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Here are my answers to the Secret Pal 5 Questionnaire:
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
Yeah, I am a yarn snob, but I like to think that I just really appreciate nice yarn, you know, time invested, etc. (I think I've read this same answer before.) Though I do like cheaper yarns sometimes (Lion Brand Cotton Ease, for example), when I am knitting something that needs to be machine washable/is for a kid.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
I own a drop spindle that I have never used, but I still think that I will someday. I will also someday buy a wheel, I think. I know how to crochet a little, but I much prefer knitting.
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
No, but my daughter does have a lot of allergies (dogs, certain weeds, peanuts, mold, that sort of thing), so we both stay away from those things.
4. How long have you been knitting?
I have been knitting for about 10 years, obsessively for three or four.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes, I have an Amazon wish list, and it's fairly, but not always completely, up-to-date.
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
Pink grapefruit, other citrusy scents like tangerine and mandarin, also ginger, but pink grapefruit is my very favorite.
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
Yes, but I'm trying not to. I've been thinking about limiting myself to fancy expensive chocolate to make it more special and less of an everyday (or several times a day) occurrence.
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I used to try to just stick to knitting (crafting is expensive!), but I also sew a little (I just got a sewing machine). I bake/cook, build things (like bookshelves, someday I will own power tools), and I want to cross stitch and embroider.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
Almost all. I don't like country, except Johnny Cash, and I'm not a big fan of rap. Oh, and I think my computer can play MP3s, and if not, I should make it so it does.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
I love orange and shades of orange (coral, rust). I also like red and yellow and sage green. And berry colors.
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I have a boyfriend and a four-year-old daughter. I also have three cats that I acquired over the years. I never once said, "Hey, I should get a cat," and still I have three. I anyone wants one, let me know. (I like them, but three?)
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
Okay, I want to finish grad school (in December), get a job teaching special education, get married (again), buy a house with a porch or two, have another baby, and raise alpacas and have a huge garden. In that order, more or less.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
Hmmm. I like merino wool, but I also like "fuzzy" wool. I like Kureyon. I think I would like Koigu, but I have never knitted with it. I like cottons and alpaca, too. And I would like to try linen.
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I'm not a big fan of acrylics and novelty yarn. That said, I am currently knitting a fun fur bunny for my daughter, and you don't get much more novelty than fun fur, but I am sucker and my daughter is really cute and convincing.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
Using up my stash, which is going very well. Then I think I will be obsessed with shawls, cardigans, and felted bags.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Sweaters in the round, maybe? I'm a big fan of the Knitting Pure & Simple patterns.
17. What are you knitting right now?
That bunny, socks that are to use up my sock yarn scraps, and Jesse's Flames from Stitch N Bitch Nation for my brother, who paints flames on things for a living.
18. What do you think about ponchos?
Not for me, but they look cute on my daughter.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
Circular.
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Addi Turbos and bamboo DPNs, though I think maybe I would like metal DPNs if I had some shorter ones.
21. Are you a sock knitter?
Yes. I don't know how much I like the actual act of sock knitting, but they sure are handy to bring along.
22. How did you learn to knit?
A woman I used to work with tried to teach me, but I discovered I learn much easier from books. She was the one who inspired me, though.
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
Never very old.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
Alpacas first, also goats, emus and peacocks. I also really like Japanese-style cartoon animals.
25. What is your favorite holiday?
I am a little obsessed with certain aspects of Christmas. I like Christmas music and food and tablecloths and aprons and things.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
I try not to "collect" things, I tend to let things get out of hand. (My thousands of books are a good example.)
27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
None, though there are many I would love.
28. Any books out there you are dying to get your hands on?
Always. My Amazon wish list is always fairly long. Scarf Style will be my next knitting book, I think.
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
Yeah, I am a yarn snob, but I like to think that I just really appreciate nice yarn, you know, time invested, etc. (I think I've read this same answer before.) Though I do like cheaper yarns sometimes (Lion Brand Cotton Ease, for example), when I am knitting something that needs to be machine washable/is for a kid.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
I own a drop spindle that I have never used, but I still think that I will someday. I will also someday buy a wheel, I think. I know how to crochet a little, but I much prefer knitting.
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
No, but my daughter does have a lot of allergies (dogs, certain weeds, peanuts, mold, that sort of thing), so we both stay away from those things.
4. How long have you been knitting?
I have been knitting for about 10 years, obsessively for three or four.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes, I have an Amazon wish list, and it's fairly, but not always completely, up-to-date.
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
Pink grapefruit, other citrusy scents like tangerine and mandarin, also ginger, but pink grapefruit is my very favorite.
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
Yes, but I'm trying not to. I've been thinking about limiting myself to fancy expensive chocolate to make it more special and less of an everyday (or several times a day) occurrence.
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I used to try to just stick to knitting (crafting is expensive!), but I also sew a little (I just got a sewing machine). I bake/cook, build things (like bookshelves, someday I will own power tools), and I want to cross stitch and embroider.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
Almost all. I don't like country, except Johnny Cash, and I'm not a big fan of rap. Oh, and I think my computer can play MP3s, and if not, I should make it so it does.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
I love orange and shades of orange (coral, rust). I also like red and yellow and sage green. And berry colors.
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I have a boyfriend and a four-year-old daughter. I also have three cats that I acquired over the years. I never once said, "Hey, I should get a cat," and still I have three. I anyone wants one, let me know. (I like them, but three?)
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
Okay, I want to finish grad school (in December), get a job teaching special education, get married (again), buy a house with a porch or two, have another baby, and raise alpacas and have a huge garden. In that order, more or less.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
Hmmm. I like merino wool, but I also like "fuzzy" wool. I like Kureyon. I think I would like Koigu, but I have never knitted with it. I like cottons and alpaca, too. And I would like to try linen.
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I'm not a big fan of acrylics and novelty yarn. That said, I am currently knitting a fun fur bunny for my daughter, and you don't get much more novelty than fun fur, but I am sucker and my daughter is really cute and convincing.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
Using up my stash, which is going very well. Then I think I will be obsessed with shawls, cardigans, and felted bags.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Sweaters in the round, maybe? I'm a big fan of the Knitting Pure & Simple patterns.
17. What are you knitting right now?
That bunny, socks that are to use up my sock yarn scraps, and Jesse's Flames from Stitch N Bitch Nation for my brother, who paints flames on things for a living.
18. What do you think about ponchos?
Not for me, but they look cute on my daughter.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
Circular.
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Addi Turbos and bamboo DPNs, though I think maybe I would like metal DPNs if I had some shorter ones.
21. Are you a sock knitter?
Yes. I don't know how much I like the actual act of sock knitting, but they sure are handy to bring along.
22. How did you learn to knit?
A woman I used to work with tried to teach me, but I discovered I learn much easier from books. She was the one who inspired me, though.
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
Never very old.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
Alpacas first, also goats, emus and peacocks. I also really like Japanese-style cartoon animals.
25. What is your favorite holiday?
I am a little obsessed with certain aspects of Christmas. I like Christmas music and food and tablecloths and aprons and things.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
I try not to "collect" things, I tend to let things get out of hand. (My thousands of books are a good example.)
27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
None, though there are many I would love.
28. Any books out there you are dying to get your hands on?
Always. My Amazon wish list is always fairly long. Scarf Style will be my next knitting book, I think.
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