Meet My Mom

Warm Up Questions (skip if they aren’t any fun!)

Circulars or pins?
Circular, with more flexibility I can get more comfortable.

English or Continental?
Continental

Novelty yarn or classic plain?
Either depending on the project

Socks or Sweaters?
Neither, since I can’t knit to gauge well, I prefer something that doesn’t have to fit.

Crochet too?
Not in a long time

Garments or things that don’t have to fit anyone in particular?
Things that don’t have to fit

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 start with a desire to make a gift, sometimes because I see something fun.

Does anything intimidate you in knitting or crochet?
Fitting, multicolored patterned knitting, anything beyond K & P.

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?
Go to Christine.

Any repetitive motion disorders due to knitting or crochet? How do you deal with them?
Quit for awhile, rub on “Freeze It” before bed.

Do you frequent a particular yarn store?
Joann’s and Dee’s Nimble Needles

Do you usually finish things?
Usually
If not, does it bother you?
yes

What makes you buy a pattern (lovely photo, the story of the project, it looks do-able, it looks slightly challenging…)
any of the above

What gives you the feeling that you got your money’s worth out of a pattern?
When it works up as described.

What do you most enjoy about knitting or crochet?
Making something I haven’t done before and feeling good enough about it to give it as a gift.

What are your crafting ambitions?
Get better at it and more comfortable with it.