{"id":230,"date":"2012-02-06T04:53:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T04:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2012-02-06T04:53:01","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T04:53:01","slug":"meet-my-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/meet-my-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet My Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-236\" href=\"http:\/\/christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=236\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236\" title=\"&lt;KENOX S630  \/ Samsung S630&gt;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleswingscoop.org\/christineguestdesigns\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S6301029-e1328486393980.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2112\" height=\"2816\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Warm Up Questions (skip if they aren&#8217;t any fun!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Circulars or pins? <\/em><br \/>\nCircular,  with more flexibility I can get more comfortable.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nEnglish or Continental? <\/em><br \/>\nContinental<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nNovelty yarn or classic plain?<\/em><br \/>\nEither depending on the project<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nSocks or Sweaters?<\/em><br \/>\nNeither,  since I can\u2019t knit to gauge well, I prefer something that doesn\u2019t have to fit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Crochet too?<\/em><br \/>\nNot in a long time<\/p>\n<p><em>Garments or things that don&#8217;t have to fit anyone in particular?<\/em><br \/>\nThings that don\u2019t have to fit<\/p>\n<p><em>Short Answer Questions (skip any that aren&#8217;t fun!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is your usual process on a fiber project, for instance, do you start with a yarn, a cute pattern, a need you&#8217;ve noticed, something exciting you saw in a movie you want to copy, or a technique you want to learn \u2013 then what do you do next and then what?<\/em><br \/>\nUsually start with a desire to make a gift, sometimes because I see something fun.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nDoes anything intimidate you in knitting or crochet?<\/em><br \/>\nFitting, multicolored patterned knitting, anything beyond K &amp; P.<\/p>\n<p><em>When you want to learn something, do you look it up in a book, on U-tube, or seek a real person to teach you?<\/em><br \/>\nGo to <a href=\"http:\/\/christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=187\">Christine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Any repetitive motion disorders due to knitting or crochet? How do you deal with them?<\/em><br \/>\nQuit for awhile, rub on \u201cFreeze It\u201d before bed.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nDo you frequent a particular yarn store?<\/em><br \/>\nJoann\u2019s  and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deesnimbleneedles.com\/index.html\">Dee\u2019s Nimble Needles<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Do you usually finish things?<\/em><br \/>\nUsually<br \/>\n<em> If not, does it bother you?<\/em><br \/>\nyes<\/p>\n<p><em>What makes you buy a pattern (lovely photo, the story of the project, it looks do-able, it looks slightly challenging&#8230;)<\/em><br \/>\nany of the above<\/p>\n<p><em>What gives you the feeling that you got your money&#8217;s worth out of a pattern?<\/em><br \/>\nWhen it works up as described.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-235\" href=\"http:\/\/christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=235\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235\" title=\"&lt;KENOX S630  \/ Samsung S630&gt;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleswingscoop.org\/christineguestdesigns\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S6301028-e1328486372405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2112\" height=\"2816\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you most enjoy about knitting or crochet?<\/em><br \/>\nMaking something I haven\u2019t done before and feeling good enough about it to give it as a gift.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nWhat are your crafting ambitions?<\/em><br \/>\nGet better at it and more comfortable with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm Up Questions (skip if they aren&#8217;t any fun!) 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