FALL INTO AUTUMN WEEKLY TOPIC

This weeks topic is - Do you change the type of yarn you use when the season changes?
I don't change the type of yarn as much as I change the type of project. I don't like to work on large/heavy/warm projects during the summer.
Prefer to work on lightweight smaller projects in the summer. I think it is just a "mental" thing because we have ac so it really isn't a matter of the being to warm to knit.
I received my pals info for this swap and have emailed her. Think I will go check out her blog and see what she might like so I can choose some yarn and get knitting!

Anne's dishcloth contest

Nice pattern Anne! Enjoyed making this dishcloth for Anne's contest. Check it out over at her blog - www.yarnfamily.com - I am going to try it again with a solid color. Pattern didn't show up well with this yarn but I love this color and couldn't wait to use it. I used Plymouth Fantasy Naturale and size 7 straight needles. I used the really short needles.
I can't really describe my knitting style. I knit left handed and was taught by a friend from Germany many years ago. It is a combo of her style (European) and my style(what ever works). I have been told I knit backwards but since the stitches look like they are supposed to I don't mess with my style!
Anne, I think you should call this pattern Shadows. Can't wait to make a solid color version so shadows show up better!

Christmas Around the World Knitters Swap Questionnaire (whew!)

Are you religious? Not really, I believe in God but am not a regular church participant

How long have you been knitting? Would you consider yourself a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced? I have been knitting for over 20 years - am not interested in advanced projects because I knit to relax and do not enjoy knitting complicated patterns but am not a beginner. So I guess that means I am an intermediate.

Do you have any other hobbies besides knitting? I quilt(not very often at the present time), read, crochet

Favorite color(s)? Purple any shade, jewel tones, beachy colors.

Do you collect anything? yarn, knitting patterns/books/magazine, lighthouses, any and all types of bags and totes to carry my knitting and other stuff, beach rocks/glass/shells,

Are you allergic to any fibers or animals? no

Do you have any pets? 2 cats

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate or tea (no coffee)

Cookies or Sweets? either

Do you knit socks? Yes

If not socks then what? (tell us about your favorite knits) baby items , dishcloths, totes and bags, scarves

Do you put up a Christmas tree? If not then what do you do? Love having Christmas tree up!

Favorite holiday treats? Christmas cookies and pastries

Favorite holiday smells? evergreen smell of Christmas tree , cookies baking, Christmas ham cooking

Do you celebrate Christmas in a traditional or unconventional way? Please elaborate. Traditional. Family gets together Christmas Eve, make hand made pasta, have dinner - everyones favorites - and then open presents.

What are your favorite holiday traditions? Christmas Eve together and a Christmas get together with my grandchildren and my nieces and nephews to make Christmas cakes (shaped like snowmen or Christmas trees) and craft projects together. (usually a couple weeks before Christmas)

Finish the sentence: “For me Christmas is all about....” FAMILY

If you were a Christmas ornament you would be…….? A mini basket full of mini yarn balls of red and green yarn with a red ribbon and mini knitting needles.

What was your favorite gift you've ever received? Love any and all gifts I receive. Or given? Most favorite gifts I have given are the ones I have made.

When do you start your Christmas? Thanksgiving night

Do you send Christmas cards? yesDo you make them or buy them? buy them

What is your favorite Christmas dish? Homemade gnocchi with homemade tomato sauce. We hand make the pasta together Christmas Eve.

Carolers are at your door. What do you do? Join in or offer a snack/hot drink.

When do you open presents? Christmas eve or Christmas morning? Christmas Eve with kids and grandkids - Christmas Day with BF

Do you celebrate with family or friends or both? Both

FALL INTO AUTUMN SWAP QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Do you knit or crochet? How long have you been doing it? CAN KNIT AND CROCHET. HAVE BEEN DOING BOTH FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

2. Have you made dishloths before? Do you use them yourself, give them as gifts, or both? HAVE USED THEM ALL FOR GIFTS SO FAR

3. What's your favorite cotton to make cloths from? What cotton would you like to try that you haven't before ? NO FAVORITE

4. If you knit, do you prefer circular or straight needles? For all, do you prefer wooden, metal, or plastic needles? PREFER CIRCULAR WHEN POSSIBLE OR VERY SHORT STRAIGHT NEEDLES. MATERIAL DEPENDS ON YARN BEING USED.

5. What are your favorite colors? PURPLE IS MY FAVORITE. LIKE ALL JEWEL COLORS OR "BEACHY COLORS"
Any colors you don't like much? AM NOT CRAZY ABOUT ORANGE OR YELLOW EXCEPT IN HOLIDAY THEMES ITEMS.

6. What do you like best about Autumn? COLORS, SMELLS, COOLER WEATHER

7. Pies: Pumpkin? Apple? Pecan? All of em? or No Thanks! NO PECAN. LIKE ALL OTHERS

8. When you were a kid, were you the one who couldn't wait to get started with school , or the one who overslept on the 1st day? COULDN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED

9. Do you celebrate Halloween? (The real key here guys is especially knowing if you have an aversion to the holiday or little goodies/decorations associated with it, given the time frame of the swap)YES I DO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

10. If you had to choose just 3 edible 'goodies' to eat for a full year, what 3 would you choose? CHOCOLATE, RAW ALMONDS AND COTTON CANDY

11. Do you have any pets? Kids? Husbands who seem like kids? ;)
I HAVE A BOYFRIEND OF MANY YEARS, 4 GROWN CHILDREN, 5 GRANDCHILDREN AND 2 CATS.

12. If you were to describe a particular yarn that shares traits of your personality, what would it be and why?????????SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT!
13. Do you use your cloths mostly for dishcloths, or as facecloths? DISHCLOTHS
14. Favorite Fall Holiday: Halloween or Thanksgiving and why? (Feel free to share another fall memory if you do not celebrate either of these holidays)I LOVE THANKSGIVING BECAUSE IT A GREAT FAMILY HOLIDAY. THE FOOD AND FAMILY ARE THE FOCUS.

15. Do you have any allergies or aversions your pal should know about? NO ALLERGIES BUT DISLIKE SMOKE.