Data from the ravelry.com yarn database
This was assembled as in code/get_data.R. The data was updated last on March 26, 2024.
The resulting csv is data/yarn.csv
There are two additional csv files that have additional data on the yarns:
- yarn_fibers.csv
- yarn_attributes.csv
This was assembled in code/make_dictionary.R and can be found in data/yarn_dictionary.csv
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| discontinued | logical | Is the yarn discontinued |
| gauge_divisor | integer | The number of inches that equal min_gauge to max_gauge stitches |
| grams | integer | Unit weight |
| id | integer | Unique identifier for the yarn |
| machine_washable | logical | Is the yarn machine washable |
| max_gauge | numeric | The max number of stitches that equal gauge_divisor |
| min_gauge | numeric | The min number of stitches that equal gauge_divisor |
| name | character | Name of the yarn |
| permalink | character | The permalink to https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/permalink |
| rating_average | numeric | The average rating out of 5 |
| rating_count | integer | |
| rating_total | integer | |
| texture | character | Texture free text |
| thread_size | character | Thread size |
| wpi | integer | Wraps per inch |
| yardage | integer | |
| yarn_company_name | character | |
| yarn_weight_crochet_gauge | character | Crochet gauge for the yarn weight category |
| yarn_weight_id | integer | Identifier for the yarn weight category |
| yarn_weight_knit_gauge | character | Knit gauge for the yarn weight category |
| yarn_weight_name | character | Name for the yarn weight category |
| yarn_weight_ply | character | Ply for the yarn weight category |
| yarn_weight_wpi | character | Wraps per inch for the yarn weight category |
| texture_clean | character | Texture with some light text cleaning |
This data was used for #tidytuesday week 41!
There is a ravelRy R package!
See the explore_yarn.R file to see how to plot the relationship between fiber content and average rating.
