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| Decision field | Free accountRavelryGlobalRemove | Open accessPattern Test Brief TemplateGlobalRemove | Free + paidPatternReviewGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Broad pattern, yarn, and project research | Planning a sewing, knitting, or crochet pattern test | Finding member reports about a named sewing pattern |
| Know before using | An account is required and community, publisher, designer, shop, yarn, and project records can vary in currency and accuracy. Search results, ratings, favorites, and project examples do not establish pattern accuracy, yarn availability, seller reliability, fit, gauge, or project suitability. Confirm current files, errata, license, purchase and refund terms, measurements, yarn details, and shop information with the responsible source. | The workflow is not a contract or quality certification; local legal duties and technical review may still apply. | PatternReview combines community reports, membership, education, advertising, and retail, so it is not a neutral or complete pattern index. Reviews are individual experiences rather than standardized fit tests. Confirm the exact pattern version, size range, measurements, fabric, format, errata, licence, seller terms, and current availability with the designer or publisher. Paid catalogue and search features do not establish an export route or continued access after membership ends. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Both | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Free + paid |
| Format | Community | Stitch Authority | Community |
| Source type | Community database | Stitch Authority | Community database |
| Account, payment, and exit | |||
| Access scope | Knitter or crocheter researching patterns and yarns while keeping notebook records. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Sewer reading community pattern reports, participating in discussions, or keeping a personal pattern catalogue and wishlist. |
| Before an account | Official about, login, and signup pages are public, but the useful database, notebook, and community route requires sign-in. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Browse recent pattern reviews, the review gallery, shop, classes, blog, and public help pages without creating an account. |
| Free-account boundary | A free account requires a valid email signup link and enables the database, notebook, directories, groups, and forums. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Free membership requires email activation. The account FAQ says most participation and member-only areas require sign-in. |
| Payment boundary | The core platform account is free. Individual patterns and other marketplace items may have separate provider-set prices; those purchases are not a user subscription. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Friends of PR costs $34.95 per year and adds advanced search, a personal pattern catalogue and wishlist, bookmarks, classifieds, discounts, and other features. |
| Cancellation or exit | The checked public about, login, and signup pages do not establish cancellation, deletion, or post-exit access. Verify the current in-account help before contributing records. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Friends of PR recurs on its plan cycle. The account FAQ says an advance email includes cancellation instructions and also publishes an email cancellation route. |
| Saved work and data | The personal notebook can hold projects, stash, tools, and a pattern library, but the checked public pages do not establish a complete export route. Keep source files and critical records locally. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Paid tools can hold a pattern catalogue, wishlist, bookmarks, and photos, but the checked pages do not establish a complete export or post-membership retention route. Keep critical records elsewhere. |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | Ravelry's official description identifies a user-driven database of knitting and crochet patterns and yarns, searchable directories for designers, pattern sources, local yarn stores and yarn brands, and a personal notebook for projects, stash, tools, library items, queues, and favorites. Community members and volunteer editors add and maintain the database records. | The linked tool or guide is maintained inside Stitch Authority and was checked against its current public interface. | PatternReview's current site exposes recent pattern, sewing-machine, and store reviews, forums, contests, classes, classifieds, a pattern shop, and a searchable review gallery. Its account FAQ says most participation requires a free activated account. Friends of PR adds advanced search, a personal pattern catalogue and wishlist, bookmarks, classifieds, a photo album, discounts, and other features through a recurring paid membership with a published email cancellation route. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 24, 2027 | Jul 15, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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