How long have you been knitting? since mid Dec 2004
What inspired you to learn? I watched the knitting group here at work for like, a year (or longer?) and all the cool things they made. I love working with color and I thought, “maybe I can do this…”
English or Continental English
What was your first project? a Lion Homespun scarf
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? the Vintage Bubble Bag
What are you working on now? chevron scarf, bubble bag, kid sweater, Jodi sweater, hat
What is something you really, really want to start? another pair of Fiber Trends clogs
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? something with intarsia and fair isle
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? it’s fine for blankets and kids’ clothes, it’s pretty durable, and they’ve come a LOOOOOONG way with their colorways
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? first ones that come to mind are a few of the Scarf Style patterns - the fair isle jazz one, and that (edit: found the name of it) Color On Color one, and the dragon one
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) haven’t tried it yet but Kitty Pi looks fun
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) not voted anything in high school, but was “Most Talkative” in 7th and 8th grades.
It’s fun to read KK’s from 6 months ago and see how far she’s come!
Hildie too. I saw KK said she’d only been knitting for two months & went :?? :shock: until I saw the post date.
Learned in July 1963. Knit off and on through grade school, high school and college (my best friend also was a knitter). Knit a little (VERY little) while my kids were small, and really got back into it about 4 years ago.
My great-aunt would take me to the boardwalk early in the mornings and we’d sit on a bench, knit and watch the ocean while my parents got to sleep in. This is one of my BEST memories.
English - and right handed even though I’m VERY left handed.
Scarf in variegated green wool - don’t have this anymore though.
Afghan for my mom for Xmas - kind of a stitch sampler in rainbow colors. She cried when she opened the box that Xmas, and it’s still in my parents TV room decades later.
Now - Paton’s Anna v-neck sweater in Crystal Palace Musique Lagoon for DD. Aran sweater in TLC Cotton blend from a REALLY old Bernat pattern book. Coat length duster style sweater with wooden buttons in Homespun Barrington for other DD. Circus stripe socks for niece in Bernat SOX, (probably with hat to match). Placemat set in S N C buttercream in sand stitch for co-worker wedding.
A sweater for DS that he’ll ACTUALLY wear! (HE’S picky (18yo) - but I think I finally found the right pattern).
To be able to do color work as gorgeous as Ingrid’s and Silver’s.
Red Heart - an OK place to start, good for things needing to be washed a lot, but there’s so much else out there!
I have way too many. There’s one Aran sweater pattern I’ve knit five times now that I really like.
Free patterns - I’ve seen a lot on knitty.com that I want to do - Soliel, Cozy, Blaze, and more.
Most likely to… wasn’t official but graduate early. I skipped my junior year of high school and graduated a year early. Yes, I was a nerd, geek, and bookworm. :rollseyes:
I started Knitting in the Spring sometime. Although I had been taught both knitting and crochet as a kid and didn’t like it at all.
What inspirred you to learn?
Well, I was look at all the fun knitted scarves, ponchos and things that are in the stores everwhere now and thought “I could do that!” I ordered a couple crochet and knitting books from Amazon. The day they arrived I gathered my kids up and was on my way to Micheals or Joann’s and I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle! Bad! So i spent the rest of that day in the hospital. On the way home I made my husband stop by Joann’s. He got me one of those complimentary wheel chairs and wheeled me into the yarn section where we picked out a skein of homespun and some needles. (Little did I know how horrible homespun is too work with!)
English or Contiental
Right now I knit English but I am working on Continental. I actually can do ok with the knit stitch but struggle purling continental.
What was your first project?
A garter stitch scarf
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
A felted bag.
What are you working on now?
A hooded poncho for my sister in law for Christmas and a pair of FT Clogs for my DH. I also promised my DD I would make her socks that match the ones I just finished for me. Looks like I have enough yarn left over.
What is something you really, really want to start?
Wow I have so many! I just got a book of stuffed animals in the mail. My girlfriend is having a baby and I thought it would be fun to knit a little toy for Baby to be. After that the list goes on and on and on. I plan on making matching hats, mittens and scarves for the kids.
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
Someday i will attempt to do fair isle or intarsia.
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
I haven’t used it so I can’t say. Although I am not against inexpensive yarn. It certainly has its place.
What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
So many I couldn’t say.
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
Same as number #10! How do you pick a favorite! I generally look here and knitty.com first for free patterns.
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)
What inspirred you to learn?
My grandmother knits and my Mom crochets after many years of resisting I surrendered to the needles and found a new hobby!
English or Contiental
English
What was your first project?
A “Sampler” Hat - a class project where we learned all about guage, straights, circs, dpns, knit, purl, ss…
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
What are you working on now?
3 projects going right now- an afghan, a scarf and a hat.
What is something you really, really want to start?
There’s this interlocking cabled sweater I saw in a knitting magazine - it’s on my growing list of things to knit and it’s the one that scares me most!
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
The above referenced cabled sweater
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
I’ve never used it- and haven’t seen it at my LYS - so I cant really comment.
What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
The cabled sweater
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
So many to choose from…My favorite would have to be “tempting” from Knitty- although I havent knit it yet (I’ve got the yarn though!!)
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)
Haha! I graduated with 800 other people and we had that in our yearbook but I didnt get voted for in any of the categories. When I’m not knitting- I’m either playing with the dogs in the yard or studying - I’m finally able to follow my heart and get my real estate license- I houses ~ discovering up and coming neighborhoods and have helped a lot of our friends when they were looking for homes and thought- why not do this for a living- so that’s what I’m gonna do! Only one more week of school, the big state exam and then I’m on my way. Can’t wait!!!
i have wanted to for a while and one day i was looking at my grandma’s afghan and decided i want to make one (have i mentioned that i so far loathe afghans?..lol)
English or Contiental
i think it most closely resembles continental but i have a hard time purling that way
What was your first project?
scarf
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
i think it was either a washcloth or a purse
What are you working on now?
purse, baby hat, baby sweater
What is something you really, really want to start?
the satchel from Interweave
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
said satchel
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
not a fan
What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
see above satchel…that was the first time i actually went out to the store looking specifically for a pattern that i would pay for
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
hrmmm…i love the booga but i think it will be too small
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)
umm…heh…arrested at a peace rally (mind you it was 1989…i had very little to be so revolutionary about…lol)
How long have you been knitting? Since January 2005
What inspirred you to learn? I wanted a new craft project, I have been cross stitching for a million years and wanted something I could do so people could actually wear.
English or Contiental ENGLISH, Baby.
What was your first project? A scarf that was given to a friends daughter for her birthday.
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? LOLI made dishcloths, and I have made 1 booga bag, just waiting for felting, have to get it done quick, sister’s birthday is FRIDAY!!!
What are you working on now? 2nd booga bag and dolphin dishcloths for a Christmas present. Need to work on socks for Christmas too.
What is something you really, really want to start? I can’t wait to work on a baby afghan for a co-workers first child. I want so much to do an heirloom item!! My sister is moving and she will need a GREAT throw for her house too, I am scoping out knitpicks as I type!
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Anything Silver does, that woman is AMAZINGLY talented!!
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? I have never used it.
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? SO not fair, that is like asking me to pick a favorite child.
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) So far, the booga, because I have made it…very fast and easier than I ever dreamed possible.
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) I can’t remember…I should ask. Beth said I was voted friendliest!
How long have you been knitting? Off and on over the past few months, but in total I would have to say 3 or four months
What inspired you to learn? just the idle curiosity
English or Contiental: English
What was your first project? Made a set of mug mats
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? still have yet to do a scarf, but am finishing up an afghan. (yes, KK I know, I know)
What are you working on now? the afghan I started and a monk’s travel satchel
What is something you really, really want to start? a fire using only my knitting needles, but the yarn keeps getting in the way. Seriously, am wondering how to do socks.
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? hmm good question
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
Red heart is good utility yarn, best for practicing stitches, but not for something that needs to be worn
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? the Kimono pattern out on Knitty
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) the heavy poncho on Lionbrand.com
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) heh, wasn’t voted to be anything, though I imagine that if I were, it would’ve been the biggest PITA in Idaho.
How long have you been knitting? In earnest, for about 8 weeks or so- I did learn the very very basics about a year ago, but didn’t “get it” until I picked it up again recently!
What inspirred you to learn? My husband’s cousin owns a quilt shop and she expanded to include a yarn store. I bought my first yarn there, then a friend and I recently read “a good yarn” and that inspired me to learn more- and then I got addicted~~
English or Contiental English
What was your first project? A scarf!
If #4 was scarf Wink what was your first non-scarf project? A felted handbag.
What are you working on now? My first sweater.
What is something you really, really want to start? another sweater, with nicer yarn- I doubted my abilities when I started this one and picked out cheap acrylic yarn that I now wish I hadn’t. I didn’t want to spend the money on nicer yarn in case I couldn’t do the sweater- big mistake!! Now I’ve done too much of the sweater to start over- I"m just going to chalk it up as a learning experience!!
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? I would like to knit socks, and also I would like to make Christmas stockings for my family like the one that my husband had as a child.
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? Don’t know enough about the different kinds to have an opinion yet.
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? I really like Ingrids celtic knot sweater!!
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) I don’t have any favorites yet.
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it?
How long have you been knitting? [color=blue]since Feb 05…about 6 months[/color]
What inspirred you to learn? [color=blue]I decided I needed a hobby[/color]
English or Contiental [color=blue]Continental in that I hold the yarn in my left hand, but from there it’s nothing like how Amy does it in the continental knitting video[/color]
What was your first project? [color=blue]a tiny coin purse[/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
What are you working on now? [color=blue]I have a few lonely socks that need pairs, and I’ve just started my first afghan[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=blue]I would love to make a clothing item for myself that will actually FIT once finished…I have attempted it twice, a cardigan and a tank top, and neither came out as I had hoped. I LOVE the Sesame sweater from the new magknits issue.[/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=blue]right now I am aspiring to actually stick with and finish this afghan!! dh tells me that I’ll probably get through a few balls of yarn, then rip it out and make something else :rollseyes: :lol: [/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=blue]I have not actually used it but have used lots of comparable yarns. My budget is small so sometimes that is all I can afford. I am not against it but do find it kind of squeaky and not very soft, but a knitter must knit so you use what you have access to.[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=blue]I don’t know, there are so many.[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) [color=blue]I loved the booga bag.[/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) [color=blue]wasn’t voted anything[/color]
Thank you so much for resurrecting this, what a cool thread (and yes, I answer all of those emails :rollseyes: can’t help myself…)
How long have you been knitting?[color=orange]just about a year (started in Oct/Nov of 04)[/color]
What inspirred you to learn?[color=orange]I absolutely hated the way clothes looked when they were crocheted, and I wanted to be able to make something that someone could wear. (Totally with you on that one, Aidan)[/color]
English or Contiental?[color=orange] continental thrower [/color]:??
What was your first project? [color=orange]a slipper thingy…trying to imprvise a pattern for some xmas gifts [/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? [color=orange]I have just begun my first scarf…I am so proud of me.[/color]
What are you working on now?[color=orange] an entrelac scarf, socks for DS’s, my evil DK checkerboard…[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=orange]nothing right now. I’m good. I wouldn’t mind getting going on my xmas stuff, but nothing in particular.[/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=orange]I will be doing fairisle, as soon as I make up my mind about the stinking yarn for it…[/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=orange]good for blankets, good for pillows, great for crochet, stinky for knitted clothes…unless you get the specialty stuff.[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=orange]That awesome Celtic hoodie that EKG’s doing…[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)?[color=orange] Is there somewhere else?? I wouldn’t know… :roflhard: OK, maybe the ‘cool boys knit’ hoodie from Knitty.com[/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) :rollseyes: [color=orange]Was I in high school? Well, one person remembers me, so I guess I must have been…[/color]
How long have you been knitting? [color=indigo]A little over 2 years, but obsessively for about a month now.[/color]
What inspired you to learn? [color=indigo]Odd, really, a class on gender and technology (spec. computers) sealed the deal for me. Early on in the class, we talked about why many women avoid computers (for more than email, for example). Our prof passed around a comic strip in which one woman was reading a complicated knitting pattern (full of the abbreviated terminology), but was complaining to the other woman that computers were too difficult to bother with. The challenge of deciphering the knitting code appealed to me. [/color]
English or Contiental [color=indigo]Continental, though I have a modified throw-continental purl style.[/color]
What was your first project? [color=indigo]I’m actually still working on my first real project - a red scarf…one of these days it will be done.[/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? [color=indigo]My first non-scarf project was an afghan square with a basketweave-cable pattern…talk about a jump. My first non square project was my now infamous lacy baby bonnet.[/color]
What are you working on now? [color=indigo] Backyard Leaves scarf, cabled scarf, felted tote bag, a sweater…some other stuff that I’ve forgotten about…[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=indigo]something fair isle and not a scarf :lol: [/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=indigo]a sweater with an intricate pattern [/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=indigo]Eh, not my favorite. It was the first yarn I had ever tried and I just couldn’t get it to look right. I haven’t used it since. [/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=indigo]Do I have to have a favorite? I love Erika Knight’s patterns, and Debbie Bliss’ patterns for babies and toddlers[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) [color=indigo]I love Marnie’s patterns, they’re so beautiful. I love Knitty’s patterns too, very fun.[/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) [color=indigo]I couldn’t even tell you, I have no idea if we even did this.[/color]
How long have you been knitting? [color=blue]My gran taught me when I was a teen, but I never was too good at it. I was retaught by a good friend in Jan '05.[/color]
What inspired you to learn? [color=blue]I’m a craft junkie and love to make things with my own two hands.[/color]
English or Contiental [color=blue] English[/color]
What was your first project?[color=blue] A fun fur scarf, what else![/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? [color=blue]A hat for my daddy.[/color]
What are you working on now? [color=blue]A tank from Rowan’s Summer Tweed collection.[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=blue]Socks![/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=blue]Socks and learning to knit cables.[/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=blue]S’okay.[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=blue]Too many to mention really.[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) [color=blue]I’ve been loving Cozy on knitty.com[/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)
[color=blue]We didn’t do ‘most likely to’ in high school. We had a Will & Prophecy. Mine read that in 20 years I would be seen on a diaper commerical as the stork delivering the baby. (I’m tall and have long skinny legs, hence the stork comparison. ) [/color]
How long have you been knitting? [color=indigo]Since Jan or Feb 05, but I learned about 10 years ago from my mom, knit some dishclothes, and then forgot how to knit for a while.[/color]
What inspired you to learn? [color=indigo]The second time around, because my SIL gave me a knit purse for Christmas, and I thought I’d try it out again.[/color]
English or Contiental [color=indigo]Continental[/color]
What was your first project? [color=indigo]Dishcloth[/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? [color=indigo]n/a[/color]
What are you working on now? [color=indigo]Finishing up my lace trim bolero from VK mag and started on a scarf for my dad for Christmas[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=indigo] My Mermaid coat, though I’m a little intimidated by it.[/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=indigo]Said coat[/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=indigo]I think acrylic is fine for some things, but I don’t really like red heart specifically[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=indigo]Lucky wrap in SnB nation is one of my favorites[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) [color=indigo]Hmm, not sure about that one. So many to choose from! [/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!) [color=indigo]Nope, I wasn’t popular enough to be voted anything. [/color]
How long have you been knitting?Roughly a month now
What inspirred you to learn?all the beautiful knitting patterns I would come across while hunting for crochet patterns
English or ContientalEnglish
What was your first project?a baby bib for my dear Sophia
If #4 was scarf Wink what was your first non-scarf project?the bib. I still haven’t started my scarf.
What are you working on now?a poncho and a sock
What is something you really, really want to start?my scarf so that i can work with my new yarn :drooling:
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?a sweater!
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?good for a laugh
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? booga bag!!
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)knitty.com
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)[i]my school quit that the year before I graduated. They were afraid that peoples feelings were getting hurt with the “most likely to list” :rollseyes:
How long have you been knitting? 9 months…geez, I could have had a baby by now!
What inspired you to learn? I was a machine quilter who was tired of being strapped to the machine…wanted to find something I could do away from the sewing machine.
English or Contiental. Totally Continental.
What was your first project? A Scarf
If #4 was scarf Wink what was your first non-scarf project? A Wrap, which was actually just a big scarf.
What are you working on now? My second sweater
What is something you really, really want to start? A sweater that I (proudly) give to someone else.
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? A sweater that actually fits!
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? It’s a great place to start! I remember saying to my husband after I’d picked up my first skein of Red Heart and a pair of needles, “knitting is such a cheap hobby.” He still believes that to be true!!!
[quote=“Nuno930”]ok so I took the cheesy “get to know you, e-mail everyone on your address list” spam
How long have you been knitting?[color=blue]About a year[/color]
What inspirred you to learn?[color=blue]I always wanted to learn, a friend came up with an inspiring project.[/color]
English or Contiental [color=blue]English[/color]
What was your first project?[color=blue] A prayer shawl[/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
What are you working on now?[color=blue] Another prayer shawl and some 4X4 squares for my knitting guilds charity quilts[/color]
What is something you really, really want to start? [color=blue]A dimond pattern afghan[/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to? [color=blue]sweaters[/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn? [color=blue]never used it[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen? [color=blue]see #7[/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) [color=blue]haven’t looked around yet[/color]12) Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)[color=blue]I was voted most likely to be a used car salesman, I spent most of my highschool career in drama!!![/[/color]quote][color=blue][/color][color=blue][/color][color=blue][/color]
How long have you been knitting?
[color=darkblue]June 2004[/color]
What inspirred you to learn?
[color=darkblue]I have a disability resulting in constant pain and have to spend the majority ofmy time in the house, great deal of time in bed; was going CRAzy with nothing to do over the years, I mentioned something about knitting one nite; my husband was out looking for knitting kits the next day on his lunch hour, didn’t find one…we went to Michaels that nite & got one & have been knitting since then. It is the ONLY thing that I have ever run across that can actually help me keep my mind off of my pain AND it’s fun ![/color]
English or Contiental
[color=darkblue]Began as a thrower and recently learned Conti (so that I would know both when I began learning color work) & hated it & have found that I hated it for a short while bc I found that I began knitting Conti all of the time without realizing it [/color]
What was your first project?
[color=darkblue]Scarf, of course! Am still knitting them…now they are finally for me [/color]
If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
[color=darkblue]Hat[/color]
What are you working on now?
[color=darkblue]Finishing a scarf ensemble (scarf, hat, fingerless gloves & socks); had to design the hat, gloves & socks; so it’s taken longer than anticipated…but am almost done :happydance: :happydance: [/color]
What is something you really, really want to start?
[color=darkblue]The Eleanor entrelac wrap in “Scarf Style”[/color]
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
[color=darkblue]Sweaters…target date: beginning of 2006[/color]
What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
[color=darkblue]I have none, I’ve never used it[/color]
What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
[color=darkblue]I’m afraid that there are far TOO MANY to list [/color]
What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
[color=darkblue]Other than [/color]these ;); [color=darkblue]there are way too many to list!!![/color]
Were you voted “most likely to be _____” in highschool What was it? [color=darkblue]A Knitting Addict [/color] (Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)
houses ~ discovering up and coming neighborhoods and have helped a lot of our friends when they were looking for homes and thought- why not do this for a living- so that’s what I’m gonna do! Only one more week of school, the big state exam and then I’m on my way. Can’t wait!!!
what was your first non-scarf project? still have yet to do a scarf, but am finishing up an afghan. (yes, KK I know, I know)
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(Hey, life can’t all be about knitting!)