A Questionnaire I stole from Wandering Cat

She got it from KathyB and I liked it so thought I'd use it as well.  If you want to read Valerie's blog  it's a good one if you love handknits and ginger kitty cats.

I'll do a proper year in review post later, but this fun one seemed a good one to break the drought since I've not posted for a while, sorry about that.


1. Name your best FO of 2016.


This one is hard, I love all the jerseys I knit this year, but the handspun one has shaping issues, so I'm going to go with the one I've not yet worn cos summer...

It's my Bay Haven yarn (that I won) knit into the Pravda pattern which can be found on Ravelry.

2. Ask someone in your family to name something you’ve knit for them.

Didn't have to ask, this is the only thing I've knit that's worked out for my family, Great Falls Ribbed Socks for Dh, the socks I knit for youngest were too small due to him growing.

3. Did you get any yarn gifts this holiday?

No, I got some Liberty of London fabric though, not much else as we're on a tight budget this year and last year too.

4. Did your pets get any gifts?

They got a good grooming, does that count?  Ray loved hers, serious dribble cat and I came away with what looked like most of a cat in my hand!

5. What is a great tip  or idea you got this year?

 Free shipping is only a bargain if you were going to spend that much anyway.

6. How did you surprise yourself in 2016?

Surviving it despite the health issues and remaining positive (mostly)

7. Name a favorite book you read in 2016.

Anything by D E Stevenson, wish her books were still in publication even if some of them contain sentences that make you pause.  "Working like a black" is one that comes up from time to time, published in a different time when that was appropriate.

8. What is The latest you stayed up in 2016?

  You mean intentionally or when I couldn't sleep?  Intentionally just after midnight (I was knitting), otherwise, about 4am.

9. Name a play, show  or concert you went to in 2016.

None.

10. Name a new drink, dish or dessert you found in 2016.

I'm sure there was one, can't think of anything right now though.  Whatever it was it's probably bad for me.