Coffeeswap Questions & Answers

1. Whole bean or ground? I like it fresh so whole bean for me please

2. Fully-loaded or decaf? Fully-loaded, don't see the point otherwise!

3. Regular or flavored? Regular, (my mum's a fan of vanilla flavour beans, but I just don't get it)

4. How do you drink your coffee? Usually black with cream/whole milk, I also like a good espresso, espresso macchiato, cappucino and latte... all dependent on the time of day and what my mood dictates

5. Favorite coffee ever? Blue Sumatra from my local coffee shop

6. Are you fussy about your coffee or will any old bean do? I only enjoy a cup a day at the most (or else I get the shakes) so it has to be gooood!

7. Favorite treats to have with your coffee? Chocolate is always goooood, biscuits too, pastries and cakes also, though I don't think they ship that well!

8. Anything else about your coffee preferences? Can't think of anything except I like to have enough time to drink it before it gets cold so a babysitter is usually required while I enjoy a cup!

9. Yarn/fiber you love? I have a liking for Debbie Bliss cashmerino because it's beautiful and soft and knits up so nicely. I am a fan of anything natural/organic in all aspects of my life and that translates to wool as well. But mostly I'd like to be surprised by something different that I won't have used before.

10. Yarn/fiber you hate? Not a fan of acrylic or novelty yarns with furry bits and ribbons, they don't feel nice and they look bizarre, and they must be a nightmare to knit with!

11. What's on your needles? Which ones?! I have actually just cast off a debbie bliss hooded jacket, but haven't yet found the spare moment in which to do a little blocking on it and do the seaming. I still have Baudelaire socks on some sticks, but think they are too big and so have been avoiding them! Am also knitting a little tank top in gray & red stripes for my son and am trying to get round to my annual contribution of teeny tiny hats for innocent smoothie bottles!

12. Favorite colors? I like vintage shades of green & blue, Edwardian type hues! I also have a passion for red with white polka dots. I do have a thing for yellow, a nice strong, mustardy yellow and a good, vibrant turquoise green. Even a nice grey can be good. I think I like most of the colour spectrum, it all depends on the project I intend to use it with, every colour has it's place & pattern (though I'm not a PINK pink fan, you know like Barbie pink, bluuugghh!) Right I think that's enough confusion over colours, sorry!

13. Allergies? None that I know of, no

14. Anything you really love, really don't like, or just need to get off your chest? I like post! Especially from overseas! I am truly annoyed by these Royal Mail postal strikes that we are suffering in the UK just now, doesn't look like negotiations are going all that well either...BOO! Anyway, I like to experiment, I like cabling, lace work and pretty much any fancy stitches I can get the hang of, I like to be inspired. I like buttons to sew on to my knitted garments! I'm looking forward to getting something I haven't used before especially since our LYS is a John Lewis department store (not that inspiring). Don't worry though, I found lots of yummy, fancy yarn to choose from outside of our yarn deprived city for my pal!