Another Meme

Thanks for the kind comments about my Nantucket Jacket! I have now moved on to Highland Triangle #2 again. I'm well into the border now, but there is still a ways to go.

I got this meme from livejournal:

1. Do you knit continental or English? English.

2. How long ago did you learn to knit? Eh, around 1990?

3. First FO? A drawstring bag.

4. Favorite yarn? I'm willing to try most things, but I love merino.

5. Favorite pattern? There was this cabled cardigan from Vogue Knitting a couple years ago. I think I'm going to knit it again.

6. Favorite pattern source? VK and IK magazines.

7. Favorite needles? Denise Interchangables, though I also like aluminum needles.

8. Nicest thing you’ve ever knit? A cabled sweater in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. But the yarn isn't holding up well, so I'm thinking about knitting it again (see question 5).

9. Most hated project? Nothing comes to mind. I always think I'm going to hate something at some point during the knitting, but I usually make peace with it later.

7 Things About Me

Thank you for your kind comments on my Nantucket Jacket progress.

So Andrea tagged me to list 7 things about myself (thanks for thinking of me, Andrea!). I already did the 6 things version of this, but I thought I would change things up and list 7 things about my knitting.

1) Although I rarely buy clothes in red, I love red yarn. Witness this sweater, this hat, this capelet, these fingerless gloves.... The other common colors for my knits are purple, blue, and gray. As my local knit-bud Michelle says, these are "Gloria Colors."

2) I'm a big fan of cables. The current Nantucket Jacket I'm working on is right up my alley. My other favorite cable project was my Vogue Cabled Cardigan (which I am thinking of knitting again). I also really love the Basic Cable hat pattern from SNBN.

3) Somehow I ended up being a sweater knitter, as opposed to say, a sock knitter. I open up a knitting magazine or a pattern book, and I am immediately drawn to the sweater patterns. Although, I have recently been looking more at lace wraps and socks.

4) I try to mix it up with the fibers I use. I am perfectly willing to use more "craft store" type yarns, such as Lion Brand, Caron, or Red Heart for some projects (I have a pair of mittens done in some acrylic from Wal-Mart that are the hardest wearing knits I own). I also like the inexpensive natural fiber options, such as Knitpicks, Patons Classic Merino, or Brown Sheep. Lately I have been looking into using Valley Yarns, the discount brand WEBS puts out. But I also love the expensive stuff too. Rowan, Berroco, and Classic Elite are favorites. Although sometimes a heaftier price tag does mean better quality, it doesn't always (I have to say I am less than thrilled with Cashmerino from Debbie Bliss, for example). I try to keep an open mind.

5) I go through cycles with my knitting. Sometimes I knit A LOT, then other times I don't touch the needles for weeks. This is usually because I'm working on a different craft, such as sewing.

6) My favorite online source for yarn is WEBS. They have an absolutely amazing brick-and-mortar store too. You cannot beat their 20% discount on orders over $60, and their sales are always way too tempting.

7) I'm a "sit in front of the TV" knitter. I like hearing stuff in the background while I work. My favorite show for knitting is ER.

It seems that most people have been tagged for one incarnation of this meme or another, but if you haven't, please consider yourself tagged!!

Knitting Meme

'bold' for stuff you've done, 'italics' for stuff you plan to do one day, and 'normal' forstuff you're not planning on doing. I got this from I Play with Pins and Needles.

Afghan/Blanket (baby)
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl (wrap?)
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backward
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

Happy New Year!!!!

Man, sorry I went so long without posting. December got sucked up by finals. Anyway, I finished two classes, International Trade and Cross-Section Econometrics. I only have Industrial Organization to deal with during reading period. Plus, I have signed up to present a research paper in February at the International brown bag. I am not anywhere close to being ready for that, but I think I can get something together this month.

Christmas was nice. Mike and I spent most of Christmas weekend watching 1.5 seasons worth of Veronica Mars. That rocked. But it also made all the episodes blur together. I guess that just means we'll have to watch them again!

In knitting news, I have FINISHED AND BLOCKED Highland Triangle #1. I even started Triangle #2. I will have pics soon.

Also, I Play With Pins and Needles has tagged me to list "6 Weird Things About Myself." Let's see....

1) I like eating ice cream for breakfast. Mint chocolate chip is my favorite breakfast choice. But not for when I'm eating ice cream for a snack. Then french vanilla or cookie dough is better. I haven't indulged in a breakfast sundae in quite some time, though.

2) My nose makes a squeaky noise when I blow it. It's really embarrassing sometimes.

3) I have a fear of geese.

4) I love the way my parents' dog smells at the spot on top of his head between his ears. My sister calls it the "puppy corn chip smell." Somehow that scent reminds me of home.

5) I have a friend from high school who has repeatedly given me a stick (as in a twig from his backyard) for Christmas. It started as a joke many years ago, for some unknown reason.

6) I collect those souvenir spoons you see in vacation spots. I have hundreds.

I tag Jessie, and anyone else who wants!

Meme

48 Things You Could Care Less About
1. FIRST NAME? Gloria
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope. I think my mom got my name out of a "here's how to name your baby" type book.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? When I saw my new problem set this morning. I didn't actually have tears, but it was close.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's okay. I can read it, so that's fine with me.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Ham. Very un-Kosher.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so, but I do make fun of people a lot, which could probably become annoying.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Just this blog. I have never been good at keeping a handwritten one.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No way. I'm afraid of heights.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Raisen Bran
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope. I wear holes in the heels of my sneakers because I'm too lazy to untie them.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Strong enough to deal with things, but I could be stronger both physically and emotionally.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Chocolate. I am so boring.
14. SHOE SIZE? 10. Actually one of my feet is 10.5 and the other is 9.5 . I don't know how that happened.
RED OR PINK? Red.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? The way I can go from being happy to freaked out in one minute.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My sister.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Why not?
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue jeans, black turtleneck, grey sneakers.
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? Tostitos.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The new Killers album, which is a bit unsatisfying.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Blue? Maybe?
23. FAVORITE SMELL? My parent's dog.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Mike.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Color of hair.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? I've never personally met Elizabeth, but she sounds like my kind of person based on her blog.
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Ginger ale.
28. FAVORITE SPORT? Horseback riding (English hunter/jumpers)
29. EYE COLOR? Dark brown.
30. HAT SIZE? 23". Enormous.
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Glasses.
FAVORITE FOOD? Cheez-Its. Somehow I can eat those whenever.
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings. I am too easily scared. I'll get nightmares for days if I watch a scary movie.
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Whichever isn't now.
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on who's doing the hugging and the kissing.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice cream.
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? My sister Jessie?
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE Pad? It's plain grey.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? I was at a meeting, so nothing, but I avidly watch ER, Gilmore Girls, Studio 60, Heroes, and Without a Trace.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Couldn't really say.
44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Beatles, but I have little exposure to the Stones except for in passing.
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? China.
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? uh, studying a lot?
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Baltimore
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? nicked it off of A Mingled Yarn (Elizabeth).

Currently Spinning

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Idea courtesy of I May Be Knitting A Ranch House.

I love you Jessie!

My sister is addicted to surveys. I figured I would try one of hers and see what all her fuss is about. Maybe it'll be a gateway drug.

TEN FIRSTS
First Best Friend(s): Hmmmm...I'm having trouble remembering. Ashley maybe?
First Screen Name: Same one I have now. I, unlike my sister, do not change sn's every month.
First Pet: This goldfish named Belinda. It wouldn't die, despite the fact that Jessie fed it chocolate chip cookies.
First Piercing: None yet.
First Crush: Also hard to remember. There was a time I had a crush a week. I'll have to put a pin in that one.
First CD: Sad to admit it, but I think it was Bette Midler. Second was probably a collection of G. F. Handel. First record? The Muppet Babies Sing-A-Long.
First Car: 1996 Toyota Camary
First Love: Mike
First Stuffed Animal: Don't remember at all. But I do still have the pillow from my crib.

NINE LASTS
Last Alchoholic Beverage: wine I had with Thanksgiving dinner
Last Car Ride: Last night to Natick
Last Movie Seen: Harry Potter 4
Last Phone Call: Mike
Last CD Played: Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Last Bubble Bath: Maybe when I was in elementary school?
Last Time You Cried: Last weekend

EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS
Have you ever dated one of your best friends: Mike probably counts.
Have you ever been arrested: Nope.
Have you ever skinny dipped: Nope.
Have you ever been on TV: Local news and whatnot.
Have you ever kissed someone and then regretted it: Not gonna kiss and tell.
Have you ever had sex: Plead the fifth.

SEVEN THINGS YOU'RE WEARING
Sweater I made, t-shirt, khakis, socks, hair clip, glasses, underwear.

SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY
1. Woke up.
2. Finished reading a book.
3. Ate candy for breakfast.
4. Finished macro homework.
5. Read micro.
6. Took this survey.

FIVE FAVORITE THINGS IN NO ORDER
1. Friends and family
2. Economics (though that probably also makes my least favorite things list at times)
3. Knitting and crafting
4. Sleeping
5. Reading

FOUR PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO
1. Mike.
2. Jessie.
3. Michelle.
4. My mom, unless it's about my love life.

THREE CHOICES
1. Black or White: Black.
2. Hot or Cold: Cold.
3. Chocolate or Vanilla: Do I have to choose?

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
1. Get a real job.
2. Get married.

ONE THING YOU REGRET
1. Giving up some things because I decided my time was more valuable.