Knitting and Crochet Blog Week – Countdown to April 26th
I’m currently preparing for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week, which starts in a few days, running between April 26th – May 2nd. There have been lists to organise and graphics to make, ideas to clarify and ideas and systems to implement, so here’s a quick catch-up on what’s happening, for those who have arrived looking for information. For French-speakers looking for further details, please see here
What is Knitting and Crochet Blog Week?
This is a week of blogging for knitters and crocheters, where individual bloggers will all simultaneously post about the same topics over the course of seven days, so that for one week readers might be able to read from blog to blog and enjoy a community of bloggers all talking about elements of their craft in their own unique way.
When is it happening?
The Knitting and Crochet Blog Week will run from Monday 26th April – 2nd May 2010. This will be the first Knitting and Crochet Blog Week – if it is a success and people enjoy it there will hopefully be more in the future.
How do I take part?
It’s quite simple. Every day between 26th April – 2nd May 2010 there will be a blogging topic (relating to knitting and crochet) asking for your experiences, opinions and hopes on various aspects of your hobby. One topic and a short explanation is provided for each day, plus a ‘wildcard’ topic in case you just don’t fancy one of the blogging topics for any particular day. The entire list of 8 topics (seven daily topics +1 wildcard) are listed here. Use these topics and brief descriptions as a springboard for your posts and take them in whatever direction you fancy.
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Tagging System
Knitting and Crochet Blogging week is gong to attempt to use google to implement a tagging system. Each of the 8 topics (7 daily topics and one wildcard) has a code, starting with ‘knitcroblo’ and then a number 1-7 or ‘wc’ (for wild card) at the end. If you use the appropriate tag in each of your blog posts during Blog week (or add them at the end of your blog post) then Googling those terms will bring up a list of blog posts for that same topic, from all blogs taking part.
Graphics
There are a few graphics below, free for use by anyone who wants to put them on their blog. There is a banner a well as three sizes of badges featuring knitting needles and crochet hooks. There is no requirement to use them, but they are there if anyone fancies them.
Is there still time for me to join?
Absolutely. Knitting and Crochet Blog week is not meant to be some huge commitment. It’s about Bloggers feeling comfortable with blogging – giving a little bit of a jump start and oiling the blogging mechanism with some interesting topics and a bit of inspiration. if you don’t manage to post every day, no problem, at least you tried. Your blog posts can be as long and detailed, or as short and whimsical as you want them to be. There aren’t any rules, just a few ideas (such as daily topics and a tagging system) to make this a community event. We only hope that you enjoy it. Nothing more is expected of you
And as for Eskimimi?
Well, my plan to get a few pictures taken well in advance for some of the topics hasn’t happened yet – I shall hope to set myself to that task at the weekend. I have a few ideas forming as to what to post for each topic, but haven’t committed anything to paper or blog post yet, but I am really really looking forward to both writing and reading the posts next week.
I’ll finish off with a sheepy smiliey: 
Thank you Mimi for all of your hard work. I hope that you get to enjoy blog week in a big way. You’re awesome!
I can’t wait for the week to begin!!!
Love badges
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I’m uploading one of these on my blog, count me in for next week ! (Well.. in French… maybe in both French and English if my sweet husband doesn’t refuse to help me
What a lovely idea – I’ll be joining in as best I can
Thanks for organising
Bonjour,je voudrais m’inscrire et participer mais c’est une première ! je ne sais pas bien comment faire…j’ai un blog sur mon site,c’est l’occasion pour moi,je trouve l’idée génial !
Yay I just joined !
Count me in! Great idea and thanks goes to Caffeine Girl for letting me in on it.
Count me in as well!
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Oh yeah! Count me in!!
I’m in! Sounds like fun.
Hi, count me in, I’m delighted to be part of an online community of knitters and bloggers. Who knows, maybe my Swedish blogpals will also be interested in being part of it!
regrards
liz
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I’ve just found this site… right at the end of the blog week
what a great idea… hope there’s another one soon so I can join in
pip
Hi Pip
Thanks so much for your kind words. I’m hoping to make Knitting and Crochet week an annual event, and feedback seems very positive on this, so I think it will definitely happen again
Hope to have you along for the experience next time!
I couldn’t find any cute emoticons for my own use, either. I searched for quite a long time for something that would fit with my theme but eventually had to make my own (which these are), so unfortunately I don’t have much suggestion of where to find something similar without drawing your own :’(