1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? I LOVE Noro silk garden (sock, lite, ordinariy - all of it). I only knit in wool or blends with wool and in alpaca. I do a little crochet with cotton, but it's to hard on my hands to knit with. I cannot stand 100% acrylic!
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? A plastic basket - practical but rather ugly.
3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I learn to knit in schol about 30 years ago. Did a little knitting as a teenager, but the had a brake for about 20 years. I would say I'm an intermediate knitter.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I have THIS and THIS (the trains is my boyfriends wishes ;-))
5. What's your favorite scent? Vanilla. No scented candles please, they give me headache :-(
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Oh yes! I like chocolate and liqourish
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? I crochet, sew, do embroidery and do a little jewlery from time to time. I cannot spin.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I have an MP3 player. I like Sarah Machlan and pop. But mostly I listen to audio books.
9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand? I like purple and dark red. I used do dislike yellow, but it have grown on me ;-) I can't stand pastell colors.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I live with my boyfriend and our 4 year old son. No pets other than my sons fish.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear scarves and mittens - you have to in winter here in Denmark :-)
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Shawls - I both knit and crochet them.
13. What are you knitting right now? A sweater for my niece, a cardigan for my sister and a shawl (or 2)
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Yes please!
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I only use Addi turbo or lace circular needles.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? Both
17. How old is your oldest UFO? It has to be my sisters cardigan - it has been laying for 3 months now...
18. What is your favorite holiday? What winter holiday do you observe? Christmas
19. Is there anything that you collect? Other than yarn ;-) 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? I like Norah Gaughan and Jane Ellison designs. I would love to get any of the magazines needed to make the things in my Ravelry queue. I like both Interweave Knit and Interweave Crochet. The Knit magazine I can sometimes get here in Denmark but I havn't found Interweave Crochet yet :-( I don't have any subscriptions.
21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? Fair isle and cables
22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? I don't knit socks and I don't like wearing them. But my son does ;-) His foot is 18 cm (7")
23. When is your birthday? July 22th
24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what's your ID? gaffah
Hvor er det sjovt at læse omkring hinanden på den måde. Vil overveje om jeg også skulle joine. :-)
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