Secret Pal 8- Questions....
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I like wool,merino,cotton,..tweedyarns are very beutiful, I like the Rowan varns and I hateplastic fibres !!
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I use a cotton fabric bag for the circular needles and aa other one for the dpn.
3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I am knitting since I was 5 years old, very long ago...:-) I think I am an advanced knitter.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes ,Amazon
5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
rose, lavender
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
everything with peanut,caramel...
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
Iam sewing ( clothes for me an my daughter),Patchwork and Quilting, Spin-beginnner
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
MP3 is possible, I like Salsa, Pop music like Red Hot Chili peppers, the Dixie Chicks,Shakira,Sheryl Crow,....
9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
my favorite color is a dark bloody red, other colors I like are olive green, browns,craem, white,
I don´t like yellow, pastells,anything with glitter
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I am married,2 sons ( 1996 and 2000), 1 daughter ( 2003), now no pets, but we want a beagle, maybe this year..
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
I love shawls, no hats,mittens and ponchos I wear sometimes
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
shawls, cardigans, socks
13. What are you knitting right now?
too much...,1 shawl ( Kousa Dogwood shawl from Knitting in America),1 Birch,2 pair of socks, 1 Cardigan ( Folly from Knitty), 1 One skein wonder, I think I forget something....
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Oh yes!
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Only circular needles ( except socks of course), Bamboo or wood
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
no, but I would like to own !
17. How did you learn to knit?
my mother told me
18. How old is your oldest UFO?
about one year
19. What is your favorite holiday?
my birthday, christmas,
20. Is there anything that you collect?
wool, fabrics ( old-fashioned civil war)
21. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
I have 2 subscriptions: Interweave Knits and Vogue knitting,
I would like to get " KNitscene" from Interweave, some books, A Gathering of lace"
22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
Fair isle
23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
yes, german size 40/41
24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
next month, 06/09
I like wool,merino,cotton,..tweedyarns are very beutiful, I like the Rowan varns and I hateplastic fibres !!
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I use a cotton fabric bag for the circular needles and aa other one for the dpn.
3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I am knitting since I was 5 years old, very long ago...:-) I think I am an advanced knitter.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes ,Amazon
5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
rose, lavender
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
everything with peanut,caramel...
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
Iam sewing ( clothes for me an my daughter),Patchwork and Quilting, Spin-beginnner
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
MP3 is possible, I like Salsa, Pop music like Red Hot Chili peppers, the Dixie Chicks,Shakira,Sheryl Crow,....
9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
my favorite color is a dark bloody red, other colors I like are olive green, browns,craem, white,
I don´t like yellow, pastells,anything with glitter
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I am married,2 sons ( 1996 and 2000), 1 daughter ( 2003), now no pets, but we want a beagle, maybe this year..
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
I love shawls, no hats,mittens and ponchos I wear sometimes
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
shawls, cardigans, socks
13. What are you knitting right now?
too much...,1 shawl ( Kousa Dogwood shawl from Knitting in America),1 Birch,2 pair of socks, 1 Cardigan ( Folly from Knitty), 1 One skein wonder, I think I forget something....
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Oh yes!
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Only circular needles ( except socks of course), Bamboo or wood
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
no, but I would like to own !
17. How did you learn to knit?
my mother told me
18. How old is your oldest UFO?
about one year
19. What is your favorite holiday?
my birthday, christmas,
20. Is there anything that you collect?
wool, fabrics ( old-fashioned civil war)
21. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
I have 2 subscriptions: Interweave Knits and Vogue knitting,
I would like to get " KNitscene" from Interweave, some books, A Gathering of lace"
22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
Fair isle
23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
yes, german size 40/41
24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
next month, 06/09
Quiltkarin - 7. Mai, 12:50
