No-More-Humdrum Mittens Swap Questionaire

1. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn?
2 years, learned from my mother-in-law
2. Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
intermediate
3. What are your favorite colors? Any you dislike?
Favourites – dark colours like blues, black, grey, purples, burgundy, and greens. Dislike anything pastel or super bright.
4. Do you like Latvian type patterns? If so, what are your favorite patterns?
I do like them, though I have no favourite.
5. Do you desire mittens for yourself, your "special someone else" or your child?
Myself.
6. What other things do you enjoy knitting?
Scarves, hats, and socks
7. What sort of needles do you enjoy working with? (straights vs circs, bamboo vs aluminum)
I enjoy either straight or circular. Definitely bamboo!
8. What’s one project you’ve not yet tried but are dying to make?
A sweater or shawl.
9. What’s one yarn you’ve not yet tried but are dying to work with?
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Lightweight, Koigu (KPPM or KPM), Lorna Laces, Cider Moon Flurry, Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton, Elann Peruvian Baby Silk, Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton 100 Fantasy
10. What other hobbies do you have? Do you spin? Sew? Garden? Cook?
Draw, garden, read
11. Besides yarn, do you collect anything?
Vinyl Toys, and books
12. What kind of goodies do you enjoy? Sweets? Salty? Anything you hate or are allergic to?
Prefer sweets especially gummi or chocolate but not white chocolate. Salty is ok as well.
13. Do you have any kids? Pets?
Two cats, no kids
14. What is your favorite part of Winter?
Christmas time, or the first snowfall – usually happens about the same time.
15. What is your least favorite part of Winter?
The cold and the wet that seeps into everything