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• general editing guidelines and a guide to setting up source pages
  … information on that page will be lost if the old source has no other patterns. There will be no way to restore that information. If you aren’t sure what to do, ask for help in Ravelry editors. If you need to change the source name for all the patterns in a source, change it on the source page (see below for section on sources). What if the pattern has more than one source? Click the add source button to get another “published in” field for the additional source. Do NOT use the “add a source …
• Designer Quick Start Guide selling patterns
  … on any individual pattern pages; this will unlink that pattern page from the product page in your Pro area and make the links to buy it on Ravelry disappear. When you change the source name on the source page, it will automatically update the source name on all of your Ravelry Store pattern pages at once. Changing your store name as it appears on purchase receipts for customers Go to your Pro area (ravelry.com/pro) and click “pattern sales” and then “configure store”. This is where you can …
• profile page
  … reduce motion, prevent GIFs playing, select low vision options with patterns that offer that, large font, three fonts types, and three different color modes. Change your name or password The number of name changes is limited to four and we can’t re-use a name that has already used by anyone else. Changing to a name you used previously counts as a name change. Your username must be at least three but no more than 17 characters long and can only include letters and numbers. Symbols and spaces …
• Getting started as a designer
  … that is already in use, that design will be attached to the person already using that name; fixing it will require intervention from a sooper editor in the Ravelry Editors. If you must change your name later, after you are linked, change it on the designer profile page only or designs will no longer be connected to you. More information about how to change your designer name and/or Ravelry Store name can be found here. A few helpful tips about the pattern entry form: If your designs …
• Welcome to Ravelry! FAQ
  … if you do not want other Ravelers to know when you are online. I didn’t know my username would be important, can I change it? Yes. Username changes are not encouraged but you are allowed 4 free name changes. Click your username in the upper right to get to your profile, click “edit profile” link, and then click the “Need to change your ravelry username?” link. (Payment for additional name change credits is not set up yet.) What are tags and how do I use them? This Wiki page is all about tags …
• Bundles: a feature for grouping things together
  … of the bundle to get the options for editing, reordering, sharing, and deleting. There is also a link to add a pattern (“bundle a pattern”) to the bundle. Editing allows you to change the name, the contributors, the notes, and whether it’s featured. On the bundle page, click the pencil to edit (or click the name and then the edit option.) Featuring a designer bundle will make it appear on the designer’s page instead of being hidden. Featuring a group bundle will cause it to show up on …
• Forum Moderator and Administrator Tools and Guidelines
  … an existing thread using the instructions above. Note: If for some reason the thread you want to whoosh to does not show up in the dropdown, the fix is to temporarily rename it. So try changing the name by adding a number or symbol, and save the edit, and after the whoosh you can undo the change. Archiving a Thread Archived threads can still be whooshed to. Archiving a thread does not automatically lock it. Archived threads can still be posted to by Ravelers in general. (To end a thread’s …
• Auto-Renew
  … be set up on auto-renew unless you select “no” from the drop-down and save. This new ad will be the one that gets copied over in future months, and you will now see a “modified” note in the name of your ad (you can change the name to something else, if you like): canceling your auto-renew ads If you cancel your active ad on autorenew and it has already been renewed for next month, your renewed ad will convert to an unsubmitted “pending” ad. You can still …
• Thursday Tip: Gauge for Projects
  … project where I was able to match the pattern gauge, I clicked the “fill in gauge from pattern” link to populate it magically. If stitches/rows per inch isn’t the most accurate way to measure your gauge, you can change the dropdown to repeats and record your gauge that way. It’s up to you whether to name the stitch pattern or leave it blank. Once I’ve entered gauge for my project and saved it, it’ll show up under the needles/hooks section on my project page. I’m excited to use this field as I …
• Thursday Tip: Get the Lingo!
  … , Tools & Equipment, Yarn & Fiber, and Loose Ends. “But wait,” you might say. “I counted seven boards there… why would they be called the Big 6?” The Main Boards have gone through a few iterations and several of them have had name changes over the years. When we first started, there were 6 boards – nothing for tools and equipment, and a long-retired board called Remnants was sort of a previous version of Loose Ends. Old habits die hard, though, so sometimes you’ll still see these boards …
• Thursday Tip: The Forum Radar
  … the Forum Radar. You can find it by clicking the Forums tab and then choosing the “radar” tab there. It may take a minute for something to pop up, but you will see a constantly changing feed of all of the different posts happening on Ravelry at this time. If you see something interesting, you can click the name of the group or forum listed there to go check out the group or forum threads. You can also go straight to that post by clicking where it says “post #” or click the little arrow in …
• Editing Oddities
  … around with this only a little bit. South West Trading Company (SWTC) Patterns South West Trading Company has an arrangement to sell patterns on Ravelry by various designers: duplicate pattern entries exist with the designer name on one and SWTC on the other. Do not change these entries or merge them. This arrangement is with Ravelry’s permission. Starmore Special convention for Alice Starmore patterns: a) indicate whether the pattern is available as a true kit; b) do not include yarn …
• For Yarn Adopters - How to Enter Yarn in Ravelry
  … link is to the yarn page on Yarndex, where colorcards were available for many yarns. Yarndex is no longer updated or supported by its owner. Notes Information here would include additional put up information, references to product name changes (this is the same as discontinued XYZ Yarn, for example), additional washing instructions, additional fiber content, and so on. Popular colorways/Recently stashed These are shown by automatic programming, not selected by yarn editors. Please do not …
• Events
  … notebook or from the main tab “groups”: clicking the link on both those pages takes you to the same search. You an also go to the advanced search from the yarn or patterns page and change the search to look at events. There is no change as of June 2011 for the date and list view. You can type the name of any city into the search box to find events in that city. The following search filters are available: Event type Distance from me No. of Ravelers attending Country (a single country at a …
• Adding photos to projects and stash with Flickr:
  … into the area above: Click the Permissions drop-down menu and select Set Safety Filter: Select Safe and then click CHANGE SAFETY FILTERS: Now try again to add photo to a project or a stash item. Once you’ve added one item, your Flickr account name on your profile should become a clickable link to your Flickr account. As long as it’s not a clickable name, it’s an indication that your account is hidden from Ravelry’s search. Additional Troubleshooting If you have previously …
• CreatingGroups
  … tab. This is a 200x120 pixel .jpg or .png file that you upload from your own machine. You can also create a banner image, sized 936x120. If you do not upload a banner your badge will be used with the name of your group. The badge and banner cannot be deleted, but you can change these images by replacing them with a new image on the group’s admin page. If you want assistance with making a banner and badge, visit the Design Donors Group. You should add tags so that other Ravelers can find your …
• Editing the Ravelry Wiki
  … aren’t yours or already hosted on Ravelry. Known Bugs Minor bug: If you use the globe icon to make a link, you may get “x broken links on this page”. They are not really broken, but if it is annoying, you can change to a direct link [name of link](url for link) and the “broken” notice will go away. Miscellaneous Other Formatting Notes You can do footnotes in the Wiki. 1 Magic Linking (used in the Forums) does not work in wikis. But you will get the horizontal rule, which …
• Sourcery
  … 6-25-2010. jeanie The Smart Knitter patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered Mar-10. Now 2 patterns, both Rav downloads. Set up source as Rav shop. 7-19-2010 jhelanee Kreative Krafts Blog patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered May-10, Flagged -May-10. no URL, common blog name Link added, PB changed source to match link, an Artfire shop. 7/29/10 Chocolate Chaud Toddler Hat patterns - 1, projects - 0. Entered July 16, 2010. Flagged July 28, 2010. NOTE, link is to pattern in case the source listings get …
• Sourcery
  … Elisabeth Keller Ravelry patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered September 29, 2010. Flagged September 29, 2010. pattern in project notes Jacquelyn and Shui Kuen 1 pattern. 0 projects. Entered June 16, 2010. Flagged June 16, 2010. Changed from just “free Ravelry download” to designer name but this is a jointly designed pattern so probably needs Sarah’s intervention. Left sticky to that effect. Update 9/29/10 some time in August a second pattern was added and both were put into the …
• Interchangeable sets: Details and References
  … Sock interchangeables (https://www.paradisefibers.com/products/hiyahiya-sharp-so... ) include sizes US (0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5). Need an adapter to convert Sock cables to Small cables. Prices will change over time (and are all US-based), but relative cost is informative. I also didn’t include any cubic-shaped needles, nor no-name brands. I’m probably still missing some, but this is a pretty good start! Let me know if you think there’s some I should add. Also mentioned in thread: SeeKnit are also …