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Thursday Tip: Adding to your Library
… the pattern somewhere outside of Ravelry. In order to add the full pdf file, you need to click “buy now” on the pattern page instead. Buying the pattern will add the pdf file to your Ravelry library upon purchase.
You can always go remove something that you have added to your library by clicking on the image of the item in your library and choosing the delete button. So, feel free to play around with it so you can get the hang of how it works.
A big advantage to having a …
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Thursday Tip: Faves, Queue, Library, Shopping Cart
… the yarn, weight, yardage, and gauge suggested in the patterns along with information you’ve added like yarns you wish to use, and notes. This is incredibly handy if you are going to a yarn shop, fiber event, or festival!
Library
Your Ravelry library exists to track patterns that you own – both individual patterns and ones that are in books or magazines you have purchased- and to store digital patterns that you have purchased (or downloaded for free) through Ravelry pattern downloads. You can …
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Notebook : Library
… Ravelry.
Gifts
Lists Ravelry downloads that were given to you by others.
Will Trade or Sell
Lists items that you have marked will trade or sell.
To mark items for trade/sale, you must edit the notes on the publication. If it isn’t already in your library, add it. Click on the publication name to bring up the details view and look for the link “edit notes” on the right.
Check the box for trade, for sale, and fill in price information as you wish, selecting a currency from the drop-down menu …
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some library information
… in the Ravelry database until there is at least one pattern from the book posted to the Ravelry database.
Once a pattern is posted, additional details may need to be added to the source page: a publication must have a type and cover image to work with the library. Books must have an ISBN. You can learn to do this, or you can post in the Editing forum to ask to have the book details added to the database. Please include a link to the source page or pattern page and enough information to make it …
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Notebook : Bibliothek (Library)
… . Dann klicke den “browse” Button um die Datei nach Ravelry zu importieren (im “Add Book” Popup):
Let’s assume we’ve had success with conditions 1-3 above.
4-You add the book to your account on Library Thing.
5-On Library Thing, go to Tools.
6-In the right hand column, under Import/Export, choose “Export as tab-delimited text”
7-Save the file to your hard drive. (It is usually easiest to just save to the Desktop and use the file name …
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Tip: Adding Unlinked Purchases to your Ravelry Library
… an email receipt to the email address associated with the PayPal account used to purchase the pattern. If you click on the download link in your email, you'll be able to log in and save it to your library.
Purchase Finder
We also have a handy tool to find any past library purchases linked to your PayPal email accounts: the Purchase Finder! You can access the Purchase Finder from your profile menu:
click or tap on your Ravatar/profile photo at the top right of your screen
select purchases; you …
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Viewing your Pattern Library in GoodReader
… in Ravelry. You don’t have to transfer things to your phone with a laptop or email - it can connect to Ravelry over the web and download any PDFs that are in your library.
Connecting Goodreader to Ravelry
Here is how:
Get the app. It’s a good PDF reader. http://itunes.apple.com… An Android alternative is here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schimera.webdav....
On an iPhone or iPod Touch, go to the main GoodReader screen (it shows all your folders …
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Technique and Compendium Library Books
Technique and Compendium Library Books
The create-your-own entry feature can be used for books such as this in the library.
Technique and compendium books on knitting, crocheting, and spinning can be added to your library as a “create your own” entry. This includes stitch pattern books, encyclopedias, books on specific techniques (for example: finishing books), and other general how-to books without patterns.
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Thursday Tip: I Bought A Pattern - How Do I Get To It Again?
… pop-up and you’re in business.
Your Project Page
If you’ve made a project with your pattern and made a project page in Ravelry, that’s another easy way to get back to your PDF. Just under the pattern name is a link in my library and clicking it brings up a pop-up where you can download the pattern.
So there you have it, 5 easy ways to get back to your PDF pattern after your initial purchase. Have fun checking out your previous buys and approaching them anew or again.
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Thursday Tip: Three Ways to Get Your Pattern Updates
… of the pattern that needs to be updated.
That will bring up a page that lets you know what has been updated. At the top of that page, you can click “update this pattern”.
Then, the newest version will replace the older version in your library. If anything looks funny after you update, just refresh the page and it should all look fine.
Ravelry pattern updates make it easy for designers to let you know when there has been an addition or correction to their patterns. It’s a great way to …
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Thursday Tip: For my queue
… you is books and magazines that you already have that include the patterns you’ve decided you want to make. You can also switch this to show you books and magazines you need for your queue that you do not currently have in your library. To do this, just click “not in my library” near the top of that window.
My favorite part of this feature is that if there are multiple patterns that I want to make from the same book or magazine, they will show there in that listing. This makes it easy to …
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How do I find and get a pattern?
… a Ravelry download. You can see the language on the right of the pattern page just above “about this pattern.”
Once you purchase a pattern on Ravelry, you will find it in your library. You can find your library by going to your notebook tab and clicking library. Ravelry downloads will be stored in your library so you can access them in the future. You can find the download button by clicking the image of the pattern. At this time, only pattern files that are Ravelry downloads will be stored …
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How can I delete things on Ravelry?
… page and look for the cluster of 3 buttons on the right side under the tabs. Choose the middle button and you’ll switch to thumbnail view and then have access to the triangles described above.
How do I delete from my library?
To delete an item from your library, go to the library, click the image of the item you wish to remove and choose the “delete”button there.
How do I delete a forum post?
To delete a forum post you have made, go to the post and click the delete button. It is often …
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Thursday Tip: How do I get that pattern?
… or a family member made years ago. This pattern may be out of print or available from a source that is difficult to find. A group set-up to help people find patterns that they are searching for is the Book Destash & ISO (in search of) Library group. You can post in that group and see if anyone can help you find a particular pattern or book, just make sure you read their group guidelines first. If you don’t know exactly the pattern you’re looking for, you could try posting in the Patterns …
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Thursday Tip: Project Search Options
… choose to see only projects finished in the last couple of months or finished in 2013 and earlier.
More search options: There are so many options in this area. A couple of my favorites are the “In Library” option which allows me to search projects made from patterns I have in my library and the “Handspun” option so I can see projects that work great in handspun yarns. The “more search options” often bring up another window to complete before searching. An example of that is the “Favorited by …
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What are In-Store Sales?
The Ravelry In-Store Sales program allows you to purchase patterns through Ravelry at your Local Yarn Shop! Participating LYS will be able to help you select patterns available through the program, and purchase them for you on Ravelry. You get a digital copy of the pattern emailed to you and placed in your Ravelry pattern library, and you support your LYS.
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Thursday Tip: Shop Tab
… friends, or in your groups.
Finally, let’s visit the right-most column.
Pattern stores lets you find patterns for sale on Ravelry. The link at the top takes you to advanced search for patterns from designers that sell on Ravelry, or if you see one you like you can click to go straight to the pattern. These patterns can be added to your Ravelry library and will always be available to you after purchase.
And that’s the shop tab! I hope you’ve learned more about the ways you can shop on Ravelry.
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Thursday Tip: Mature Content Settings
Good news for those of you who use Ravelry on breaks at work, classroom settings, the library, yarn stores, or who just prefer to not see pictures of more cheeky “mature content” patterns and projects: there is a new Ravelry setting in your profile that will allow you to hide these photos.
To opt in to this feature, just go to your Ravelry profile page and click on the “edit your profile” link underneath your username. You’ll see a content filtering section, and …
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Tip: Patterns for Gifts
… a few that might be particularly handy for gifts. If you are in a time crunch, you might want to search only for patterns that are Ravelry downloads so you can download them quickly and get to work or for patterns that are already in your library that you own. You can choose these options under “Availability”
Under “My Notebook” you can also search for patterns that work with yarn in your stash if you use our stash feature. If you don’t use our stash feature, you can find some other reasons …
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Tip: Mobile Project Search
… through the mobile project search – a mobile-device friendly interface for the projects section of our advanced search.
The hardest part about the mobile project search is getting there! When you’re on any other mobile page on Ravelry (forums, pattern search, messages, library) you can click on the name of the page at the top to open the mobile navigation. From there click on the search link to get a handy pop-up with links to all the section of advanced search, including project search.
Just …