mama-of-purl

What is your all time favorite yarn to knit with?
The 100% Merino from my MYS, it's so nice and soft it feels so great on my hands. Oh, and Noro Kureyon for the colorways.

Your favorite needles?
I own mostly metal Prym needles, and I use circulars for almost everything. I prefer the looks and feel of bamboo needles, especially for socks, I just don't have that many.

The worst thing you've ever knit/crocheted?
Maybe the ugly camera cosy with a stupid purse handle in a gross mostly acrylic leftover yarn. I prefer getting scratches on my camera and the cosy has been sitting on my desk collecting a dust coat to cover up the ugliness...

Your most favorite knit pattern? (Maybe you don't like wearing it... but it was the most fun to knit)
I had lots of fun knitting Wavy, but I'm not quite over how it came out. :-(

Most valuable knitting technique?
You may have noticed that I LOVE FAIR-ISLE or two-color knitting! It's so meditative and yet stimulating!

Your favorite knitblogs?
I'm starting to feel very at home in the blogspirit community, so I often check the knitting (English) community blogs, and I love You Knit What?! But check my reading list (there's sooo much more on my bloglines list, though...)

Your favorite knitwear designer?
For baby stuff, Debbie Bliss is one of my favorites, but honestly, I hardly ever stick to any of the patterns anyways. I like doing my own stuff. Oh, but I need to mention Charlene Schurch, whose 'Hats On!' was the book that made me pick up those needles again.

The knit item you wear the most? (how about a picture of it!)
The Turkish-Patterned Cap from 'Hats On!'. I wear it every day. This is cap No.2, the first one was more perfect, in a dark green teflon coated (how cool is that?!) MC with a variegated fall colors CC. It fit PERFECTLY and I hope the person who found it underneath the bunk at Global Village Backpackers in Vancouver treasures it. Sniff!

Oh, I forgot...who do I tag now? How about you, Jess and Abi?