Tagged!
About 2 weeks ago, Snow tagged me with the knitting meme about the projects you’ve knit. I’ll go ahead and play, but I must warn you that since I’ve only knit for two years it probably won’t be the most exciting set of answers you’ve seen in knitblog land…
Make a List of all the Different types of items you’ve knitted and completed:
1. Dish Cloths
2. Wash Cloths
3. Scarves (garter, lace, multi-directional, seed stitch, etc.)
4. Tank Top
5. Socks (mostly variations on a rib, but some lace as well as many clog/sandal versions)
7. Hats (felted, fair isle, ribbed, cotton, fruit, baby, etc.)
8. Bags (lots and lots of felted, but a non-felted one as well)
9. Mittens (plain and fair isle, though only one fair isle, the mate is waiting patiently to be CO in the new year)
10. Bracelets and Necklaces (lace)
11. Gauntlets
12. Gadget Accessories
13. Christmas Stocking
Of all the things you’ve knitted what was your favorite type and why?
I *love* socks! I love that I can just plug in a stitch pattern I saw on a sweater in a restaraunt or in a magazine or catalog and do a little math and have my own original pair of socks. I also love the portability of them. I actually usually have one in my glove compartment so when I’m stopped at a train I’m not so irritated and instead can get a round or two knit. Often, they are easy enough that I can also knit them when visiting friends or watching a movie/TV etc.
List the types of items you haven’t finished yet, but intend to either finish or knit at some point.
1. I need to pick up and knit the edging on one arm and the neck of Skyway Scoop
2. I need to do the arms of Wear Everywhere Pullover
3. I need to tink back until I’m on track with the Leaf Lace shawl
4. I’d like to do cables this year
5. I’d like to do more colorwork this year
6. If it is in the budget, I’d like to knit a few sweaters for myself this year
7. I *really* *really* want to conquer this block I have with lace shawls. I love the idea of lace shawls, but so far, I’m 0 for 2… I must, must get over this!
Have you ever knitted anything that at one point you had sworn you would never take the time to knit?
First, I thought it would be sooo stupid to take all that time to knit socks when they are so cheap. But, like most others who have tried them, I’m in love. They are a relatively inexpensive sort of knitting project and because of their portability they are in some ways faster than other projects even though they contain roughly the same number of stitches as larger projects. Plus, I can make them to fit my feet perfectly. I’ve also found that the heel flap variety don’t rotate on my foot so the heel is on the front of my ankle like most of my commercially made socks.
Second, I never thought I’d do colorwork. I thought I’d leave it to the machines. But working on that first Mitten from Halland really grabbed me as did working on Grandpa’s Alpaca hat. Now, I’m thinking of an outrageously colored beret with perhaps equally outrageously color mittens to somewhat coordinate and wear with my new parka. I’m not up to committing to something like Torino (though I have to say I love the pattern) yet. First, I think I should finish a more basic sweater in my size :-) But, it may just be on my list for 2007, you never know!
If Snow thought she was one of the last ones to complete this meme, then I must definitely be the last seeing as it is two weeks later. So, I’m not going to play the popularity game of specifically choosing people to fill out this meme. Instead, I’ll just leave it open. I found it kind of a nice aid for me to start formulating my knitting goals for 2006. So, if you haven’t done it, please feel free to do so and leave a comment here so I can check out your answers to the meme!
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