Comments on: 31 Days to Get Organized: Keeping Notes about Your WIPs

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:24:00 +0000

I’ve got a few of my projects listed on Ravelry, but I feel that I would like to have better photography techniques. I haven’t yet found a good way to photograph my work. I know there are good ways because I see that a lot of people have great pictures of their work. I would love to learn some tips and techniques to photograph my work.

By: nanasbug

nanasbug — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:40:00 +0000

Completely Ravelry. I appreciate using Ravelry so I don’t have something else to write down. I especially appreciate Ravelry because when I want to start a new pattern I can read everyone’s comments about any issues with the pattern, how sizing worked,etc. Once I was using a yarn that kept splitting–I thought I was doing something wrong. I went on Ravelry and found that every person commented on the same thing-so I threw it away.

By: chrisknitz

chrisknitz — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:47:00 +0000

I use my blog for a photo log of my work. I use Rav and Nimblestix to record the patterns and start/fin dates, yarn used, and sometimes I make notes about the knitting. I use an Excel spreadsheet for keeping track of my yarn and projects, which also lists the yarn and yardage I use. Loving the posts on this subject!

By: Penny

Penny — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:54:00 +0000

I actually do both. My project notebook holds a sample of the yarn and more exact information as to what I did on the pattern. I also log the info on my project page on Ravelry for others to look at if they feel the need.

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:31:00 +0000

I”m a huge fan of ravelry – no doubt about it. I’m an early adopter and early editor, and make full use of its resources. But it’s good to remember that businesses start, and businesses end – even popular businesses. (Twinkie, anyone?) As with critical data on your own computer, it’s a good idea to keep a back up in a separate location. But please keep using ravelry. Its usefulness grows with every new member.

By: pdxknitterati

pdxknitterati — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:23:00 +0000

I had a project journal, but the information was pretty sketchy. Ravelry has been wonderful for keeping track of projects; I like being able to track yarn and needle size there. I still keep a blog, too, for more in depth information.

By: Jean Andrews

Jean Andrews — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:24:00 +0000

Thank you very much for this series which I am enjoying very much. I can’t wait until you get to the…um…yarn stash organization. If there is room, it would also be nice to hear your ideas on organizing Ravelry Queues or Favorites. Ravelry’s Queue can be organized by Tags and Tags can be grouped together in Sets, which I have found more useful than simply using the Tags in Favorites. Perhaps other readers have suggestions. Again, thanks