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- Have you ever abandoned a pair of socks after completing just the first sock?
- Without moving from where you are, can you see any yarn?
- Would you consider wearing a pair of wool sneakers?
- Have you ever knit with indigo-dyed yarn?
- Do you prefer audio or video podcasts?
- It's ok, be honest. When was the last time you logged into the Knitter's Review Forums?
- When was the last time someone knit a gift for you?
- Are you knitting any gifts for the holidays this year?
- Seed stitch. Like it, hate it, or don't really care?
- Which do you collect more of, knitting books or cookbooks?
- Does natural dyeing interest you?
- Do you like buying your projects as kits?
- What's your tip preference, blunt, medium, or pointy?
- What's your ideal gauge range?
- How long can you knit before your hands start to hurt?
- What was the first thing you ever knit?
- How comfortable are you fixing dropped stitches?
- Brioche (the stitch): Have you tried it?
- Do you have any knitting apps on your phone?
- Have you ever worked with a naturally dyed yarn?
- Where do you get the majority of your knitting information?
- Have you ever done a mystery knitalong?
- When was the last time you bought yarn online?
- Are you joining any yarn clubs this year?
- Are you knitting any gifts for the holidays?
- Did you know Clara was making yarn?
- Has your yarn stash ever been a source of domestic strife?
- How comfortable are you with stranded colorwork?
- Do you use knitting-related apps on your phone?
- Do you keep notes (written or online) of your projects?
- Where do you like to hang out online? (Select all that apply.)
- Does your urge to knit grow stronger in the fall?
- Which rocks your boat: charts or written instructions?
- Would you be drawn to a book if it had a knitting-related plot?
- Knots in your yarn. Yes or no?
- What was the first thing you ever knit?
- Do knots in skeins bother you?
- Will you be headed to any fiber festivals this summer?
- Do you listen to knitting podcasts?
- On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), where would you rate your knitting mojo these days?
- Mitered squares, yay or nay?
- Do you prefer smooth or fuzzy yarns?
- Which of the following best describes your itch tolerance?
- Have you ever worn a skein of yarn around your neck?
- How confident are you about making yarn substitutions?
- Have you been on any kind of yarn diet in the past year?
- What's your favorite yarn weight?
- Are you more likely to knit a sweater or a small accessory?
- Are you over fingerless mitts yet?
- Do you prefer your circular needle cords fixed or interchangeable?
- Have you ever rushed to complete a sweater in time to wear it at a fiber festival?
- Do undyed yarns appeal to you?
- What's the most number of times you've unraveled a project?
- Would you have any use for a yarn that glows in the dark?
- How comfortable are you with Kitchener?
- Have you ever knit with possum fiber?
- Do you seek out yarn stores when you travel?
- How important is it for your yarn to be made locally?
- Do you think now is a good time to open a yarn store?
- Have you ever dreamed of owning your own spinning mill?
- Do you prefer yarn in 50g or 100g skeins?
- Do you listen to audiobooks while knitting?
- Have you ever knit a sweater, only to try it on and discover it looks lousy on you?
- Do you like browsing vintage knitting patterns?
- Everyone seems to be taking up sewing these days. Have you?
- Do you prefer pointy or blunt tips on your needles?
- Do you hold your working yarn in your right or left hand?
- How likely are you to buy an ebook version of a knitting book?
- How sensitive is your skin in terms of fibers and itch?
- How long have you been a knitter?
- Are you over fingerless gloves?
- Have you ever used carbon knitting needles?
- Have you ever belonged to a yarn club?
- Do you own more than one swift?
- When you knit a swatch (and I know you do, right?), do you wash or block it?
- Do you have a favorite woolwash?
- Does it matter if a yarn has patterns available for it or not?
- Do you care what breed of sheep produced the wool in your yarn?
- Have you ever knit with Wensleydale wool?
- Have you ever taken a knitting trip to a foreign country?
- Would you consider knitting wool insoles for your shoes?
- Have you ever knit with an "un-spun" yarn?
- Have you knit anything out of Lopi?
- Do you know who Kaffe Fassett is?
- Have you ever dyed your own yarn?
- When do you start thinking about heavier "winter" projects?
- Must you have a project in mind in order to buy a yarn?
- Have you ever knit while intoxicated?
- Have you ever knit a dishcloth?
- Have you ever accidentally hurt yourself with a DPN?
- Have you ever run out of yarn for a project?
- Have you ever taken part in a yarnstorming?
- Have you ever knit with handspun yarn before?
- How much does machine-washability in a yarn matter to you?
- Do you have a different tension when you purl?
- Do you think yarn can have "terroir"?
- Do you ever re-block your lace?
- How confident are you about putting colors together for a project?
- Do you have a favorite stitch?
- Do you use a kitchen scale to weigh your leftover yarns?
- Do you care if your yarn is dyed with natural or chemical dyes?
- Do you work straight off your printed patterns, or do you make a copy first?
- Are hats a regular part of your winter wardrobe?
- Have you bought any e-book versions of books you already own?
- Do you own more yarn than you can possibly knit in this lifetime?
- Will you be knitting any gifts for the holidays?
- Would you consider swapping your lawn mower for a sheep, if someone else took care of it?
- Do you have any knitting friends you only know online, having never met in person?
- Do you peek at knitting Web sites during the day when you're supposed to be working?
- Do you have a favorite go-to "comfort" yarn?
- If you had to choose between cables and colorwork, which would you pick?
- What time of day do you enjoy knitting the most?
- Do you own a set of interchangeable needles?
- Have you ever knit by candlelight?
- Do you prefer large knitting conferences or more intimate retreats?
- Do you prefer to knit alone or in the company of others?
- Are you a DPN or circular needle person?
- Are you more drawn to solid-colored or variegated yarns?
- Do you tend to purl more slowly than you knit?
- When buying yarn, which matters most: the fiber quality or the price?
- Do you know who Elizabeth Zimmermann is?
- Have you ever wanted to learn how to weave?
- What are you more inspired by, images or words?
- Does yarn belong at farmer's markets?
- Have you ever knit something you consider unconventional?
- How do you feel about a little "sheepy" smell in your yarn?
- What do you think about the idea of a wool coffin?
- Have you ever belonged to a yarn club?
- How confident are you in your ability to match the right yarn to the right project?
- Has your knitting ever biased?
- Does the concept of glass knitting needles interest you?
- Do you learn better from books or videos?
- How often do you substitute yarns in a pattern?
- Do you darn in your ends as you go, or wait until you're done?
- Are you pro- or anti-charts?
- Do you have an e-book reader?
- Do you prefer pointy or blunt needle tips?
- Are you open to a little crunch in your yarn?
- Any knitting resolutions for the New Year?
- Do you knit more for the experience or the results?
- When was the last time you were given a handknitted gift?
- Will you be knitting any gifts for the holidays?
- What soap do you use to wash your handknitted socks?
- How many times will you wear a pair of handknitted socks before you wash them?
- What do you tend to knit most when knitting for others?
- How likely are you to use the same yarn - in the same color - as is shown in a pattern photograph?
- Where do you get the majority of your knitting books?
- Have you knit with a woolen-spun yarn before?
- Do you unravel your swatches and reuse the yarn?
- Have you ever knit with two different yarns stranded together?
- What would you like to see in the NEXT ten years of Knitter's Review?
- Have you ever charted a knitting pattern yourself?
- Have you ever taken a knitting workshop?
- Have you ever bought and downloaded a pattern online?
- Have you knit in the last 7 days?
- Would you welcome the return of novelty yarn?
- How picky are you about the joins in your circulars?
- Can you read while knitting?
- Are you planning to attend any of the fiber festivals this summer?
- Have you ever used a kitchen scale to weigh yarn?
- Have you ever knit with Cascade 220?
- What's your take on interchangeable knitting needle sets?
- If there were a reality TV show about knitters, would you want to be in it?
- Does the world need more books about sock knitting?
- Do you care how many yards are in a skein of yarn?
- Have you ever tried dyeing your own yarn?
- What's the most you'll comfortably pay for a 125-yard skein of yarn?
- Do you know where Haapsalu is?
- Have you ever knit a sweater from the top down?
- Have you ever knit with ribbon?
- Have you ever heard of brioche stitch?
- Have you ever knit with hemp before?
- Which do you enjoy more, starting or completing a project?
- In terms of fibers, processing, spinning, and dyeing, do you care where your yarn comes from?
- Where do you get the majority of your yarns?
- Did you have any real knitting disasters this year?
- Must all knitting books have patterns?
- Are you knitting any gifts this year?
- Would you consider knitting with yarn from someone else's unraveled project?
- Do you enjoy winding skeins of yarn into balls?
- Do you find yourself drawn more to bright or muted colors?
- Do you like to buy sets of needles, or do you prefer picking up individual pairs as needed?
- Have you ever gotten a paperback knitting book spiral-bound?
- Which best describes your "itch" tolerance in relation to yarn?
- Have you lost any local yarn stores in the last year?
- How long does your average LYS visit last?
- Realistically speaking, how likely are you ever to be able to knit all the yarn in your stash?
- Do you like learning about knitting techniques and traditions from other countries?
- Do you like brushed mohair yarns?
- How long have you been a Knitter's Review reader?
- Do you trust your handwash-only handknits to your washing machine's gentle cycle?
- Do you have any gifts on the needles at this very moment?
- Do you get miffed when someone else knits for your family or loved ones?
- Do you like to knit with synthetic-blend yarns?
- Do you block sweaters before or after all the pieces have been seamed together?
- Have you ever met a yarn you didn't like?
- What do you think of fingerless mitts?
- What do you think of mystery knitalongs?
- Would you like to see a national holiday for knitters?
- Do you prefer to knit your socks from the top down or the toe up?
- Which sentence best describes your attitude about swatching?
- At fiber festivals, which appeals to you more: the sheep or the yarn vendors?
- Which matters more to you, how a yarn looks or how it feels?
- Do novelty manufactured fibers interest you?
- How open are you to the concept of knitting ebooks?
- How fanatic are you about blocking?
- Did you know that there's more than one way to work a yarn-over?
- Have you ever belonged to a yarn club?
- Do you prefer to read your magazines in print or online?
- Do fine-gauge yarns intimidate you?
- Are you willing to knit with the fibers from a dead animal?
- Do you keep any kind of knitting journal?
- Do you know the difference between lace knitting and knitted lace?
- Have you ever ordered a yarn from a store in another country?
- When was the last time you did a full inventory of your stash?
- If you had to choose between wool and chocolate, which would you pick?
- Do you own any interchangeable needle sets?
- Are you knitting any gifts for the holidays?
- Do you keep extra backup knitting in your car?
- When was the last time you heard or read a disparaging remark about knitting?
- What do you think of these polls, anyway?
- Are you a stickler for darning all your ends?
- Do you prefer to work on projects in knitalongs or by yourself?
- If you had to choose (and yes, I'm making you choose), which do you prefer: lace or colorwork?
- Is the current economic turbulence causing you to pull back on your yarn acquisitions?
- Do you like to see patterns for smaller projects in knitting books?
- Do you tend to stick with the same brand of knitting needles?
- Does your interest in wool extend to specific breeds of sheep?
- How often do you wash your handknits?
- Are there any locally produced yarns from your area?
- Do you feel like you have enough time to knit?
- Do you go out of your way to buy knitting bags that are marketed specifically for knitters?
- Do you keep records of your knitting projects?
- Are you getting much knitting done this summer?
- Do you think knitting is hard?
- Do you consider yourself a solitary or social knitter?
- When was the last time you downloaded a pattern online?
- How satisfied are you with the current batch of print knitting magazines out there?
- When you encounter a problem with a pattern, where do you go for help?
- Have you ever participated in an online knitalong?
- How do you feel about philanthropic yarn and tool companies?
- Has the high price of gas cut into your yarn budget?
- Do you keep all your knitting tools and gadgets in one bag?
- Do you believe online communities should be moderated?
- You prefer your knitting needles made out of which material?
- What's your attitude about knitting the same pattern more than once?
- As the season turns to spring, do you find yourself wanting to put away your knitting needles?
- Do you find yourself drawn more to solids, semisolids, or multicolored yarns these days?
- How would you describe your knitting speed?
- Do you prefer to work from charts or line-by-line instructions?
- Do you knit from the center end or from the outside end of your skein?
- If you had to choose between animal- or plant-based fibers, which would you pick?
- When you're choosing a yarn, does organic matter?
- How often do you go into a yarn store?
- When knitting in the round, are you more of a DPN or circular needle person?
- If you had to choose between knitting lace or socks, which would you pick?
- Will you be giving yourself any knitting gifts for the holidays?
- How much of a blocker are you?
- When was the last time someone knit you a gift?
- How many knitting-related email newsletters do you receive on an average week?
- How comfortable are you knitting around non-knitters?
- Do you have a dedicated space for your knitting stuff?
- When did you start knitting?
- How often do you frog (or unravel) your work?
- Do you receive any knitting-related catalogs in the mail?
- Will you be knitting many gifts for the holidays this year?
- Do you mind when other people squeeze your yarn?
- Have you ever knit with llama fiber?
- Do you listen to audiobooks while you knit?
- Does the arrival of fall inspire you to start new projects?
- Are you interested in dyeing your own yarn?
- How many hand-dyed yarns do you have in your stash?
- Do you think metal and yarn should mix?
- Which interests you more, socks or lace?
- Which would you rather receive as a gift, yarn or a book?
- Have you had dreams about your knitting?
- Do you tend to use the yarn specified in patterns?
- Have you ever joined a sock yarn club?
- Which statement best reflects your attitude about felt?
- How long have you been reading Knitter's Review?
- Do you design your own patterns?
- Will you buy a yarn if you hear that it pills?
- Have you ever knit something for a charity?
- Have you ever been to a knitting retreat?
- Do you plan to attend any of this year's fiber festivals?
- How confident are you about choosing colors for colorwork projects?