Podcast Episode 118: Knitting 2.0

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Comment by Kristen on October 25, 2009 at 7:58pm

I absolutely love ravelry and it was interesting to hear it talked about in depth. I love the favorite feature so much because it makes me feel like people are really taking time to look at my work, and I also like clicking on the profile of anyone who has faved me so I can check them out in turn. Another feature I enjoy is the yarn search. I sometimes shop without any project in mind, and ravelry has proved very useful in getting the juices flowing on what I can make with said yarn. I just search it and then click on the link for all the projects it has been used for in the past. So helpful!

Comment by Tina Sanders on October 22, 2009 at 12:41pm

Awesome podcast ladies! I really like the way you discussed Ravelry --- I started using Rav for organizing but soon found that the sky is the limit. One downside to the podcast, I'm now interested in finding out more about the Kindle, much to my hubbys dismay. Thanks again.... Tina

Comment by Peggy Stuart on October 22, 2009 at 12:15pm

Kelley, Tina and Alison: This was the best explanation of Ravelry I've heard or read. Thanks so much! I'm going to try some of the functions I haven't used before. I didn't know about the Options group. I'll have to check it out! I still like my KP Knitting Community best, though! --P

Comment by Leslie Gordon on October 22, 2009 at 10:14am

Thanks for another fun episode. I am a Ravelry *fiend*! Two functions that I like a lot are:
1) "Friend Activity" -- Once you "friend" people whose projects you like, you can automatically be updated on what they've favorited, what's in their queue, what they've just completed, etc. This is probably the primary way I discover new patterns.
2) Did you know you can search the text of everyone's notes on a project. For example, let's say there's a cardigan I'm considering making but I'm concerned it'll take forever (maybe because it uses DK weight yarn or something). I can actually search everyone's notes for words like, "quick" or "fast" and uncover notes that say things like, "This was a surprisingly quick knit" or something like that. Along those lines, you can also peruse people's start and end dates for a project and guesstimate that it might take you about a month to knit based on others' experiences.
Yes, I am a *total* Ravelry geek. Here's a link to a little love letter I once wrote to Ravelry:
http://morewithles.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/love-1/

Comment by pats on October 21, 2009 at 7:14pm

Your podcasts always are so full of information that most knitters know but just need to be reminded. I look forward to them each week and learn and grow as a knitter with each one Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on October 21, 2009 at 12:34pm

Kelley,
Thanks for the "upgrade." I guess it is amazing how technology has changed how we knit, and what we knit. We no longer have to wait for a magazine or book, nearly everything we need is "out there" somewhere, but this information will make it easier for everyone to find what they want. I guess we are really geeks at heart. --S