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KER++ Exp+ SPM+(++) Steel+ Bam+ Addi++ Cot Wool+++ Lux+ Stash++ Scale+ Fin-@ !Ent Lace+ Felt+@ Flat- Circ+ DPN@ ML+ Swatch- KIP+ Blog+ SNB++ EZ FO149 WIP5 GaugeL(W) AltCr+Q-X-Em-Sw+Sp+W+
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Decoded Knitter’s Geek Code
KNITTING GEEK TYPE CODE [KER++]
Knitter of English style, Right handed, I spend a great deal of my spare time knitting
KNITTING EXPERIENCE [Exp+]
I have been knitting for a few years now, and consider myself an intermediate knitter, at least.
KNITTING STITCHES PER MINUTE [SPM+(++)]
My tendencies on this issue range from: “I mostly get gifts done in time.”, to: “I truck along on bigger projects, finishing at least a couple a year, with lots of smaller items in between.”
KNITTING GEEK NEEDLES CODE [Steel+Bam+AddiT++]
I love my Steel Needles, and have several pairs.
I knit with bamboo from time to time.
I'm trying to collect every size and length of these Addi Turbo needles.
KNITTING GEEK YARN CODE [CotWool+++Lux+]
I knit with cotton from time to time.
I love knitting with wool and prefer it to any other fibre.
I enjoy knitting with Luxury Yarns and do it whenever I can.
KNITTING GEEK YARN STASH [Stash++]
I troll my local yarn stores pretty regularly, and check out new ones when I travel, so naturally I pick up some great things when an opportunity presents itself, and work out what to do with it later. I get comments from my loved ones about how, just maybe, I have more yarn than I need. But I love the sense of possibility I get from going through my stash and letting inspiration happen.
KNITTING GEEK SCALE [Scale+]
Thanks to my day job, I mostly concentrate on small projects, but I manage to fit in a sweater a year.
KNITTING GEEK FINISHING CODE [Fin-@]
I hate this part, but you have to do it. I always try to keep it simple, and I weave in ends or sew seams as I go so it isn't so bad at the end. But that varies…
KNITTING TECHNIQUES CODES [!Ent Lace+ Felt+@]
I refuse to categorize myself on entrelac.
Lace is fun and I enjoy making it.
Felt is fun and I enjoy making it. But that varies…
KNITTING DO YOU CODES [Flat- Circ+ DPN@ ML+ Swatch- KIP+ Blog+ SNB++ EZ]
I know how to knit flat but that doesn't mean I like it.
I enjoy using circular needles.
I use double pointed needles. But that varies…
I enjoy using magic loop.
I know how to swatch but that doesn't mean I like it.
I enjoy knitting in public.
I enjoy blogging about knitting.
I enjoy stitch n bitch, and even set up my own group.
I know who Elizabeth Zimmerman was.
KNITTING AMOUNT CODE [FO185 WIP5]
I have 185 finished objects.
I average 5 works in progress.
KNITTERS PREFERRED GAUGE [GaugeL(W)]
My tendencies on this issue range from: "Lace”, to: “Worsted”
KNITTERS ALTERNATIVE NEEDLEWORK OR FIBRE INTERESTS [AltCr+Q-X-Em-Sw+Sp+W+]
I enjoy crochet.
I quilt, but not very well.
I cross stitch, but not very well.
I embroider, but not very well.
I sew, and have made actual garments.
I spin, and have made actual yarn.
I weave, and have made actual fabric.
