Get to know your knitters

[Nuno930]

ok so I took the cheesy "get to know you, e-mail everyone on your address list" spam

1) How long have you been knitting?

2) What inspirred you to learn?

3) English or Contiental

4) What was your first project?

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?

6) What are you working on now?

7) What is something you really, really want to start?

8 ) What is a project you aspire to?

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn?

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen?

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)

[oshnpashn]

Ok, I'll bite!!
1) How long have you been knitting? Since last summer regularly. Grandma taught me when I was a kid.

2) What inspirred you to learn? Just decided to!!

3) English or Contiental? English, but someday....

4) What was your first project? squares for an afghan

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?

6) What are you working on now? Socks, a purse and wash cloths
7) What is something you really, really want to start? T-back sweater, rug

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Anything intarsia, or entrelac

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? Depends on the project.
10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? too many to name

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) Straw.com

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)
Uh, this is a G rated site right??? LOLOL. I wasn't popular enough with the high school crowd. Hung out with older folks from work.

[kimmie]

1) How long have you been knitting?

I learned how about 30 years ago, but I didn't love it til about 25 years ago

2) What inspirred you to learn?

First I learned in 4-H and then I learned in a high school class

3) English or Contiental

I can do both but English is like comfort food to me. When I am using two colors, then I do both at the same time quite happily.

4) What was your first project?

Mittens

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?

I didn't knit my first scarf until last summer! Now I've knit four of them.

6) What are you working on now?

A Booga Bag

7) What is something you really, really want to start?

The Rogue Hoodie intrigues me...

8 ) What is a project you aspire to?

I'd like to design & make my own Latvian sweater

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn?

I don't care for it in comparison to natural fibers, however, there have been times in my life when it was all I could afford, so I used it and my stuff turned out just fine in spite of it.

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen?

That is just way too hard to narrow down

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)

the Celtic Knot sweater

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)[/quote]

I went to a huge school and was not popular enough to be voted "most likely to be..." anything. Luckily, I was least likely to care.
kimmie

[Nicoley]

its not easy being cheesy

1) How long have you been knitting?<-- the right way? about 2 hours? it took me an hour to try and knit holding the string right but in the end i gave up i am not ment to hold the string all pretty like in the videos my monkey hands wont allow it lol...... the wrong way? since january of this year...

2) What inspirred you to learn? <--- i go threw phases of *want*... a year or so ago i *wanted* to learn to knit so i bought a red heart kit .. it came with needles a booklet and some other stuff... after i got it my attention went to quilting i *wanted* to quilt... got stuff got 5 pages into a "quilting for dummies book" and i didnt want to do that anymore... so in january i found my needles and decided i wanted to learn that again... i learn it all backwards (but made 2 hats and a scarf tube which was cool) than my brain snaped into crochet mode... and now im back trying to learn it all again lol

3) English or Contiental <--- i cant hold the damn yarn... STUPID MONKEY FINGERS!

4) What was your first project? <--- the wrong way? i made a scarf for my sister but it was stocknit and its a tube that couldnt be straigtened and now its lost somewhere in that place where all the left socks go... the right way? nothing yet... im just praticeing

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? <--- non scarf was a hat to match the scarf tubey.... it was pretty the seam was bad though... my second hat was better seamed

6) What are you working on now? <--- pratice swatches

7) What is something you really, really want to start? <--- in the stich n bitch nation book i got the other day they have little cat mice .... kitty only has 900 toy mice... she *NEEDS* some knitted ones lol

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? <--- i would just like to make something nice...

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? <--- i like it... its nice

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? <--- i never thought about it... i guess i dont have any... i havent really learned all i need to learn to be able to use them

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) <--- see above

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)<---- no one knew who i was in highschool... almost as if i was painted the same colors as the wall behind me

[javede]

1) How long have you been knitting?
Since last august/september
2) What inspirred you to learn?
a pack of needles on a fleamarket screaming my name
3) English or Contiental
Continental and Combined
4) What was your first project?
A scarf on size 6 needles!
5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
a bag
6) What are you working on now?
a sommertop, cardigan, sweater, pillow, wrap-top, lase shawl
7) What is something you really, really want to start?
a net pullover I wanted to do since october
8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
a funky cabled sweater from Rebecca
9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
Never touched it since it's not available here
10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
the wrap-top from rebecca I'm currently knitting
11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
I like soooooo many...
12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)
Bill-Gates-heiriss, handmodel
No, wasn't too popular either, but everyone was given a job perspective

[ekgheiy]

Sorry my answers are short. I've completed the damn thing TWO TIMES before my browser crashed TWO TIMES. I have lost my "Ef-Yoo-See-Kay-Eye-En-Gee" patience!

1) How long have you been knitting?
Summer 05 will make 6 years

2) What inspirred you to learn?
I wanted a hobby

3) English or Contiental
English all the way!

4) What was your first project?
Scarf

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project?
Hat

6) What are you working on now?
Afghan and baby blanket

7) What is something you really, really want to start?
I typed a list twice. My browser crashed twice. Sorry, but I’m not typing it again. Rest assured though that the list is LONG!!!

8 ) What is a project you aspire to?
See # 7

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn?
I have nothing against Red Heart. I am not a yarn snob. I have not had a bad experience with Red Heart.

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen?
I don’t have a “favorite”.

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)
same as #10
12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)
I wasn’t voted as anything; I was not popular enough.


ekgheiy runs out of the room screaming, looking for the nearest computer to pour corrosive ACID all over and expose to massive amount of magnetic energy

[beldaraan]

1) How long have you been knitting? since January 2005

2) What inspired you to learn? Mom, a good friend, a long standing yearning just to do it

3) English or Continental - continental baby

4) What was your first project? vw hat

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? haven't made one scarf yet

6) What are you working on now? socks

7) What is something you really, really want to start? sweaters, omg, so many sweaters

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Bust shaping. I need to conquer seaming projects and master fair isle too.

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? my lys doesn't sell it (does that make me a yarn snob??)

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? Rowan Maggie Sweater, Lana Grossa (Cardigan and Rebecca Ribbed Sweater.

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course) la dee dah dee dah

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!)

Probably voted to be a life long nerd, loser, etc. I hated high school and it hated me back too. As it turns out, I have so far become a post secondary graduate with 2 degrees, a wife, a mother and good friend and the laugh lines are there to prove it. So what the hell do they know?!

[ladyindica2000]

1) How long have you been knitting? Since this past November.

2) What inspirred you to learn? My sister begged me to take a crochet class. I did, but then realized I prefered knit patterns to crochet ones.

3) English or Contiental? I can do both, but I prefer English.

4) What was your first project? Scarf. Isn't everyones?

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? A poncho.

6) What are you working on now? Um, I have a 2nd sock on the go, a sweater sleeve, and a baby hat.

7) What is something you really, really want to start? The Rogue Hoodie... I am just waiting for my yarn to get here.

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Rogue Hoodie. After that, I think I am going to try the waterfall throw from LionBrand.

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? I think it is fine for some things, like baby hats and booties. But I wouldn't wear it.

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? I love the Waterfall (or fall) throw by LionBrand.

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)? The poncho pattern I made from Berroco. I love my poncho!!

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!) I don't remember.

[KNITBIT]

1) How long have you been knitting? late December '04

2) What inspirred you to learn? I had ALWAYS wanted to learn (15 yrs. or so) but thought it would be too complicated.

3) English or Contiental?CONTINENTAL,...I'm a hard core lefty..so this works out PERFECT for me

4) What was your first project? Scarf

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? Poncho for my daughter.

6) What are you working on now? I'm making 2 pairs of babie booties for my friend she's having twins (boy, girl) and also another pair for my brother...he and his wife are expecting a lil boy in June.

7) What is something you really, really want to start? After the booties..i want to start on the Martha Poncho.

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Doing some cabling, afgans w/ cables, sweaters, intarsia,..maybe some fair isle

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? Have only used it once for practice in the beginning when I started..so no opinion really..

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? I love the Ugg booties, and baby hat set. Probably make those after the Martha Poncho. Hehe..got plenty of babies to knit for.

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)? Umm, the lion baby booties, TOO CUTE!!

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!) ?????

[kmmcall]

1) How long have you been knitting? 20+ years

2) What inspirred you to learn? When my mom was pregnant with my little brother she was starting knitting baby sweaters. I just loved to watch her...

3) English or Contiental English

4) What was your first project? Pot holder

5) If #4 was scarf what was your first non-scarf project? 1st non boring project was a sock...I say 'a' sock because I never finished the 2nd sock!

6) What are you working on now? A Debbie Bliss baby blanket

7) What is something you really, really want to start? Another baby sweater

8 ) What is a project you aspire to? Sweater using 'charting' for a todler

9) What are your views on Red Heart yarn? It's ok for some things that I don't want to spend a lot of money on...holiday scarf that I'm only going to wear once!

10) What is your favorite pattern you have seen? Too many to list.

11) What is your favorite free pattern (other than here of course)

12) Were you voted "most likely to be _____" in highschool What was it? (Hey, life can't all be about knitting!).I wasn't voted most likely to be anything...