{"id":120,"date":"2012-01-16T05:21:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T05:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2012-01-16T05:21:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T05:21:04","slug":"interview-with-dr-annie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/interview-with-dr-annie\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with my friend, Dr Annie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>
\nAnnie\u00a0 blogs at Learning as We Go<\/a> where she muses on her homeschool, shows her photos, records her goals, and projects.\u00a0 She also delivers babies, writes, crafts, runs, and prays.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

circs or pins?<\/em>
\nIn medical lingo, circs are circumcisions, so definitely pins.<\/p>\n

Dpn or magic loop?<\/em>
\nMagic loop<\/span><\/p>\n

English or Continental?<\/em>
\nContinental.<\/span><\/p>\n

Novelty yarn or classic plain?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I love wool that\u2019s not itchy. Like alpaca, maybe. Does that mean classic plain, or classic fancy?<\/p>\n


\nSocks or Sweaters?<\/em>
\nSweaters<\/span><\/p>\n

Crochet too?<\/em>
\nNot so much\u2026 only teeny tiny animals for stocking stuffers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Process or FO?<\/em>
\nBoth, I think. I like the process enough to rip out a FO if I\u2019m not happy with it and re-knit it. I think of it as a sort-of frugality. Recycling. Two-for-one on the yarn.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Garments or things that don’t have to fit anyone in particular?<\/em>
\nAnything!<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Answer Questions (skip any that aren’t fun!)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your usual process on a fiber project, for instance, do you
\nstart with a yarn, a cute pattern, a need you’ve noticed, something
\nexciting you saw in a movie you want to copy, or a technique you want to
\nlearn \u2013 then what do you do next and then what?<\/em><\/p>\n

I love to go to the yarn store and browse, but usually I start with an idea, then search Ravelry for a pattern, and then find a yarn to match\u2014usually not the one in the pattern\u2026 might this be why my gauge never matches?<\/p>\n


\nDoes anything intimidate you in knitting or crochet?<\/em>
\nFelting<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhen you want to learn something, do you look it up in a book, on
\nU-tube, or seek a real person to teach you?<\/span><\/p>\n


\nI look it up in a book, and then when I can\u2019t figure it out, I ask one of my knitting coaches.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nAny repetitive motion disorders due to knitting or crochet? How do you
\ndeal with them?<\/em>
\nNot yet (maybe I\u2019m not knitting enough!)<\/span><\/p>\n


\nDo you frequent a particular yarn store?<\/em>
\nI love the Lamb Shoppe in Denver.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nDo you usually finish things? If not, does it bother you?<\/em>
\nYes, just because I\u2019m irritating like that.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes you buy a pattern (lovely photo, the story of the project, it
\nlooks do-able, it looks slightly challenging…)<\/em>
\nPhotos definitely help! I don\u2019t buy anything that\u2019s harder than moderate, and \u201ceasy\u201d is usually my preference. I want something I can knit while watching a movie.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhat gives you the feeling that you got your money’s worth out of a
\npattern?<\/em>
\nWhen I put it on and it fits just right.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhat do you most enjoy about knitting or crochet?<\/em>
\nI love the feeling of the yarn in my hands, and the near-alchemy of taking a ball of wool and ending up with something completely different.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhat are your crafting ambitions?<\/em>
\n<\/span>None yet\u2014I think my crafting is part of my sanity, and that is ambition enough for me.<\/p>\n

Want to be interviewed? Download the questions <\/a>here and mail them back to me with your answers to christine at christineguestdesigns dot com<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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