Wednesday, July 18, 2007

My First Meme

Anne/acambras tagged me for the knitting meme - things you’ve done, things you want to do, things you have no interest in doing. I've never done a meme before - this is fun. Stuff I've done is in bold. Stuff I plan to do one day is in italics, and stuff I'm not planning on doing is normal. Here goes:


Afghan/Blanket
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down (slipper socks on dpns - think that counts)
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater -have done for babies - just started one for me
Drop stitch patterns - sounds a little scary
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting) - started a log cabin blanket
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street) - find this idea hysterical!
Continental knitting - tried, tried, and tried again. Can't do it.
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money - knit a bajillion pink scarves & sold to donate the $ to Susan G. Komen Foundation - could never knit to make $ for myself - then it would be work!
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dyeing with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting - too much pressure!
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit - tried to teach my son - didn't go so well
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dyeing yarn
Steeks - WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere - not unless I find a sugar daddy.
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair - YUCK.
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

And now I'll address the ideas Anne added herself:

Knitting on the beach
Thinking about your knitting while you're supposed to be focused on something else
Knitting during a meeting (I don't think I could get away with it)
Knitting a boyfriend/husband sweater - Puh-lease! That's the relationship-kiss-of-death!
Attending a Stitch & Bitch group
Asking for/receiving knitting-related gifts for bdays, holidays, etc.
Knitting on an airplane
Learning knitting vocabulary in a foreign language - not that ambitious
Having a Wall of Yarn - I have a FLOOR of yarn.
Taking a knitting-related trip (including out-of-state yarn-buying junkets)

I tag Sheila !

1 comment:

mad knitter said...

LOL! Darn it! I tagged you too! You are very popular! Oh well, it was lots of fun reading your answers. I have some short rowing coming up on my tank, I think I'll be sitting next to *you* at the next SnB, LOL!