Unraveled

Ravelry has a huge number of groups on many different topics. One fun way to see pieces of all of the different discussions going on in Ravelry is the Forum Radar. You can find it by clicking the Forums tab and then choosing the “radar” tab there. It may take a minute for something to pop up, but you will see a constantly changing feed of all of the different posts happening on Ravelry at this time.

If you see something interesting, you can click the name of the group or forum listed there to go check out the group or forum threads. You can also go straight to that post by clicking where it says “post #” or click the little arrow in the bottom right of the speech bubble. If it’s moving too fast for you to keep up, you can pause it using the button at the top left.

Then, hit play so it will go again when you want to see something new.

There are a couple of things you should know about the forum radar. If it says “SPOILER” in the subject of the thread, then the contents of the post won’t show in the radar. This is particularly handy if you are trying to avoid seeing a mystery knit or crochet along, but there is a thread where people are posting pictures of their projects. Also, if a group doesn’t want to be shown in the forum radar, their admin can click the box next to “hide posts from radar” in their group settings, and their posts will no longer show there.

So, the next time you need something to “watch” while knitting or crocheting, you might check out the forums radar. You never know what kind of fun group or projects you’ll stumble across that way!