Mikknit

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand?
Yes, I am a yarn snob in that I prefer yarns with a high natural fiber content - fake fibers make my hands hurt.

2. Do you spin? Crochet?
Yes to both, though my crocheting is mostly incidental to knitting these days.

3. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
My WIPs, generally But I have a DPN holder and a circular needle holder from Circular Solutions that suffice. The DPN holder tends to disgorge its contents at times, and the circular holder looks really messy.

4. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I’ve been knitting seriously for about five years, but I learned when I was in elementary school. I consider my skill level to be advanced, but I don’t really do much advanced stuff.

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yep! Please contact me for details.

6. What’s your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
Citrus, especially grapefruit; mint. I do not burn candles - candles + small kids and cats = bad idea

7. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
Oh yeah. Chocolate, especially the Daim candies you can get at IKEA. Or cookies - chocolate chip cookies. Just NO COCONUT!

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I sew and we’re doing all sorts of DIY home-improvement projects here.

9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I suppose my default category would be “alternative” - pretty much anything played on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current (see http://mpr.org) is good. I also love bluegrass and classical music. Yes, my computer and stereo can handle MP3s.

10. What’s your favorite color? Or–do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can’t stand?
I love green, orange, and red - fairly dark/bright, though lime green and blaze orange are not desired. I also wear brown and black a fair bit. I don’t like to wear blues, purples, and white - they just don’t suit my coloring or my stain-hiding needs.

11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
Married with two kids (almost 3 and 9 months), we have five cats. Yes, I am the crazy cat lady.

12. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
Yes, yes, yes, oh god no

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
Pretty much any sock yarn, any 100% wool, wool/alpaca blend. I’m fairly easy to please, as long as it’s a smooth yarn - no bumpy or eyelashy stuff!

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
Manmade fibers in high concentrations, cotton… anything that doesn’t have much give.

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
Socks, cables, and lace, and any combination of the above.

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Socks, wool soakers (diaper covers), heavily cabled sweaters

17. What are you knitting right now?
The Robin Hood Jacket, at least one sock (I lose track sometimes), and that’s it? Wow.

18. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Absolutely!

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
Circular

20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Addi Turbos or bamboo

21. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
Yes to both

22. How did you learn to knit?
My mom taught me the basics, everything else I taught myself.

23. How old is your oldest UFO?
5 years or so

24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
I must have a favorite animated character, but I’ll be damned if I can think of one. I do like cats an awful lot, as well as rabbits.

25. Favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving

26. Is there anything that you collect?
Cats, apparently. That and dust. And wool. Oh, and antique patent medicine bottles.

27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
None

28. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on?
Fleece artist yarn, I’d like to try out the Bryspun circulars, and Charlene Schurch’s new sock book.

29. Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn?
Not really

30. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
Yes! My feet are 10″ long, 10″ around.

31. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
May 26