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Search with filters for craft type, weight, category, and more
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Open Pattern Search
Go to Discover → Pattern Search. You'll see a search bar at the top and a filter button. You can type a keyword to search by name, or jump straight to filters to browse by category.
Tip: Leave the search bar empty and just use filters to browse - for example, set
Craft: Knitting + Weight: Worsted + Category: Sweater to see all matching patterns sorted by popularity.
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Search Results & Sort
Type a keyword (like a designer name or pattern type) and press search. Sort your results with the sort button:
- Best Match - Ravelry's relevance ranking (default when searching by keyword)
- Most Popular - Sorted by number of projects (default when browsing)
- Most Favorites - Patterns with the most saves
- Recently Added - Newest designs first
- Name A–Z - Alphabetical order
Tip: Switch between grid and list view using the toggle in the toolbar. Grid view is great for visual browsing; list view shows more details at a glance.
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Advanced Filters
Tap the filter icon to open the full filter panel. Here's everything you can filter by:
- Craft - Knitting, Crochet, Machine Knitting, Loom Knitting
- Yarn Weight - Lace, Fingering, Sport, DK, Worsted, Aran, Bulky, Super Bulky
- Categories - Sweater, Hat, Shawl, Socks, Blanket, Toy, and many more (hierarchical tree)
- Attributes - Worked flat, in the round, seamless, top-down, bottom-up, colorwork, etc.
- Skill & Rating - Difficulty level and pattern rating
- Materials & Language - Fiber type (wool, cotton, alpaca...) and pattern language
- Project Size - Yardage or meterage range
- Gauge - Stitches per 4 inches (or 10 cm) with preset ranges
- Needle/Hook Size - Filter by specific needle or hook size in mm
- Colors Used - Single color, 2-color, 3+, up to 6+
- Yarn Held Together - Single, 2 yarns, 3 yarns
- Availability - Free, purchasable, in your library, discontinued
- Notebook - Filter to patterns you've favorited
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Example Searches
Here are some real-world examples to get you started:
Quick Gift
"Free worsted-weight hat patterns"
Filters:
Craft: Knitting Weight: Worsted Category: Hat Availability: FreeFirst Sweater
"Beginner top-down raglan sweater"
Filters:
Craft: Knitting Category: Sweater Difficulty: Easy Attribute: Top-DownStash Busting
"Blanket patterns for bulky yarn"
Filters:
Craft: Knitting Weight: Bulky Category: BlanketLace Shawl
"Fingering-weight lace shawl"
Filters:
Craft: Knitting Weight: Fingering Category: Shawl Attribute: LaceBaby Shower
"Free crochet baby blanket in DK"
Filters:
Craft: Crochet Weight: DK Category: Blanket → Baby Blanket Availability: FreeColorwork
"Fair isle mittens with 3+ colors"
Filters:
Craft: Knitting Category: Mittens Colors: 3+ Attribute: Stranded5
Search Tips
Combine keyword + filters: Type a designer name or pattern name in the search bar, then add filters to narrow results. For example, search "Jessie Maed" with
Category: Sweater.
Free patterns only: Toggle the
Availability: Free filter. Ravelry has hundreds of thousands of free patterns.
Match your yarn: If you know your yarn's weight and gauge, set those filters to find patterns that will work with what you already own. Or try the Stash Matchmaker to automate this.
Browse by construction: Use attributes like
Top-Down, Seamless, Worked Flat, or In the Round to find patterns that match your preferred technique.
Check project photos: Once you find a pattern, look at community project photos - they show the pattern in different yarns, sizes, and colors, giving you a much better idea than the designer's photos alone.
Save searches: Found a great combination of filters? Bookmark the results for easy access later.
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