I am a terrible knitter. I lack patience, so I wind up with a drawer full of half-finished projects. However, I am a bit of a closet yarn addict, which is probably one of the other reasons behind all those half-finished projects. I see a new yarn and I want to start something new. And let me tell you, the yarn from KnoxFarmFiber has me thinking that maybe I need to start something new…

This organic, cruelty-free yarn starts out as wool from the well-cared for sheep and their other woolly friends at Knox Farm State Park, and is then carded, hand-spun, and dyed yummy colors with environmentally-friendly dyes. I love that the skeins of yarn come labeled with a photo of the animal who “donated” her wool to the process.

From KnoxFarmFiber: …the sheep are well-fed, well- cared-for, have lots of pesticide-free pasture, are protected against predators, in good health with lots of friends…and then their wool is cleaned with eco-detergent, dried in the fresh air, carded the old fashioned way and dyed by hand with low-impact environmentally friendly dyes, spun by hand, and labeled with a photo of the sheep who donated it…

Have you ever run into the problem of making with no one in mind to receive your handmade gift of awesome? So your thing of beauty ends up languishing away with no one to appreciate it?

Well no more! If you haven’t gotten around to trying your hand at selling, swap-bot is the perfect way to test your creativity out.

Swap-bot helps facilitate group snail mail and internet swaps. It removes the hassle of collecting swap participants and assigning swap partners. Once you sign up for a swap, Swap-bot will assign you a partner and someone else will be given your name. At the end of the swap, you will send off your lovely creation to your partner and you will be mailed something equally awesome from your other partner.

You can choose to enter a myriad of swaps from themed swaps, where people create and swap items related to the theme, to de-stash swaps, where you swap old crafting supplies. Each swap has rules that must be followed and if you sign up for a swap you must complete it! Imagine your partner thinking that they’ll be receiving a pretty sweet handmade item, but instead you blow them off. How rude!

You can even start a swap of your choosing, but are in charge of marketing and promoting the swap yourself. So if you want lots of people to join in, start working your networks!

A little marketing tip: No matter the swap, include a business or show card in the package. If your swap item is of exceptional quality, you might create some buzz around your work.

Have any experience with Swap-bot? Tell us about it in the comments.