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• How do I find and join a group or knit/crochet along?
  Groups are one of the primary places people connect on Ravelry. You can search for groups by location or category in the groups tab. You can also search for knit and crochet alongs there. Once you find a group you would like to join, you can click the “join this group” button in the top right of the group page. This will add the group to your profile and the group discussion threads will be shown under your forums tab. You can customize your forums tab to make things easier to find.
• Thursday Tip: Groups Tab
  … can be added to categories by their administrators. The link here takes you to a page that allows you to browse those categories to find groups of interest. For more info about that I recommend this great post that Sarah wrote about it.  Another way to find groups that may be of interest is to browse by tag. There’s a link to a special page that’s a giant tag cloud, with the option to enter a search term so you can narrow it down.  We know that swapping is a very …
• Thursday Tip: Find local groups
  … to profiles) around that region. You can find this search on the groups tab: browse groups by location (also try choosing "only local stitch 'n bitch groups" after searching) (In this example, the Churchmouse group is really big, really active, and full of Seattleites so it comes up first) Local groups can be pretty quiet compared to groups that revolve around other topics. You might even consider adding your local groups to your forums in case someone who is new to town comes by …
• Thursday Tip: Find your New Favorite Group!
  … : CSW focuses on crochet projects designed to wrap the shoulders… We pride ourselves on a warm, helpful community atmosphere and we would love to have you join in the fun. New members are always welcome! Knitting Beginning Lace Knitters is a vibrant and active group for knitters to support each other in learning new lace skills. In their description, they want you to know that you are not alone: Have you ever tried to knit lace and torn your hair out? Ever thrown five rows of ugly mess across …
• Tip: Finding Groups Using Tags
  … for some crafty podcasts. You can click the podcast or podcasts tag. For this post, I chose “podcasts”. Then, you’ll be taken to a page which shows all of the groups with that tag and you can click more to find out more about the group and the podcast. There are so many different tags to choose from that I’m sure you will find something that interests you in one of our groups. I could browse this way for hours, but I guess I’ll have to take a break to do some knitting at some point.
• Thursday Tip: Group Categories
  … Then, you can sort your results by clicking on the sort drop down or go into even more depth with your search by clicking to search groups in the advanced search. If you are a group admin, make sure that your group has been placed in a category. You can choose your group’s category by clicking the little yellow pencil at the top of the group page. Hope this helps you find other Ravelers with similar interests! From tv shows to various crafts to yearly goals, there are a lot of …
• Friday Tip: Group Pages
  … . Adding images and formatting your page works just like posting in the forums. You can also choose who can edit your pages: just the group admins, admins and mods, group members, or all Ravelry members. When you’re done, click the save changes button, and you’ll be all set! For inspiration (and fun!), we wanted to share a few groups that make great use of the pages feature! Stranded pages have loads of colorwork knitting techniques, Family Favorite Recipes keeps their recipes pages updated …
• Thursday Tip: Sharing With a Group
  … ’ll find the option on the right side of your project and stash pages.  Click the dropdown and select a group and your item will be shared!  You can share with as many groups as you like*, and if you make a mistake, simply click the x next to a group and your item is un-shared. Want to see the fabulous projects and stash of your group members?  On the overview page for the group we have boxes for the shared items. I’ll be keeping an eye on the things that have been shared in my …
• Thursday Tip: Neighboring Groups
  Try using a group's "neighbors" tab as a way of finding similar groups that might interest you. This list can be especially helpful if a group that you liked has gone quiet and you are looking for some new places to visit. Bonus tip: If you use the group search, today I added an "Active" filter to the sidebar. You can use this to easily filter out groups that haven't had any new posts in the last 30 days.
• Thursday Tip: Group overload!
  … that your forums tab is miles long? Christina recently added a new feature to groups - when you join a group, you can choose to place it on a tab within your forums. That way, you can split your groups into different tabs for easier browsing. What about rearranging what you already have? You can either click the icon on any board on your forums tab to move it to a new spot OR you can go to your settings tab and make changes there (shown on left) One more handy thing - on the settings …
• Thursday Tip: Group Chat
  … going at an even faster pace than a discussion thread, check out group chat.  It’s a chat room for the members of a group, where you can meet in real time to converse and maybe even craft together. The entrance to the chat room is on the group page, below the options to leave the group and invite a friend.  Don’t see a box like in the picture above?  Ask your group’s administrator to enable chat for the group from the edit page.  Happy chatting with your fellow Ravelers …
• Tip: Groups, make your lists searchable
  If you have a Ravelry group with pages or posts that are list of links to patterns, yarns, projects (and more) you can now make those lists browseable and searchable by turning them into a bundle. To see what I mean, click the image below to look at Sock Knitters Anonymous' bundle of 120+ self striping socks. Here's how: First, go to the bundles tab in your group and create a new bundle. Next, click "add to this bundle" and you'll see an option to add from a group page or a list of …
• Tip: Group Your Favorites into Bundles
  Have you noticed that you can now organize your favorites into groups? You can select and create "bundles" of favorites whenever you favorite something. You can also select or update bundles later and change the cover image by editing them inside your favorites. If any of the photos above caught your eye, this is a screenshot of Mary-Heather's bundles We'd love to hear your suggestions for making this better. Please stop by For the Love of Ravelry with any ideas that you …
• Tip: Share a Group of Patterns
  Have you ever wanted to share a group of patterns with a friend or family member? There are a few different ways that you can use Ravelry to collect patterns. You can favorite a set of patterns and collect them in a special bundle, but you might prefer something temporary that doesn't mess with your favorites. If you use "remember and compare" to star patterns in the pattern search, you can make a temporary list of search results and share it with others. Here is how: Use "remember …
• Groups that can help you find, trade, and sell yarn
  … you! We love to Barter!! Swap/trade and barter for fiber related items and more. FT and ISO’s only, please -- no FS/PayPal or cash transactions allowed! Karma Yarn Swap Trade in your yarn for something new! UKarma swaps The UK group where you can destash & restash for free! Offer up your sadly neglected stuff in return for something you’ll love & keep the Karma gods happy. Spinners Marketplace A place to buy, sell, or trade anything spinning-related (including fiber …
• Groups that can help you find, trade, and sell pattern books and magazines
  Groups that can help you find, trade, and sell pattern books and magazines Swap and Destash Help & Practice We are a group for helping Ravelers who want to swap or destash yarn successfully. We have tutorials, practice threads and friendly helpers. No yarn is exchanged in this group. Book Destash & ISO Library A place to swap, sell, trade or find your favorite books and patterns! We love to Barter!! Barter for fiber related items..swap.. trade…
• A place to store links to group widgets until groups are able to have their own wiki-like pages
  GROUPS: PLEASE USE YOUR OWN GROUP PAGES FOR THESE THINGS NOW!
• About editing and working on the Pages within Groups
  … then edit it again to change the permissions. The symbols under the Edited column are for who can edit the page. You can see the symbols listed in the permissions area when editing the group page. Creating New Group Pages (Group Admin Only) To create a new page, click the CREATE NEW PAGE button while on the Group Pages Editing Pages To edit an existing page, go view the page and click the yellow pencil next to the page title. The screen and markup are identical to what’s used in …
• The Groups Tab - community
  … page works much like your friends activity page, but every member is automatically added. You can change what you see on this page by clicking the checkboxes for project or stash photo, queued project, favorite, etc. Neighbors - This list shows you groups that have members in common with this group and tells you how many. Projects - Shared projects. This is the screen that comes up when you look at shared projects and click on view all projects. Yarns - The stashed yarns that people in this …
• Baby Surprise Jacket, pattern by Elizabeth Zimmermann. The Baby Surprise Jacket Group has compiled this wiki and offers help within the discussion area for your projects!
  … use a term ‘inc’. If you miss reading the Key at the beginning of that page you won’t know that ‘inc’ means: (M1, K1, M1). That term has confused a few people – they see ‘inc’ and think it means work one increase. A question came up in this Group about clarifying Rows 73-74 in the Row by Row instructions on page 2. Again, it isn’t an error but a few people were confused over the wording. Meg Swanson answered by quoting her son, Cully: The issue with rows 73 and 74 have to do with the # of …