February blogging resolutions and swapping
Okay, I'm bad at blogging. I don't update regularly, and I don't read other people's blogs very often. I've decided that I need to work on that. So, I am going to start small by trying to post at least once a week and to read at least the blogs I have linked on my sidebar at least once a week. We'll see how that goes! I do realize that I don't have to post pictures each time... I guess I can just talk about all the exciting things I'm working or experiencing and then post pics later.... So, here we go!
This morning, I sent off a package for the European Valentine Magic Yarn Ball Swap. You take a ball of yarn, buy a bunch of little things, and wrap them into the ball. This was a swap through swap-bot.com, which I'll tell you more about in a second... I included a package of Chinese flower tea, a pen, a roll of Droste milk chocolate, a roll of Dutch mints, stitch markers, row counters, and a sweater smoother (I'm not quite sure what it's really called) all wrapped in 50g of Jaegers Alpaca (100% alpaca). Now, it's on its way to Nina in Norway. Hope she likes it! And I'm naturally curious about who will be sending me something and what! Can't wait!
So, swap-bot.com is just a place with a bunch of different swaps. There are quite a few fiber craft-related swaps. Most of the swaps are a one time thing. This is my first, so I hope it's enjoyable! I also signed up for a Winter Knit Kit Swap, a crochet version of the same swap, and a Sassy Sock Yarn Swap and maybe a few others. For some of them, I'm still waiting to be assigned my partner... But it should be good fun, and it is great for those of us who need a quick swap-fix.
This morning, I sent off a package for the European Valentine Magic Yarn Ball Swap. You take a ball of yarn, buy a bunch of little things, and wrap them into the ball. This was a swap through swap-bot.com, which I'll tell you more about in a second... I included a package of Chinese flower tea, a pen, a roll of Droste milk chocolate, a roll of Dutch mints, stitch markers, row counters, and a sweater smoother (I'm not quite sure what it's really called) all wrapped in 50g of Jaegers Alpaca (100% alpaca). Now, it's on its way to Nina in Norway. Hope she likes it! And I'm naturally curious about who will be sending me something and what! Can't wait!
So, swap-bot.com is just a place with a bunch of different swaps. There are quite a few fiber craft-related swaps. Most of the swaps are a one time thing. This is my first, so I hope it's enjoyable! I also signed up for a Winter Knit Kit Swap, a crochet version of the same swap, and a Sassy Sock Yarn Swap and maybe a few others. For some of them, I'm still waiting to be assigned my partner... But it should be good fun, and it is great for those of us who need a quick swap-fix.
posted by gearncniht at 9:56 AM
3 Comments:
Hi Robert,
Hope your 'voornemen' (what's the english word for that??) to blog once a week works out. Ones you start you can't get enough of it, at least that's my experience. I am going to check out the swap-bot site you told me about yesterday.
See you saterday.
Greetz,
Clasca
WOW! I got it.....Thanks!
It is my first Yarn Ball Swap and I love it. The yarn is just my favourite colour, and the quality is adorable. And the contents: I love it. Actually those “knitting equipment stuff” I thought about buying to my self. Luckily I did not.
Now I am helping my son doing his homework and eating your lovely sweets, and signing up for another yarn ball swap.
Swapping is fun. Yesterday I received Winter Scarf Knit Kit baggie. Yarn matches yours. I am sooo lucky. Today I sent “Sassy Sock Yarn” to US.
een voornemen is 'a resolution; an intention' and zich voornemen is 'to resolve'. i also hope it works out! so far, so not so good... i just need to discipline myself a little more.... we'll see...
nina, i'm glad you enjoyed the yarn ball i sent! i wasn't sure if we were supposed to contact our partners, so i just put together stuff that i hoped you would like: some knitting supplies and other what-not. i'm also taking part in the winter scarf knit kit and the sassy sock yarn swaps... still need to put the packages together and ship them out!
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