Secret Pal 9 has begun!
Well, sort of... But I guess not "officially". But I have received my spoilee and have received a message from my spoiler... How exciting! For those of you who do not know what Secret Pal 9 is, you can find more information here, though it's too late to sign up for this round: SP9. I also have a button posted with a link to the right. Anyway, a large part of the whole SP9 thing is getting to know a stranger who shares an interest in knitting, yarn and related crafts. To that end, here is the SP9 questionnaire with my answers...
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? Well, I’m still fairly new to knitting/crochet, so I haven’t worked with many different types of yarns. So far, I’ve worked with synthetic yarns (acrylic), lots of cotton, a bit of wool and some mohair blends. I must say that I’m not particularly fond of ‘fuzzy’ yarns like the mohair I worked with—my needles keep getting caught on them! ^^
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? I have the Denise Interchangeable needles, so they are in their own nice, neat little case. As for my other needles/hooks, I keep them in the plastic envelope they came in and try to keep all of them in a small metal box. But the box is quickly shrinking as I keep all my other knitting supplies in it—gauge ruler, rust-free needles, stitch holders, etc.
3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I’ve been knitting since Christmas 2005. I would consider myself intermediate, I guess… Or somewhere in between beginner and intermediat
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I do, but not a knitting related one. Maybe I'll make a new one!
5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.) When I went to Charleston last Christmas, I came across a soap scent that I absolutely fell in love with: Sweet birch. I liked it so much that I bought bars for my mom and my sister. I just kept sniffing the soap on the drive home. Of course, my sister, appreciative of the thought, quickly recognized the smell as Bengay... I never made that connection, but she’s right. I still like it, though.
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Doesn’t everyone? ^^ I love all forms of chocolate except for white chocolate, which I can’t stand (I don’t consider it chocolate).
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? In addition to knitting and crochet, I also cross-stitch and do a bit of sewing (by hand, though my sewing hasn’t developed much). I don’t spin, though I would like to give it a shot at least once. I’d also like to try weaving, but who knows when I’ll have the time. LOL.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I love Bjork, the Cranberries, Green Day, etc. I also like Asian music in general, both traditional, modern and popular, though I'm not so much into the ballads...
9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand? Don't really have a favorite color, but I guess i'd have to say somewhere in the greens and blues.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I live by myself without pets in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. My boyfriend and family are in the US.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear scarves and hats. I don’t have mittens or ponchos, though I have had them in the past and would wear them.
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Well, so far, I’ve knitted scarves, hats, placemats, bracelets and dishcloths. I'm not sure which I would say is my favorite, though....
13. What are you knitting right now? At the moment, I’m working on a pair of gloves for a friend of mine in Turkey. It's going okay... I'm trying a different method per glove: one with dpns and one with the magic loop. So far, I can say this: I like working with four dpns better than working with five. I like working with the magic loop than either way with dpns. I'm still not all that happy with the magic loop method because the cord keeps tangling up... any useful hints on how to prevent this would be greatly appreciated! Anyway, before I re-started working on the gloves, I was working on scarves, scarves, scarves. I’m currently visiting relatives in Korea, whom I haven’t seen in about three years. I didn’t have any measurements, so that left scarves, pretty much, for my cousins.
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Yes!
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I prefer circular needles, though I still use straight needles about as much. I think the material depends on the yarn used. So far, I’ve mainly worked with plastic needles (Denise Interchangeables) and aluminium. I also have one pair of Bamboo needles, but they haven’t worked that well with the yarn I was using.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? Yes, I own a yarn winder and fairly recently bought a wooden swift in Italy!
17. How did you learn to knit? From my boyfriend.
18. How old is your oldest UFO? I guess my oldest UFO is a pair of gloves I started making for a friend of mine in July, I think. I’ve only recently picked it up again as I had to put it aside, along with two other projects, to make scarves for relatives I’m visiting.
19. What is your favorite holiday? Favorite holiday? Hard to say. I guess now it would have to be Christmas as that is the only holiday I’m able to spend with my family.
20. Is there anything that you collect? The Little Prince in different languages, cookbooks, language grammars, bills and coins from different countries.
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 don’t have any knitting/crochet magazine subscriptions. I find that in general knitting books and magazines are too female-centered (thought I totally understand why it is like that). I see a pattern or two per book/magazine that I might want to knit/crochet, but for me that is not enough to warrant buying/subscribing to them. I find it a pity, though. Some books that I would like to have, though, are Weekend Knitting, Knit Socks!, and a good reference book of hints/suggestions/answers/stitches. I’d also love to get some Afghan crochet hooks.
22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? I’d like to learn Fair-Isle knitting and double knitting. I’d also like to learn the Afghan stitch (and derivatives) in crochet.
23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? I’m not a sock knitter yet but would love to learn. My shoe size is 11.5-12 wide, American size or 45 European.
24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd) August 24 (a little ironic that this is question number 24, eh? ^^)
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? Well, I’m still fairly new to knitting/crochet, so I haven’t worked with many different types of yarns. So far, I’ve worked with synthetic yarns (acrylic), lots of cotton, a bit of wool and some mohair blends. I must say that I’m not particularly fond of ‘fuzzy’ yarns like the mohair I worked with—my needles keep getting caught on them! ^^
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? I have the Denise Interchangeable needles, so they are in their own nice, neat little case. As for my other needles/hooks, I keep them in the plastic envelope they came in and try to keep all of them in a small metal box. But the box is quickly shrinking as I keep all my other knitting supplies in it—gauge ruler, rust-free needles, stitch holders, etc.
3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I’ve been knitting since Christmas 2005. I would consider myself intermediate, I guess… Or somewhere in between beginner and intermediat
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I do, but not a knitting related one. Maybe I'll make a new one!
5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.) When I went to Charleston last Christmas, I came across a soap scent that I absolutely fell in love with: Sweet birch. I liked it so much that I bought bars for my mom and my sister. I just kept sniffing the soap on the drive home. Of course, my sister, appreciative of the thought, quickly recognized the smell as Bengay... I never made that connection, but she’s right. I still like it, though.
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Doesn’t everyone? ^^ I love all forms of chocolate except for white chocolate, which I can’t stand (I don’t consider it chocolate).
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? In addition to knitting and crochet, I also cross-stitch and do a bit of sewing (by hand, though my sewing hasn’t developed much). I don’t spin, though I would like to give it a shot at least once. I’d also like to try weaving, but who knows when I’ll have the time. LOL.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I love Bjork, the Cranberries, Green Day, etc. I also like Asian music in general, both traditional, modern and popular, though I'm not so much into the ballads...
9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand? Don't really have a favorite color, but I guess i'd have to say somewhere in the greens and blues.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I live by myself without pets in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. My boyfriend and family are in the US.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear scarves and hats. I don’t have mittens or ponchos, though I have had them in the past and would wear them.
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Well, so far, I’ve knitted scarves, hats, placemats, bracelets and dishcloths. I'm not sure which I would say is my favorite, though....
13. What are you knitting right now? At the moment, I’m working on a pair of gloves for a friend of mine in Turkey. It's going okay... I'm trying a different method per glove: one with dpns and one with the magic loop. So far, I can say this: I like working with four dpns better than working with five. I like working with the magic loop than either way with dpns. I'm still not all that happy with the magic loop method because the cord keeps tangling up... any useful hints on how to prevent this would be greatly appreciated! Anyway, before I re-started working on the gloves, I was working on scarves, scarves, scarves. I’m currently visiting relatives in Korea, whom I haven’t seen in about three years. I didn’t have any measurements, so that left scarves, pretty much, for my cousins.
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Yes!
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I prefer circular needles, though I still use straight needles about as much. I think the material depends on the yarn used. So far, I’ve mainly worked with plastic needles (Denise Interchangeables) and aluminium. I also have one pair of Bamboo needles, but they haven’t worked that well with the yarn I was using.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? Yes, I own a yarn winder and fairly recently bought a wooden swift in Italy!
17. How did you learn to knit? From my boyfriend.
18. How old is your oldest UFO? I guess my oldest UFO is a pair of gloves I started making for a friend of mine in July, I think. I’ve only recently picked it up again as I had to put it aside, along with two other projects, to make scarves for relatives I’m visiting.
19. What is your favorite holiday? Favorite holiday? Hard to say. I guess now it would have to be Christmas as that is the only holiday I’m able to spend with my family.
20. Is there anything that you collect? The Little Prince in different languages, cookbooks, language grammars, bills and coins from different countries.
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 don’t have any knitting/crochet magazine subscriptions. I find that in general knitting books and magazines are too female-centered (thought I totally understand why it is like that). I see a pattern or two per book/magazine that I might want to knit/crochet, but for me that is not enough to warrant buying/subscribing to them. I find it a pity, though. Some books that I would like to have, though, are Weekend Knitting, Knit Socks!, and a good reference book of hints/suggestions/answers/stitches. I’d also love to get some Afghan crochet hooks.
22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? I’d like to learn Fair-Isle knitting and double knitting. I’d also like to learn the Afghan stitch (and derivatives) in crochet.
23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? I’m not a sock knitter yet but would love to learn. My shoe size is 11.5-12 wide, American size or 45 European.
24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd) August 24 (a little ironic that this is question number 24, eh? ^^)
posted by gearncniht at 1:05 AM
2 Comments:
awesome, thanks so much for posting this! I was about to order stuff for you on my own devices, but this is way better. (though I *think* I still would've chosen things you would like!)
Oh, and if you don't mind sharing, could you email me your amazon wishlist, even though it isn't knitting related? that still would help!
Have a good weekend! ~SP9~
Well it's officially begun now. HAPPY SP9 round!
/hostess nic
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