GAL interview with Kathy, yoTX on Ravelry

GAL:
What is your favorite thing about the gal?

I love that this is a chatty group, but my favorite thing is that like any KAL, it really motivate and inspires me.

what is your current # of wips?
At least 7 on the needles and about 10 in my head!

What are you currently working on?
My second GAL project: Fisherman’s Fabric by 10 Hours or Less.

Where did you heard about the GAL?
On Instagram.

How many years have you participated?
I’m a first-timer.

What Do you like best about it?
I have been introduced to a lot of designers that I was previously unaware of.

Setting you create in:
What time of day do You knit or crochet?
Any chance I get!

Where do you craft? (can I have a photo of your favorite spot?)
Anywhere and everywhere…on the couch, in bars, in the car or on a plane, at a movie, even at work.

Is there TV? Music? Podcast? Audiobook? Anything? No distractions? (My favorite is when my husband reads aloud to our kids and I get to do handwork.)
Usually TV, sometimes podcasts.

Which Social Gathering do you knit or crochet at?
Once a month I attend my local Knitting Guild, and also once a month I meet a group of my coworkers at a coffee shop for a few hours. I think we have been meeting at the same coffee shop on the third Friday for about eight years!

Do you have a favorite snack for while you do handwork?
Beer, ha ha or coffee.

Crafting Preferences:
Flat or in the round?
Either is fine by me.

Wood, bone, plastic or metal needles/hooks?
Metal

What is your go-to pattern or go-to item to make (hat, socks, etc.)?
I’m too ADD for that.

Do you have a yarn weight that you prefer or one that you really don’t enjoy working with?
No and no.

What is your favorite fiber mix (superwash, merino, nylon/merino mix, hemp, linen, acrylic mix, cotton, alpaca…)?
Squishy merino, alone or mixed. You can punish me slowly with linen.

Continental or English? 
(a photo of tools would be nice)
English

Technique:
What is a technique you want to try?
Mosaic slipped stitches

What favorite technique is currently in your repertoire?
Fading colors (does that count as a technique?)
YES.

Do you have a tip or ‘trick’ to share?
For a SSK, just knit the next two stitches together through the back loop.

Do you like to learn techniques from video or text tutorial best?
I’m a very visual learner so I usually start with text/drawings then watch a video as well.

Thank you Kathy!

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