New Yarn Swap Package 3/2023

Hello, dear all,

I hope you had/are having a lovely summer and enjoyed everything that came your way. But now it’s getting cooler again, so you can bring out the yarn again. But oh no, your stash has shrunk over the summer ... no problem, here you can stock up! And even for free. You can replace unloved yarns from your stash with new treasures from the swap package.

The new yarn swap package is going on its travels again!
Anyone who is expecting it knows the excitement. And anyone who has it at home knows the tingly yarn bath and the treasures you can discover. Real yarn you can touch simply makes your own imagination bubble over. Everyone who has taken part before knows this feeling.

Now for the organization - you already know how it works. In this thread, everyone who wants to take part may sign up. This time I’m again sending a 5 kg package via DHL for 6.99 euros.

The swap ring works like this:

I am the initiator of the swap ring and pack a package with yarn. I ask all participants beforehand by email for their names, addresses, preferences, and dislikes regarding the yarns and compile a participant list from that. Anyone who wants to can then take the preferences and dislikes into account when packing the package. Anyone who doesn’t specify anything here will just be surprised.

I put the list I created into my freshly packed yarn package. I send it at my own expense via DHL to No. 2 on the list.

Participant No. 2 on the list receives the package and picks out what she likes from the package. As a replacement for the yarns taken out, she puts yarns of equal value into the package. The list goes back into the
package. Participant No. 2 then sends the package at her own expense via DHL to participant No. 3 on the list. The list goes back into the package, and so on and so forth. At the end, the package ends up back with me because I am the
last address on the list. I then destroy the list with the data.

Once the swap package has started, I will create a separate thread. Here we will always write where the package currently is. It would be nice if every participant posted a photo of the treasures they scored
. Then everyone can share in the excitement a little.

Summary of the rules:

1. The DHL package is sent at the sender’s expense.
2. Every ball of yarn must have a label. Multiple balls of yarn of the same type need only one label.
4. The yarns taken out are always replaced with qualities of equal value.
5. Only yarn should be swapped.

If you would like to take part, please sign up here in this thread. Please do not write any personal data here! I will contact you.

Then I wish all of us lots of joy and anticipation with the new swap package.

Best regards from Ina

I’m already looking forward to the swap package again and would like to participate once more. Maria

Ja, liebe Ina, ich möchte auch sehr gerne wieder mitmachen. Herzlichen Dank für deine Mühe und die Organisation!

Allerdings wäre es super, wenn ich mein Paket frühestens am 25. September bekäme. Vorher sind wir immer wieder einige Tage verreist.

Ist das möglich?

Liebe Grüße
Monika

Oh wie toll, aber ich setze einmal aus, ich muss hier erst einmal einiges abarbeiten bevor ich weiß, was weiterziehen darf.

Dear Schnuckelina, I’ll also be following the swap package’s journey from afar this time. I still have so much to process from the last package😚. Have fun, everyone.
Best regards from Anja

Liebe Ina, toll dass wieder ein neues Paket startet. 

Ich bin dieses Mal nicht dabei. Habe noch soviel Garn zum verarbeiten und seit dem letzten Mal keine fehlkäufe getätigt. 

Ich bin dran, meine Vorräte erst mal zu minimieren. 

Gerade hab ich ein Garn vom letzten Paket auf der Nadel

Es ist kein Problem, wenn einige von Euch dieses Mal nicht dabei sein wollen. Ihr müsst das auch nicht extra hier schreiben. Wer dabei sein will, meldet sich einfach.

Maria und Monika jedenfalls sind schon mal dabei.
@Monika, natürlich geht das. Warten wir mal ab, wann das Paket startet. Danach richtet sich dann, an welche Stelle wir Dich setzen.

Liebe Grüße Ina

That’s so sweet, Ina. I’m glad I can still join in.

Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone, and best regards
Monika

Hey there, everyone!

I’m so glad I read this just in time. Thanks, dear Ina—I’d love to join in again. It’s always so much fun.

Wishing you all a great start to the new week

Best regards,
Andrea

Gerne Andrea.
Nunmehr sind wir schon 4: Maria, Monika, Andrea und ich.

Liebe Grüße Ina

I’d love to take part for the first time. I followed the thread closely last time and was really envious.

Best regards
Ulrike 

Ich möchte diesmal auch mit tauschen. 
 Hab euch schon neugierig zugeschaut. Eine Frage hab ich noch. Kann ich z.B Strumpfwolle gegen Baumwollgarn tauschen. Oder sollte das dann auch Baumwolle Garn sein? 
 Oder nur Markenwollen gegen Marken.   Dickes gegen dünnes? 
 Ehe ich da einen Fehler mache frag ich lieber. 
 Liebe Grüße, Marita 

@Marita,
Ina already wrote that 😉😉
1. The DHL package is sent at the sender’s expense.
2. Each ball of yarn must have a label. Multiple balls of the same type only need one label.
4. The yarns taken out are always replaced with yarns of equivalent quality.
5. Only yarn should be swapped.

Thanks, Ina, for organizing this. I’ll get back to you once I’ve had time to “sort through” my stash—I need to go through my inventory first to see what I can part with 😉
Is there a deadline—by when do I need to let you know?

Liebe Ina,
toll, dass du dir wieder die Arbeit machen willst, Danke.

Im zweiten oder dritten Drittel würde ich auch gerne dabei sein. Bis dahin hab ich alles durchsortiert.

Liebe Grüße
Marlies

Dear Ina,

I’d love to join the swap for the first time.
I’ve been following your recent “Wool Journeys” with interest.

I’d be thrilled if you’d welcome me, a newcomer, to the group.
Best regards, Katharina 

Hello everyone,

I’m especially happy that a few newcomers are brave enough to join in too. Just always watching and getting annoyed about all the lovely things the others have “scored” doesn’t make you happy either. This time, you’re there live!

The swap package will now make stops at:

Maria,
Andrea,
Ulrike,
Marita,
Katharina
... and further down the list come Marlies and Monika.

@Susanne - there’s no deadline. Once we have enough participants, we’ll get started. I think you still have a few days to think it over. 

@Marita - yes, you can also swap sock yarn for cotton yarn. It just needs to be of equal value - so not expensive cashmere yarn for 1-euro acrylic yarn. That wouldn’t be fair to the others who come further down the list.

Kind regards, Ina

Thanks, Ina—that’s exactly how I had imagined it, but I just wanted to be sure.
Best regards, Marita 

Ja Marita, das verstehe ich. Es ehrt Dich ja, dass Du nachfragst. Ich wünsche Dir ganz viel schöne Wolle, die  bei Dir bleiben will. 

Liebe Grüße Ina

Hi Ina
I’d also like to join if that’s possible.
Thanks, Martina

Guten Morgen.... 
wie gut es gibt den Newsletter 😄 sonst hätte ich das Tauschpaket verpasst... 
Letztes Mal hab ich ja "nur" zugeschaut. Diesmal wäre ich gerne wieder dabei. 
Danke Ina, das du das wieder auf den "Weg schickst"😘 

Good morning, Ina, I’d love to join. Is there still room for me? That would be great. Thanks
Best regards, Sannii (Susanne)

Hello everyone,
It would be great if there were still a spot for one more newcomer.
I’d love to experience that moment of surprise when opening the yarn package, too :)
Many thanks in advance for your effort, and with joyful anticipation
warm regards,
Robine

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

ja liebe Steffi, ich stimme Dir zu. Gut, dass es den Newsletter gibt. Das hat unser Runde nun doch ziemlich schnell gefüllt. Es sind nunmehr dabei:

Maria (maria-zielassny)
Andrea (Bastelfan)
Ulrike (Bogenraus)
Katharina (Katharinas-Handarbeiten)
Marita (Leoniera)
Martina (matap)
Steffi (Woll-zauberei-Steffi)
Sannii (sanniischm)
Robine (robine-vanderdoes)
Marlies (die-vom-deich)
Monika (mowi19)

Natürlich dürfen auch Neulinge bei uns dabei sein. Wir waren ja alle mal Neulinge. Und wir sind eine nette Gemeinschaft und das Tauschpaket macht uns allen Spaß, nicht nur denjenigen, die selber tauschen.

Jetzt sind es 11 Personen, mit mir 12. Das würde schon reichen. Falls noch jemand unbedingt dabei sein will, dann nehmen wir den noch mit auf.

Ansonsten werde ich Euch alle am Freitag oder Samstag anschreiben. In der Nachricht steht dann alles Weitere. Überlegt Euch bis dahin schon mal, welche Wolle Ihr gerne im Paket finden würdet und welche Ihr gar nicht mögt.

Ich wünsche allen einen sonnigen Tag. 

Liebe Grüße - Ina

Hi :) I just read this now and would love to join :) I used to participate on Facebook, but I’m not on there anymore. All the better to have heard from you all.
Warm regards from the Lüneburg Heath
Susanne

Dear Susanne, you’re welcome to join us.
Best regards, Ina

Thanks a lot—I’m really looking forward to it. Yay!
Best regards

Ui, das finde ich ja toll, dass die Runde so schnell voll geworden ist. Super, da bin ich gespannt, was für Schätze uns da erwarten.

Ich wünsche allen Neulingen hier genauso viel Freude beim Auspacken wie den "alten Hasen".

Herzliche Grüße von Monika

Thank you very much, and have a relaxing evening :)

I hope you all have fun.
@Ina: Thanks for all your effort.

Thanks, Josefa. Dear Ina, I’d also like to say a big thank you once again for always going to the trouble of organizing this—to the delight of us all.

Hallo Ihr Lieben,
unsere Runde ist komplett! Dieses Mal nehmen teil:

Maria (maria-zielassny)
Andrea (Bastelfan)
Ulrike (Bogenraus)
Katharina (Katharinas-Handarbeiten)
Marita (Leoniera)
Martina (matap)
Steffi (Woll-zauberei-Steffi)
Sannii (sanniischm)
Robine (robine-vanderdoes)
Susanne (Grinseline63)
Marlies (dievomdeich)
Monika (mowi19)
Ina (Schnuckelina)

Ich behalte mir vor, die Reihenfolge je nach Euren Vorlieben noch zu ändern. Es ist ja im Interesse aller, wenn nicht 3 Damen mit den gleichen Woll-Vorlieben hintereinander kommen. Dann gingen 2 von ihnen leer aus.

Alle haben gerade eine PM von mir bekommen ... nun warte ich auf Eure Post.

Liebe Grüße Ina

Ich hab die Runde verpasst 🙈
Aber irgendwie ist es mir auch recht. 

Könnte mich unter Umständen jemand bei der nachsten Runde anschreiben? 🤔 Falls ich es verpassen sollte. Vielleicht bin ich ja weniger verpeilt und schaue rechtzeitig rein 😅

Viel Spaß beim Wolle tauschen und entdecken 

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your replies; we’re still missing one lady. I’m sure her reply will come in today.
I’m going to pack the yarn swap package now. Keep your fingers crossed that the box and the weight of the yarn work out together.

Have a nice rest of your Sunday.

@Lethyna, you probably get the CP newsletter by email. The current forum threads are always listed at the bottom. That’s basically your wake-up call for the next time you want to join in.

Hi, I just read this, and if it’s okay with you, I’d like to join for the first time.

Oh, is the list already full?

Ich freue mich schon auf die Bilder. Die Aktion ist super. Leider war ich bisher nur 1x dabei, da mir einfach die Zeit fehlt, die tolle Wolle in Projekte umzusetzen.
Aber, für "mitfreuen" ist auf jeden Fall Zeit.

@polymaus - Yes, the list is already full this time. All you can do is watch from the sidelines.

@everyone
I just packed the package. I spread everything out nicely on my rug and started stuffing it in. When I weighed it, I realized it was way too heavy. So I had to unpack half of it again.

5 kg is already a lot less than the 7.5 kg from last time. But our experience with Hermes has generally been rather negative. That’s why Hermes is out of the question.

The next larger package size, for up to 10 kg, costs 10.49 euros. I have enough yarn to fill the box. Everyone would have twice as many options. So here’s my question:

Would you prefer 5 kg for 6.99 euros or up to 10 kg for 10.49 euros in shipping?

Once I have your feedback, I’ll print out the shipping label and take it to the post office. Then it can be on its way to Maria as early as tomorrow.

Best regards, Ina

Hallo Ina

Als Neuling melde ich mich und finde auch das 10 kg Paket vollkommen in Ordung, solange der Postbote es noch trägt :)))

Beste Grüße in die nette Runde und einen guten Wochenstart.

Herzlichst
Eure Robine

Oh.... 10 kg.... that’s going to be a “full-on wool bath” 🤣🤣🤣
Since I “skipped” the last swap package, I’ll be getting double the amount....
Well, I’d be fine with the big package, too. I’ll just have to skip a bar or two of chocolate the next time I go shopping 😁

Hallo Ina, ich habe auch nichts gegen 10kg.
Maria

Dann bekommt meine Postbotin oder der Postbote fürs Tragen auch wieder eine Schoki. Und fürs Abholen nochmal ;)
Liebe Grüße, Susanne

I’m happy to have your approval. I also think, if we’re going to do this, let’s do it right. And for a “wool bath,” you really need a bit more wool to immerse yourself in.

But since there are 13 of us, I’ll wait patiently for a few more responses to my question. We’ll see how it turns out in the end.

Best regards, Ina

Wow, what a treat, 10 kg.
That’s going to be the best part of the whole week. That would be fantastic.
Best regards, Sannii

Well, that’s quite a hefty price, but definitely worth the fun. :)

Ina, it would be easier for everyone if you didn’t pack exactly 10 kg—better to pack 500 to 1,000 g less. Because if the box needs to be swapped out, weighing it all out is really tricky. With so many participants, we can definitely expect that one box won’t hold up under the weight. And the packing tape adds extra weight, too—we should factor that in.

Love, Monika

It’s a good thing it probably won’t be so hot anymore by the time the package arrives. Then the delivery person won’t have to work so hard 😉

Have you considered that with twice the amount of yarn, the decision is twice as hard? 😊🤗

We sure needed a lot of packing tape for the last package...

Wow, 10 kg is quite a lot. I agree with the others. You can never have enough yarn. It’s worth the price. Although I’d be fine with 5 kg, too—but the majority decides.
As Monika already said, it’s better to pack a little less so the package holds up.
I’m really looking forward to it.

Have a great week, everyone!

Alright, so that’s been decided by a majority vote. If anyone wants to drop out because of the higher shipping cost, that’s no problem either. We can remove them from the list at any time. They just need to send me a PM.

I’ll pack a little less so the yarn still has room to breathe and you have some wiggle room when packing. I just went through my closets again and picked out the last few items. You’re in luck, because a few more nice skeins of yarn have made their way into the package.

I’ll get the package to the post office tomorrow. If you come across a large, sturdy box in the next few days, hold onto it for now. I hope my box holds up for a while.

I wish everyone a lovely evening.

Best regards, Ina

I’m joining in with everyone else. 🤗
And I’m looking forward to seeing just how big a 10-kg package of yarn actually is….
The skeins are usually about 50 g each… 🙈😊

Yes, this is definitely going to be a great yarn swap! I hope you all have fun!

Hallo Schnuckelina, ich weiß nicht, ob der Vakuumbeutel beim letzten Mal bis zu dir gekommen ist. Benutzt ihn gerne wieder, dann braucht bei gleichem Gewicht der Karton nicht ganz so groß sein🐑.
Habt alle viel Spaß, in Ihr Neulinge lasst Euch überraschen.
Liebe Grüße von Anja

I’m already looking forward to the package....
It’s going to be huge, and yeah, the decision will definitely be tough, but hey, who gets the chance to rummage through almost 10 kg of yarn, all from the comfort of their own home? 😉

Steffi, da hast Du auch wieder Recht. Bin gespannt, was uns da an Wolle erwartet.
Viel Spaß allen beim Stöbern😍🧶

na das habe ich befürchtet, danke für die info, na dann alle guten dinge sind drei vielleicht beim nächsten mal
euch viel spass

Wow 10 kg - das hat was.
Vielleicht schaffe ich es beim nächsten Mal, dabei zu sein.
Viel Spaß dabei - ich lese und fiebere gerne bei euch mit 😉

Hello everyone,

the yarn swap package has been on its way since yesterday. If you’d like to follow along on this journey, please read on...
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/forum/topic/189907/tauschpaket-wolle-3-2023-ist-auf-reisen

Best regards, Ina