Favorite local yarn shop:
all.

My favorite knitting techniques:
armenian knitting, beaded knitting/crochet, double knitting, entrelac, Fair Isle/Norwegian/Scandinavian knitting, intarsia, lace knitting, modular knitting, twined knitting

Types of garments I like to knit:
childrens and babies, womens, mens, socks

Types of crochet I enjoy:
crochet lace, crocheted garments & accessories, hairpin lace, irish crochet, tunisian crochet

I also enjoy these related crafts:
free-form / art knitting, hand-dyeing, knitted or crocheted jewelry, needle felting, spinning

My first hand craft that I learned was sewing.  I learned how to make a purse in the 1st grade out of shoulder pads. I had quite the imagination. I taght myself how to add on embelishments and buttons and fasteners.  That same summer my mother decied to teach me to crochet.  I caught on pretty quickly and got bored with making pot holders.  So after mastering the one needle hook (crochet), my mother decieded that I was ready for two needles (knitting). 

I was so excited.  I couldn't wait to make a blanket, and I was only six.  I had always made big plans for myself.  My mother taught me to garter, knit and purl and before you know it I already had a scarf, patches for my blanket and then by the summer was over I also learned to do cables. 

All of this in one summer.  Years went by and I would pick knitting or crochet something here and there, but not seriosly.  Then when my mother went back to Romania, she brought back a goblen (Romanian needlepoint).  I was excited to learn.  I finished many needlepoint projects. By this time I was 16 years old.

Then when I turned 19 I went to Romania and got married to my wonderfully patient man.  And he saw that I really liked to needle point and bought me several needle point projects from Romania.  As I finished serval projects I couldn't help but remember my crocheting and knitting skills. I decieded to embark on crocheting my first twin size afgahn. 

With much success I finished it while still living in Italy with my husband.  In Europe any of these hobbies can get very expensive.  So I waited till we came to the US to go on my full on obsession of yarn and craft projects.  

Now since I have been in the US, I have really devopled and advanced skill in crocheting and knitting.  And I throughly enjoy the crafts.  My next one on the list is spinning.