aka: firrantello @ 
Some basics:
.x. I am married to a wonderful geek who can’t knit for anything (he did try!) but loves when I knit him blankets. (
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.x. I am a self-taught knitter.
.x. I am trying to learn to sew more. I finally own my own sewing machine that was my husband’s grandmother’s. It is a Singer Touch & Sew 628 (made in 1966).
.x. I am fond of cotton yarns, less fond of wool, though I am learning that it has its uses.
.x. I folded 1000 paper cranes out of only recycled paper (no origami paper). I still enjoy folding cranes best.
.x. I knit Continental style and wrap my yarn (versus English and picking).
.x. I am a renaissance faire geek.
.x. History Bachelor’s degree. Teh smart. I has it?
.x. I am a book geek.
.x. I’m a 
.x. My husband and I now have two female betta fish (1 white veiltail named Snowflake, 1 reddish grey crowntail named Q). We had 3, but Zhaan passed away after only a few months in our house. We had a red crowntail betta fish named Boomer (he looked like a little firework) for about a year. Our first fish was an awesome blue veiltail betta. His name was Voidwalker (we called him Voidy) and we had him for about 2.5 years.
.x. I have lived in 7 homes in my life, all in the same town. Homes #6 & #7 have been with my husband.
.x. I like stars, cupcakes, cats, greyhounds, dinosuars, tattoos, music boxes.
Where you may know me from:
.x. I attended NC Governor’s School West in 2003.
.x. I graduated high school from Asheville School in 2004.
.x. I graduated UNC-A with a BA in History in 2008.
FAQs:
.x. What kind of camera do you use?
I have a Kodak M1063 that I bought in April of 2009 as a pre-cruise/post-wedding present to myself (my husband got an iPod touch). Lately too it’s been a lot of cameraphone shots. Oops.
.x. What kind of knitting needles do you use?
I have a Knitpicks Options interchangeable set that is my primary set. I also have a variety of aluminum, plastic and a few wood straights. My DPNs are almost all metal, except a few that are plastic. I have no wooden circulars.
.x. What’s the first thing you made?
It all started with a Harry Potter scarf. I bought the yarn to add stripes to a sweater for our book release party and felt bad about buying 2 balls of yarn just for that. Crafts run in my family (my grandmother crochets, my mom sews) and it just seemed a waste. So I taught myself.
.x. Can you teach me how to knit?
I probably could. If you’re local, let me know, we can see about working something out. If you’re not local, I recommend Knitting Help.
