The Fiber Frenzy, is well, frenzious
The fiber frenzy has begun and there are a few questions, so I thought I would answer them here. If you haven’t heard from all your pals, please let me know right away.
Goodies, this means that you look at the person’s list, see the things they like, and make and go get stuff that they will enjoy. It’s the fiber grab bag sort of thing. It can be yarn, fiber, chocolate, gift certificates, whatever. Surprise them, but do something cool. It should cost the amount you specified to spend, 20, 40 or 60.
Fiber, pretty easy to figure out. Pick fiber, check to be sure your pal doesn’t dislike it. The groups were, 4-6 oz, 6-8 oz, or over 8 oz. Of course you may always send more.
Hand spun. All of us signed up for 125 yards or more. Send something they want, and make sure theirs plenty to make something. Challenge yourself. This is about learning something new, and meeting new people. So take advantage of your pals’ expertise and be sure and drop some extras in like chocolate, tea or a small handmade gift. Attention my secret pal, a trip to tahiti would be really fab! oh well, I tried lol.
Next swap, I’m thinking of doing in a few months, is the sock swap. You will buy enough yarn for a pair of socks for yourself, and so will your pal. You also need a pattern that fits you. You send a copy of the pattern and one ball to your pal, and they do the same. Then you each knit one sock from each pattern/yarn and exchange. neat huh? Only knitting one sock would be cool.
Nina said,
August 9, 2007 @ 10:24 pm
Oh the sock swap sounds really fun! Looking forward to it… As for fiber frenzy I thought Beau was going to join in the newbie yarn swap. Didn’t he get a friend?
Allena said,
August 9, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
He was, but the only handspun sign ups we got were for 125 yards, which was intimidating to him
So he joined the 40 goodies group instead. If it had been anyone else, I would have been their pal. We didn’t really see the point though lol.
Nina said,
August 9, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
I knew I should have joined that one. Just the two of us in the swap that would have been fun
by the way an idea for the sock swap, you could have categries there too, like lace, cabels, newbies and so on…
Allena said,
August 9, 2007 @ 10:57 pm
Well, next time
The categories sound great!
Beau said,
August 10, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
Sniff, sniff…nobody wants to trade yarn with a newbie…waaaahhh!
Actually, I don’t mind. Goodies is more fun. Perhaps chocolate will be involved!