Hello fellow fiber artists!
Let's start with Ravelry. Am I the only one who couldn't live without Ravelry. I tell people it's like Facebook for fiber artists!
I will be the first to admit I don't use Ravelry to it's full capacity. I do use it keep track of my wips, that way if I put a project down for a bit I can go and remind myself what hook/needle size I am using. And I can go back and find out what kind of yarn I used for a particular project.
It's the first and really only place I go for patterns. The search feature makes it so that you can customize it to find exactly what I am looking for without going to far now a rabbit hole to do so.
I tried keeping my yarn and stash there but that proved to be more trouble than it was worth for me. It seems like to many extra steps. That part is not very user friendly.
And while I am in a few groups on Ravelry, I very rarely go and participate. I am trying to get better with that.
My next must have app is Instagram. I can simply lose hours on IG if I don't pace myself. I just find the ease of searching various hashtags so easy. I am on Pinterest but I fell out of love with that app rather quickly and couldn't tell you the last time I went there. I just find IG much more easier to navigate to find whatever I am looking for.
As far as useful apps the only one I use on a regular basis on my iPhone is an app called Counter. I have a Clover row counter but I often forget to click it. But for some reason I don't tend to forget when I use the app. Plus I don't have to worry about one of my grands grabbing my clicker and having a field day with it. And it allows me to keep multiple projects in the app at one time so when I put a project in time out, I know exactly what row I left off on.
I haven't found any other iPhone apps that I find useful. If you have one that you cannot live without please leave the name in the comments. I would love to check it out.
Also please leave your Ravelry and/or Instagram name in the comments. The FKG would love to follow you and see what you create.
I just remembered another app that I cannot do without, iBooks. I save all my patterns to iBooks on either my iPhone or iPad so that I can pinch the font bigger so these old eyes can actually read the pattern. I tried to pinch a piece of paper bigger one time and unfortunately it didn't work.
So again, what are you MUST HAVE apps for helping manage your crafts? Please share in the comments below.
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This month's meeting is May 22nd and we will be hand dyeing yarn! I am super excited to share my addiction and love of hand dyeing yarn. The possibilities are endless. We are dyeing superwash merino wool using acid dyes. The class is full but you are more than welcome to come and observe and ask any questions you have.
No field trip this month but we will be traveling to Savannah, Ga on June 2nd to visit Unwind Yarns and Gifts. If you would like to join us, please contact us on our Flowertown Knitting Guild page on Facebook or you can dm us on Instagram.
