Summer of Yarn Love – the Last Questions

13. Do you collect anything?
You mean besides yarn? No, but I could start – what’s a good thing to collect?  next day: wait!  I do collect a few things.  I collect Laurel Burch cat things, and pottery, and baskets.  I didn’t realize they were “collections” until I looked around my house.
14. Do [...]

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L’ete d’amour echange – Questions 9-12

9.   What is your oldest UFO?
A pair of socks that I started over a year ago.
10.  Are there any techniques that you want to learn?
Lace!!
11.  Are you on Ravlery? What’s your ID?
My Ravelry name is Tamsie
12.  Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
That depends on the meaning of “are.”  I [...]

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Summer of Love Questions 5 – 8

5.   Are there any yarns/brands that you are dying to work with but never have?
Not that I’ve identified – I’ll think about it.
6.  What is/are your favorite types of projects to knit/crochet?
Sweaters, lace bookmarks, hats, scarves, socks – okay, anything that is the right level of challenge and is made with pretty yarn.
7.  What [...]

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First Four Questions

1. Do you knit or crochet? How long have you been at your craft?
I knit. I’d like to learn crocheting well enough to add crochet edgings to things. I was taught to knit by my “Aunt” Gudrun. She grew up in Germany, and she & her husband and kids were like our [...]

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Summer of Love Yarn Swap

I’ve joined my first Official Yarn Swap. The first step is for me to answer these questions, so that my Top Secret New Best Friend can find out a little about me and my knitting habits. Here are the questions – I’ll post answers later tonight!
Oh, here’s a link to the swap, if [...]

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Obama!! Sweetie!!

1. The reason that Obama called that reporter “sweetie” is not because he’s a sexist — it’s because he has two daughters and probably says the word “sweetie” about a million times a day.
2. He can call me ’sweetie’ any time.

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