Sock it To Me Sock Swap Questionnaire

What are your foot measurements? (Please give shoe size, length and circumference.)
Show size:7 length length: If I step on a measuring tape the distance between my heel and tip of toes is 8.5"
How long have you been knitting? How would you rate your experience? (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.)
A little over a year. I'm intermediate and very adventurous.
What is your favorite color? Your least favorite color?
Favorite color: purple Least favorite: coral
Do you have a favorite fiber? What type?
No, I like everything that doesn't itch.
Do you have any allergies to certain fibers?
I'm allergic to fun fur
Do you have an Amazon, or other type of, wishlist? (If so, provide the link.)
no
What techniques, if any, would you like to learn?
I haven't done lace, yet.
Do you have a sweet tooth? What are your favorite snacks?
I like both strawberry and grape flavored candies and dark chocolate. I hate hate hate banana flavored anything!!
What is your family situation? (Children, Husband, Pets...etc.)
Married with no children (yet) but Three Idiots.
Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Metal, plastic or wood?
I like them all as long as they're wood (right now I'm loving Lantern Moon).
Besides socks, what are your favorite items to knit?
I like felted purses. Felting hides a lot of flaws.
Is there a pattern, (sock or otherwise), that you are dying to try?
There are a couple of patterns a few posts down that I really want (fish and bugs...good stash user-uppers.)
Do you like to read? What are you reading currently?
I'm trying to slog through Time's All Time 100 Novels (actually since 1923) and not in order. I'm about to finish my 23st book (American Pastoral). I have 24 (The Adventures of Auggie March) & 25 (Ubik) waiting in the wings but I keep on getting distracted by chick-lit. It is summer after all.
Do you collect music? (On an iPod or MP3 player.)
Not really, I have an iPod but rarely listen to it. My husbands car has Sirius and that's what we listen to most of the time.
What kind of music do you listen to?
Techno, Dance, Grateful Dead, Phish, Wu-Tang, 50 Cent, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, Etta James (pretty eclectic, I know...I don't like country or bluegrass.)
Is there anything you collect?
lady head vases, steiff teddy bears
What are your hobbies, aside from knitting?
Rubberstamping, card making
Are you participating in any other swaps or knit alongs?
Yes, click on the SP link below and you can see them.
Do you have a favorite scent?
My current favorite is sandalwood
When is your birthday? (You don't have to add the year if you don't want to, LOL.)
8/20/77...Soon to be 29 for the 2nd time.