May Monthly Program
Yarn Swap

Tuesday May 20, 2008
Sulzer Regional Library, IL

Yarn Swap - Unload Your Unloved Yarn and Possibly Take Some Home
WCKG Program for May Meeting

It is time for spring cleaning! What this means for your yarn stash, is that this is the time to go through your yarn and pull out the skeins (or partial skeins) that you don't think that you will ever use. Because we cannot sell things or exchange money at the library, this is not really a "swap." You will not be swapping directly with another member for yarn of equal value. Instead, it should be thought of primarily as a way to donate yarn to charity. Any unwanted yarn that is left on the swap table at the end of the night will be donated to charity. That being said, you will have the chance to take home yarn that other people brought, if you find something that you want to add to your stash.

Here is how this will work:

• Yarn will be assigned a points value according to the scale listed below.
• You can mark your yarn yourself or you can let us mark it for you.
  If you bring more than one skein from a particular dye lot, it should be in a clear plastic bag. You can mark the bag with the points value either with a slip of paper inside the bag or a sticker on the bag. If you want us to mark the points value for you, we will have bags and stickers. We will also have scales to weigh the yarn.
• Once your yarn is marked, we will give you a slip of paper with the number of points that you donated and a raffle ticket.
• Your yarn will be put on a table for the swap.
• We will call people up in groups of 10 by drawing raffle tickets. When your group is called, you are free to take yarn - up to same points value that you donated.

This scale is designed to assign a points value worth approximately half the price of the yarn when new. So, if you know how much you paid for the yarn, you can mark a points value of half of the price. For example, if I paid $5 for a skein, I would mark it as 2.5 points. If you donate books or patterns or knitting needles, then this same rule would apply (mark it as half the original price). Alternatively, you can use the following rough scale to mark the points on your yarn.

We are planning to donate left over yarn and materials to the following charities:
Sarah's Circle, Howard Brown Health Center, Crafty Angels, and for use for WCKG programs involving teaching knitting (including Polly E. Cotton installations).

Questions? Email Jackie Zydeck, Chris Bodmer, or Nina Savar.