Unraveled

Have you ever wanted to quickly find a pair of knitting needles or a crochet hook that you just knew was in a project bag somewhere, along with a long-lingering work in progress? (Oh gosh, please tell me I’m not the only one!) Before you go out and buy your ninth size 6 24″ circular (ahem… the more I type, the more I hope I’m not alone in this), did you know you can use the advanced search for your projects to help you quickly find your missing tool? Here’s how!

From the projects section of your Notebook, click on the advanced search link to search your projects.

You can narrow your search down to just your WIPs (works-in-progress) and projects you’ve marked as hibernating with the “status” filter in the sidebar on the left.

In the left sidebar, you’ll also find filters for needle and hook sizes; the sizes with numbers indicate which are being used. Click on the checkbox with the size of the hook or needle you’re looking for, and our search will narrow down to the project you are currently using it with. Now you just have to decide if you really want to pause that project and start something new, or if it would make more sense to finish it up. ;)

Unfortunately this feature will not help you find the needle that slipped between the couch cushions or the hook you accidentally left on an airplane last month, but if we ever come up with something magic like that, you can bet we’ll post about it here!