Showing posts with label KathyB's Q&A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KathyB's Q&A. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Pretty Flowers and Kathy's Monday Questions

Good Morning!  It is still grey, windy, damp and just kind of ugly around here, so I figured a picture of flowers might help.
I picked these up at Trader Joe's last Wednesday or Thursday.  TJ's flowers seem to last forever and they add a much-needed spot of color to my day.


Yesterday Kathy had a whole new group of questions for us:


*What fear have you conquered?


Well, not conquered…not even close.  I am petrified of snakes and the fact that I have seen a snake in my basement (where my washer and dryer are) twice does not make me happy.


*What’s your favorite spicy  food?


I love spicy food – Thai, Mexican, Chinese, hot peppers, hot sausage.  And I love Sirachi sauce on so many things – my go-to condiment.


*What’s a color you never wear?  


Yellow


*When sock knitters want a bigger needle project, what do you knit?


A shawl.  Sometimes a sweater, but these (so far) don’t seem to ever get finished.  This year?  A sock yarn blanket from odds and ends…to be started soon (and finished, I swear!).


*When did you last read Shakespeare?


Most likely college when I took a Shakespeare course.  Don’t think I’ve read any since.


*Are you gregarious or solitary?


Both, but leaning towards solitary.  I treasure my alone time!


*What’s your favorite cookie recipe and why?\


Just one?  I can’t remember the name, but I have a recipe for a cookie with chocolate chunks (not chips), dried ginger and dried blueberries.  Oh My!  And also a toffee-pecan cookie.


*Do you dip your PB and J in milk?


WHAT?  Definitely not…but then I do not drink milk either…have never liked it.  I prefer milk in my coffee (don’t like cream or half and half or the fake stuff), but I don’t like to just drink plain milk.


*Do you feel you are becoming a better knitter or have your skills leveled off?


I think I’m getting better!


*When’s the last time you broke a needle?


I think about a year or so ago I broke one of my knit-picks DP needles.  I sent an e-mail and they immediately replaced the entire set!


 
So far, no takers for my yarn or unwanted needles....I'll give it a little more time and then package up things for a shelter or somewhere!


I think I will finish my friend's second sock today - finally!!!  So looking forward to a new project (or one that was abandoned a little while ago).


Finally, looking forward to going out to dinner with Colin & Mailing tonight.  Bonefish Grill - not my most favorite place, but I did receive a gift card and I won't say no to a free meal - lol.





Monday, September 26, 2016

Monday's Q&A

Wow!  The last Monday of September.  How did that happen so quickly?


Today's questions from KathyB




*Do you work better in groups or alone?


Definitely Alone!  

*Butter or margarine?


Butter…never margarine

*For a day : no phone or no computer?


I guess computer since I almost never get on mine at home…but I check e-mail and texts from my phone all the time

*Gym shoes: wear them out or replace regularly?

Wear them out…I’d rather buy yarn.

*More likely to find in your couch cushions: money or needles?


Neither…but uncapped pens (grrrr) and pencils left by Fletch all the time


*What kind of knitting hurts your hands/arms/fingers?


I was surprised to find that knitting the dishcloths for the exchange bothered my hands…guess I’ve been stuck on socks so long that bigger needles were a problem…and thicker yarn.

*How do you feel when someone asks you to knit for them?



-delighted?
-burdened


Delighted and Pleased!  My son just asked for more socks (just finished his first pair a few weeks ago and he loves them – yay!!)
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*I choose my patterns based on : 
-the designer
-the difficulty
-ability to use stash on hand


Hmmm…the difficulty since I am a new knitter…not too experienced.  But, I enjoy trying new techniques.  I should try to use up stash, but I am so easily swayed by pictures I see of projects in a certain yarn and then I cave….

*I store my yarn in :

-plastic bags
-project bags
-bins and pots and pans


Most of it is in a sweater chest, then there are the project bags and plastic bags and tote bags holding more and more.


*Last company you called customer service


It’s been awhile (thank goodness as there is not so much customer service these days), but probably Verizon…and I need to call them again…


Enjoy the last week of September!!