The Wishing Star

I’ve joined many swaps before, and I want to have a place to share some of the commonly asked questions when swapping, along with some of the items that I would love to receive, from swap or not!

Color

• I love red.  But anything in the red family is game.  I also really like autumn colors.  The combo of green, brown, red, orange and yellow is just amazing to me.
• When it comes to fiber, I really like solid, semi-solid, tone on tone, and self striping.  I like the way a varigated yarn look when skeined, but I know I probably won’t like it knitted up.
• Colors I don’t really like – neon anything, unless it’s for babysquared.  She sports a pair of Nike neon orange kicks and they look awesome on her, but when you are a baby, you get away with anything!  Jewel tone isn’t my favorite, although in the right color combo, my arms can be twisted.
• Colors I don’t really like #2 – pastels.  It reminds me of easter and too baby-y.  I do, however, like very very pale colors…  It’s like beyond pastels.  Hard to explain.  If I find anything that I can capture on pictures, I’ll update this.
• I also have an unusual affection for teals.  I know, totally in the jewel tone family, but I like teal by itself.  Not with any other color mix.
• Yellow doesn’t really look good on me.  It can be an accent color, but probably not the main color.

Yarn/Fiber

• I love anything soft.  Alpaca is one of my fav, but it could get too hot.
• I don’t have any allergies to any fibers.
• My new found fav is Cormo.  I really like spinning it, and I think I will love wearing it also.
• Some of the yarn that I would like to try are:  Madelientosh anything, Malabrigo anything, Dream in Color Starry, Sundara anything, The Sanguine Gryphon anything, and anything by a indy fiber artist.
• I want to make a Lizard Ridge blanket, so I am currently collecting Noro Kureyon.  The colors I have already are: 170, 226, 242, 260, 263, 270, 272, 274, 276, 277.
• I am making the beekeeper’s quilt, so I am also collecting minis.  But because of my plan, I only like them in greens, or any colors that may represent a flower.
• I like all yarn weight – and don’t have any particulars on superwash or not.  I can always use the superwash for babysquared.
• I don’t mind nylon in sock yarn but not a fan when they are in other yarn weight.
• I mostly like smooth yarn.  Don’t really like art yarn – maybe I haven’t found a good project to utilize them yet.  Ideas?
• Some of the fiber that I would like to try are:  cormo, merino, alpaca, BFL, camel, and anything you think it’s a good fiber to spin.

Needles/Notion

• I love clover chibis.  I can never have enough…  then again, I misplace them all the time.
• I love clever row counters.
• I need a wpi gauge.
• One can never have enough cute stitch markers!
• I can always use more Harmony tip sets, especially size 4 – 8.
• And more cords too from knitpicks for my Harmony set.
• I don’t use straights or dpns, nor do I use cable needles.
• I want a good set of crochet hooks, something easier on the hand.  Any suggestions?

NomNoms 

• I LOOOOVE marshmellows.  Especially those gourmet ones!  The first time I had one was from my hot cocoa swappee.  She handmade me a dozen and they were amazing!  I know I can probably make them, but I’m lazy.  I just want to eat them.
• I used to drink a lot of hot chocolate before I was pregnant with babysquared.  I like them strong, but not too crazy with raspberry or orange flavors.  I do like flavors like hazelnut, caramels or mint.  I also don’t like the extra dark kind.  Too bitter.  My new found fav is the mexican hot chocolate.  I also like Frozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity in NYC.
• Which leads me to my chocolate choices…  I really like milk chocolate, and I can even do white chocolate (although it really isn’t chocolate!), but I don’t really like the dark variety.  Flavor choices are same as my hot chocolate choices.  Couple of my favorite brands are Chocolove and Vosges.
• My favorite everyday candy bar is Twix.  I also like smarties and honey straws.
• I love maple anything, including my pork chop and my bacon.
• I’m always looking for new spice rubs and marinades for meats.  So any secret recipes are totally welcome!
• And I don’t like raisins.  Oatmeal cookies are great, oatmeal raisin cookies are boooo…
• And no cherry flavors anything either.
• Food allergy – nope, unless you are sending me shrimp, crab or lobster, otherwise you are ok.

Other

• My daughter and I were featured on The Knitter, Issue 29.  I have one copy of the magazine already, but I am always looking for additional copies so I can scrapbook and frame it.
• I like pens that writes well and is fine point.  I recently had a sharpie pen and loved it. (It died because my hubby forgot to put the cap back on )  I’m in school now so all colors are welcome when it comes to pens!
• My subscription ran out on both VougeKnitting and InterweaveKnits, so any of those two magazines are great.  Or any of the InterweaveKnits specials, like weekends, holidays or accessories.
• I really want an antique locket so I can put pictures in.  And a silver necklace with 3 penny size circle with letter S, Z, 3 stamp on them.
• I have an Pinterest.  Most of the stuff are for ideas, but there is a wishlist board to give you ideas of what I would like to have.
• I have an etsy favorite
• I also have an Amazon wishlist that shows all the knitting books I would love to have
• I also love fabrics.
• I have a kobo, so GC to places that I can download books are great.
• GC to WEBS, knitpicks, my LYS Knit New Haven, panera bread, starbucks, target, joann fabrics are always welcome.
• I have an unnatural love for piggies.  My new piggy fav is this flying pig bot!