I know the Yarn Harlot just covered this topic, too, but I don’t know how much overlap we have and the word MUST get out.

While I appreciate the ability to keep a knitting “to do” list (aka project queue) online, it’s SO EASY to add to it.

I have 17 knitting projects queued, and 4 works in progress. I’ve also favorited a few patterns. The danger is, as the YarnHarlot explains, that everything is connected. You click through someone’s profile, look at their wips, fos, and queue, and find something you like. Click! Added to queue. You’re surfing the internet, find a pattern you like - Click! That “add to ravelry queue” bookmarklet is a dangerous bit of text on my bookmark toolbar. I have queued more sock patterns than anything else! And I don’t really like knitting socks! What am I thinking?!

I heard of Ravelry because of the Lime’n'Violet message board, so I when I got my login I posted there - I have many friends now (plus I added Miss Lime and Miss Violet and Brenda Dayne and the Yarn Harlot and Eunny Jang and Amy Singer.. my knitting heroines). One of the other LnVers is living in my hometown! Small world, huh?

See? It gets you into its web and it doesn’t let go. Ravelry made me take pictures of my current knitting and spinning projects this morning. Ravelry is going to make me catalogue my yarn and needles (and books). Ravelry is going to take over the world.