Episode 41: I've Lost "IT"

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Weigh in:

Finished: Inspired socks

Still going: Steel Topper, Colonnade

Started: Take along Socks

Fiber Exercise: No spinning this week

My exercise: Stress

In the Kitchen:

Comfort Food

Meatloaf
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 egg
1 cup salsa
¼ cup ketchup
1 cup instant rice
2 tsp dried minced onions
1 Tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp. parsley flakes
Mix together, place in 2 qt round oven safe casserole with smaller bowl in the middle
Bake 375 for 40 minutes or until done.

Cooking School:

Tailors Button Hole
Knitting School: A Complete Course

Edit: Pictures of buttonhole can be found here

Pot Luck:

Mommyknits: On a Fall Day Scarf
EannRN: Green Susie
DrMolly: Mystery Socks

Recipes:

Books
Holiday gifting
Clean desk, unplugged phone
Choir schedule

Kitchen Gadgets:
Cosmetic bags

Episode 40: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

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Weigh in:

Coggie:
Steel Topper


Inspired socks

Colonnade



WasUn:
Ljod


Origami Sweater

Fiber Exercise:

Coggie: CVM


WasUn: Polypay

Working our butts off:

Coggie:Still dropping some

WasUn: Describes her routine

Cooking School:

Edging onto a pre made sweater
Nicky Epstein Knitting Beyond the Edge

In the kitchen:

Fall produce

Braised Winter Squash
2 acorn squash
3 tbsp. Reduced sodium soy sauce
1 cup Vegetable stock or water
3 Tbs. honey
3 tbsp. Dry white wine
Cut and seed squash, chop into 2-3 inch pieces
Place in Crock-pot
In small bowl mix the rest of ingredients and pour over squash
Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 2.5- 4 hours

Pot Luck:

AnitaT Dark Mark Scarf
SiljaDevines Color comfort

Recipes:

Work Status
Colors are changing
Sweater weather
Yarn storage


I touch apps

On the Menu:

Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival September 25-27, 2009,
Yarn Con- October 17th
Fiber expo in Ann Arbor: Oct 24th
Fiber in the Forest- November 5th - 8th

Kitchen Gadgets:

Microwave rice bags

Episode 39: Stirring it up

Weigh in:
Finished: Mini Emma


Purse organizer



Still going: Summer Frills, Inspired socks

Started: Steel Topper- pattern men’s top down cardigan #264, Cascade 220

Fiber Exercise:

Alpaca
CVM mix- possible three ply
Boo’s room- unspun wool being knitted
You tube videos on spinning

My exercise:

More walking
Single Food diet

In the Kitchen:

Peanut Butter crèmes

Cooking School:

Gauge swatch in the round



Recipes:

First day of school
High Fiber Diet
Teal Toes

Pot Luck:

Mollysmum’s ingenue Sweater
Pinsandneedles’ Leggies-
JenAus0524 Koolhaas-

On the Menu:

Stitches Midwest: Sept 10-13 in Schaumburg, IL
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Fest: Sept 11th-12th
The Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival September 25-27
Sheep & wool Festival at Mt. Bruce in Romeo, MI- September 26-27
Yarn Con- October 17th
Wooly Warped Women and Material Men WI Spin in
Fiber in the Forest- November 5th - 8th

Kitchen Gadgets:

Crock Pot for Dying wool

Episode 38: Coggie Flies Solo

Weigh in:

Finished Shalom sweater

Crazy Toes & Heels socks

Finished but need to felt: Emma Bag

Still going: Inspired socks, Summer Frills

Fiber Exercise:

Spun up 4 oz of BFL, 282 yds

Alpaca 2 bobbins
Diz usage for getting drafting right. Ordered from 7 yaks design $3.00

My exercise:

Diet is going good, down a total of 23 pounds now.
New Goal : another 15 off by December


Pot Luck:

Teacosy --Shawl of cables Pattern #05 Shawl of Cables
Siljadevine--Hole in hole scarf by Silja Devine

In the kitchen: This week’s recipe

Ice Cream Watermelon -- This is the recipe I found online. Mostly like mine, but I use smaller amounts.

Recipes:

Fiber Fest


New wheel dreams
Spin Control
Books
Back to school


On the Menu:

Fiber Fair at The Old Farm Girl in White Cloud, MI- Labor Day weekend
Stitches Midwest: Sept 10-13 in Schaumburg, IL
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Fest: Sept 11th-12th
The Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival September 25-27, 2009, at the Ogemaw County Fairgrounds in West Branch Michigan
Yarn Con- October 17th
Fiber in the forest- November 5th - 8th

Kitchen Gadgets:

Salad Spinner