Episode 54: 2K10 or Twenty10?? Happy New Year!!

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Weigh in:

Finished:

Socks



Go-veralls




Started: Red Rock Swing Socks, Tighter Tigers

Fiber Exercise:

Shearing day @ Shady Side Farm, Next one February 27th
Blog Post
Spinning Polypay
Teaching Sarge to spin



My exercise:

Christmas Cookies killed my diet

Cooking School:

Raglan Sweater KAL-
Swatching & inserting the numbers to the pattern.




Mini rant about the word steek

In the Kitchen:

Rum Balls

Pot Luck:

Lorrieu: New baby Blanket
Pinsandneedles: Purple Perfection
Kbanz77: Christmas Stockings

Recipes:

Can you teach me to knit socks?
States Afghan
Planning for the future
Team Sasquatch
Cleaning up my queue

On the Menu:

Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat: Tacoma,WA, Feb 11-14
Stitches West: Santa Clara, CA, Feb 26-28
Sheep in the city: Oak Creek, WI, February 26, 27, & 28th
Stitches South: Atlanta, GA, April 22-25
Knit-a-way: Lexington, MI, April 29 – May 2
Maryland Sheep & Wool Fest: West Friendship, MD, May 1&2
Hands On 2010: Chicago, IL May, 13-16
Knitters Connection: Columbus OH, June 16-19
Black Sheep Gathering: Eugene Oregon, June 18-20
Michigan Fiber Fest: Allegan, MI, August 18-22
Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg, IL August 19-22
NY Sheep & Wool Fest: Rhinebeck, NY, Oct 16 & 17
Stitches East: Hartford, CT. Oct 28-31

What kept me company:

BlackJack Justice: Decoder ring theatre
Griddlecakes radio- Thanks to ToadyJoe
You can find both on iTunes

Thank you to Susan of Knitajourney Podcast
Pamela for recording Skype??
Upcoming Podcast with Jackie from Knitter with Critter Podcast

Gadget Corner:
Blow Dryer


Contact information:CoggieTM on both Ravelry & Twitter

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Episode 53: Happy Ho Ho

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Weigh in:

Finished Give a hoot mitts and Owls scarf

Christmas Cardi- Chevron Lace Cardigan

Working on Go-Veralls

Fiber Exercise:

Plied up Romney --271 yards
Finished spinning the Buffalo

My exercise: Gave it a rest this week

Cooking School: Still on recess until next week

In the Kitchen:

Fruit Cake Bars


Pot Luck:

JavaNut’s Drops Hoodie
DolyDimple’s Twisted
TripletsRus’ Fingerless Mitts

Recipes:

Holiday stories
Intellicast
NORAD Santa tracking

Gadget Corner:

Ornament boxes
Hoppe’s Boor Snake

Music provided from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com
Friendly Beasts
Santa's Hung Up His Sack
Christmas Elf Conscription Song
Little Drummer Boy

Episode 52: Christmas Poo

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Weigh in:

Steel topper
Socks
Mittens



Scarf

Fiber Exercise:

Buffalo

My exercise:

A few wiggles

Cooking School: On Recess

In the Kitchen:

Christmas Breakfast

Do-ahead breakfast bake
Easy Cheese Drop Danish
Glazed Fruit Filled Drop Biscuits

Pot Luck:


JavaNut’s Carmen Banana and the outfits
SaraB’s Wooly Bottoms and Ear Flap Hat Outfit

Recipes:

Christmas Stories

A Christmas Star
Christmas in Brazil
The Shepherds and the Angel
Christmas Cookies




Gadget Corner:

Stitch Marker Necklace

Admin Note:

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Episode 51: Back to Basics

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Weigh in:

Still going: Socks and Steel topper

Fiber Exercise:

Red Merino 75 yds



Coopworth 210 yds



Camel Silk 70 yds



Romney




My exercise:

Some wiggling, some house cleaning, some days off

Cooking School:

Swatching

In the Kitchen:

Easy Italian Dinner

INSIDE OUT RAVIOLI

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 med. onion, chopped (approximately 1/2 cup)

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach

1 (15 1/2 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste

1/2 tsp. salt

Dash pepper

1 (7 oz.) pkg. shell macaroni, cooked al dente

1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded (approximately 4 oz.)

1/2 c. bread crumbs

2 eggs, well-beaten

1/4 c. oil


In large skillet brown ground beef with onion and garlic. Cook spinach according to package directions. Drain well, reserving 1 cup liquid. Stir spinach liquid, spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, tomato sauce, salt and pepper into meat mixture. Simmer over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a bowl combine spinach, macaroni, cheese, bread crumbs, eggs and oil. Spread in 9x13 inch pan. Top with meat sauce. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

Serve with salad Garlic bread and a dessert like Rachel Ray’s Quick Tiramisu

Pot Luck:

Ladybugknitters’s A Knitters Holiday Wreath
Princessbliti’s Cat Napper
Rjhuggz’ Doggie Coat

Recipes:

Spinning Loft
Long draw
Buffalo




Military Holiday Party
Finals
Holiday Feeling

On the Menu:
Team Sasquatch- Ravelympics
Spinning loft Retreat Info - April 23, 24 and 25
Sheep in the City Info – Feb 26-28th

Gadget Corner:
DIY Light Box

Contest: Design a Logo for the podcast

Contact info

CoggieTM on Ravelry and on Twitter

Episode 50: One X Shy

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Weigh in:

Finished: Sock 1



Owl cup cozy



One button wrap




Still going: Other sock, Steel Topper and Sgt. Scarf

Fiber Exercise:

Coopworth: 1 ½ bobbins-- Experimenting with modified long draw

My exercise:

Wiggles

Cooking School:

The Incredible, Custom fit Raglan Sweater

Measurements-

Pattern asks for: Chest, neck, raglan, sleeve, Wrist, Body length
Add: Neck to waist, Bust. Side to nipple, Nipple to nipple

Pot Luck:

Phonixfire’s Shalom
PrincessBliti’s Cashmere & Pearls Scarf
Teacozy’s Sylvi

In the Kitchen:

Easy lemon Bars

1 Angel food cake mix
1 can Lemon pie filling (20-22 oz)
1 cup coconut

Mix 3 ingredients together.
Grease the bottom of 13 x 9” pan. Pour mixture into pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Icing

3 oz cream cheese
¼ cup confectioners sugar

(Neither has to be exact so if you get a 4 oz Cr. Cheese bar it is okay)
Whip together until smooth and frost cooled bars.
Can use pineapple pie filling, blueberry pie filling, apple pie filling.

I don’t suggest black berry as it didn’t turn out tasting very good.
Cut and serve.

Recipes:

Our Lady of Perpetual Fiber
Thanksgiving
Black Friday
Joy of sox
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Hornshaw Woodworks- Swifts on Sale

On the Menu:

Kerstmarkt in Holland
Lots of Craft fairs around the area

Gadget Corner:

Baaaaabs the Scissor Holder

Thank you to my husband for being my guest host this week.

Episode 49: Blah

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Weigh in:

Finished: One-button Wrap (cascade- Rustic)

Still going: Another pair of Socks, Steel Topper

Holiday knitting:
Need to finish Sgt Scarf and NYCO
Need to start: Bella Mittens for Boo, Hat for Bear

Fiber Exercise:

Polwarth: Silver grey 80 yds.



Red Merino from AnitaT, Single from pencil roving



Working my Butt off:

Still Wiggling each morning

Cooking School:

Taking care of your tools
Scissor sharpener

Pot Luck:

Rjhuggz: Bittersweet Pi Shawl
Mariesniece: Blue Cream Center Square
Margaretw: My Drops Jacket
Knitstersusan: Amelia

In the kitchen:

Thanksgiving snacks

Pickle roll ups

Ham or turkey cold cuts
Dill pickle spears
Cream cheese-cut up
Take a cold cut, place cream cheese and pickle inside.
Roll up.
Hold with toothpick

Stuffed Dates

1 pound pitted dates
1 pound bacon, cut in half (can be turkey bacon)
1 lb chestnuts - peeled
Toothpicks soaked over night in water
Insert one chestnut into each date and wrap with bacon.
Hold with wet toothpick.
Place on cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

Recipes:

15 pairs of mittens by when?
Sweater KAL- Begins in January
Plans for Thanksgiving
Bah-Hum-bug mood
Hornshaw Wood Works
Grafton Fibers have name changed to DyakCraft

Kitchen Gadgets:

Lantern Moon Knit Out Box

Episode 48: Retreat Recap

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Weigh in:

Finished: Forest sweater (Wool of the Andes)


Take-a-long socks (Red Heart--Heart & sole)


Started: One button Wrap (Cascade—Rustic)



Doing the “Tailors button hole” -- pictures soon

Fiber Exercise:

Spun Polworth in silver grey

My exercise:

More dancing, lots of walking

Cooking School:

Short rows: How I do them

Pot Luck:

WTJVet99--Awesome lace-up armies
Rphsews2--knitted satchel bag

In the Kitchen:

Russian Tea Mix
1/2 cup instant tea powder
2 cups Tang
1 pkg lemonade Kool-Aid- unsweetened
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:
In a large bowl, mix together powdered drink mixes, sugar, and spices. Place in jars.

Instructions to include with gift:

Place 2 to 3 rounded teaspoonfuls in a cup

Add boiling water and serve.

Recipes:

Fiber in the Forest Retreat—

New Ravelry Group

Pictures and Goodies

ChocoVine

Thank you to Shady Side Farm and Sunset Dreams Alpaca Farm for the Farm crawl

Thank you to all yarn stores on the Shop Hop

Lizzie Ann’s Wool Co.
Friend of Wool
Threadbender
City Knitting
Lunch--Gaia Restaurant
Country Needleworks
Painted Trillium/Whippletree

Note: Margo KP brought the Personality buttons and Instantmess brought the hand sanitizers.

Winning Michael Jackson

On the Menu:

Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat February 11-14 Registration
Stitches West Registration has started
Knit-a-way 2010 – April 29-May 2 Link to Ravelry Group

Kitchen Gadgets:

MeiFa Hair Styx box—Sticks are great, box is better!

Episode 47: Insane

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Weigh in:
Finished: Mustard Scarf

Still Going: Take-a-long socks, Steel Topper
Started: Forest Sweater


Fiber Exercise:
Alpaca

Exercise:
Still doing the dancing

Cooking School:
Spinning and plying

Pot Luck:
Vicers5: Chunky Monkey
JavaNut: Biologist's DNA Scarf
Betani: Multnomah

In the Kitchen:
Pepper Bellies

Recipes:
Getting ready for Fiber in the Forest
Cleaning house- Fly-Lady
Parents Anniversary
School and knitting

On the Menu:
Fiber in the Forest

Kitchen Gadgets:
Pasta Rack- To dry wool on

Episode 46: Down on the Farm

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Weigh in:

Take-a-long socks
Cherry Mustard scarf

Fiber Exercise:

Spinning Alpaca still

Our exercise:

Dancing again

Cooking School: On Recess

Pot Luck:

Aprilshowers: frog hat
AJDury: Boo boo kitty
JJ2Edwards: Butterfly Cabled Shawl
DNAPrice: Red Ishbel

In the Kitchen:

Enchilada Casserole

1 lb. lean ground meat (I use chicken)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 10oz can enchilada sauce

½ tsp. garlic powder

½ tsp. black pepper

8 corn tortilla, sliced up

½ c. shredded cheddar cheese

½ c. shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese

Brown meat, add onion and cook until translucent. Drain.Put in 2 Qt. casserole dish. Add sauce & seasonings and stir. Fold in ½ of tortilla slices. Fold in other ½ and ½ of the cheese. Smooth out. Put the rest of the cheese on top.

Bake at 325 about 30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with Refried beans and Spanish rice.

Recipes:

Interview with Shadyside Farm

Photos can be found here

Shadysidefarm.etsy.com
Shadysidefarm.blogspot.com
Phatfiber.etsy.com

On the Menu:

Fiber in the Forest Retreat
Hands On 2010- Chicago

Kitchen Gadgets:

Wolfe Farms Herbal Body Soap

Episode 45: In Full Color

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Weigh in:

Still going: Take a long sock
Back in action: Sgt Scarf

Fiber Exercise:

Spun up another bobbin of alpaca
Shake the stash

My Exercise:

Closetomyheart Thank you! : Belly Dancing

Cooking School:

Knitting from a silk hankie (Boo is trying to make the video presentable)


Pot Luck:

Teacozy: Jack
Profusion: War and Peace

Recipes:

Color tour



College




More Color



On the Menu:

SAFF
Stitches East
SOAR
Fiber in the Forest- 2 weeks

In the Kitchen:

Old Fashioned Caramel

Kitchen Gadgets:

DarriellesClayArt Yarn bowl

Episode 44: It must be Awesome

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Weigh in:

Finished:
Fingerless mitts



Colonnade



Still going:
Steel topper, take a long socks, Summer Frills, Sgt. scarf

My exercise:

Walking & Yoga

Cooking School:

Vacation this week.

In the Kitchen:

Witches brew—Grape juice and soda water
Ghost toast-- toast with butter and coconut

Pot Luck:

LadybugKnitter: Amelia
Knitstersusan: Curve of Pursuit Afghan
JetGirl1313: My First Sock

Recipes:

United States Afghan
Deployed Member

Apples


College/Family trip

On the Menu:

This weekend:
NY Sheep and wool Festival (Rhinebeck)
Yarn Con

Near future:
SAFF: Weekend of the 24th & 25th
Fiber in the Forest Nov 5th – 8th

Kitchen Gadgets:
The Knit Kit --Contest announcement

Episode 43: Boob Check

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Weigh in:


Coggie:


Started fingerless gloves


Still going: Steel topper, colonnade, take a long socks


MargoKP:


V-nk #113 Sweater


Cabled scarfSocktober KAL Through the loops

DPN holder pencil holder knigivering it

Row counter (said stitch holder) bracelet


Fiber Exercise:

Coggie: No spinning time

MargoKP:

Wheel, Square Neck Side Slit Pullover #174

Exercise:

Down 2#, pants almost falling off


Cooking School:

Blocking
Soft block, steam block, hard block
Knitty.com link to blocking

In the Kitchen:

Pulled Meat Sammie

2-3 pounds of lean meat (pork roast, chicken or beef)
1 small jar unsweetened Applesauce
1 bottle of cheap traditional BBQ sauce
Rolls
Coleslaw (optional)
Place meat in crock-pot. Pour applesauce over; pour ½ of BBQ sauce over.
Place lid and cook on high for 4 hours. At this time if your meat has fat on it, defat it.
Cook another 2 hours on low for chicken or high for other meats.
About ½ hour before serving, pull meat apart with forks, take out any more fat you see and the bones. Pour the other ½ of the BBQ and stir. Cook for the next ½ hour on low.
To serve, Place meat on rolls, add coleslaw if you wish.
SUPER SUPPER YUMMY!!

Pot Luck:

Knitter81: Star Sweater -- Philosophers wool
RPHSews2: Fake Isle Hat

Recipes:

Hey mom you won’t loose your mind!

Washers- Bye-bye Inspired socks

Sarge redeems himself


Shout outs to podcasts: All can be found on iTunes

Sticks & Strings
It’s a Purl Man

Craftsanity
Here’s to ewe
Electric sheep
Crafternoon tea with grannyg
Strings & Things
Jacobs reward fiber farm
The sassy sheep
MuststashYO

On the Menu:


Count down to the Fiber in the Forest retreat

Kitchen Gadgets:


Buttons
Roosterick’s Etsy
Heartstone Ceramic Etsy


A special thank you to MargoKP for co-hosting with me this week.

Episode 42: YO Toilet Paper

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Weigh in:

Coggie:
Take a long Sock



Colonnade,
Steel Topper



MIL:

FLS-- Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter



Ripple Beret



Fiber Exercise:

Alpaca and polypay

Our exercise:

MIL - walking the dog

Cooking School:

Yarn over’s: Good resource

Pot Luck:

Tmkr: Malabrigo Blanket
Mountianpurl: Eliina Shawl
Teacozy: shawl of cables II

In the kitchen:

Beef Tips with noodles
1 lb Beef tips
1 small onion chopped
Garlic powder to taste
Brown gravy packet
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
Small bit of milk to thin out soup
1-package egg noodles – cooked

Brown beef tips, add onion and garlic powder, cook until golden. Add cream of mushroom soup and milk. Stir picking up meat drippings from pan.
Pour over noodles
Serve with veggies of your choice and a crusty roll

Recipes:

Ravelry
Color Works: The Crafter's Guide to Color
College

On the Menu:

Yarn Con- October 17th
Fiber expo in Ann Arbor: Oct 24th
Fiber in the Forest- November 5th - 8th

Kitchen Gadgets:

Cable necklaces : Blog