knitorioustag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-298242012-01-27T12:52:58-06:00Knitting, photography, family, gardening, cooking, old house stuff...TypePadAnd in other news...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e201676130d93c970b2012-01-27T12:52:58-06:002012-01-27T12:57:43-06:00Last Friday was our 27th wedding anniversary! (Can you believe it? I can't.) We celebrated by going out to a supper club that I pass by nearly everyday but have never been. The NY Times wrote about Wisconsin supper clubs...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/and-in-other-news.htmlPiece o' worktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e2016760e5ccc0970b2012-01-21T14:54:12-06:002012-01-21T14:54:12-06:00Project: Hug Me Tight! (Hug Me Pullover, a free pattern by Coats & Clark) Yarn: Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller Washable Ewe; (3) balls total, (1)in each color: Green Apple, Dragonfly, and Earth Needle: US 7 Start to Finish: December...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/piece-o-work.htmlFirst time for everythingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e2016760da39e8970b2012-01-20T10:36:15-06:002012-01-20T10:36:15-06:00I'm on a new schedule at work where I take off a couple of hours early a couple of days a week; the idea is to use that time to hit the gym and still get home before bedtime. Heh....Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/first-time-for-everything.htmlThursdaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e2016760cb7481970b2012-01-19T09:59:18-06:002012-01-19T09:59:18-06:00Yarn in snow. Dyeing was not to be yesterday, and I have some great new fiber I've been dying to play with! It'll be a priority for the weekend. There was a fresh overnight dusting of snow and, baby, it's...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/thursday.htmlTen on Tuesday: Baby, Is It Cold Outside?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20162ffb9ebd3970d2012-01-17T09:55:17-06:002012-01-17T09:57:59-06:00Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things To Do Inside When It's Too Cold To Go Outside It hasn't really, technically, been "too cold" to go outside this winter, but it's all relative -- sun, clouds, wind, precipitation (in any and all...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/ten-on-tuesday-baby-is-it-cold-outside.htmlHopsalots!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20162ff91114a970d2012-01-14T10:57:48-06:002012-01-14T11:03:08-06:00Here it is, possibly the cutest thing I've ever knit: Project: "Hopsalots" Felted Slippers (hopsalots by tiny owl knits) Yarn: Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller Full O' Sheep, Color # 2301-Latte; 2 skeins Yarn: Scraps of 4-ply for nose &...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/hopsalots.htmlWhat a difference a day makestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20162ff77db18970d2012-01-13T07:51:22-06:002012-01-13T07:51:22-06:00School was let out at noon here on Wednesday and the place was crawling with kids. Seriously, it was like the entire middle school walked up, en masse, to the coffee shop for lunch. I noticed one big group of...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/what-a-difference-a-day-makes.htmlDid ya catch that?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20162ff6d6f27970d2012-01-12T12:16:38-06:002012-01-12T12:16:38-06:00For possibly the first time ever, I "wrote" a truly wordless "Wordless Wednesday" post yesterday. I had to type something, though, so there's a period at the end. Wednesday was a busy day! Chi Kung - week 2. Last week...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/did-ya-catch-that.htmlWordless Wednesdaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20167606197eb970b2012-01-11T21:50:56-06:002012-01-11T21:50:56-06:00.Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/wordless-wednesday.htmlTen on Tuesday: Soup's on!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451eba569e20167604bb7b6970b2012-01-10T12:15:08-06:002012-01-10T12:22:08-06:00Ten on Tuesday: 10+ Favorite Soups 1. Potato -- including all variations, such as Potato-Leek. I don't make it often, but I sure do love it. 2. Split Pea Chowder. My mom makes this using a recipe in the Picture...Vickihttp://knitorious.typepad.com/knitorious/2012/01/ten-on-tuesday-soups-on.html