Sunday, August 27, 2006

in the interest of full-disclosure

So I joined the Funky Scarf Swap ..... this is one of the things that spurred my return to bonogmamablogland. I realized I don't have a good place to catalog stuff I've knitted and stuff I want to knit.

While my very cool sounding partner has already received this questionaire, here it is for all to see.
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Do you prefer any fibers over others?
I love any fiber with juicy colors and great texture, especially handspun or hand dyed
Here's some of the other stuff I've knit. Not all of it is funky - but it
will give you and idea of the colors I'm drawn to...

Thinking back to Scout’s post about what funky means to you, post an
image of something that you think is funky!

Funky means feeling! Anything slightly outside the norm that expresses the
cool/edgy/ artistic part who you are and brings you joy is funky...
Ani DiFranco = Funky
Little Orphan Annie= notso funky (if only she had a great scarf...)
Spicy tuna rolls = Funky (as long as its not skunky)
Tuna Noodle Casserole = notso funky
James Brown = Funky
James Taylor = notso funky
The Simpsons = Funky
Jessica Simpson = notsofunky

Would you prefer funky yarn or a funky pattern?
Either! Use a yarn you've been wanting to try or a pattern that's been
haunting you. Do whatever moves/grooves you and for goodness sake - have
fun and be a little wild.


What are your favorite colors?

Strong summer or winter colors - Light and Turquoise blue, all shades of
green, blacks, whites, reds

What is your favorite piece of art?
Anything done by my kids... but knit like Jackson Pollock, Gustav Klimt,
Vance Kirkland, Maxfield Parrish

What colors would you never have up close to your pretty
face?

easter colors - yellows, purples, some shades of pink, salmon,
lavender,
also - browns, beiges, grays, harvest gold
(all are ok as accents, just not as a main color)

Would you prefer an actual scarf or a cowl?
Scarf please..

When you wear a scarf do you prefer a wider/shorter scarf or a
thin/long scarf?

either...
What is the climate like where you live?
Knit for any climate.
I live in Colorado - so if I wait an hour the weather will change...

Would you prefer a functional scarf (to keep you warm) or one just
to funk-up your wardrobe?

Funk/punk up my wardrobe. Looking for something to make the other PTA moms
look twice and raise their eyebrows and make my 9 year daughter slightly
jealous.

What else would you like your partner to know about you?
Knit and have fun - break rules. Don't obsess over technique or rip out 14
rows because you missed a stitch. Don't worry about scaring me...

back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Yes - there is a YEAR and A HALF between this post and the last.
Maybe I was photographing penguins in Antartica. Maybe I was looking for lost Incan civilizations. Maybe I was teaching Mongolian nomads how to sell wool on ebay.
Maybe I was in Australia on my way back to the US when I crashed on a wierd island with freaky transmitters.

I'll leave all of that up to you dear readers- whats left unsaid is always more interesting than whats said.
Regardless, I've dusted off the blog and will once again record knitting and the things that orbit my knitting, aka kids, family, friends etc. (And NO - I will not demote anyone small, cold or far away to less than planet status...)