Ravalry patterns

[fiestywoman50]

You sound like you are one of "those" people, who are super organized, and I gotta tell you,, I DO ADMIRE that sooooo much. Now how do you file your flash drives with all the info? I'm sure you have a way of labeling those and keeping them organized.

[elproct]

I file them by topic- first I have sewing, knit and crochet files. Then inside them I group-like crochet has Afghans, baby, hats and mittens, shrugs and shawls etc. It depends on your interests and what patterns you like to save, I do have one file under knit and crochet called toys and dolls, and another called household for doilies or other odds and ends that do not fit in other categories. I hope this helps you. When the down loads come into the download file, I move them to the appropriate file and make sure it has a name I will understand without having to open and look at each picture of the file.

[Susan2014]

Patience for sure. It took me a while and now no problem.

[fiestywoman50]

Do you label each drive? So you don't have to put each one in to see which one it is? How do you do that?

[marlamartin]

I agree! I really don't like Ravalry just for that reason. It's like "bait and switch" . I've only been successful a couple of times I think it's because the person posting is honest.

[rhetta444]

Well, I must be missing it too. I have yet to be successful in downloading a free ravelry pattern. I'm still tryibng to figure it out.

[elproct]

I label each pattern so I do not have to open it unless I am trying to decide which afghan I want to try. Then I might open a few until I decide. Pictures do help. If it is a granny square pattern , I call it by the name given by the designer then 'granny', or add a word that helps describe it to limit my having to open ones not what I am looking for. I hope that helps. INside the Baby file, I have another grouping of files. One is baby' blankets', 'toys', 'sweaters and jackets', 'hats' . So when I am looking for baby toys I know where they all are. Do you know how to move files around so you do not have duplicates, and do you know how to rename them? That will help.

[fiestywoman50]

I already do this with music and the external hard drive, so I should figure this one out quickly. Thanks so much

[debbbarr]

Yes I do a lot. I crochet ( Take Home Outfits ) for babies in need. I donate them to a hospital that I knew was in need. I make 15-20 outfits a month. I like to try out different patterns.
However I do have way more patterns than I will ever need and I still keep adding to them. LOL Instead of a yarn stash I have a pattern stash. LOL

Do you ever make cocoons? I am making my first one now for a friend's first baby. I chose the simplest pattern. Wish I'd known about these when I had my two boys years ago ( thy are 27 and 37!!!!)

Thank you for your good works!!!!! I am fixing to start making items for my fellow veterans who are homeless. I think hats and scarves for the winter or throws would be appreviated along with a pack of smokes. Any suggestions? debbbarr from Southeast Texas

[debbbarr]

Thank you so much for the great video, Charles! I had saved so many Ravelry patterns, only I saved them in a file on my desktop, not in my Ravelry Library. My laptop crashed and is ruined... and so is my huge collection of patterns that I'd saved. I lost them all because I didn't save them in my Library. Big lesson learned for me.

Shelley

GOOD LESSON FOR ME!!!!! debbbarr from Southeast Yexas