??? and answers

my mind is just going wild with ideas on Mandy Pies sweater for the get stitchy chick knit along.
questions
1. color? purple
2. kind of yarn ? yet unknown
3. style of sweater? cardigan, pull over, yet unknown
4. long ?short ?
5.sleeves , long short or none? yet unknown
6. collar ? to be or not to be v neck turtle neck cowl neck sailor what????
still unknown or should i knit a cap onto that collor LOL who knows i dont :)
7. pockets ? how many and where ? knit in sew on? shape size ?
still unknown ??? what you going to put in those there things anyway so i know how sturdy to make them
8. hood or no hood? still unknown
9. buttons or zipper ? frankly i don't like zippers so we will go with buttons if she wants a cardigan type
10. stitch patterns what type how many and where?
12. cables inertia? lace what what what? edging or not ??? please tell me tell me tell me !!!!

oh yea and then there is shape of sleeves and shape of front and back and sides of sweater. as in bottom area points or is round or bell sleeves
the list can go on and on.
frankly i cant wait to get my hands on Mandy and just ask her. as we draw and plot and plan.
how in the world did i ever get into this area of knitting?
well being in Alaska has its draw backs. in the time i have lived here i have seen two other yarn stores come and go . wool was for years a majorly tough item to come by unless you were able to travel out of state and pick up some or have a person you knew out of state that could or would send you some . patterns were even tougher to come by. last time i bought a pattern before i began knitting again some 2 years back. again. was hummmmmm my now 28 year old son was 12 maybe if that. herrschners was just to tough to send away for anything for me too back then. Why? because there were times when this great United states postal service couldn't make up its mind if we were over seas foreign mail or not !!! which pushed the price of sending away for anything out of my price range as well as allot of others !!
knitters magazines to me after awhile if you have bought enough you have about seen it all. and allot of the styles were just way over the edge or to out of my beginners area for me anyway . still are. so i buy magazines maybe when i begin again after a long time of not knitting just to get a feel for what is new out there in knitting land such as needles or bags or tools of other kinds. hey this time i discovered bamboo:) now that was a well worth waiting to see item. i love bamboo.
not so sure about bags though i have several still waiting for someone to come out with the ultimate bag for knitters. have to close like crazy and not open at a blink of an eye. have no dividers but tons of pockets both inside and out. and be big with a large shoulder strap that wont dig into ones neck. yet have handles that would double for a shoulder strap. have a designated book or pattern area . and a private my area for wallet cell phone and the works. personal stuff.
and have a large area for the knitting items i use and the project itself which could for all anyone knows be a large sweater.
still haven't run into my dream bag. LOL
so you learned fast back then to make do. grab plain patterns up and then in between yarn stores opening and closing learn to do your own thing. using the basic pattern as the stage or foundation of your work.
i didn't knit as much for along time on a regular basis but i did knit. off and on . a sweater when it was needed a hat here and there. socks like crazy. even a dress or two for the girls. i even knit the boys black snow pants once when they were small .
the last known yarn store before this one opened was yikes in the same spot just about and about geshhhhh 8 years ago? i could be wrong i have see some embroidery stores come in and close about as fast as they got here though LOL
i remember getting into socks and thinking oh cool i should do these in wool now that i know how . and going to the yarn store and buying some fisherman's wool back then came in hanks, who had a yarn swift i had to depend on a kid to hold still or the back of a chair LOL anyway i got enough of the stuff and next thing i knew the store went out of business. for ever there was no more wool yarn to be had. had no choice but to use acrylic red heart yarn for everrrrrr.
i am so so glad the internet came along . boy it makes getting those items i can't buy here alot easier. i love intenet shopping.
even at that with the ease of internet shopping and going on lne and finding patterns gallor for free . i still love to be creative and do my own thing.
oh yea and while i am blogging today i found out it is Friday so my wait to question Many Pie is just hours away. hot seat time for Mandy !!!