Yarn Swap Package No. 4/2022 Is on Its Way, Part 3.

Dear users, dear designers,
here is Part 3.
Have fun with it.

Here is Part 2
Yarn Swap Package No. 4/2022 Is on Its Way, Part 2. 
and Part 1
Yarn Swap Package No. 4/2022 Is on Its Way

I’m already looking forward to the photos and am curious to see what you’ll end up keeping. When a 5-kg package of yarn like that first arrived at my place, I was pretty amazed at how huge it was.... And all those different types of yarn—they’re all worth “marveling” at.... 

Oh wie schön, Johansi, dass das Paket nun bei dir ist. Ja, es ist wirklich immens, was da alles drin ist. Da fällt die Auswahl sehr schwer. Von mir ist auch Sockenwolle drin. Bin sehr gespannt, was du dir aussuchen wirst.

Ich hab mir am ersten Tag auch einiges rausgelegt und am nächsten Tag dann einiges ausgetauscht. Es ist gut, mal drüber zu schlafen und dann erst zu entscheiden.

Viel Freude bei deinem Wollbad!

LG von Monika

Ich finde die glänzende schwarze Wolle so schön. Kann mir aber nicht denken  zu was man es benutzen kann.

@johansi
Kommt auf die Menge an ein Tuch oder eine Stola - ich liebe Tücher in allen Varianten 😉
Häkelst oder Strickst du lieber 🤔
Hab jetzt 2 Tücher "angestrickt" die auch mit "wenig" Wolle toll aussehen und nicht zu klein werden, vielleicht ja auch was für dich 😉

@johansi I thought the black one was really beautiful, too, when I bought it, and I actually wanted to use it as a contrasting yarn in a sweater, but with the endless list of things I still want to make, I kept putting it off… maybe it’ll speak to you!

Susanne ich mache beides gerne. Kommt immer darauf an wieviel Zeit ich für das Teil habe, häckeln geht halt schneller. Für ein Tuch ist es zu wenig aber zum einstricken eines ärmelloses Pullis könnte es sich gut machen.

......what does the yarn look like?????
Maybe you could really combine it with other yarns/colors and then knit a loop scarf? 🤔 Or a shawl in two or three colors, with different colors creating different patterns.... 

Like this, for example..... 

Ja, liebe johansi, nun hast Du uns alle neugierig gemacht auf die glänzende schwarze Wolle. Jeder hat ein Bild in seiner Phantasie, wie sie ausschaut und verstrickt oder verhäkelt sie schon im Geiste. Zeig uns doch bitte mal ein Bild. Und woraus ist sie? Das ist für mich auch immer wichtig.

LG Ina

Es ist ein ganz dünner Faden, immer ein Stück schwarz ohne Fransen und dann wieder ein kleines Stück mit Fransen und blauen Glitzer.

😍😍😍 I would definitely have kept this one for myself if it had already been in the package.
It’s a really great yarn for adding some pizzazz to a simple sweater. Or for adding little pops of color to a shawl. I’m totally in love with this yarn and the color right now....

I’ll leave it inside—maybe it’ll make its way to you in the next swap package.
Because winter will definitely be too short for everything I have in mind.

Hi everyone,

so, I’m back from vacation. It was really nice. I could only check in here every now and then—we were out and about a lot.

That fringed swap yarn looks interesting, and it even has glitter thread. I’m curious to see what it looks like once it’s worked up.

Have a lovely evening, everyone

After a sleepless night (not because of the yarn, but due to illness), I’ve finally made up my mind.
I absolutely want to keep the traditional-style yarn—I took it out three times and put it back in twice.
I’m going to use it to make the “Cosmos” headband for myself.
The green wool was my choice from the start, even though I usually love shades of blue.
It looks so fresh and is super soft.
The sock yarns are great colors—they have to stay here, too.
Now I just need to finish harvesting the garden and complete all the order forms, then I’ll start knitting. Soaking the wool was fun.
I’m going to finish packing the package now and send it off today.

Oops, forgot the picture.
My choice:

Great! It’s nice when you already have some yarn on hand and know what you plan to do with it. That gives us momentum for our current projects. Things just keep coming one after another in rows, and we never get bored.

I hope you’re feeling better and can tackle your tasks today with renewed energy. I’m also glad that the garden doesn’t require much of my attention anymore. Fall does have its nice sides, after all: namely, more time for our crafts.

I’m glad that you, of all people—as a “newcomer” to our swap group—enjoyed the swap package so much.

So I guess it’s MY turn now. I’m really curious to see what’s in store for me. And you can all look forward to finding out what’s hidden inside those little envelopes, too. Just wait and see—and let it happen!!! I get it ;-)

Warm regards and have a wonderful weekend—from Ina

Oh, you’ve adopted some beautiful yarn... Great, the sock yarns have lovely colors. Have fun working it up 
And get well soon! 

Oh johansi, das sieht ja wirklich alles richtig toll aus. Und ich bin auch gespannt, was daraus Schönes werden wird. Nun hat die dunkle Nepal auch ihre Bestimmung gefunden. Zu mir hat sie einfach nicht gesprochen. Ich mag lieber hellere Farben.

Dann geht das Paket ja jetzt an den Ursprung zu Ina zurück. Ich bin gespannt, was dort nun für Schätze ankommen.

I’ve also held the Nepal yarn in my hands 3–4 times, but unfortunately, nothing in my stash matched it. I didn’t want to buy anything extra—I need to work through my stash first.
Ina, I pinned the little note to my pincushion cactus so I wouldn’t lose it. I’m really excited! 
It’ll be exciting to see which yarn ends up coming back to you and what new treasures will be in the package for you!

Da hast du aber eine schöne Auswahl zusammen bekommen, von der Sockenwolle hätte mir auch einiges gefallen!
Wie, schon wieder einmal rund? Wir sind ja ganz schön schnell!

Da hat sich ja das "Wollebaden" gelohnt. Schöne Herbstfarben hast Du Dir ausgesucht.
Dann viel Spaß beim Vernadeln.
Alle sind gespannt, was wer aus welcher Wolle werkelt.

Da ist ja nur noch unsere liebe Ina an der Reihe. Das ging aber jetzt wirklich schnell.
Bin auch schon ganz hibbelig, was bei Ina an Wollschätzen ankommt, und dann natürlich das "Brief-Geheimnis" gelüftet wird.

habt alle ein schönes Wochenende

@johansi—I had bought this pink-beige sock yarn back when we were expecting our first grandchild. And then my daughter said I definitely shouldn’t knit anything in pink—she’d hate it. I’m glad the yarn has now found a new home

By the way, here are the wrist warmers made from the green yarn

Your wrist warmers/gloves look great. Nice and thick with a wonderful pattern. I’d like to try making thumb holes like that this winter, too. 

The design is based on Ina’s pattern—thanks again for that, Ina. I’m currently knitting another pair exactly according to your pattern using the matching, thinner yarn; I finished the first one last night 😘

I was still hard at work yesterday. I got to babysit for a host family last night.
So I took that great Nepal yarn with me to work on my headband. Since the parents didn’t get home until 2 a.m.,
I managed to get almost half of it done.
I’m also knitting with the pink yarn for this host family’s grandchild, because the little one loves those colors.

The wrist warmers look great—I’d like to make a pair for myself, too.
My own grandchildren and the kids I’m helping out with are cold at school. How are they supposed to learn like that?
They love these wrist warmers, but I make them without a pattern. Maybe I’ll try my hand at this pattern someday.

Ina’s pattern is really great—if you know how to knit, purl, and make cable stitches, it’s a breeze

Ich denke auch an die Menschen in Büros, klar Du kannst Dir bei 19 Grad nen Pulli oder ne dicke Jacke anziehen, aber die Pfoten sind trotzdrm kalt (bei mir zumindest)
Mit richtigen Handschuhen kann frau  aber weder auf einer Computertastatur noch auf einem Telefon tippen, also Stulpen  😂

This is made exactly according to Ina’s pattern, using Wollbutt (from Buttinette) “Versailles” in color 4547, size 2.75 mm needles, 100% acrylic

Margitta, your wrist warmers look really great. I also wear wrist warmers at the computer in the winter because my hands get cold easily.

johansi, your headband is really almost finished. Great! What’s an assignment family? Do you babysit there often?  

Ich betreue die Familie schon seit 6 Jahren und für mich sind es wie eigene Kinder.
Als Dorfhelferin betreue ich Familien die Hilfe brauchen. Viele Kinder wachsen mir ans Herz und so wird oft eine Freundschaft daraus. Diese Kinder sind dann meine Einsatzenkelkinder, ich bin bei den meisten Kindern die Mimioma.

Oh, Johansi, that sounds so nice! As a village helper, you’ve surely had many wonderful—and also sad—experiences. I can very well imagine that friendships form there on a very special basis. How sweet... you’re the Mimioma. :))

Hallo Margitta,
die Stulpen sehen sehr schön aus! Prima, was Du schon aus der Tauschwolle gezaubert hast. Je glatter die Wolle ist, desto prägnanter tritt der Zopf hervor.

LG Ina

Hello everyone,

Our 4th swap package was sent out on August 11. Now, after 6 weeks, it has returned to its point of origin.

I was in the middle of gardening and immediately dropped everything—I was just too curious. I actually wanted to finish the project I’d started first, but since the mail carrier interrupted me anyway, I might as well have taken a full break.

So off to the big garden table I went, and I grabbed a knife. Oh, oh, that was so exciting. One ball of yarn after another leaped out at me, and every time I pulled one out, I’d see two other colors flashing below, calling out to me just as loudly.

In the end, I’d unpacked and sorted everything. You can see my favorites here:



I especially like the colorful mottled one in the middle—it’s all soft pastel colors with a textured look, and it has a lot of cotton in it. That could make a breezy top for the summer. The yellow yarn is 100% acrylic and nice and thin. I’m going to try that out for my doll clothes. The light green and gray sock yarn could also be used for doll clothes or socks.

I thought the thin crochet threads for filet crochet were pretty, but I still need to think about whether I can make something out of them. Maybe I can crochet delicate stars with them and stiffen them with sugar water. You could definitely dip the yarn (the finished star, that is) in (diluted) ink—maybe it’ll get a color gradient that way. Yeah, I like that idea, too.

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The black glitter yarn that everyone here loved so much is going into the next swap package—I promise.

All the other yarns from your closets and boxes will be staying with me for a while. For the next swap package, I’ll sort out the prettiest treasures, and I’ll donate the rest to the preschool for crafts. Unfortunately, I can’t let you have a say in this, because otherwise the contents of the package wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.

But for now, let’s just enjoy this round’s new treasures.

I know you’re waiting for the reveal about the little notes. I’ll write a separate post about that right away.

Warm regards from Ina

@alle Teilnehmer des Tauschpaketes Nr. 4

Aufgepasst und mitgemacht! Tata tata tata ... jetzt ist es soweit! Wir lüften das Geheimnis.

Jeder, der sich artig 1 kleinen Briefumschlag aus dem Paket genommen hat, darf ihn nun öffnen. Einer der Briefumschläge enthält etwas Besonderes, nämlich einen Gewinn.

Der Gewinner bekommt von mir ein paar Filzmokassins geschenkt. Er kann sie für sich oder eine Person seiner Wahl bei mir in Wunschfarbe und Wunschgröße bestellenl, vielleicht auch als Weihnachtsgeschenk. Ich werde sie exklusiv und nur für ihn fertigen. Sonderwünsche werden gern berücksichtigt. Die Sohle wird auch rutschfest gemacht, so dass man damit nicht ausrutscht.

Der Gewinner darf sich gern von meinen bisherigen Werken inspirieren lassen, um seine Wahl zu treffen.

Als Beweis für den Gewinn bitte ich um ein Bild vom Inhalt des Briefchens.

Alle anderen, die nicht gewonnen haben, freuen sich bitte mit dem Gewinner. Wenn der Gewinner gar keine Filzschuhe mag und auch niemanden kennt, dem er sie verehren könnte, darf er seinen Gewinn auch an einen anderen Teilnehmer des Tauschringes verschenken.

Liebe Grüße und bis später - Ich bin sehr gespannt, wer das Glückslos gezogen hat ....
Eure Ina

Ina, this is so lovely—who couldn’t use some felted slippers? I’ll just take a quick peek at my little note….

Yay! I can’t believe it—I won!

I’m so excited right now!
Thank you, Ina, for this awesome event! It was so much fun to participate, swap yarns with you all, and see what was made from them!

Too bad you were so fast. Now, of course, the suspense is gone for the others :-(

But still: Congratulations, dear Mel!

Best regards, Ina

I’m sorry 🫣
I was just so excited, I got a little carried away…
Please don’t be mad at me 🥺

It’s so nice, Mel, that you’re so happy about your prize.
Congratulations on your new felted socks.
That’s a really lovely gift.
I really enjoyed the swap package.

I spent a long time admiring the pink and green yarns, too.
My headband is finished, and my next project is already on the needles.

Oh, great, Mel! I’m so happy for you and hope you enjoy your new felt moccasins from Ina. They’re really awesome—we have a pair, too.

Dear Ina, thanks again for this great initiative. I’m already looking forward to the next round.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Mel!
Und ja, das war wieder eine tolle Tauschrunde, die mir auch großen Spaß gemacht hat! Vielen Dank für die Idee und die Organisation!

Liebe Mel, viel Freude mit Deinen Filzsocken und herzlichen Glückwunsch. 

Liebe Ina, die Pastellmelierte war von mir, ich wollte da eigentlich auch mal einen Sommerpulli draus stricken, fand sie aber schwierig zu verarbeiten und durch den Glitzerfaden auch etwas hart, darum lag sie dann bei mir rum. Ich bin sehr gespannt, was Du daraus machst.
Könnte ich so ein Paar Filzsocken auch bei Dir bestellen? Mein Mann ist gehbehindert, hat Polyneuropathie, Durchblutungsstörungen und Wasser in den Füßen und ist extrem empfindlich, besonders an der Fußsohle, mag aber nicht wirklich Hausschuhe. Ich hab ihm schon diverse Kuschelsocken gestrickt, aber die sind ihm nicht mehr dick (also "gepolstert") genug, ans Filzen hab ich mich bisher noch nicht rangetraut, ich müßte Dir auch die genauen Maße geben, seine Füße sind sehr breit (dick, aufgeschwemmt), aber das wäre vielleicht eine Idee, könntest Du mir bitte mal ein Foto schicken, wie die aussehen?

Danke und liebe Grüße
Margitta

Margitta, I’d be more than happy to donate my prize to your husband!

Dear Mel,

Congratulations on winning! Have fun with your new Filzies. I highly recommend them—they keep you nice and warm.

Thank you, dear Ina, for organizing the swap and the giveaway. It’s always so much fun. But first, I need to work through all my swap yarn. That’ll take some time.

You’ve picked out some wonderful wool treasures. That beige filet yarn would have been perfect for me, too—for my amigurumis. Now it’s made its way to you.
We’re all eagerly waiting to see what beautiful things you’ll create with it. Have fun with it.

Warmest regards

Dear Mel,
that’s so sweet of you, but I don’t want that. You won them and were so happy; you truly deserve them.
If Ina were willing to do that, I’d be happy to buy a pair from her.

But thank you so, so much for the offer 😘
Margitta 

I’m so happy that everyone here is celebrating with you, dear Mel. That’s exactly how it should be. Everyone had the same chance, and luck just smiled on you. Now you can take your time deciding on the color and size of your Filzies—and then send me a personal message with your preferences.

And of course, I’m glad that everyone enjoyed the swap ring again. Everyone found a few new wool treasures, was on the edge of their seats wondering where the package was traveling and what the others had discovered. People also kept track of their own yarns—wondering who would like them and what the others would make with them. Some ideas would never have occurred to us, because everyone has a different imagination. And even the men got involved by calculating how many kilometers our package had traveled. And of course, when they’re being especially nice, they’ve even taken the packages to the post office for us.

I’ll continue chatting with you, dear Margitta, via private message. I’m sure not everyone is that interested in the details of your husband’s feet ;-) But I’m sure we can work something out.

Enjoy your evening, everyone—perhaps with a nice craft project.

Warm regards, Ina

Hi Ina,
I think your gift is great—congratulations to Mel.
I’d love to participate again next time—but I also really enjoyed following along here.
I hope everyone has fun with the treasures they’ve chosen; I’m already excited to see what they’ll “conjure up” with them.
Maybe I should go through my treasures again; among other things, I still have some sock yarn (I haven’t dared to knit socks yet) from the swap package—well, the next winter is sure to come 😉

Ihr Lieben Wolltauscher 😊 gerade bin ich in Frankfurt gelandet und warte gemeinsam mit meinem Mann auf den Zug nach Leipzig, da musste ich doch schnell hier reinschauen. 

Zuerst Glückwunsch Mel, die Fulzschuhe von Ina sind sicherlich sehr sehr schön.

Bei Inas Auswahl habe ich sogar Wolle von mir entdeckt und freue mich sehr, dass daraus Puppenkleidung werden soll. 

Da macht uns Ina ja bereits ein wenig Neugier auf ein weiteres Tauschpaket.
So nun wird es Zeit, das Handy einzupacken und der Heimat entgegen zu fahren. 
Zu Hause werden alle neidisch schauen, wie knusprig braun wir sind.

Euch allen einen schönen Sonntag. 

Have a safe flight home, dear Ines. But by the time you read this, you’re surely already home and looking forward to your own bed. Going on vacation is wonderful, but home is home. Everything’s yours, all to yourself: your own bed, your own bathroom, your own fridge, your own decor… now you can enjoy the fall here, feeling refreshed and relaxed. It’s also lovely: long walks with your dog, collecting chestnuts, decorating for fall, campfires with bread on a stick—whatever you like. And your grandson Wim is surely happy that you’re back, too :-))

Best regards, Ina

Congratulations from me too, Mel. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to check in here again until today. Thank you, Ina, for making all of this possible. It was a lot of fun, and I’ve already used my green and white yarn to make a sweater—it’s almost finished. I’ll be using the blue yarn for my son.
Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone, and enjoy the holiday tomorrow.
Best wishes, Ines 

To everyone who has read this swap package thread from start to finish... You’re probably still waiting for the happy ending—namely, the picture of Mel’s prize. She asked for a pair of felt moccasins in bright pink. She wants to give them to an elderly lady in a nursing home who always has cold feet. She chose the bright color because the elderly lady is almost blind. I hope the elderly lady likes the shoes—and above all, that they keep her feet warm.

Best regards, Ina

Die sehen ganz toll aus und die Idee, sie an eine Dame im Pflegeheim zu verschenken, finde ich toll von Mel.
Ich weiß, wovon ich spreche, ich habe eine 97jährige, fast blinde Mutter und eine 99jährige Tante in Pflegeheimen, die ich regelmäßig mit wärmenden Kuschelsocken versorge, weil sie auch immer frieren.

Wow, what beautiful, warm slippers. I’m really touched that Mel wants to give them to an elderly lady. That’s such a sweet idea. She’ll definitely get a lot of joy out of them. And I’m sure the residents there can’t get enough of them.

The pink slippers look really cute. What a great idea from Mel to give them to a resident. That elderly lady is going to be so happy.
I work in a nursing home myself, so I know how grateful older people are—you really empathize with them and feel happy to have done something good, because they simply deserve it.

So this swap event also served a good cause. Great!

Thank you so much, everyone, for your congratulations.
Ina, the felties arrived today and they’re really great—thank you! I’ll give them to the lady tomorrow; I’m sure she’ll be very happy (I’ll let you know how it goes).
I wish you all a wonderful weekend! 

We all do a lot of charity work with our creations. Maybe we should write about that in a separate thread. So many individuals are doing good for those in need—we should simply give them more praise and make their efforts public. Then everyone could read about how good we humans are and see that not everyone is just thinking of themselves. That gives us hope, too.

Best regards, Ina

Ina, that’s definitely a nice idea. I do a lot of charity work, but I don’t want any praise for it, because it comes from the heart, and the joy of the people who receive it is praise enough for me.