Okay, I know there are probably tons of you out there who have a good solution.
My wife and I both save the labels off our yarn balls for the patterns. What’s the best way of storing them so they are accessible and usable?
Thanks!
What’s the best way of storing them so they are accessible and usable?
The labels? I don’t actually save them myself. I keep track of everything on Ravelry…it’s like a journal. Heaven help me if Rav ever dies or loses all it’s files. 
So…what about a binder with the clear sleeves? You can probably store several at a time in each one. OR maybe use card stock and punch holes for the rings and glue them on. Then you can make notes by each one. Like I said though I haven’t done this so I’m not sure of the pitfalls or what you might want to do with them.
I like the idea of clear sleeves, though I haven’t done it myself. I’ve just been keeping the printed patterns in a binder. I had every intention of placing them in clear sleeves and then printing a picture of my FO for each pattern. But, some of the patterns I reuse (for donation knitting), and the sleeves are not conducive to reading the patterns unless I use multiple sleeves for the multiple pages. Also, printing out pictures cost money, so I use Ravelry and my blog to keep the pictures.
what about going online and actually printing the pattern full size, then if you put them into a binder they look nice and neat. you can always write on the print off the the yarn weight etc. that you took the pattern from.
I tuck them inside the skein, so I know what and where it is when I need it.
If I have several similar yarns (such as blacks of same weight) which would be impossible to tell apart if label fell out I do this: Tie a certain # of knots on the end. Clip a piece of the yarn and tie same # of knots and tape it to the label. THAT way, I can tell them apart JIC they get separated.