Ravelry

I joined in 2013, enjoyed my patterns, barely ever looked at the forums, imagine my surprise when i found out i was a white supremicist, and guilty of hate crimes because i support my president and believe in free speech. This site is simply orwellian, as are their cult like followers.

This site is free and has a wealth of topics and forums about any craft you can imagine. I had an old loom from the 50s my mother gifted me. When it needed to be fixed I found a group for that. So many free patterns and friendly supportive people. The recent controversy has made me like the site even more. One member crowd sourced hate against another member and they took a stand. I love that they stood up to hate!

I was a member for four years. In solidarity to fiber artists everywhere I had to disassociate from Ravelry. Ravelry professes to include ALL but does not practice their own stated policy, Ravelry stereotypes people as "white supremacist" carte blanche. Interestingly, Ravelry even called BIPOC people "white supremacist." Ravelry.com is the penultimate in hypocrisy and duplicity. Basically Ravelry.com practices everything they self profess to stand against.

I joined Ravelry in their beginning years when they were all about the fiber arts and enjoyed my years of fellowship with others who were like-minded. They evolved into a hate mongering, trolling site that excluded anyone who did not agree with the politics of the left. That kind of behavior started several years ago-not just in recent months! I've removed my account and I'm glad I no longer belong to such a hate filled, narrow minded group!

Ravelry is the first site I always look for a pattern. They have provided me with an organized way to keep patterns and find patterns. I support them in their stand against hate, no matter how loud the bigots cry, I stand with Ravelry in their moral and ethical decision to not allow it on their site. Thank you!

Ravelry is the greatest site for knitters and crochets hands down. You can find great groups on a variety of topics, scour their pattern library full of free and for purchase patterns by great designers who have their own groups so that their fans can interconnect with each other and share tips and advice as well as find out where they may have gone wrong. This is fabulous and wish I had found out about Ravelry when they opened up.

Ravelry is the best, most inclusive website out there for fiber artists. It has patterns, both free and paid, and forums that cover almost any topic.
Topics that can't be discussed are ones that constitute hate speech or show support for white supremacy.
A lot of people have recently left and started posting negative reviews wherever they can because of the addition of showing support for white supremacy to the rules of Ravelry. More specifically, Ravelry said that "support for the trump administration was support for white supremacy. " Many people mistakenly equated this to being called a white supremacist, and called anyone who tried to explain the difference a troll.
So, please ignore the negative reviews. Read the TOS with an open mind and decide for yourself.
Ravelry really is a great place.

Ravelry is a shining of example of how to do internet community right, and excellent database design. I'm constantly impressed by their features, and their tools, which absolutely anticipate my needs as a crafter. Without tools like Ravelry, I probably would have given up on knitting, but instead I am on their site every single day and have a half dozen projects going at once. And it's free!

Ravelry tries very hard to be all inclusive but requires the people who post to be good to each other. You can believe anything you want to believe but you can't put anyone down for their color, their race, their religion, etc. Now if they are stupid it might be open season. The politics got out of hand recently but most of the site is a very helpful place to learn more about the crafts of knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving. If you have a question about a technique/a pattern/a yarn someone will have the answer.

I downloaded patterns and found them faulty. I had a knitting instructor who used the site and she even stated the pattern was the result of sloppy work. When trying to contact Ravelry, I was met with arrogance. Very unhelpful

Ravelry imposed a discriminatory rule on members and libeled thousands in their pitiful excuse for the new rule.
I have no respect for the owners or the members who remain active.
Ravelry proclaimed itself "inclusive" even as it excluded Conservative members.
Being called a "white supremacist" by the owners of the site is, in itself, racist, intolerant, exclusive, despicable, and demented.

I've been a member since the early days of Ravelry. At first, I thought it was a cool idea for a way to find patterns and organize my stash. I didn't expect to find a community and an amazing group of friends. I've met people through Rav that have become actual friends. We're scattered across the globe but when we're together, it's like no time has passed. It's simply amazing.

Ravelry has done so much for the fiber arts community by creating a database of patterns and yarns. I love the project page feature where I can keep track of everything that I'm working on. I love that I can see what other people made with a specific yarn. Keep up the great work!

The database of pattern is second to none. All patterns linked and cross referenced to user submitted projects, yarns used, comments and recommendations, blog posts, and so on. A brilliant piece of work, and the best possible resource for the beginner and expert alike.

The communities at the cherry on top, a safe place to meet people and positively contribute to the community.

I joined when the site was still in beta, and I can say I have made so many friends and learned so much. I wouldn't be without Ravelry.

I have been a member of Ravelry (Rav) since just a few months after the site opened. It is the single best pattern source and data base for knitting and crochet patterns. Over the years it also has developed into a fantastic social media site for fiber arts enthusiasts. As a designer, I love their business model and easy of access for small scale designers like me.

Ravelry's administration run it like a communist country. They have a group called Ravelry Rubberneckers that troll all the forums for things to make fun of and then post links to members and their conversations. Then they ridicule these people and make fun of them. When Ravelry says it's against hate speech, it's only against speech they hate. If you ask a question, you get attacked and insulted. I cannot recommend this site to anyone.

I will miss Ravelry's large pattern marketplace, but that is ALL I will miss. I was a member for 2 years, and had purchased 68 patterns in that time.
Yes, PURCHASED. I'm pretty tired of those who are defending Ravelry saying that it's no loss that many members have quit them. They mistakenly believe that 'we' were only there for the 'free' stuff.
Um, nope!
In fact, I never participated in the social media aspect of the site, until the day they announced that I had no voice there. That's fine, you go ahead and be the 'only groupthink is allowed here' bullies.
Meanwhile, those of us who treasure ALL discourse as a process of working things out and finding commonalities will create inclusive spaces where rational, well formed, and politely shared opinions matter.

Ravelry is an awesome site to connect with other fibre artists, search for and purchase patterns from amazing designers, and see how the design you like looks on other people. You can ask for help and get tips and techniques, find out about new trends in knitting/crocheting and follow up and coming designers, and generally just hang out in the best place on the web. Also a great way to organize your stash and store patterns. Highly recommend.

I quit when you decided I was a white supremisist. Gee I don't even know how to spell it apparently. NOT a good business practice. I don't want politics and crap mixed in with my crafting, my joy. Stop sucking the life out of ppl

I've been a Ravelry member since 2007. It's place I go to see what's new in knitting patterns, to sell my own patterns, to store information about my projects, and just stay connected to other knitters.

Ravelry is a yarning website with millions of users and is incredibly well run. Easy to use and with an enormous pattern data base. Friendly, inclusive and diverse, it has a world wide reputation as being the best in its industry.

Database: second to none. Forums and social media aspect: trendsetting excellence. If you're a white supremacist who wants to talk about Trump, you'll feel uncomfortable there (though please note, you can still be a white supremacist if you choose not to share your views in forums or in your patterns for sale). Everyone else who knits, crochets, and spins, this website is amazing.

Raverly is my go to place when I need a pattern. Used it for years. Will continue to use it for years to come.

Recently Raverly put their foot down and became more inclusive. This upset some people who can't come to terms with the kind of person they support. So my advice? Check out raverly yourself. You'll see how awesome it is