I have made it a point to keep notes and thoughts about a project on my Ravelry project page.
#Binfer slows computer pdf
If the pattern has a bunch of options to pick from, I like to go through the pdf and mark out which size instructions I don’t need and highlight the ones I do need. Sometimes, I go completely digital, keeping notes in the actual pdf. If I’m feeling industrious and tidy, I’ll put the pattern in the binder to begin with and use sticky notes to make any notations, tallies, quick calculations, etc. If I am, then I’ll likely print it out and eventually store it in this report binder I salvaged from work (filled with page protectors). If I’m honest, it really comes down to whether or not I’m in close proximity to a printer. I wish I were more organized/set in my ways with how I did this. I like the idea of organizing them in some fashion in a binder, along with the ball band from the yarn, maybe a swatch? (ha!) But this is sure to get some interesting answers, so here’s my Q for You: How do you store/organize your patterns? And right now they’re in a giant ziploc bag in the back of the car, headed east. They’re not in any particular order or anything. The prints have just been stacking up on my desk over the last couple of years, along with any paper patterns that come into my possession, which does happen from time to time. I’m still a pencil-and-paper girl when it comes to annotating things, so I mark it all up before I start, and I leave myself notes about my mods at the end, so that I can (in theory) refer back to it if I ever need to.
But when I’m ready to actually knit from a pattern, I almost always print it out. In that regard they are all neatly stored and organized. The moment a PDF comes into my possession, I drop it immediately into Evernote and add some helpful tags so I’ve always got them available. Most of my knitting patterns are downloads. My friend and former wonder-helper Anie proposed this Q awhile back, and it came to mind as I was packing my desk for the move.
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