Fun Facts about my Knitting Life
-I love double pointed needles over two circulars or magic loop
-I knit all of my socks on size 2 needles
-I prefer cuff down socks
-my favorite interchangeable needles are chiaogoo Twist.
-wool and other animal fibers are my go to yarns of choice if silk is added well that's even better
-I shy away from plant fibers-too hard on my hands
-I love to knit simple hats and read at the same time
-I can listen to anything and anyone and knit anything
-I cannot talk and knit at the same time very well. I stop one or the other.
-my mother and my mother in law knit in the past
-I have saved every hand knit for each baby-tucked away for future grands
-my sister and my sister in law knits
-I inherited a LOT of yarn from my mother, it's tucked away in my closet
-I started to knit before my teen years
-my first successful knit was a fisherman's boat neck sweater in mint green, at 18 years of age
-I still have that mint green sweater in my cedar chest
-my second successful knit was a fisherman's afghan on circular needles
-that blanket is downstairs :)
-during university I knit a sweater that I frogged because the gauge was incorrect
-I hate to do gauge
-I am self taught before the age of internet or many knitting books
-knitting soothes my worried soul
-sometimes I dream of knitting projects-those are happy dreams
-packing my knitting projects is always first on a vacation list
-I quit printing patterns and now read pdfs on my ipad
-I've only ruined one sweater and two pairs of socks from accidental felting
-socks were mislabeled superwash-the sweater was my stupidity
-my friend who was from the Netherlands got me back into knitting when I was 24 years old
-that project was a bulky sweater for my new husband
-he still wears that sweater to date
-I taught my husband to knit when we had only three tv channels in Michigan
-his knitting was so tight the yarn squeaked on the metal needles
-I prefer the knit on cast on and shy away from long tail cast on
-ripping out knitting makes me happy if there's a mistake
-I will not keep knitting knowing there's a mistake-it bugs me
-I have never used a lifeline, nor will I ever, I prefer the thrill of danger :)
-knitting with alpaca in lace is a dangerous slippery slope and fun!
-I'd rather use a knitting chart than written words
-madelinetosh, malabrigo, and Quince & Co are my favorite yarn companies
-trekking XXL is my favorite sock brand for my husband
What are your knitting life fun facts??
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