December 31, 2007...8:39 am

Earth Day Yarn Swap 2008

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I’m setting up for the Earth Day Yarn Swap 2008 (r). It’s a lot easier to set it up through Ravelry, so if you don’t have an account, sign up now! I bet you’ll get in before the swap sign-up deadline, which is a month or two away.

You will need a Ravelry account.

This is a swap for eco-friendly fibers. This would include: organic yarns, yarns made from more renewable resources such as bamboo, soy (byproducts) or corn (byproducts). In addition to the many fibers being produced by the Southwest Trading Company, the Vermont Organic Fiber Company, Blue Sky Alpacas, Trekking (ProNatura) and even Classic Elite produce more environmentally friendly yarns. Lots of Indie Dyers are using the new fibers too. Let’s influence the market for environmentally friendly yarns.

  1. Sign up for the swap by March 17th and fill out the questionnaire (to be posted on my blog and to the Ravelry questionnaire thread by February 28).
  2. Fill out the questionnaire and to the questionnaire thread by March 17th!
  3. This is a secret swap!
  4. If you do withdraw, please please let me know so I can try to get everyone matched up. Please don’t drop out without contacting me (MoiraeKnitting at gmail dot com).
  5. Buy locally if you can.
  6. Send out swap packages by April 7th - the idea is to get your package to your partner by Earth Day in the US (April 22nd).
  7. Post about your swaps and enjoy your new fibers.
  8. I’m sorry this is for North America based knitters only, because it’s not very eco-friendly to send yarn half way around the world. (It’s bad enough to mail it at all.)

Rules: 1. Dropping out without letting anyone know will earn you bad karma. 2. The suggested spending limit is $35, not including shipping. 3. Have fun!

Signing Up (Added 01/01/2008)

To sign up, please email me (moiraeknitting at gmail dot com.) Do NOT send me a message on Ravelry. Also drop a message on the Ravelry sign-up thread.

I need: Your Name, Your Ravelry Name, Your Blog Name, Your Address and Your Email Address. Otherwise you will not be signed up.

r=ravelry link

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  • Lisa Kremer
    December 31, 2007 at 8:27 pm

    I would like to join this swap

  • karrie
    January 2, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Thanks for the ravelry group invite. I love the idea of the swap, but I am going to try and hold out since I really don’t need any more yarn.

    Question…. Though things like soysilk and bamboo fibers are made from sustainable non-animal sources, what is involved in the actual fiber making process? I could imagine (especially for the soy) that there might be some nasty things involved along the way that are worse than in wool processing. I looked into briefly but didn’t find anything. Do you know of any links?

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