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What crafter are you?
What’s your favorite thing to make?
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A
I don’t play favorites
B
Cozy hats and sweaters
C
Detailed clothing and practical items
D
bookmarks
E
Socks and shawls
F
Funny and cute amigurumi or toys
You are ready to bust out your needles and yarns to start crafting. How do you choose your next project?
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A
My yarn stash is my muse
B
It’s my third cousin twice removed’s birthday soon, I’ll make something for her!
C
I choose something with „easy“ in the title
D
Perfect timing: I’ll join a craft-along that just started
E
Something on Instagram caught my eye
F
I’m going to browse pattern libraries for the next 3 days
What yarns are you grabbing for the project?
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A
Textured yarns and colors for more pizzazz
B
A cozy and thick one
C
There are different types?
D
I ask for recommendations
E
Whatever I have left in the stash
F
I buy the exact one given in the pattern
Speaking of yarn: what does your stash look like?
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A
A basket in a cozy corner
B
In various bags around the house
C
I re-use the packages from my monthly subscription
D
It’s a big colorful pile where I can see everything
E
A stash? It’s 5 skeins still in the plastic bag from the store
F
Neatly organized by color and fiber type
Time to start the project! What do you do first?
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A
Pray
B
Row 1 let’s go!
C
Grab a blanket, drink and snacks, cause I will be getting lost in crafting for the rest of the day
D
Always a swatch
E
Update my fiber friends
F
Adapting the pattern to my yarn and needle sizes
There’s a stitch you don’t know in your pattern. How do you react?
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A
A stitch? How about all of them
B
PhD students are envious of my ability to research
C
Ignore it and use a basic stitch instead
D
I know I have a book somewhere…
E
Watch a Youtube tutorial
F
Experiment on my own
How do you feel about following patterns?
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A
They’re a loose recommendation
B
I know my favorite patterns by heart
C
I create my own
D
Mystery craft-alongs are my favorite
E
I follow it to a t
F
They look like a riddle to me
What’s your ideal crafting environment?
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A
A cafe or park
B
My project goes wherever I go
C
Snuggled up on the couch
D
My crafting corner with lots of space and natural light
E
Outside in the sunshine
F
One with no witnesses
You missed a step, dropped a stitch or forgot an increase… How do you handle a mistake?
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A
Swarm intelligence: I’ll ask for advice in a forum
B
With the 5 stages of grief
C
Mistake? I call it personal touch
D
It happened 20 rows ago? Time to frog…
E
Deep breath and patience
F
I get creative and make it work
Congratulations, you finished the project! What’s the last step for you?
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A
Trying it on
B
Cut off yarn (and care about weaving in ends later)
C
Sharing it on social media
D
Pinch myself, to be sure I’m not dreaming
E
Finding a place to display it
F
Blocking
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