SP 15 Questionaire revisited

What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?Natural fibres, not usually thicker than aran..

What fibers do you absolutely not like?

100% acrylics, eyelash, boucle



What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?

A rather elderly knitting bag bought for me by my mother as a gift from my daughter 20 years ago



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 many years, I can't remember how I learned. I know we had lessons at junior school but I think I knew how before that. I think I am a good intermediate



Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/wishlist/HTOA0ORNWS24




What’s your favorite scent?

Rose

Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite
candy?

Yes, I have a sweet tooth. I like dark chocolate and turkish delight




What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?

sewing, gardening, wet-felting



Do you spin? Dye?

neither

What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your
buddy wants to make you a CD)

I don't play music much



What’s your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can’t stand?

Blues and greens, rose pink and plum

What is your family situation?

Married with 2 grown up daughters and a 6 year old grandaughter



Do you have any pets? Are you allergic to any pets?

One dog. I have a slight allergy to cats but it seems to be getting better

Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or
ponchos?

Scarves yes usually in the shape of shawls, hats if it is really cold. Mittens yes, ponchos NOOOOOO

What is/are your favorite item/s to
knit?

Socks and shawls. I knit cardigans because I like to wear them

What is on your needles right now?

A bag, socks ( always my travelling project) Martha by Sarah Hatton, one of my favourite designers. A shawl which is currently resting because I've stupidly lost my place in the pattern.


Do you read knitting books? What kind of books i.e. technique, pattern, fiction?

Yes, all of the above.

Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

yes, very much



Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

I like bamboo straights but aluminium circulars, depending on what I am knitting.

Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

I have a vintage and inefficient swift

How old is your oldest UFO?

About 5 years old

What is your favorite holiday? What
winter holiday do you observe?

Christmas is my answer for both

Is there anything that you collect?

Beside yarn I collect stoneware baskets


Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on?

Made in Brooklyn



What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?

Vogue Knitting ,Interweave Knits, Piecework, Knitting magazine

Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn?

I'd like to improve my fairisle



Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?

I knit socks but mostly for our daughters and their partners. My foot is size 4 / 37


When is your birthday?

May 2nd

Are you on Ravelry? If so, what’s your ID?

mazzam



Are you on KnitPicks Knitting Community? What’s your username?

No