Ravelry

Best knitting/ crochet site on the web. More so because they have banned the pro Trump racists who can't seem to understand that by supporting a man who preaches white supremacy, they are in fact sanctioning his racist policies. If you are not a racist or white suprematist, why on Earth support one. It's lovely to now be able to chat about knitting, search the thousands of patterns etc without racist politics being involved. All the people on here are nice now. The

I am offended and disgusted by Ravelry's choice to make it a political platform. The owner could have kept his personal views private and not expressed his opinions in such a divisive, accusatory way. Apparently respect and acceptance were missing from his upbringing. I used to enjoy knitting in public but am starting to hear comments from people who unfortunately associate knitting with Ravelry's negativity. Way to go Ravelry. I guess you've ruined Knitting in Public day. Hopefully the more reputable vendors will offer an alternative outlet for their products so I can feel comfortable purchasing them. I have never participated in any of their blogs and have never considered knitting political. I respect the president of our country whether I agree with him or not. This does not make me a racist nor does it make me an advocate of white supremacy. My religious and political views are private and I am entitled to them without censorship from anyone or their website.

The most comprehensive knit/crochet pattern database on the web. Robust social media component w/ generally helpful and pleasant contributors. Recently had a purge of ignorant bigots and now the site is even better.

I've been a Ravelry member for about 10 years now. I've made life-long friends through the site, and shared a love of knitting, crochet, spinning and all things yarn. The site navigation is easy to use, and I love that you can search for patterns based on type, yarn used, etc. The community is always ready to step up and help, whether it be with a tricky pattern, or a personal issue. I can't say enough good things about this site and the people who run it. Ravelry literally changed my life for the better.

Patterns, projects notes, help from community, info on yarns and designers - it has everything and more. A lot of conservatives are angry at Ravelry for putting a policy in place of forbidding support for Trump and/or his administration, because it equates to support for white supremacy. They did this to protect their diverse community from some horrific acts. Anyone is welcome on Ravelry, just not to openly support Trump etc. I applaud this step and am even more firmly behind Ravelry than I ever was.

Was a member there for a number of years. Recently labeled as a white supremacist for absolutely no reason. Forbes and their remaining members embody the very hate they claim to protest. Their hate-filled, self-righteous members bully and harass anyone who doesn't embrace their stance, including the very people they claim to "protect." They spew their vile verbiage against businesses and individuals who dare to stand again their censorship, viciously attacking some to the point of sickness. This is a toxic, poisonous web site now. People of good character should stay away!

Ravelry is the best place online to find patterns. Being able to search for a pattern by yarn weight, or type of garment, is a life changer. The forums are diverse, you can likely find a group for anything you might want to discuss. My only real complaint that since I've joined Ravelry, I've bought more patterns than I'll ever be able to knit in my lifetime.

The people that have recently been down-voting the site are doing so because Ravelry will no longer allow people to post anything in support of white supremacy.

Ravelry is the most comprehensive fiber arts website I have encountered. Like many other sites with primarily user-created content, it is what you make of it. The pattern and yarn database is vast, encompassing content from all over the world. While the site itself does not sell patterns, the platform is set up so designers can sell their own patterns (or distribute them for free) via ravelry servers. While mature content is permitted, users can easily set up filters to personalize their own ravelry experience to their tastes. Overall, there's a reason Ravelry has grown to over 7 million users: it is simply the best knitting and crochet related social networking site to date.

I thought this was a site dedicated to the Fiber Arts. It's not. They are selling vitriolic politics. Sure I saw that they promoted their political views. Personally, I was there for the art and didn't care about anyone's political view. I still don't. It's when they chose to silence everyone on their public forum who has a differing view that I left. It's when they started name calling those who differ with them that I left. It's when they continued to allow the most vitriolic hate in support of their view to be spewed, while banning even an American flag and calling it hate speech. We are well beyond 1984, but it's a Brave New World over on Ravelry and all the Animals on the Farm can have it to themselves. I've already seen how that story ends.