Enough about knitting, let's talk about me. This is for the benifit of my new Secret Pal. She's written me already, and her name is Ella Minnow Pea. You can't hide anything from me! What? That's not her real name? Why would she lie to me? I thought we were pals!
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
I’m a yarn snob wanna be. I love nice yarns, and prefer them when knitting for friends, and myself but I do use some Lion Brand as I can get it locally (no LYS here) and I use acrylics for charity knitting.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
I have a hand spindle I play with some, and want to learn to use it better. I have a friend who has two pet lamas, and can have the wool when I learn what to do with it.
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
Licking envelopes and mold.
4. How long have you been knitting?
35 years. (I started in utero.)
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Nope.
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
Plumeria, vanilla, daisy, anything fresh and not too heavy.
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
Does eating peach cobbler for breakfast, dessert after snacks, and chocolate after dessert count?
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I sew, paint, and buy craft magazines every Christmas intending to do stuff.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if you want to make her a CD)
Jazz, blues, classic rock, classical, some country, contemporary Christian, and good instrumentals like Jim Brickman. Yes.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
My favorite color is yellow, and I also like blues and greens.
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I’m married (20 years Oct. 13), 2 teenaged daughter, and a pound puppy named Max.
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
I never thought I’d have to quit teaching, but it has given my more time to knit and write. I have published a few things, but would really like to sell one of my children’s books. I’ve come close- nibbles but no bites yet.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
I don’t have a favorite. I like wools and anything interesting.
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
Haven’t met a yarn yet that I don’t like, other than some cheep acrylic that didn’t wash well.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
Dyeing everything in my stash with Kool-Aid.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Anything without seams. They get finished.
17. What are you knitting right now?
Umm, one of everything.
18. What do you think about ponchos? (this is really a curiosity question for us)
Just finished my first, and love it!
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
Definitely circular except for socks- I’m a dp gal.
20. How did you learn to knit?
My grandmother taught me the basics when I was about 7. She died when I was a teenager, and I inherited her needles. The rest I’ve picked up here and there- I’ve never had anyone to knit with. (I know, poor baby.)
21. How old is your oldest UFO?
That would either be the taupe cabled sweater or the pink lace scarf. Both were started at least 15 years ago.
22. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
We’re a Sponge Bob family.
23. What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas.
24. Is there anything that you collect?
Piggy banks, snow globes, music boxes, and dust bunnies- but that’s not intentional.
Okay, enough about me. Too much about me. As Billy Bob Thornton said, "If I'm sick of me, I can only imagine how other people feel." Back to my regularly scheduled witty knitting banter.