад

Thank you for a helpful video. It was very clear and easy to follow. I'm inspired to use all the ravelry functions more.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Thanks for the feedback ! And yes, I discover a new way to use it every so often ! So many !

@laurielamont4880 Год назад

You motivated me to start adding my stash. Your video was very helpful. Thanks so much!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You can do it!

@TracyKNixon Год назад

This has been super helpful! Thank you so much!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@manon_knitting Год назад

Such a great video and very helpful !!! thank you so much

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You're so welcome Manon ♥

@tangerineknits Год назад

Wow this was SUCH a good video and guide, thanks so much for putting it together! I didn't realize you can search by a range of the stitch gauge!!! This is the feature that I always wanted!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Thank you !! And yeah it blew my mind !! Can be so handy when we start improvising with gauge

@mynorthknitcorner Год назад

Great episode! I love using ravelry. I have some of my stash there, but you inspired me to go through it and put in the rest with pictures and all! Thank you, Vanissia!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

yay!! You can do it ! It's so satisfying to see the pictures ♥

@mlea79 Год назад

The tip about searching by gauge is brilliant. Definitely something i could use. Thanks

@thewoollyworker Год назад

No problem! It comes in handy for sure !

@sheilasmidt427 11 месяцев назад

Your video was pure gold. I have been stumbling around trying to understand the features of Ravelry. Now I can use your resource to use the features. Thanks so much!!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment ♥

@sarahb4330 Год назад

Great format and really good tips ❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@user-hj4yq1pf2u 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this in depth tour of Ravelry. I finally understand what use Tags are. I will definitely re-watch this as it’s shown me many features I wasn’t aware of. Have now subscribed to your podcast.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Happy to have you on board :D

@karenanderson4870 Год назад

Vanissia, this was terrific! Thank you so much for putting this together because it is exceptionally helpful. This was the first of your podcasts that I have not spent the entire time knitting as I was watching my screen for the entire time. I had no idea of the capabilities of Ravelry. In fact, I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I only found the 'hot right now' section last week. You have opened up so many possibilities for exploration here. I will now spend some time looking around the website and will look forward to any future podcasts you create examining more Ravelry features.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Thank you Karen, I'm so happy this was helpful !! And yes there is so much more to talk about so once I collect a few more tips, I'll put another one up. Have fun on Ravelry ! ♥

@susancampbell320 Год назад

Thank you so much for this episode. It was so so helpful. I will definitely start putting my stash on ravelry. I usually get overwhelmed using ravelry but with all your tips on how to use it will help me tremendously so thank you again. I do keep a written journal of my projects but I might even start putting them on my ravelry page. Another great episode ❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You are so welcome! Sometimes I wish I was as motivated to use a good old written journal, but I like being able to access ravelry anywhere ! Thanks for watching ♥

@sylviaanderson4294 Год назад

Awesome video! I hadn’t realized Ravelry had so much functionality! Thanks so much!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Happy to help!

@cuddlingcuddles Год назад

Great video! I've learn one or two things I didn't know about ravelry. I started using more this year so I can keep track of my yarn and projects.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Wonderful! I keep learning new tips every so often, there are so many features !

@susankorotkin3386 11 месяцев назад

I have been a Ravelry user since it was in Beta. And yet there things I learned from your video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. And happy knitting!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

that's impressive ! And yay, that was my goal, to try and have at least one new thing for everyone ! happy knitting to you too Susan ♥

@sylviafikiert4825 11 месяцев назад

This was excellent 😊I use Ravelry regularly but you have showed me new features today, thank you. I have also joined your Ravelry group today!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you! I was hoping everyone could take at least one new thing from it !

@peggypaya1489 Год назад

Very informative and helpful. Thank you!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@chairenn Год назад

Lovely video, thank you! So far I've mostly just used Ravelry for favouriting patterns and tracking my own projects, but you really got me interested in the stash and social functionalities now 👀

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Wonderful! Yes, I had the same kind of trajectory, where I used it for my projects only at the start ! I thought there wasnt much point to adding my stash .. but i was wrong !

@tiateri541 Год назад

Very good video. I really like Ravelry too, and I have been using most of the features you highlighted, but learned a few new things, such as “friends”. I also never thought to add photos of my stash, or put in the general color. Even though I don’t have a very large stash, I think I would find that helpful. Thanks for taking the to put this together.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Thanks for saying ! I didnt bother with the colour until recently but then I found it to be so so fun !

@nicolegibb1655 Год назад

Thank you so much. The Video is great! I learned a lot ❤❤❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

I'm so glad!

@isabellemeunier9486 Год назад

Great video! I started using Ravelry this past September to just keep track of the stuff I made and also to get a better sense on how long do I need to knit a sweater for example. Like that, I feel that I will be more realistic to say « I know I will need 8 weeks for this project» than to expect to be done in 2 weeks! 😂

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Great tip! Very good to look back on those stats !

@genier7829 Год назад

This is a great video. I do use Ravelry, but I don't make the best use, especially with respect to my stash. I recently began to make bundles in my favorites, as the list is growing.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Oh yes, my list of favourites is way too long, and it deserves a good reorganisation. Hope you end up using it for your stash too !

@almutbonner4031 Год назад

Thanks a million for this perfect video. You have done it so well. I paused it several times and practised the feature straight away. Luckily I have added all my stash last year and when yarn is completely used up i move it to the category "all used up". I still keep a written notebook for planning and fun like cutting out photos, adding yarn samples, ball bands etc. Kind regards from Berlin

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Aw thank you so much, that's so good to hear. I'd love love love to have the dedication to have a knitting journal with photos, samples, etc, that sounds like such fun !! Happy knitting ♥

@chantellefell5350 Год назад

Thank you. I watched your video and wondered how to add my printed publications (mainly Kim Hargreaves and Rowan magazines) to my library. I have added 1400+ patterns and now I know how to match my stash to the patterns 🙂 Very helpful

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Oh I am so glad to hear, that must be so satisfying !! Enjoy :D

@donnadecourcy7332 11 месяцев назад

Very helpful. I had no idea!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it!

@KariEngblom-Youkey Год назад

😊 this was great! Thank you so much❤

@thewoollyworker Год назад

You're so welcome!

@malinbjorkman4615 Год назад

❤Thank you so much for this very informative video! I’ll promise to be better at typing and put up stuff there! 😅 Just the other week I put my entire stash there!!! Phew what a job but soooo good when it’s done!! 👍 Now a ❤-marked pattern gives me yarn-suggestions from my stash!!! WOW 🤩 Another podcaster gave the recomendation about the app Ravit. Not for free but something 6€ so not so mush. Makes PHONE-using so much easier ❤ Best wishes from Malin in Sweden

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Yay, well done for doing all that work !! I do love how ravelry suggests projects based on yarn, it's so helpful. I'll check that app out ! ♥

@rebeccabrown3024 Год назад

Thank you or the video! There are so many features I did know about! I didn't know you could friend people on there! Just a small tip (sorry if you mentioned this and i missed this!) But it took me he's to realise you can't make bundles if you view ravelry in mobile view!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Glad it helped ! And that's really good to know !!

@marilynvanzyl1891 11 месяцев назад

Great video thanks!

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@gubuf 11 месяцев назад

This was very informative! I do use Ravelry a lot but there is always a new thing to learn from another persons take on it.😊 AnnaKika on Rav.

@thewoollyworker 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! It is fun to see how other people use the same platform !

@user-es8hq8ji3x 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@candycep526 Год назад

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! You have opened my eyes to the wonderful features of Ravelry!

@thewoollyworker Год назад

I'm so glad!

@anneburlingham9860 3 месяца назад

Your sweater is beautiful😀

@thewoollyworker 3 месяца назад

thank you x

@una3766 Год назад

Best Ravelry video! Thanks so much for doing this. Can I ask how and when you decide what goes in your queue? For example is it only when you have purchased the yarn and pattern for a specific item? Also, if you have an item in your favourites and you purchase the pattern so it adds to your library, do you go back and delete it from your favourites then or keep it in both? I'm just getting used to it and I want to streamline my tabs so I get the best from it. I will also be adding my stash, this is a game changer! Thanks so much again. ❤🧶❤🧶

@thewoollyworker 10 месяцев назад

hello! sorry for late reply, i had to think it over and honestly i can't really tell the difference between what's in my queue and my favourites, I guess the queue is things i do see myself doing, but not necessarily within the year and definitely not needing to buy yarn and pattern for first. But everybody does it differently, so what works for me might not work for you! Hope you find a good system !

@JenniferPage 2 месяца назад

I loved seeing these 'hidden gems' of features, and really am curious now if there's a way to IMPORT an Microsoft or Google spreadsheet for your stash as you can for Export. However, as strictly a crocheter, I find Ravelry really difficult to use for help, patterns, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do, or should I try and find another type of website geared toward crocheting? (Does that unicorn exist?) I'm only about a little over half (27 mins) into the video and truly love all your explanations and helpfulness, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@thewoollyworker 2 месяца назад

ohh i don't know if we can import anything yet, but that's a lovely idea, as I'm sure a lot of people keep their own spreadhseets. And sadly don't know of any other website like this, but I do like the big database of crochet patterns available on ravelry, and being able to sort them too !

@10amTracy Год назад

This is great! So I went into my advanced search bar, and the menu for My Notebook is empty. Any idea why I can’t see options here? I was intrigued by the In My Library filter, but there’s nothing there.

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Oh no ! Are you sure the menu is dropped down correctly? You can try clicking on the 2 little blue arrows in case it's collapsed by default. If not maybe fire a screenshot in the ravelry help forum and other people might help? I've put a link in the description for easy access to it at the very bottom

@10amTracy Год назад

@@thewoollyworker yes, unfortunately the arrows click between facing up and facing down, but the menu doesn’t open. I’ll have to try to get some help for this, because it’s a really cool feature!

@jessicalila3712 Год назад

I've really been thinking about entering my stash on Ravelry, now after watching this video I really want to start!

@irityogev2980 Год назад

Thank you so much. A very helpful video. I will have to watch it again and again and try to carry out the things you have mentioned 😊if I have any questions I will probably drop you a line 😊

@kerstinhoyer4526 Год назад

Very nice episode, thank you. You talk a lot about playing yarn chicken. Couldn't you make a video about different ways to save yarn when you notice you might not have enough yarn for a project?

@thewoollyworker Год назад

Great suggestion! I'll definitely think about this and make a list