SP13 Answers!!

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I am a sock yarn fanatic... and love pretty much everything. I tend toward superwash wool because I am terribly lazy. The only thing I don't like is scratchiness.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I have a needle roll that I love, and I carry some around with me in case of a knitting emergency!!

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I have been knitting for almost ten years, but have become a "capital-K-Knitter" in the last two years or so. I still consider myself intermediate, but willing to try new things.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
I do have an Amazon list

5. What's your favorite scent?
Real lavender... and also vanilla

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
Oh yes. I love pretty much anything chocolate... and Jelly Belly's

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
I don't really have any other crafty things in my life, but I like to watch people spin!! At some point I would like to learn to sew and quilt, but right now I'm happy just knitting.

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I like a lot of music... right now I bounce between stuff you'd hear on an iPod commercial and rap. (It's my guilty pleasure, don't judge me). And yes, my stereo can play MP3s.

9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand?
Purple, green, blue and pink. I don't really like orange.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I have a daughter, Bean, who is 12 and we have two cats.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
No ponchos, I'm fluffy enough... but I do like scarves and fingerless gloves/wrist warmers!

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Socks.

13. What are you knitting right now?
A sweater for my brother, 2 pairs of socks, a second clapotis, a big blanket, a square for an afghan... and then just "on the needles" I have the Lizard Ridge afghan, 2 sweaters for me and a blanket for Bean.
Some have said I have difficulty in follow through. I have no idea what they're talking about.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Yes!

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
I loooooove my Addi's, but I have some Daisy straight needles that are plastic that I love too! I generally knit on circular needles.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
Yes, both.

17. How old is your oldest UFO?
Three years... and I WILL finish it. Someday. But not today.

18. What is your favorite holiday? What winter holiday do you observe?
I love Valentine's day. It's my all-time favorite... we do observe Christmas. From a distance and with a lot of wine.

19. Is there anything that you collect?
Besides debt? No.

20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
Nothing that I can think of...

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
Intarsia and Fair Isle

22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
Yes!! I wear a size 10 shoe.

23. When is your birthday?
June 18

24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what's your ID?
Yup - Jillo