New KAL/Swap Starting Up

Our gracious hostess, Carly, has given me permission to advertise a new kal/swap here. Its The Big Bag Knitalong & Swap! It occurred to me to combine a KAL and a swap in one. Details are on the blog. So, if you like knitting, felting and swapping, come on by. :)

~Dee
The Big Bag Knitalong & Swap
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Few more comments

Hi! Thanks to those of you who expressed interest in the comments so far. The answer to most of the questions posed is, honestly, 'I don't know yet' :) I haven't thought about the details, necessarily, because if there wasn't interest, it would be a waste of time! I would expect between 5 - 10 categories probably (depends on how creative I can be!) and likely a $20-25 minimum (the minimum would probably vary based on the number of categories.) I'm totally open to any suggestions, too! The duration would probably be one month to mail package after you get your match. I'm torn if I'd make it a secret swap or not. . .I like the surprise aspect, but I also like the 'getting to know you' part when you know who is sending you a package and you can read their blog and stuff.
So. . . yeah. . .still some kinks to work out. . . . let me know your thoughts/preferences in the comments and I''ll take it all into consideration when putting it together!

Hello!

Hi There!

I created this blog to gauge interest in a knitting/fiber swap with a scavenger hunt theme. I would create a set of categories. Each participant would send a package to their partner with knitting/fiber items that represent each category. Example categories.

1 - Something purple

• pretty self explanatory :) you'd send anything purple (yarn, tape measure, stitch markers)

2 - Something related to the letter 'G'

• you could send something grey, a needle gauge, a pattern for a gansey

3 -Something with circles

• a round tape measure, a project bag made of circular fabric

You get the idea :)

I wouldn't start this until after the Holidays. . . so please, if you're interested, please post a comment and let me know. If there is enough interest, I'll post back after the first of the year for signups. I'd probably limit the number of people for the first round, as it would be my first time hostessing :)

Also, fair disclosure. . . I saw this idea on Swap-Bot for a sewing notion swap and I just thought it was fantastic and wanted to carry it over to knitting!