Ravelry!
Have you guys heard all the hype about Ravelry? It's being talked about all over the blogging community. And, everything they've been saying is true.
I was lucky enough to score an invite from Maryse! I quickly logged in to see if Ravelry was as great as everyone was saying it was, to see if it was as addictive as everyone is saying it is, and within moments I was hooked.
I don't know about you guys, but when I'm going to start a project, I google it to see what other knitters have to say about it, sometimes I google it for yarn recommendations, and I often google certain yarns I've accumulated for ideas as well.
Ravelry eliminates all that leg work. You can find all of that information out with just a click of a mouse. There's a section for your projects, a queue for projects you want to "bookmark", a stash section where you can keep your yarn information, and there's even a friends list for you to add people to as well. And it even works with your blog, allowing you to link posts to specific projects.
You can easily see what other people who are knitting the same project as you have to say, and you can easily search through patterns by type, there's even the option to search for free patterns. It's pure genius I tell you!
If you haven't yet, hurry over to Ravelry and sign up for an invite. Right now it's in the Beta Phase, and there are over 3000 people waiting for invites. They're getting invitations out, and they're also working on fixing bugs, and listening to the Ravelry Community's suggestions on how to make it a better site!
It's not just for knitters you know. It's also for crocheters, and there is talk of adding in some options for you spinners out there as well.
Speaking of knitting, I recently cast on for a pair of Charade Socks, using some Louet Gems Pearl I had laying around.
Unfortunately, now that I've knit most of the leg, I've realized that it is too small, so it's going into the frog pond.
But, I'm actually happy about that. I think the stitch pattern looks classic and clean in a solid yarn, but thanks to Ravelry, I found that it looks even more fun in a varigated yarn. Ravelry helped me find Sarah at The Plucky Knitter's version, and I'm seriously in love with the way hers is knitting up!
I can't say enough about this pattern, it's easy to memorize, fun to knit, and it knits up rather quickly!
I was lucky enough to score an invite from Maryse! I quickly logged in to see if Ravelry was as great as everyone was saying it was, to see if it was as addictive as everyone is saying it is, and within moments I was hooked.
I don't know about you guys, but when I'm going to start a project, I google it to see what other knitters have to say about it, sometimes I google it for yarn recommendations, and I often google certain yarns I've accumulated for ideas as well.
Ravelry eliminates all that leg work. You can find all of that information out with just a click of a mouse. There's a section for your projects, a queue for projects you want to "bookmark", a stash section where you can keep your yarn information, and there's even a friends list for you to add people to as well. And it even works with your blog, allowing you to link posts to specific projects.
You can easily see what other people who are knitting the same project as you have to say, and you can easily search through patterns by type, there's even the option to search for free patterns. It's pure genius I tell you!
If you haven't yet, hurry over to Ravelry and sign up for an invite. Right now it's in the Beta Phase, and there are over 3000 people waiting for invites. They're getting invitations out, and they're also working on fixing bugs, and listening to the Ravelry Community's suggestions on how to make it a better site!
It's not just for knitters you know. It's also for crocheters, and there is talk of adding in some options for you spinners out there as well.
Speaking of knitting, I recently cast on for a pair of Charade Socks, using some Louet Gems Pearl I had laying around.
Unfortunately, now that I've knit most of the leg, I've realized that it is too small, so it's going into the frog pond.
But, I'm actually happy about that. I think the stitch pattern looks classic and clean in a solid yarn, but thanks to Ravelry, I found that it looks even more fun in a varigated yarn. Ravelry helped me find Sarah at The Plucky Knitter's version, and I'm seriously in love with the way hers is knitting up!
I can't say enough about this pattern, it's easy to memorize, fun to knit, and it knits up rather quickly!
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6:17 AM
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