I “met” Jasmine on Ravelry, you can read her blog at Jasmines Crafts. She gave me the idea of stashing interviews for the blog.
Warm Up Questions (skip if they aren’t any fun!)
circs or pins?
Pins
Dpn or magic loop?
Magic loop
English or Continental?
English comes naturally but I can knit Continental too.
Novelty yarn or classic plain?
Novelty.
Socks or Sweaters?
Hmm having knitted neither, I’ve got more of an interest in learning to knit socks.
Crochet too?
I’d love to learn but don’t know how yet.
Process or FO?
FO
Garments or things that don’t have to fit anyone in particular?
Things with no specific fit (shawls, scarves, hats)
Short Answer Questions (skip any that aren’t fun!)
What is your usual process on a fiber project, for instance, do you start with a yarn, a cute pattern, a need you’ve noticed, something exciting you saw in a movie you want to copy, or a technique you want to learn – then what do you do next and then what?
Usually I look at my WIPs and decide if there’s a project missing (for example, a project to pick up when watching TV) if there isn’t one for that purpose, I’ll find a yarn in my stash and match it to a pattern. My WIPs very much depend on what I have in the stash because there isn’t a decent LYS nearby.
Does anything intimidate you in knitting or crochet?
Colour work I find quite daunting. Despite having designed fingerless mitts with stripes, that stretched my colour work knowledge to the maximum.
When you want to learn something, do you look it up in a book, on U-tube, or seek a real person to teach you?
I’m the only knitter I know in the area and I work better visually so I’ll either ask someone on Ravelry or Youtube it.
Any repetitive motion disorders due to knitting or crochet? How do you deal with them?
Nope, not yet. Although Myalgic Encephalopathy makes it difficult some days to knit but that’s not due to knitting too much.
Do you frequent a particular yarn store?
Unfortunately not, I’m currently boycotting my local yarn store due to poor customer service and being rude. If an online store counts, I often use Deramores to place orders.
Do you usually finish things? If not, does it bother you?
I normally finish things, because it annoys me if something is unfinished. It may take years to finish, but I really don’t like frogging.
What makes you buy a pattern (lovely photo, the story of the project, it looks do-able, it looks slightly challenging…)
I like things that are different and that I can’t find a similar pattern for, if I want a basic beret I wont pay for a pattern for it when I know there will be at least a few dozen similar for free. Using interesting colour combinations does draw my attention, but ultimately if the design is very different to others I’ve seen that will be why I buy, especially if it’s good value.
What gives you the feeling that you got your money’s worth out of a pattern?
If I knit it, enjoy knitting it and would knit it again then it was worth the money.
What do you most enjoy about knitting or crochet?
It’s something to work on, get better at and something that health limitations doesn’t affect much. It’s been a silver lining to a grey cloud for me, it’s something to watch progress and I like that.
What are your crafting ambitions?
I would like to see where designing takes me and perhaps look more seriously into marketing chunky knit hairbands I do.
Want to be interviewed? Download the questions here and mail them back to me with your answers to christine at christineguestdesigns dot com
Thank you!