yay! it’s almost that time again!
full questionnaire after the jump…
- What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
this is such a hard question. how can i pick favorite yarns?! i might as well just list all of ’em! um, let’s see. i like rowan kid classic, and i’m doing a scarf in blue sky alpacas brushed suri which is really lovely stuff. but i’m not really picky. i like wool, wool-like natural fibers, and blends thereof. i don’t really like red heart super saver but it does make decent cat toys. 8) i don’t really do a lot of novelty yarns, though. i just don’t think fun fur looks very nice. some of the more understated things are neat to look at but i have trouble picturing what useful things i could make out of them (and i’m all about the useful things, which is a pretty funny statement if only you could see my house!). - What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
um. *blush* spaghetti sauce jars? and then i stick the circs through the metal of the shelves? *blush* - How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
i started knitting a little over a year ago. i guess i’m, um, advanced beginner. i’ve only made one sweater, and it really wasn’t all that hard, so i’d feel cheesy claiming more credit than that. i’m learning socks. failing a lot so far, actually, but i’m determined to win out. actually i’d already have won if only i knew anyone with a mutant size 20 or something foot. dang. - Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
i do! amazon, wists. - What’s your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products, etc.)
mm, vanilla, i guess. i kinda like the scent of dryer sheets but they tend not to sell you hand lotion that smells like downy, for some reason. - Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
i like chocolate. i don’t tend to eat a lot of candy though. although now that i think of it, i like english toffee. probably because it’s like 90% butter. mmmm! - What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
oh, let’s see. i make soap, occasionally rubber stamp things, paint a little. well, knit, obviously. i’m working with my dad to restore his 1973 Mach 1 Mustang. have never figured out how to crochet. and am starting out spinning on a drop spindle — currently, i’m trying to figure out how i can weasel the money for a babe wheel into the budget. i adore fountain pens. i am, in fact, really kinda heartbroken because i lost one of my favorite pens — a little clear green school pen that i got for probably like £3 in brighton, england, the last time i was in the uk. (where, it must be noted appreciatively, fountain pens are still so common you can buy a huge bag of euro cartridges for like 50p! i bought three and then worried that customs was going to bust me for illegal ink importation.) i also love me a good $6 parker vector. but at the moment i’m using a waterman that ran me something like £80. still, i miss my little green school pen. - What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
yep, i can play mp3s… and i do! - What’s your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can’t stand?
i like blue and red a lot. darker purples and greens. dark tan and browns. i like variegated yarns. i have a disproportionate amount of orange in my stash thanks to making several jayne hats. but i like orange, so that’s okay. i guess i can’t really think of a color i dislike. puce maybe, because it has a strange name! - What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
single, two cats. yay for cats! - Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
yes, yes, yes, no. :-) it’s way too windy here for ponchos. i don’t need icy wind blowing up my arms… i don’t get why people wear them! - What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
hmm. i don’t know that i’ve made enough of one sort of item to call it a favorite. i mean, i’ve made several scarves, but that was, you know, practicality. i am determined to finish a pair of socks, and another cardigan sweater. the cardigan’s going to take a while: i cannot decide on the yarn to use! - What are you knitting right now?
a mutant sock (which is about to get ripped back due to its mutantness, wah!), a brushed suri openwork scarf, and a shawl that’s really kinda boring to work on so i kinda, um, buried it in the bottom of the knitting basket… - Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
heh. ask the soapmaker, knitter, bad painter, and rubberstamper if she likes handmade things. um. …yes! - Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
i categorically state that i don’t really care for long, solid, heavy steel straights. beyond that… actually, i guess i don’t really care for plastic straights, i prefer aluminum. i haven’t tried wood or bamboo needles enough to know whether or not i like them. — and, i usually knit on straights, but i’ve taken up socks on circs. though i must say my friend Kim is doing socks on these neat little bamboo dpns that are, like, only 4 or 5 inches long, which seemed like a tempting length to try wrestling with. - Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
both! hooray for swifts! - How old is your oldest UFO?
oh, gosh. probably four months? that boring shawl i mentioned above. it’s really easy, and so fast to knit, but…boooring. still, i ought to finish it up. - What is your favorite holiday?
i guess i don’t know that i have a favorite holiday, per se. i like autumn. and spring… - Is there anything that you collect?
cat fur, mostly in the corners. — not really. i try not to gather up useless things around the house. except, you know, the yarn stash totally does not count! someday it’ll get used! - Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
i would really love some ideas on what to make out of recycled sari silk yarn. i had been dying to try it for ages and ages, and i finally caved and bought two skeins at the LYS a couple of months ago, only now i cannot figure out what patterns are good enough for them. because, oh boy am i indecision girl. — i don’t have any knitting magazine subscriptions. i was never any good at reading magazines on time. so usually i just browse through the racks at the LYS and pick one up if it has things in it that look interesting. - Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn?
i’d really like to learn english knitting, just so i could see which way i like better. i’d like to learn lace, but everything seems so big and intimidating (or like something i’d never wear, like knitty’s “branching out” pattern). i don’t want to make a ginormous shawl! scary! i just want to make something wee that i won’t cry when i mess it up. - Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
i like socks. i’m a sock knitting attempter. so far i’ve attempted about four socks. one of them is even more or less a complete sock if you don’t count the fact that it doesn’t fit ANYONE because it’s so big. some day, some day i’ll finish a sock. then maybe i’ll even make a second. — i wear a ladies’ size 10 shoe. i just ordered some new inox needles from schoolhouse press so maybe i can sock it up on those… - When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
very prestigious indeed: shared with both elvis presley and david bowie!
