Tad’s Turn

Posted on | August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

I’ve got a special celebrity blog guest for you all this evening – The infamous Tad of tadandmel.com, here to answer a few questions meant for the significant others of us knitters.  I got this from Shannon, and thought he might have fun with this little interview. Maybe you all will too. (Oh dear, I just said “you all”, good timing, Tad will love that.)

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1)What is your favorite thing about my knitting?

That it relaxes you and that you seem centered when you are doing it.  I also like that it relaxes me while I watch you.  Add it to the list of a zillion other things…

2)What is your least favorite thing about my knitting?

When I need you to help me navigate up the east coast via the Prius.

<Mel, atlas in lap knitting furiously.  Tad freaking out that we are heading into NYC.>

Tad:  Hey sweetheart, don’t we have an exit coming up?

Mel: Yeah hold on.  <finishes row… for a little while>  Ummm… yeah I think we just passed it.

<Tad then boils over at the prospect of getting off of the interstate in the middle of Bronx just to get to an exit we probably should’ve nailed in the first place.>

(oops.)

3)What is something I have knitted, that you recall is good?

Everything!  I use the word “gifted” on very few people, but I willingly use it on you.

(He’s biased. But very kind.)

4)Do you think knitters have an expensive hobby?

Yes and no.  I think there are a lot of options out there for knitters that few jump on.  But if you don’t feel like hunting or just don’t have the time to, it can be more expensive then you’d expect.

5)Do you have a stash of any kind?

Tad says:

Some day I’d like to grow one. AND a beard!  Maybe when we hit the A.T.  I’ll have both by time we hit Katahdin.  Up until this point though, no, I’ve never grown a mustache.

(uh, what?)

6)Have I ever embarrassed you, knitting in public?

You’ve never embarrassed me.  Ever.

7) Do you know my favorite kind of yarn?

You’ve got a ton, but if I had to guess I’d say it’s  probably baby alpaca and it’s various incarnations.  It’s soft and doesn’t hurt your hands.

’8) Can you name another blog?

Yeah, but only because I spend a lot of time on blogs.  If you interested in the knitting community, I suggest hitting up Ravelry.  The couple that set this up is awesome and they really actually care about the recent knitting movement.  They’re not just trying to cash in (and if you think I’m just paying lip service, just test me ;).

(Tad thinks Ravelry’s cool! He builds websites for work and so he really admires what they’ve done)

9) Do you mind my wanting to stop at knit shops wherever we go?

Not terribly.  Because a lot of them are heading towards ecological trends that we both care about.  That, and knit shops often are hosted by eccentric, interesting people that are fun to talk to.  That and I totally dig looking at the eco yarns  and the wheels.

10) Do you understand the importance of a swatch?

If you are talking about those awful Swiss plastic watches in the late 80′s then “No!!” (WHAT!! They still make them!!).  But if you’re talking about knitting, which I’m assuming you are, then “Yes!!”, though it’s maddening to watch the creation of one.

11) Do you read my blog?

Almost daily.

(He must be bored, I don’t post nearly that often.)

12) If I didn’t knit, what would be different?

Nothing, I’d still love you the same.

(I swear, I didn’t tell him to say that – he’s just that sweet.)

13) Anything you would like to add?

Mel actually learned to knit from Martha, my awesome sister-in-law!  So, even though her family’s history is somewhat steeped in knitting, the flame was actually ignited by a family that is completely removed from our own!! How freaking awesome is that!

(pretty darn awesome!!)

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Hope you all (darn, I just did it again) enjoyed this – I’d love to here what your guys and gals have to say!

Today’s song is a Tad special as well, seeing as he’s the celebrity guest and all, I thought I’d let him pick ;)

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Now playing: Neil Halstead – Baby, I Grew You a Beard
via FoxyTunes

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