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Friday, May 31, 2013
Freebie Friday: Tons and Tons of Knitting and Crochet Patterns!
Do you know how to knit, crochet, or both? I'm sure you've heard about the amazing website Ravelry, then. If you haven't, let me fill you in.
You do have to be a member of Ravelry to view their patterns. Don't worry, it's free and they don't send you annoying emails. What it is is pretty much a database of knitting and crochet patterns. Anyone can submit patterns for it, from LionBrand down to the lonesome old blog like mine. Other users can then comment on it, favorite it, add it to their queue, and more.
My favorite part about it? I absolutely adore the search! (Yes, I realize how lame that sounds.) Say I was looking for a bag pattern. I could type "bag" into the search, click crochet patterns, has a picture, and free. That's how I found my hobo bag pattern. Just putting that in has 47 pages of results!
I mean, I even found this adorable little Umbreon plush pattern on there, which I used to make one for Zach for our anniversary last year. (Mine does not look this good, though.) Her website is also very good if you have someone that loves Pokemon in your life!
Because I'm still pretty knew to knitting and crocheting, these are the only real features I've used so far. I have plenty of things favorited, but I've never really used the forum, groups, yarn ideas or anything.
Feel free to check out my favorites on Ravelry (to give a small idea of how random my tastes are). Also, check out my Pinterest for more free or cheap crafts!
You do have to be a member of Ravelry to view their patterns. Don't worry, it's free and they don't send you annoying emails. What it is is pretty much a database of knitting and crochet patterns. Anyone can submit patterns for it, from LionBrand down to the lonesome old blog like mine. Other users can then comment on it, favorite it, add it to their queue, and more.
My favorite part about it? I absolutely adore the search! (Yes, I realize how lame that sounds.) Say I was looking for a bag pattern. I could type "bag" into the search, click crochet patterns, has a picture, and free. That's how I found my hobo bag pattern. Just putting that in has 47 pages of results!
I mean, I even found this adorable little Umbreon plush pattern on there, which I used to make one for Zach for our anniversary last year. (Mine does not look this good, though.) Her website is also very good if you have someone that loves Pokemon in your life!
Because I'm still pretty knew to knitting and crocheting, these are the only real features I've used so far. I have plenty of things favorited, but I've never really used the forum, groups, yarn ideas or anything.
Feel free to check out my favorites on Ravelry (to give a small idea of how random my tastes are). Also, check out my Pinterest for more free or cheap crafts!
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