[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Ravelry

[Henry Osborne]

Hi Renae and Courtney, Courtney, thanks for this mini tutorial. I have 
always found Ravelry to be quite daunting in the past as I also have found 
Face books Loom Groups to be.
Plus, with all of the problems that Facebook has had with profiles thefts 
etc, I have been reluctant to join it.
I know, be careful what you put in your profile.
Renae and Courtney, if you and anyone else wants to talk to me more about 
this privately please feel free to do so.
Thanks again, and happy loomin and cragftin!

-----Original Message----- 
From: ReNae Anderson via NFB-Krafters-Korner
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2019 1:04 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Cc: ReNae Anderson ; Courtney F. Smith
Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Ravelry

Thank you so much for this information. I have an account, I just don’t go 
there much. I truly appreciate it and this would be good for the gift 
exchange.

Karyn ReNae Anderson

> On Sep 2, 2019, at 10:11 PM, Courtney F. Smith via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Some have mentioned that Ravelry is not very accessible. Below are some 
> directions for finding out information about a pattern & downloading a 
> pattern.
>
> “Ravelry is sort of organized. Start with H for the heading that starts 
> the pattern. It gives the name. Then you can arrow down to find the 
> designer, then what it is, next the yarn, gauge and needles, amount of 
> yarn, and one or two word descriptions of the pattern type like drop down 
> shoulder or in the round or written instructions, then there is the line 
> that says if it is free or costs. Press enter here. Then go to the bottom 
> of the page after waiting a moment to let it come up and arrow up and 
> press download and a pdf will open. You could also press h for heading to 
> get down to it too.
>
> There is more information about the pattern under the place where it says 
> if it is free or costs. Some of that includes a designer's description of 
> the pattern, materials used, sizes, and sometimes even which skills you 
> will need.”
>
> If you don’t have a Ravelry account, I encourage you to set up an account 
> & then poke around to see what you can find. It doesn’t cost a thing to 
> set up an account.
>
> One feature I like is the “Favorites”. This is kind of like my wish list 
> for patterns. If I find a pattern I like & it’s not a free pattern, I put 
> it in this category. Another cool feature about Ravelry is you can gift 
> patterns to other Ravelry members. An example would be: Jane Doe’s 
> birthday is coming up & I want to surprise her with a small gift. I can go 
> to Jane’s profile, look at her favorites, pick out a pattern or patterns 
> that she likes & what fits into my budget. Then I follow the directions, 
> pay via PayPal & I have just sent Jane a gift & I didn’t have to go to the 
> store, I know it’s something she wanted & I didn’t have to leave home!
>
> This would be a great idea for our Christmas Gift Exchange.
>
> Just a few thoughts.
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