How to use Ravelry patterns offline on iPhone and iPad

Connect your Ravelry account while online. In Patterns, open Library to find designs attached to that account. You can also open a pattern’s details and use Open Ravelry Library when it is available.

The screenshot shows Brick by Clare Lee with In your library, Ravelry PDF, and a Pattern PDF section. These identify a library pattern with a Ravelry file; they do not establish that the PDF has already been downloaded to your phone.

Sources: Stashora on the App Store

A pattern listing tells you about a design. A library entry records something in your collection. Neither alone proves that a PDF has been saved on this device. Some designs link to another website or a print publication; others offer a Ravelry-hosted file.

For a Ravelry download, your account needs access to the file. Buying or receiving a pattern elsewhere does not automatically make it downloadable through Ravelry. Check the source of the pattern and the account that holds the purchase.

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Stashora supports owned library PDF downloads and offline access to saved files. Use annotations and a reading guide to keep your place in the instructions. Start Project on a pattern’s details is a way to begin organizing that make; creating a project is a separate step from downloading its PDF.

1. Find the pattern in your connected library and download the available owned PDF. If several files are offered, choose the language and instructions you need.
2. Open the downloaded file and check every page you will use, including charts, abbreviations, finishing instructions, and any separate file.
3. Keep a project note with your size, tools, yarn, and the next instruction. A file alone will not tell you where you stopped.

Sources: Stashora on the App Store

The decisive check is reopening the actual saved PDF on your own device with its connections disabled.

1. Turn off both Wi-Fi and mobile data on the device you plan to use. Airplane mode alone is not a reliable check if you have re-enabled Wi-Fi.
2. Close the pattern, return to your saved file, and reopen it. Check the instructions and every separate chart you need.
3. Open your locally saved project and check its notes and row count. Keep a short next-action note so you can resume without a live pattern search.
4. Repeat this check on another device if you plan to use it. A file downloaded on your iPhone does not establish that it is saved on your iPad.
5. Restore your connection after the check. If something is missing, download or resolve it before travelling.

If the file is still unavailable, inspect the pattern’s original purchase or download page. Keep the error text and pattern name when contacting support. Avoid deleting the only local copy while you are offline.

• Account: are you using the same Ravelry account that owns the download?
• Source: is this a Ravelry-hosted PDF, an external web pattern, or a pattern in a book?
• File: did the download finish, or are you only looking at the library cover?
• Device: did you download the PDF on this phone or on another device?
• Connection: reconnect and try opening the available download again before your next offline session.

Before closing a project, record the last completed row and the next action. For example: “Body row 48 finished; start row 49 in the main color.” If you are following a repeat, include the repeat number as well.

For a trip, check external instructions too. A video link or web tutorial printed inside a downloaded PDF still needs internet access. Write down any essential reminder in your project notes beforehand.