This is for you secret pal! Thanks in advance for spoiling me! I can't wait for this to begin...I love mail, and for it to be knitting related is a bonus!!! I just copied and pasted my answers from the last SP Q/A...but the answers marked with a * are new/updated answers. Hope this helps ya! In case everyone doesn't want to read my ridiculously long list...I posted it as an extended entry, so read on only if you want to!
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
•I don't like to think of myself as a yarn snob, but I kind of am:) I learned to knit using natural fibers and anything else just doesn't feel right!
*I do use acrylic on occasion...like with the knitalong that I'm starting Feb. 1st where nothing else will do, it has to be acrylic!
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
•Nope! Aside from decorative edges, I don't really have a desire to learn to crochet.
*still the same...I'm fascinated with people who spin, but I still don't know if I really want to learn or not.
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
•no
4. How long have you been knitting?
•2 1/2 years
*Wow! It will be three years in March!
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
•yes, amazon is my friend. See the link on my sidebar under "about me"
*it says Wishlist with a little Hello Kitty face...awww!
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
•I am super picky about smelly stuff, but I love anything with a citrus scent, especially grapefruit
*still love the grapefruit!
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
•Not just tooth...sweet teeth!! I love candy! It's really, really bad. You can't go wrong with Haribo Gummi Bears or Grapefruit Slices, anything with Peanut Butter...ummm...I'm not a huge fan of sour stuff, but it will do if that's all that's available. Do you see the trend? My name is Stacey...and I'm a candyaholic!
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
•I've tried just about everything, but knitting and painting are the two that have seemed to stick! I love painting with mixed media and watercolor. Since I started knitting it's been fun to try and incorporate fiber into my paintings.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s?
• I listen to just about everything, except country and rap. I have been on a big Ben Lee kick lately. On the subject of MP3 players, I am hoping to get an iPod mini soon...Yipee! (see the following question for a guess at what color I'll get)
*I got my PINK iPod Mini for Christmas...so iTunes is a wonderful and yet dangerous place for me;-)
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
•in one word PINK!! Ever since I was 5 years old and got to pick out my carpet and wallpaper at our new house and I had floor to ceiling pink!! I can't have too much. My friends can testify, the longer they hang out with me, the more pink creeps into their wardrobe. It's catching!
•Looking at my finished projects will show you that I love bright colors...red, orange, and pink especially
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
•single, never married
•I have the world's greatest cat named Jesse, he thinks he's a dog.
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
•Currently, I'm praying about moving to Kenya, Africa for a year to work at an orphanage
•When I grow up, I want to own my own yarn store with my friend RayLynn
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
•I have been on a big Rowan kick lately...but my all time favorites are Koigu, Noro, Manos del Uruguay, and Interlacements.
*I have to add Lorna's Laces to this list as well as Black Water Abbey Yarn
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
•I don't like "Splash" yarn. It's a furry, hairy yarn that is so soft it feels greasy. It kinda creeps me out. I'm also not a big fan of acrylics, or plastic feeling yarns.
*I don't think there have been many yarns that I can't find some kind of use for for...I'm really not that picky.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
•Besides buying yarn:) I have been looking for vintage knitting images, in art, cards, books, postcards, etc. I love old knitting needles too, it's fun hunting for the old bright plastic needles. I have them all in a big vase on my kitchen table.
*KOIGU...I can't stop buying it! And at the moment, Sock Yarn.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
•Felted clogs are what I have made the most of (11 pairs), but I am loving making ponchos on really fat needles...instant gratification is a great thing!
*Socks and items that make me laugh...like the Fry-Up! bag.
17. What are you knitting right now?
•Koigu wristlets (fingerless gloves), clogs, shawl out of Colinette Point 5 and Kidsilk Haze, Afghan squares for a community project, Salt Peanuts sweater, Alien Illusion scarf from Stitch 'n Bitch, and a couple other little things. (really I'm just too ashamed to write any more down) Many of these are just a few hours from being done!!
*Most of those items above are done...uuummm...right now to name a few,
-baby blanket for my niece out of Plymouth Dream Baby
-Tank sweater for a friends birthday out of Rowan Summer Tweed
-Sockapalooza socks out of Interlacements
But February's going to be a big month. I have lots 'o knitting plans!
18. What do you think about ponchos? (this is really a curiousity question for us)
•Love, love, love them!! I think that they are fabulous! There is a great pattern over at MagKnits called Frida...is it coincidence that Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists?! I think not!
*I still like them...and someday I'm going to knit Frida!
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
•circulars!
*but sometimes I just love using straight metal needles, Inox makes great metal needles!
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
*Mostly Aluminum Addi Turbos, sometimes Bamboo (straights), never plastic because I don't like how the yarn sticks to plastic.
21. Are you a sock knitter?
*I'm starting to be! There are so many great sock yarns out there...I want to try them all! Ha! I recently read about a yarn called "The Socks that Rock", now that sounds like my kinda yarn!!
22. How did you learn to knit?
•I took a class at a local shop in Littleton called A Knitted Peace with my mom, sister, brother, roommate, and a couple other friends. I've been hooked ever since!
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
•Ummm...how long have I been knitting...about 2 1/2 years...soooo, I guess my oldest UFO is about 2 1/2 years!
*now it's almost three I guess;-)
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
•I love cartoons...I'm just a big kid really. I love things that remind me of my childhood, like Strawberry Shortcake (have you seen the updated version? What they have done is a tragedy...I'm old school all the way), Jem, The Power Puff Girls, Rainbow Bright, Pinky and the Brain, Smurfs...I love Smurfs!, Dexter, and the list could go on and on, but I'll stop there!
25. What is your favorite holiday?
•Christmas, definitely Christmas
*and my birthday! which is on Flag Day...the most obscure holiday ever.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
•Apart from knitting related items, I collect stuff from Paris or Paris-themed, like miniature metal eiffel towers (preferably older ones, but I have some new ones) I also collect children's books, both new and old. I want to start collecting old Nancy Drew books. Probably the largest collection I have is of baby plates. They are primarily from the early to mid 1900's and are made from heavy china (so that the baby can't move them that much) and have bright pictures and stories on the face of the plate.
*I am big on vintage knitting needles...you know the bright colored plastic/metal/wooden, it doesn't matter as long as it's older. I have found a lot of needles at thrift stores or garage sales!