100,000 patterns sold: the Ravelry pattern store
July 17th, 2009
A few minutes ago we hit a huge milestone on Ravery: 100,000 patterns sold using our Ravelry pattern sales service. 100,000! That’s over $500,000 in pattern sales!
The pattern is Oceane, by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes (frenchgirlknits), and it was purchased by Raveler michelledevon. Thank you to Kristeen and Michelle!
We are very proud of our pattern sales service and are lucky to have received such great feedback from designers and Ravelry users - feedback that has helped us to build cool features for everyone.
Knitters and Crocheters: why would you want to buy patterns on Ravelry?
There is the handy Ravelry library! Ravelry pattern purchases are stored in the “PDFs” tab of your Ravelry library and available for you to download at any time. Not only do you never have to remember where you saved your PDF file, but the pattern will also show up if you choose the “in my library” filter when you are looking for patterns using the Ravelry advanced search:
You get pattern updates! If a designer finds errata in a pattern that you purchased, they can easily update the pattern with the new, corrected PDF and send out an email with a link to download the new PDF (the PDF in your library will also be updated)!
The designer gets most of the bucks! Supporting each other helps to keep our industry growing.
Designers: why would you want to use Ravelry to sell your patterns?
For all the reasons above, plus:
It’s easy! You can manage your store right through your designer profile on Ravelry, check out your sales charts and other statistics, and get lots of help from Ravelry and other designers in the Ravelry Shopkeepers group. The Shopkeepers group is a great place to share ideas with us, too - like everything else in Ravelry, the Pattern Sales service is a WIP and we’re always happy to get ideas and suggestions for new features!
You can use the Ravelry Pattern store to sell on your own website - even to non-Ravelry members! With every pattern you sell through Ravelry, you get download links to use on your own site, for individual pattern purchases or to add to a cart so that crafters can purchase more than one of your patterns at a time. We even provide links that will give you cute “buy now” buttons for your site!
We’re not exclusive! If you use the Ravelry pattern store and also want to use another service somewhere else at this time, for whatever reason - go for it! We’re always happy to hear of new features and improvements we can add to our services, but we will never make you agree to use Ravelry’s services exclusively.
Not only do we provide all these cool features, but the fees that Ravelry charges to use this service are very reasonable:
$0 to $20 in monthly sales: free
$20.01 to $100 in monthly sales: 5% of total sales
$100.01 to $250 in monthly sales: $5
$250.01 to $1000 : $10
$1000.01 and up : $20
That means more money goes right to you, the designer! Helping independent designers and yarnies get exposure and share their passion and their work with the community of yarn-lovers on Ravelry has always been a huge focus of the site. It makes us happy to know that knitters, crocheters, and designers are all connecting and supporting each other through offering and purchasing great patterns right here on Ravelry!
p.s. As a special surprise, we are going to send a Mint Animals Ravelry t-shirt in the size of your choice (they come in the Unisex style, too) and a Ravelry Button Pack to michelledevon and frenchgirlknits. (We’ll write you for your shipping details!) Thank you for using the Ravelry Pattern Store, everyone! Designers, we can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
July 17th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
What a great update! Thanks for sharing this with us - it’s always fun to hear this sort of news!
July 17th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Congratulations on reaching this milestone.
While I have not extensively used this feature, I do try to buy individual patterns from Ravelry rather then through other means. It’s as you state - you keep them for me. Very convenient.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
SO cool! Congrats to everyone involved!! We love Ravelry!!
July 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Congrats! I know I love being able to sell my patterns on Ravelry, and I’m so glad you’ve turned this into the most amazing thing to come along since two pointy sticks! :)
July 17th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Congrats!!! I love it to be able to sell my patterns on Rav and on my website. Thank you all for all your hard work!! :-)
July 17th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
It’s true, selling patterns on Ravelry is So Very Easy. (Buying them, too, is very easy. Too easy? Discuss.) Congrats on the milestone!
July 17th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Congratulations! I have bought many patterns on Ravelry and I am glad that R and the sellers can make a few dollars~
I wanted to ask why the patterns that I have bought and stored in my library keep having me enter my email to download the pattern again. I try and keep my things on R instead of printing them out or storing on my computer. It is okay that I have to do this, but it is sometimes frustrating to have to wait until the designer emails me another link. The freebies are always there, ready to download.
Love, love, Ravelry!!! It is a splendid cyberplace! Pam
July 17th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
WhooHoo!
Another great Ravelry milestone!
Congrats to all!!
July 17th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Pam, it sounds like something isn’t working right for you! You should be able to download easily from your library without entering any new information. I’ll send you an email - we should be able to take a look and see what is going on. :)
July 17th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
That is amazing! Congratulations!
Now if only there was a link/button that we could share that nifty pattern with a friend…..
July 17th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
This new pattern feature is amazing and beautifully organized. I need more hours in the day and night to explore it.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
All, each and every DESIGNER out there, pllllllease get a Ravelry store! That single little thing of being able to have all my boughten patterns in the PDF tab of “My Library” is the best! bestest ever! thing in the world! I have bought a sum total of 2 patterns not through Ravelry (dare you to go look how many are in the PDF tab of my library), and one I think I accidentally deleted the Email and the other I know I read the Email, and am pretty sure I clicked on the link, and saved it somewherrrrrre logical on my computer, BUT … I can’t find it now :( I have since decided; for me, myself, and I, - No Ravelry Store = No purchase.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
An very notible accomplishment! Ravelry has been a wonderful support for the creativity of so many people and continues to leave me in awe of its ever-upward willingness to improve our lives. Such a super group of leaders, coordinators and helpful individuals. Ravelry runs like a well-oiled machine, ticks like a fine Swiss watch and sings with the vibrato of Susan Boyle! I feel very much at home on Ravelry.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Please let me clarify my last comment.
First I do not encourage people to break copyright codes.
What I was trying to say is it would be nice if we had a “Tell a friend about this pattern” button, similar to the invite a friend button.
I’m sorry for the confusion. Can you please remove my previous comment since I can not?
July 17th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
dearest, casey, jess & mary heather….how you have made such a difference for us as designers! we are now so much more visible thanks to you and your hours and hours of labor! thank you for everything you do to support us and make our lives so much the better–your contribution to the the needlework community cannot be summed up in mere word…love always….bisous!
July 17th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
From a crapload of windows open on Casey’s computer to the hugely successful, fabulously awesome site we all love. You guys not only rock, but are amazing and super clever.
July 17th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
A great site with wonderful support for the creative people.keep it up!
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If you want you can claim your blog at http://www.viralogy.com/blogs/my/1931 which will also help your ranking. Hope you get more traffic through that!
Anyway, I hope you have a great week and that you will be successful in every activity you engage in!
July 18th, 2009 at 1:49 am
Congratulations and I have purchased also and found top service and great prices,you really look after us and we are all so thrilled!!Keep the pattens coming. xx
July 18th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Congratulations for reaching this milestone.
I just would like to tell you how important you were to me. I live in a large city in France and resumed knitting some years ago. But the range of yarns and patterns was somewhat narrow, and I could rely only on one single interesting store.
And then I stumbled on you on the Net and everything changed. There isn’t one day without me checking and re-checking your site for infos about the yarns and for new patterns.
I have bought dozens of patterns on Ravelry, and I started to teach myself how to knit socks, what I love doing now, thanks to you.
I discovered that in other parts of the world, knitting was something fun and fulfilling, that there is a huge knitters’ comunity, sharing, caring and helpful.
You changed my life as a knitter, and I will ever ever be grateful to you for that.
Thanks a 100 000 times.
July 18th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Congrats Ravelry Team!
I have purchased patterns from the Ravelry designers because I am very proud to support the spirit of independence and entrepreneurship. I am proud of the work Ravelry does to provide a network for charities around the world. I tell people about Ravelry every chance I get, especially on Twitter. Ravelry is simply the best.
Thanks for everything you do to keep this wonderful community going and growing. Thanks to the independent designers on Ravelry who keep me busy and motivated every day.
July 18th, 2009 at 7:06 am
This is fantastic! I have done my part! I certainly hope that Ravelry is the user of choice. I know it is my preference for purchse! The link to Paypal is sooo fast and it seems as if the pattern is at my house immediately. I purchase MORE because it is a totally aggravation-free transaction. Thanks a lot!
July 18th, 2009 at 8:21 am
The Ravelry Pattern Store is the best thing to happen for designers possibly EVER. Thank you so so much for this wonderful service, and congratulations on such an exciting milestone!
July 19th, 2009 at 10:56 am
The pattern pics featured for this post are just beautiful :) My daughter says it is a princess, heheh. Ravelry is so awesome and the pattern store is a fabulous feature. I love being able to put patterns in my library here on Ravelry. Thanks to everyone involved in making Ravelry so great
July 19th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Congratulation!!!
Keep ravelling :-))))
July 19th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Thanks for the chance to use this terrific feature. My blog, while terrifically neglected, just got a great new toy - my Ravelry store items on the sidebar! I also love the many purchases I’ve made from others’ stores. Congrats on the 100,000 purchase milestone!
July 19th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
We love using Ravelry for our pattern sales. The help/support you offer for posting, fixes, etc. is fantastic. The changes and constant stream of new features amaze me. We hope you keep on growing!!
July 20th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I love the Ravelry pattern sales. I love having my patterns at my fingertips in my Library. I am one of those people who like to carry a pattern everywhere… to the coffee shop, to the soccer fields, on the porch, at the bar, by the pool… and pretty much all those places leave their marks on my copy of the pattern I am using! So by the end of the project, it is best to stick the nasty one in the recycling bin and know that I can reprint a fresh copy when needed.
Just sayin… Ravelry rocks.
Yours truly, Taffyyarn
July 20th, 2009 at 12:49 am
ps. I also love being able to support fellow designers most of all!
July 20th, 2009 at 10:36 am
$500K? Oh yes, you can pretty much garauntee that Ravelry is here to stay now.
July 21st, 2009 at 5:49 pm
That’s pretty awesome. I have just started making my own patterns and didnt know the pricing fees were that nice :D
August 30th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
As a left handed self taught “hooker” this is both terrifying and exhillerating to attempt. As is my spelling..
Here’s to the beginning…
October 16th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
wow
that is an amazing number of sales!
good for YOU
and good for everyone
congratulations.
November 1st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I am looking for a knitted “Snowman” christmas stocking pattern to download, can you help?. Thank you
November 19th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
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