Ravelry

Ravelry has been a place for me since 2007 where I can learn anything to do with fibercrafts with the added benefit of lifelong friendships. I have friends from Rav where we've seen each other through hardships and milestones in life. Any patterns/yarn/fiber I can think of I can find or brainstorm with other designers to create. I tell every fiber enthusiast I meet" If you're not on rav, get on there! It will change your world"

I can not in all good conscience be a member of a community that will exclude so many while calling themselves "Inclusive" and state they are making it a "safe space". They exclude and hate anybody who does not agree with them. They do the same if you do not jump on the bandwagon with them right away. You have to walk in lockstep or be labeled a racist. I can not support the intolerance they are spouting.

Thus is THE place to find patterns, both free and otherwise, to get ideas and help with all your fiber arts questions, to keep track of your own work, etc. In addition, it's a vibrant community of knitters, crocheters, spinners and weavers from all around the world. The diversity is wonderful. Recently, there's been an exodus of some ugly minded people who can't stand the fact that they are not allowed to bully people of color, LGBT+ individuals, etc. on the site.

While I didn't particularly care for their blanket labeling of certain people or their choice of political discrimination, my biggest ongoing concern with Ravelry has been the rampant pattern theft and distribution. This repeatedly harms designers like myself who create and sell unique knitting patterns. It has been an ongoing struggle for years of our designs being copied and shared as free patterns and the admins do nothing to properly penalize the repeat offenders. And the process to get our stolen patterns removed is very difficult and a slow process, sometimes impossible. This is completely unacceptable from a site who claims to support makers and designers, especially since they have no problem accepting the revenue from from site traffic, advertising, and our sales.

While this site allows political material such as patterns which say things along the lines of F. K Trump (I left the 2 letters out) others may not offer patterns with slogans such as MAGA. I would have no problem if they banned all things political but that is not the case. Additionally they lump all those -slightly more than half the population- who support our President, as being "white supremacists".

I loved the communities I was a part of and was happy to keep politics out of it, even when I cringed at their open push for things I disagreed with. But when they automatically excluded everyone who voted for Trump and called them white supremacists, it was like stepping over a line that was terribly unprofessional to cross. And what no one is mentioning is that even though the very week they closed their registration, they added 1500 PAGES of new members with empty profiles (no pics, no patterns, no projects). Also, out of the 8 million plus supposed members, less then 1 million of them have any sort of profile picture or avatar. Sounds rather bot-like and extremely suspicious. If you look further into their member lists, back in May, apparently another giant batch of "members" were added the same way. Rather odd! Why would you do that? Except maybe to monetize and profit from this somehow? It was time to say goodbye to a corrupt and unwelcome place.

Ravelry has been the best thing to happen to fibre crafters since patterns were made available on the Internet. It is the largest database for knitting and crochet patterns, for yarns, and the search functions are extensive. Search by type of craft, free or paid patterns, type of project, yarn & needle/hook size, age/size, and more. As specific or generic as you want, covering online patterns, downloads, books, magazines, and more. Now multiply that by countries in the world and you've got the idea. I've been a member for over 12 years and it's my starting point for every yarn-based project I've ever made since then.

And if you're concerned about the politics and the stupid Trump supporters/Nazis/white supremacists, just remember that this is NOT strictly an American site; it is run by Americans but it was made for the international fibre arts community, and everyone is welcome to participate, but leave your discrimination at the door.

This site is a community full of wonderful, supportive, and inclusive individuals. The pattern selection is amazing and the amount of free content is wonderful! I am incredibly thankful that in this time full of hatred and fear that Ravelry has taken a stand for inclusiveness and love. It may sound counter intuitive, but a tolerant society cannot tolerate intolerance. Go Ravelry!

The site has morphed from a crafts related to an anti Trump propaganda outlet. If you happen to believe in free speech or real diversity- you are in the wrong place. The site would ban anyone who happen to support Trump, no matter how gently because according to the site's guidelines every single one of 46 millions of people who voted for Trump are white supremacists. It also encourages its users to "report any pro Trump comments or projects". Joseph Stalin would be so proud of the owners. Shameful!

Ravelry is a fantastic site for knitters and crocheters! They have the widest variety of available patterns and I love that you can see so many projects for each pattern, which means you can see what the pattern looks like in a wide variety of colors on a lot of different body types.

The site has long had a policy against hate speech and has, as a result, banned support, via patterns, ravatars (the picture you choose to represent you), and posts, of a presidential candidate who regularly engages in such speech. For pretty well any other knitting content, this is the place to go.

Ravelry is overrun with a group of "mean girls" who call themselves "Rubberneckers". They troll all the message boards looking for people to harass. Once they start, they don't stop. They stalk you across social media and dox you (address, bank account info., etc). The site's owner, Casey Forbes, is completely fine with their behavior and does nothing to stop it.

Unless you agree with their politics 100% be prepared to be bashed, harassed, and called names. Admin won't do anything because their"inclusive and diverse" policy means only if you are anti trump, pro blm, pro bipoc. Other than that, they just don't care about what you think.
They are fine with copywrite violations and theft of intellectual property.

This site restricts free speech and expression by banning anything being posted in support of trump. Im not a huge fan of the guy but this should be a non partisan community and by these actions theyre basically silencing anybody who doesnt have the same political view as them, which is not what this country is about. Shameful, do not use.

I've been using Ravelry for as long as I've been knitting. It has loads of free patterns so what's not to love. Contrary to some recent reviews, I have not found the site to be "hateful". Those complaining are upset that Ravelry decided to ban overtly pro-Trump patterns. I, for one, applaud this decision and see it as an attempt to remove hate, not add it.

I have learned so much about fiber arts on Ravelry. It's a wonderful source of patterns, too. And I have learned to listen to and accept people no matter their color, gender, religion or political views. Thank you to Ravelery for taking a stand against racism and against threats to people that may disagree with your views.

I have been on Rav since 2008, I think. It was my first contact with a knitting community. Not many people in my small town knitted. Through Ravelry I met others that were somewhat local to me and had an incredible, to me, source for yarn and patterns.

I didn't hear about the discussions that started in January, about inclusiveness, until it had died down. Tried but could not really find out a lot about it. Then, June 23rd happened. On one hand, I was thrilled that they were taking a stand about hate speech. On the other, they might have taken it a bit far but I do not spend any time on the political threads so it really does not affect my use of Ravelry at all.

I am still there and plan on staying for the foreseeable future.

A political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition. Bye bye Ravelry. Knitters have always been conservative.

The title says it all: I am all about Ravelry. This is the only site I use for free patterns. I have been using this site exclusively for over three years. I have never come across the mean people some have mentioned. I have never failed to find a new pattern to try and all projects turn out just like the photos.

I've been knitting and crocheting almost my entire life. When I was a child or even just a couple of decades ago, I never could've dreamed up such an amazing tool for people who love the fiber arts! All of the patterns, information on yarn, and answers to my questions are there on Ravelry. In addition to that, the best part is the warm and welcoming community of people who also love fiber arts.

This site is really cool if you are a crafter. I love to crochet and there are so many great patterns on here. There are many great free ones, but I wish there were a little more that were free. Also, there have been a few instances where the links they have didn't go to the actual pattern, which sucks when you have decided on your next project. Overall it is a good site though.

It is a great resource. As with all things art related there are things that appeal to some and not others. And that is to be expected. As long as someone doesn't expect a website this size to only have patterns and projects they like, it is great. As long as people don't insult other peoples' pattern they will be respected as well.

I love Ravelry. I can spend hours upon hours browsing knitting patterns, yarn, and ideas. I can find free patterns, buy intricate and detailed patterns from fabulous designers, and chat with people who can help to make me a better knitter. It's a real community.

Ravelry is a targeted social networking site for fiber crafters that just works. The owners are responsive to community needs and requests, and it's been a great resource for patterns, fiber friends, purchase tracking, and much more over the years.