Social Networking meets hobbies

I’m not sure if it’s the type of people I hang out with, but at times I’m the only person in the room that does not know how to knit. Not that I have much interest in picking up the hobby, but I just think it’s interesting. So, for this reason, I decided to talk about a website that not many knitters seem to know about – yes, Ravelry.

Ravelry has been around for almost three years, and has slowly gained popularity. This is probably a good thing since the website looks to be run out of a home; the home of Casey and Jessica Forbes (judging by some picture).

Official mascot on top of server


On the website, Forbes goes on to say that “Ravelry is a place for knitters, crocheters, designers, spinners, and dyers to keep track of their yarn, tools and pattern information, and look to others for ideas and inspiration.”

Ravelry is a social media oriented website which allows people to share their patterns, techniques, choice of yarn, and pictures of finished products.
Wondering how a certain touque would look using yarn x, with needles y, and pattern z? You can use Ravelry to find that out.

On the website Forbes describes the way that she came up with her idea: “Wouldn't it be great if there was a place where you could organize your projects, stash and tools and at the same time help you find people with similar taste and interests? Couldn't this website provide a single location in which to search for pattern and yarn information from many different producers and publishers?” Answer: yes.

As well Ravelry allows designers to sell their patterns a whole lot easier. If someone on your friends list has created a piece that you really love, you can easily find out with a few clicks what pattern they used, and where you can buy it. In the case that it’s free, you can just download it from the same page.

Do you want to use the same yarn that they did? Ravelry has its own yarn store, making it easier for people to buy the exact yarn that you need. Apart from selling yarn, I do believe they sell t-shirts, bags, and stickers.

So if this sounds like a fun time to you, it’s worth checking out. Happy knitting.