I LOVE Ravelry….but it’s a slippery slope! My project queue has been clogged, congested, and outdated. Never fear! I pruned the list from 150+ to less than 100 projects 🙂
See here!
I used some guidelines:
1. Nothing under DK weight unless it’s a special sport weight project. I just don’t feel the love of tiny yarn on small needles
2. I still have to love the photo of the project in question
3. All projects must have “tags” so I can use the tabs feature to sort through faster (seriously if you don’t use this … START NOW ITS AWESOME)
4. Sweaters, sweaters, and more sweaters
Easy peasy! Please feel free to peruse my list! And if you like, link your queue in the comments. I love to see what other knitters drool over 🙂
Now…..to tame my favorites list….
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Oh, I lament the lack of hours in the day! 🙂
I am also definitely implementing your guidelines in future. Thank you!
The clutter, even electronic, can really get under my skin! Good luck!
Well done. Now I feel the need to update mine. I have virtually no projects listed, but loads going.
I pruned mine too and I matched my stash with projects. Yes, tagging is an awesome feature and I use it too!
I did that once but I’m such a fickle knitter I kept changing my mind!! I have “oh….shiny!” disease when it comes to yarn/pattern combo. Bravo to you!
True… Once I start knitting with the yarn, depending on the drape or look I was going for, all that matching project to yarn may be for naught.
I just did that with my favorites … much better!
I have been trying to be better organized with my Ravelry and this is inspiring. So much has changed/improved since the Beta days and after a long time away, I’m loving the changes. Tabs?! What are these tabs you speak of? 🙂 I’m linking my queue for those who need a laugh or vindication. It is a work in progress just to get all my stash and patterns listed but I shall forge ahead with the organizing this year too. Great inspiration!
http://www.ravelry.com/people/KarinB/queue
Tabs (or the folder looking things) are the best! They use your “tags” to sort through your long list to make smaller/easier to use lists!
Ps. Your queue is awesome 🙂
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I will have to go hunt you down on Ravelry.
I added you as a friend. User name is GFAfanMissy
Good for you! I know I’m a slow knitter, so I’m more likely to favorite than queue…consequently that’s the list that’s gotten very long: http://www.ravelry.com/people/antiquotidian/favorites
Oh, it may be long but there are some treasures in there!! Love it 🙂
I love the new Rav features! I recently pruned my queue, too, but have yet to add stash yarns to get everything up to date – so much handspun, so little time 🙂
http://www.ravelry.com/people/SODesigns/queue
Hey, at least there are spaces for handspun now!!
It was a very welcome addition to Rav. Now where are the sewing projects tabs? 🙂
My queue is so minimal that it’s almost pathetic (http://www.ravelry.com/people/quienfuera/queue). It’s the favorites list that is slowly growing into a huge monster (not unlike my under-bed craft supply cave).
Love it!! “Crafty supply cave” also made my day…..it doesn’t count if you can’t see it right?
I actually go by the “it doesn’t count if my boyfriend doesn’t notice it” rule. It (usually) works very well… (:
Bravo! I soooooo need to clean my Rav queue, too….such a virtual mess! I have been neglecting my Ravelry account so badly lately…just using it as a storage receptacle for everything my eyes fall in love with…you’ve inspired me to get cleaning. I completely agree with #1 which is probably why I don’t ever knit the second sock in a pattern. I did notice that Susan B Anderson wrote a sock pattern for worsted weight yarn, have you knit that one?
I have not knit that one…..but I’m intrigued! Off to Ravelry I go!!
Fingers crossed you knit the pattern soon & inspire me to get going! 😉
That’s some impressive pruning! My queue is normally pretty short and manageable – but that’s only becasue my favourites are a complete state. My knitting preferences are the opposite of yours though – I just had a look and everything in my queue is in fingering weight yarn.
You are a far more patient knitter than I!
Nothing under DK? That would weed out at least half of my list. Well, you know what you enjoy knitting. As for me, I don’t think I could bear to cross off all the fine-yarn projects.
I wish I liked them more because they are BEYOND gorgeous but I just get no enjoyment out of the process
My queue is very short. I’m trying to treat the queue as things I actually plan to knit relatively soon. It turns out I don’t really use it that often as I adjust things on the fly in real life and can’t be bothered to deal with a “virtual” list, too.
My “favorites” list is crazy long. I do use tags for that, and they are a huge help. I don’t care that that list is long – I consider it a place to keep track of things I liked and might knit at some point, or just things I’m in awe of.
Ooooh, I love a bit of yarn porn on Ravelry. I don’t really use my queue, but I’m ruthless about tagging things in favourites so that I can easily call them up. That’s the great thing about Rav – you can use it in a way that works for you. Tangled, your projects are beautiful.
(I’m Occles on Rav, by the way.)
Yep, I have to do that every few months too. I try to only keep things in my queue that I actually plan to make, but sometimes my plans change rather abruptly!
I love the tags! I spent hours organizing my favorites with tags. I figured out the best thing is to not go too expansive so I used tags for types of clothing (top/bottom/hat/feet) and size (baby/child/adult).
This way if I’m looking for a baby it is easy to find. I multi-tag items that fit various categories. I started off with lots of misc tags and regretted it…had to go back and fix it to be simple.
Same here I divided between adult/baby and then basic garment type
I feel your pain! My queue is 300+ and I’ve accepted the fact that I’m never going to knit everything! I sometimes feel like I spend more hours in the day browsing Ravelry patterns than I do actually knitting the patterns I’ve found. Its a vicious cycle. Good for you for making your queue more manageable!
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