Episode 88: I am NOT an alcoholic!

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Weigh in:
Finished: Socks for Sarge



Hat #3
Still Knitting: Iced

Fiber Exercise:

Mixture of yarn samples
Bamboo/Merino blend

My exercise:

Walking
10 minute work out

Cooking School:

Over Dyeing

Before:
After:

In the Kitchen:

Scones

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbl sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold butter
2 lg eggs, beaten
1 cup whipping cream
confectioner's sugar

Preheat over to 425

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until pea sized crumbs. Add 3/4 c. cream and eggs. Mix until dough forms. Pat out into a circle 1 inch thick. Cut as desired. Place on cooking sheet 1 inch apart. Brush with cream and bake for 10-15 minutes Sprinkle with powdered sugar while hot.

Chai

1 c. Water
1 sm. stick of cinnamon
6 cardamom pods
6 whole cloves
Ginger root ( I use a bit of dried ginger)
1/2 c. milk
4 tsp sugar
2 tsp loose Darjeeling tea

Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil, cover and simmer 10 minutes to release flavor.
Add milk and sugar, return to simmer stirring until sugar disolves. Remove from heat. Add tea leaves, steep for 3-5 minutes depending on how strong you like it. Strain and serve.


Pot Luck:

LouiseJHunt: Snuggly Baby Crofter DK Jumper
Tmkr: Another Malabrigo Blanket
Patsand: mystery pi shawlKnittinwolf: 198 yds. of Heaven

Field Report:

Communication
Camera Cracked
Alarm clock
Keeping Soldiers Warm

Recipes:

WonderBall
Eye Doctor
WWSIP Day- Spinning at the Bookman – Sweater- Designing!!





Saugatuck- mmm wine





Art Walk











Teal Toes
Scrumpy

On the Menu:

Rhinebeck: Grip n Grin
Fall Retreat: not going because of FRG gathering
Thinking about a retreat in March or September??

Shout outs:

Emerald Stitch n' Knits
The Knit Wits


Gadget Corner:

Wooden Bowl for stitch markers

Episode 87: Is there any other color?

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Weigh in:

Hats- #3 going
Socks-#2 to toes
Iced- 10 inches down on body How I am a-lining the sweater

Fiber Exercise:

Finished Corriedale- 263 yards

Started Bamboo/merino from Yarn Hollow

My exercise:

Wiggling, walking. Ordered Power 90. Not going with shakes to start.

Cooking School:

How to pick up stitches

In the Kitchen:

Crunchy Granola

Regular Recipe:

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

½ cup water

4 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp salt

8 cups old fashioned rolled oats

2 cups chopped nuts or seeds

2 cups dried fruit



Preheat oven to 275. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave safe measuring cup (It will boil over if you use a smaller one, trust me). Microwave on high for 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla extract and salt. Stir until salt dissolves. Place nuts and oats in a bowl and pour brown sugar mixture over them. Mix. Spread onto cookie sheets and squeeze granola into clumps as you put it on the sheets. Bake 45- 60 minutes until golden and crunchy. Add fruit and allow to cool. Store in an airtight container.

My changes:

1/4 cup Maple Syrup & !/4 cup Agave instead of brown sugar

omit vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

no fruit

Pot Luck:

LargePrintKnit: House socks for cousin
Dnaprice: White after Labor Day
Teacozy: Semele
Toadyjoe: Steeked OwlsPegofTilling: This owl serves no useful purpose

Field Report:

Sand Bags

Little communication
FRG

Recipes:

House cleaning
Eye doctor

On the Menu:

WWSIP Day

Rhinebeck—Grip n grin Oct 17th noon
Other podcasters:
Sydney- knaked knits
Dawn- Knit Naturally
Cat- Letsknit2getherGrannyg- crafternoon tea with grannyg
Fall retreat- Spaces available Sable group on Ravelry $100

Gadget Corner:

Ladybug Kate endcaps
from Shenanigans Yarn

Episode 86: Babble On

You can listen here

Weigh in:

Socks for Sarge


Hats for the troops

Iced



Fiber Exercise:

Weekend Full of spinning
BFL- ElPaso Sunset (trust me)



Llama & Wool (woolmill.com)



Corriedale- Plying with Cotton- Tried beads



My exercise:

Walking/wiggling

Cooking School:

Watching videos

In the Kitchen:

Soups!!

Taco Soup

1 pound ground meat
1 medium onion
1 medium green pepper
1 envelope taco seasoning
2/3 cups water
4 cups v-8 juice
1 cup chunky salsa
Fry up meat with onions and peppers, drain, add water and seasonings and reduce for 5 minutes. Add juice and salsa, cook until hot and flavors blend.
Toppings:
Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, green onions, green chilies, olives, sour cream
Tortilla chips

Bread to serve with soups

1 pkg refrigerator biscuit dough. Each biscuit cut in quarters.
Roll each quarter in either melted butter or olive oil and a mixture of seasonings you like ( I use parmesan cheese and Italian seasonings)
Put on baking sheet cook at suggested temp for about 8 minutes.

Field Report:

Talking via Email
9/11
Keeping Soldiers warm
Thank you to: Stitch It!, Knaked Knits, Knit Sibs and Life as a Nuurdygirl for talking about the project on their podcasts!
Blankets & coffee

Pot Luck:

Sonomaknits: Memories of Portland
Executiveknitter: Sundae revisited
MilMom: Kristina's Sock Monkey

Recipes:

Cupcake in a cup



Chihuly at Fredrick Meijer gardens
Crying during movies: Blind spot
Getting rid of clutter zones

Shopping:

Scentsy
Knitpicks
E-readers- Nook or Kindle?

Shout outs:

Ullstund
Knitting Librarian
Emerald Stitch n Knit
Knit Knit Café
The Well Knitted Life
Yarngasm

On the Menu:

WWSIP Day: Info
Rhinebeck

Gadget Corner:

Smile, your yarn is held and a Yarn Bra

Episode 85: The Cats! Really?

Weigh in:

Secret Squirrel: finished and ready to ship
Socks for Sarge: One done other ¼ done
Iced: Almost to arm pits
Commuter Sack: Coming out of UFO land
Triangle loom, First Triangle woven, second going

Fiber Exercise: Spinning Trust me, almost finished

My exercise: Looking into other diets and exercise programs

Shakology by Beachbody
P90X b Beach Body
Not eating, need a meal plan

Cooking School:

Jenny’s Surprisingly stretchy bind off.

In the Kitchen:

Old-Fashioned Green Tomato Pie

Pot Luck:

Siljadevine: Yak in the forest
Waywardacres: Lace Dawn
GardenSpinner: Cable Jacket w/Garter Stitch Collar
Knittinwolf: Shawl Collared Cowl
Gardenspinner: Green Chenille Scarf

Field Report:

Hats are being mailed in. Thank you everyone who is knitting or crocheting!
Sarge is doing well.
We get to talk
More sheep in the sand box
Money bag done.

Recipes:

MFF recapBoo to college
College finals for me
New Necklace
New phones—deployment fail

On the Menu:

Rhinebeck

Gadget Corner:

Animal eyes