Comments on: 31 Days to Get Organized: Digital Patterns http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/ Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And Life Sun, 19 May 2013 02:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ardosa Carboni http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14137 Ardosa Carboni Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14137 personally, i store all by first what it is (shawl, cowl, hat, sweater) then i subdivide the folder from there - (by style or yarn weight (hats are by weight) and so on down... so i have hats under: Hats worsted weight entrelac fair isle etc. works lovely as much as I LOVE Ravelry - it is harder for me to have the patterns in 2 places (local and Ravelry) and i haven't figured out how to upload my purchased patterns and not have them 'unlocked' for the world to use... so i don't do it. So instead, i download my Ravelry ones and store them in the same tree structure. personally, i store all by first what it is (shawl, cowl, hat, sweater)
then i subdivide the folder from there – (by style or yarn weight (hats are by weight) and so on down… so i have hats under:
Hats
worsted weight
entrelac
fair isle

etc.

works lovely

as much as I LOVE Ravelry – it is harder for me to have the patterns in 2 places (local and Ravelry) and i haven’t figured out how to upload my purchased patterns and not have them ‘unlocked’ for the world to use… so i don’t do it. So instead, i download my Ravelry ones and store them in the same tree structure.

]]> By: SpicyKnitter http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14114 SpicyKnitter Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:13:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14114 A tip: if you set up folders on your computer to organize your patterns, don't be afraid to duplicate the file and save it in multiple folders if the pattern could belong in more than one group. (i.e. a baby blanket pattern could go in the "baby" folder or the "afghan" folder... so I just hit "copy" and "paste" and save two copies of the pattern - one in each folder.) A tip: if you set up folders on your computer to organize your patterns, don’t be afraid to duplicate the file and save it in multiple folders if the pattern could belong in more than one group. (i.e. a baby blanket pattern could go in the “baby” folder or the “afghan” folder… so I just hit “copy” and “paste” and save two copies of the pattern – one in each folder.)

]]> By: JudyAnn http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14102 JudyAnn Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:26:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14102 Ravelry! Everything in one place. Ravelry! Everything in one place.

]]> By: Celeste Denier http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14099 Celeste Denier Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:28:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14099 I started knitting a little over a year ago after I found Ravelry. I have all my patterns and books and magazines in my Ravelry Library.I can search through all my patterns with a few clicks. LOVE!! I recently got a Dropbox account to access my patterns from my new tablet also. Working on getting my stash in my Rav account. Ravelry Rocks!! I started knitting a little over a year ago after I found Ravelry. I have all my patterns and books and magazines in my Ravelry Library.I can search through all my patterns with a few clicks. LOVE!! I recently got a Dropbox account to access my patterns from my new tablet also. Working on getting my stash in my Rav account. Ravelry Rocks!!

]]> By: Danna Schneider http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14098 Danna Schneider Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:06:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14098 For me, it's all about Ravelry! I love to be able to tag patterns saved to my favorites. I often tag the kind of project, the yarn weight, and all sorts of other things making my big collection of favorites easily sortable. For me, it’s all about Ravelry! I love to be able to tag patterns saved to my favorites. I often tag the kind of project, the yarn weight, and all sorts of other things making my big collection of favorites easily sortable.

]]> By: Sarah Prince http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-digital-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-14097 Sarah Prince Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:40:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13072#comment-14097 I save downloaded pattern files with names that indicate something to me, as well as keeping the number with which they are usually identified. I save downloaded pattern files with names that indicate something to me, as well as keeping the number with which they are usually identified.

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