For my Secret Pal...some points of interest...

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? 

merino wool, natural fibers, wool/silk blends, alpaca/wool blends

What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?

yarn that squeaks or hurts my knitting fingers.

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

I have a few DPN cases, and the straights and circs are in an old pitcher. I did see  a really cool needle case at a yarn store this weekend...by Namaste.

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn?

about three years. My mom taught me...and some wonderful knitting mentors...Lois, Mary, Aunt Ellie...all have helped with certain aspects of knitting, and were just a phonecall away!

Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?

intermediate. Even though I can do most techniques, I am not good enough to be called advanced!

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

nope

5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products, etc.)

I'm not real crazy about too much scent. Candles, it would have to be a baking sort of smell...or cinnamon.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth?

Indeed I do

Favorite candy?

Caramels, Hot tamales. Candy Corn.

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

I sew, I can crochet. I like to make cards. I love to embellish things.

Do you spin?

I spun once.

8. What's your style? Quick. Answer...

Vintage, with some funkiness

9. What's your favorite color(s)?

Pink, Red, Brown, neutrals

   I can't wear the "Harvest Colors" like avocado or orange or gold. You know, the colors of seventies kitchens?

10. What is your family situation?

I am in love with my husband...we have five kids, all out of the house. A chocolate lab and an 18 year old cat.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?

Yes I do...except, not hats and, sure, Ill admit that I knit one poncho that I don't really wear anymore. I would wear it at the campfire or for a walk in the cemetery on a brisk day. 

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

I could knit anything, really. I do like to knit sweaters and mittens.

13. What are you knitting right now?

socks, sweater,  vest, mittens.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

That can be nice.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?

circular needles.

Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

bamboo. But, I do think I'm going to get some Knitpicks Options needles. This weekend, I knit with Addi's and I loved them!!!

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

no...I use my mom's!

17. How old is your oldest UFO?

A baby sweater from two years ago.

18. What is your favorite holiday?

I like them all, but I really do like Christmas.

19. Is there anything that you collect?

I am a vintage collector...old textiles, linens, sewing embellishments, vintage tea cups, Vintage Christmas....lots of different things. When I love something, I right away want a collection...whether its daylillies or yarn or vintage brooches.

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

Nancy Bush Folk Knitting in Estonia. Blue Sky Alpaca's Alpaca/Wool worsted...I just felt it this weekend and I CRAVE it!

What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?

IK

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?

If there is anything new to knitting, I'd like to learn it. If I haven't done it, I'd like to try it...steeks, maybe?  Oh, and two socks on two circulars.

22. Are you a sock knitter? 

From time to time.

What are your foot measurements?

US 8.

23. When is your birthday? (mm/dd) march 17

I have a Toasty Toes Update...One completed sock, and one to be completed tonight! I knit and knit all weekend. After breaking two #1 Brittany needles (how do I get that replacement guarantee?), I remembered that somewhere, in a knitting bag behind a piece of furniture in my house, there lie two Addi Turbo #1 Circular needles.  I got them out of hiding. I bought them a long time ago when I wanted my aunt to teach me how to do two socks on two circulars.

   The package says "Knit Faster."   

I need to knit these socks by Tuesday!!!... I took those Addi's out of the package and got them onto those socks faster than you can say "Addi Turbo."  But I had no clue how to knit with them.  So, I picked up my sock on my Addi's, and went to KnittingHelp.com, where the very nice lady with hands and a voice and no body demonstrated to me how to use the circulars to knit that sock! 

And here is how I worked through the dilemma of two different color ways...Remember that I had one sock already knit, and another 2/3 complete?  I worked the second skein sock until I got to the instep. With the yarn that was left, I started the third sock with that second skein. When I got to the instep area of that sock, I took the original sock from skein one, and as I frogged it, I worked that yarn into both socks, alternating between skein one and skein two.  Are you following me?

Second sock is on the left. First original sock is on the right, being frogged, and that yarn is being used to knit into the sock on the left, alternating with the other skein.

Here is the finished sock...

Other than that, I had a pretty good weekend. We went to one of my favorite yarn stores, where I purchased some red yarn for mittens, a surprise for my secret pal, and a Blue Sky Alpaca scarf pattern.   I remembered that I was de-stashing this weekend, and I had great restraint because of it!

See what's left of the Stash Sale  in the previous post!

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? 

merino wool, natural fibers, wool/silk blends, alpaca/wool blends

What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?

yarn that squeaks or hurts my knitting fingers.

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

I have a few DPN cases, and the straights and circs are in an old pitcher. I did see  a really cool needle case at a yarn store this weekend...by Namaste.

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn?

about three years. My mom taught me...and some wonderful knitting mentors...Lois, Mary, Aunt Ellie...all have helped with certain aspects of knitting, and were just a phonecall away!

Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?

intermediate. Even though I can do most techniques, I am not good enough to be called advanced!

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

nope

5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products, etc.)

I'm not real crazy about too much scent. Candles, it would have to be a baking sort of smell...or cinnamon.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth?

Indeed I do

Favorite candy?

Caramels, Hot tamales. Candy Corn.

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

I sew, I can crochet. I like to make cards. I love to embellish things.

Do you spin?

I spun once.

8. What's your style? Quick. Answer...

Vintage, with some funkiness

9. What's your favorite color(s)?

Pink, Red, Brown, neutrals

   I can't wear the "Harvest Colors" like avocado or orange or gold. You know, the colors of seventies kitchens?

10. What is your family situation?

I am in love with my husband...we have five kids, all out of the house. A chocolate lab and an 18 year old cat.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?

Yes I do...except, not hats and, sure, Ill admit that I knit one poncho that I don't really wear anymore. I would wear it at the campfire or for a walk in the cemetery on a brisk day. 

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

I could knit anything, really. I do like to knit sweaters and mittens.

13. What are you knitting right now?

socks, sweater,  vest, mittens.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

That can be nice.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?

circular needles.

Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

bamboo. But, I do think I'm going to get some Knitpicks Options needles. This weekend, I knit with Addi's and I loved them!!!

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

no...I use my mom's!

17. How old is your oldest UFO?

A baby sweater from two years ago.

18. What is your favorite holiday?

I like them all, but I really do like Christmas.

19. Is there anything that you collect?

I am a vintage collector...old textiles, linens, sewing embellishments, vintage tea cups, Vintage Christmas....lots of different things. When I love something, I right away want a collection...whether its daylillies or yarn or vintage brooches.

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

Nancy Bush Folk Knitting in Estonia. Blue Sky Alpaca's Alpaca/Wool worsted...I just felt it this weekend and I CRAVE it!

What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?

IK

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?

If there is anything new to knitting, I'd like to learn it. If I haven't done it, I'd like to try it...steeks, maybe?  Oh, and two socks on two circulars.

22. Are you a sock knitter? 

From time to time.

What are your foot measurements?

US 8.

23. When is your birthday? (mm/dd) march 17

I have a Toasty Toes Update...One completed sock, and one to be completed tonight! I knit and knit all weekend. After breaking two #1 Brittany needles (how do I get that replacement guarantee?), I remembered that somewhere, in a knitting bag behind a piece of furniture in my house, there lie two Addi Turbo #1 Circular needles.  I got them out of hiding. I bought them a long time ago when I wanted my aunt to teach me how to do two socks on two circulars.

   The package says "Knit Faster."   

I need to knit these socks by Tuesday!!!... I took those Addi's out of the package and got them onto those socks faster than you can say "Addi Turbo."  But I had no clue how to knit with them.  So, I picked up my sock on my Addi's, and went to KnittingHelp.com, where the very nice lady with hands and a voice and no body demonstrated to me how to use the circulars to knit that sock! 

And here is how I worked through the dilemma of two different color ways...Remember that I had one sock already knit, and another 2/3 complete?  I worked the second skein sock until I got to the instep. With the yarn that was left, I started the third sock with that second skein. When I got to the instep area of that sock, I took the original sock from skein one, and as I frogged it, I worked that yarn into both socks, alternating between skein one and skein two.  Are you following me?

Second sock is on the left. First original sock is on the right, being frogged, and that yarn is being used to knit into the sock on the left, alternating with the other skein.

Here is the finished sock...

Other than that, I had a pretty good weekend. We went to one of my favorite yarn stores, where I purchased some red yarn for mittens, a surprise for my secret pal, and a Blue Sky Alpaca scarf pattern.   I remembered that I was de-stashing this weekend, and I had great restraint because of it!

See what's left of the Stash Sale  in the previous post!

Comments

[Teyani]

whoa - knit-frog-knit all in one session. that's amazing.
The new sock is beautiful - and I think that you get big bonus points for salvaging this yarn. I would have pitched it.
way to go!

[Dana]

Great socks! Congratulations on your Socktoberfest accompishment... be it for toasty toes... I will be frogging my first sock for the third time tonight...

[Renee]

You can get replacement from Brittany by emailing them at knittingneedles@mcn.org or calling 707-877-1881. They are super nice and easy about it. Just tell them exactly what kind of needle you need replaced and your mailing info and they'll send them out quickly!

[Sue]

You’ve only been knitting three years? Wow! I’m amazed. Isn’t it a great addiction … er, I mean, devotion?!

[Faith]

O my gosh Lynne, you consider yourself an intermediate knitter?! That makes me a neophyte beginner!!

[Old Knitter]

I have just learned how to knit on 2 circulars and for the life of me, I can't 'see' how to do two socks at once. Great job......