Pestilence and Other Non-Cooking Things.

It's been a long couple of weeks here at the Casa de la Veggie.  First I was sick with something most unpleasant, then Veggie Son #2 needed stitches in his chin, then he turned 4 and now HE is sick with that same something most unpleasant.  This did not leave much time for cooking, and therefore has caused a bit of blog silence.  Never fear, I am still here and I am slowly getting back into the kitchen.

So, stay tuned.  I promise I'll have something yummy up for you soon.

In the mean time:

Well, I also knit....

Felted 20's Style Cloche shown with curious cat

Just so you know that I do not spend all my time in the kitchen, I thought I would share what else it is that I do with my time.  I suppose most of my time is spent with my children (translation: yelling at my children), but I have a strict no photos of the kids(at least not their faces)on the interwebs policy.  So, you'll have to learn to live with photos of my knitting and occasionally my cat instead.  

I learned to knit almost 5 yrs ago by taking a couple of classes through our local Adult Learning Center.  I feel very fortunate to have had access to the classes and the great ladies who taught them.  Sadly, due to budget cuts and limited registration, neither of these classes are offered anymore.  I was an absolute wreck after my first class, but unlike everyone else in the class I had never even held a pair of knitting needles before.  I spent that entire night on knittinghelp.com attempting to truly master what I had learned in the class and by the next class the teacher had me helping a new student.  

Here is the first thing I ever finished. 

Mitered square scarf

This it the most complicated thing I have ever knitted.  

Intarsia Vertical Striped Scarf

With fringe

It took me over a year to complete the above scarf.  I had never done the intarsia technique and all the wrapping took a while to figure out.  Plus you're dealing with 6 small balls of yarn while making a something like this, and keeping those bad boys from knotting up is at times a nightmare.  

This is the funnest thing I have ever made. 

Squared edge hat with super fun tassels

This is a hat I knit for the youngest Veggie Kid.  He loves nothing more than to wear this hat and shake his head so that the tassels move.  He is a great source of amusement to his older brother's classmates at school drop-off, of course, the fact that also tries to climb the water pipes on the side of the school does not hurt. 

A Comment

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About a year ago a joined a follow club on a mom blogging site. At that time I followed hundreds of blogs with the understanding that those people would follow my blog. This did not happen. I netted only dozens of followers. Over time I got nothing from this mommy blogging group so I deleted my membership in order to direct my attention more toward cooking blogs. Which has been a MUCH more rewarding experience. When I left the mommy blogging group it was with the understanding that I would be removed from all groups within the group. Apparently this was not the case.

If you are following me because I was on some list and I failed for follow you, then I am sorry. Because it would appear as though I was not removed from that follow club. I would simply remove my follow box completely, but the fact remains that some of those following this blog do so because they actually like it.

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To those who enjoy my blog and my recipes, they will be back tomorrow. Thanks and pardon the interruption.

Your friend the veggie mom,

Amy