Yay, I've been tagged!

I'm so excited to be tagged for the first time, I feel as if I'm part of the club! Joelene at Misocrafty tagged me with this today, so here goes.

1. What is your all time favorite yarn to knit with?

Hmmm, that is a hard one for me because I'm all over the place. I do love the texture of Manos Del Uruguay's Cotton Stria, but I find the gauge to be a little small for my impatient self. I think if I have to choose one, I'm going to say Rowan Kidsilk Haze. This is sort of a cop out though, because I tend to mix it with any other kind of yarn to get a nice fuzzy effect. Is this cheating?

2. Your favorite needles?

Crystal Palace circulars, of course.

3. The worst thing you've ever knit?

That would have to be my sausage sweater, hands down the most disappointing fo ever! It still takes up space in my drawer and I can't seem to get up the nerve to frog it. Grrr, just thinking about it makes me irritated.

4. Your most favorite knit pattern? (Maybe you don't like wearing it but it was most fun to knit)

The toy elephant from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I knit him with old yarn passed to me from my grandmother's stash and I had so much fun watching him take shape. He was so cute that I didn't want to give him up!

Look at the cuteness

5. Most valuable knitting technique?

I think that Joelene got it right when she said bravery, but I see it more as confidence. It's all just about knitting and pearling, right? After my first beginning knitting class the instructor told us that we could make almost anything with what we knew at that moment. I think that was really good advice! I went straight into the yarn store and got started on a top pattern from Rebecca and it was really encouraging (but don't get me started on the whole German translation thing.) Now I find that when I make mistakes it's usually not a result of my lack of knowledge, it's that I didn't read the pattern correctly or I wasn't paying attention.

6. Best knit book or magazine?

This is a hard one. I'm going to say Last Minute Knitted Gifts because I like the variety of patterns. For magazines, my favorite for style is Rebecca (although again, I find the patterns are really difficult to understand.)

7. Your favorite knit-a-long?

I've never done one and I'm not quite sure how they work but if they have anything to do with deadlines...I don't want to know.

8. Your favorite knitblogs?

I don't get out much, so the few that I read are all my favorites! Misocrafty was the first knitting blog that I ever read and it really inspired me to get on the bandwagon. Joelene is always knitting and knitting and knitting and her enthusiasm and creativity get me excited to try new patterns and fun stuff, plus she's got the coolest blog name ever.

9. Your favorite knitwear designer?

Oh, I have no idea! Like I said earlier, I'm all over the place.

10. The knit item you wear most? Pictures, please!


I'm going to pretend that I'm answering this question from the future and say my UO shrug because I just know that I'm going to LOVE IT! That is, after I pull it apart and start all over again, spend another million hours knitting it up and sew it together.

Who shall I tag now?
Alexa and Amber, you're it!