{"id":1197,"date":"2006-06-19T22:51:25","date_gmt":"2006-06-20T02:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2006\/06\/ksks-swap-questions\/"},"modified":"2006-06-19T22:51:25","modified_gmt":"2006-06-20T02:51:25","slug":"ksks-swap-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2006\/06\/ksks-swap-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"KSKS Swap Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

You didn’t really think I’d stay away too long, did you? I’m feeling better, and the thing that’s making me crazy-angry remains unresolved and therefore not something I can\/will blog about. However, I have some Knit Sock Kit Swap<\/a> questions to answer for my pal, and there are things I’ve really wanted to blog just since Saturday, so obviously I’m not ready to give this up yet!<\/p>\n

Without further ado, the KSKS Questionnaire:<\/p>\n

What are your favorite colors?<\/b> Blue, green, orange, pink…um, really about any color! Those are really the ones I wear the most, though, with a bit of purple thrown in when I feel like it.<\/i>
\nAre you a new sock knitter? How long have you been knitting socks?<\/b> I’ve been knitting socks for three-ish years, but I usually get stuck on the second sock so I don’t have too many completed pairs<\/a> to show for it.<\/i>
\nDo you prefer solid or multicolored yarn?<\/b> I have a lot of self-patterning yarn, but I’ve been thinking of getting some solid or nearly-solid yarn to try some lace or fair isle patterns with. Really I have no preference.<\/i>
\nWhat fibers do you prefer in sock yarn?<\/b> I like both wool and wool\/cotton blends. I look for machine washable yarn that will hold up to being tossed in the dryer, because I’ve had a pair of handknit socks ruined in the dryer. :(<\/i>
\nWhere do you usually knit socks?<\/b> Since they’re a nice portable project, anywhere I can knit. Less so now that I’m usually chasing a toddler wherever I go!<\/i>
\nHow do you usually carry\/store small projects?<\/b> Sometimes in my purse if I’m carrying a big enough one at the time, otherwise in my knitting bag. Or in a basket in my craft room. Or a drawer. Or the closet. Sometimes in a plastic grocery bag stuffed somewhere out of sight. Sigh. I really need some project organization help!<\/i>
\nWhat are your favorite sock knitting patterns?<\/b> I usually knit a basic toe-up pattern, but I like various lace and cable patterns too. All-over ribbing I’m more likely to abandon after a while…which is why you don’t really see any finished pairs of ribbed socks on my sock page!<\/i>
\nWhat are your favorite sock knitting techniques? <\/b> Magic loop, definitely! And although I love the way heel flaps look, I’ve used short-row heels on my last couple of pairs and love how they fit.<\/i>
\nWhat new techniques would you like to try?<\/b> Fair Isle isn’t new to me, but I’ve never done Fair Isle socks before.<\/i>
\nDo you prefer circulars or dpns for sock knitting?<\/b> Circulars all the way! (Honestly? DPNs that tiny scare the snot out of me!)<\/i>
\nWhat are some of your favorite yarns?<\/b> Sock yarn or any yarn? I really like a good, basic smooth wool. Let’s see, the latest one I’ve used is KnitPick’s Wool of the Andes. I also love the few skeins of Koigu KPPPM I’ve managed to get my hands on. None of my LYS carries it and it’s so hard to pick out colorways on the web!<\/i>
\nWhat yarn do you totally covet?<\/b> I’ve never seen Socks that Rock IRL, but I love the finished pairs people post on their blogs. They’re such pretty colors.<\/i>
\nAny pattern you would love to make if money and time were no object?<\/b> There’s a pattern for entrelac socks I’ve been drooling over in my copy of Socks, Socks, Socks, but they look like they’d be super time-consuming.<\/i>
\nFavorite kind of needles (brand, materials, straights or circs, etc)?<\/b> I love my Addi Turbos!<\/i>
\nIf you were a specific kind of yarn, which brand and kind of yarn would you be?<\/b> I have no idea!<\/i>
\nDo you have a favorite candy or mail-able snack?<\/b> Hm, favorite candy? Dark chocolate. Not sure how mail-able that is in August though, so maybe taffy or something like that? Pretty much anything without nuts in it. (Not an allergy, just a preference.)<\/i>
\nWhat\u001a\u001a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You didn’t really think I’d stay away too long, did you? I’m feeling better, and the thing that’s making me crazy-angry remains unresolved and therefore not something I can\/will blog about. However, I have some Knit Sock Kit Swap questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knit-sock-kit-swap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}