Needle Notes ~~ leaves and things

Happy October
As you can see today's picture is a lovely fall tree scene.
It is from Gail in North Pole AK

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Today I am having a slow time of getting going on my message to you.
Maybe because it is now "muggy in Mesa," [supposed to rain..?]
it is Monday...
and I tweaked my knee getting into the car yesterday and am a limper today.

Enough of these excuses...
I do have good news:
this week another 1.7# off my zaftig body!! Slow, but coming off!

I received a charming surprise hanging in a sack on my door knob when we came home from a play last evening.
A yellow checkerboard stitch baby blanket for a baby at Banner Desert Hospital!
Thank you Pat F.!

I want to run to the Dollar Store; they are advertising Lion Brand Chenille and some other yarns! Holding back since I have enough yarn to knit for years. If they have it in your area, let us know what you picked up.

My burgundy scarf is all but finished: one end needs fringe and the even-ing of both fringes. I am not sure what I will select next...maybe a soft green mix.

I am excited that our community will have a needle group. We are planning to meet twice a month, beginning in November. A title may be: Needle Crafts Circle. This will encompass all needle arts. Anyone have an better title? Let me know!

Love the sharing and hope to hear more from you all!
Barb
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharing
This looks good!
from Cam:
Are you a member of eons.com? If so, then you already
know of the Knitting Group (along with the other
crafting, cooking, etc groups).
Reply,from Barb:
It looks really interesting and fun.
I plan to take more time to see if it is a place that I will enjoy joining.
My problem is time!
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from Cat:
A darling pony tail hat and what a pretty page it is shown on!
http://tinyurl.com/364cmf
Pumpkin head!
http://tinyurl.com/2p3jqm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Does this say fall or what?
http://tinyurl.com/ytyndu

What a pretty sweater in fall shades and even has leaves for the trim. Pattern is free.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Blog to enjoy
The Yellow Dog Blog
http://tinyurl.com/ysfbxa
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~knit your own...
Leaves!
http://www.pokiedot.com/knit.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A variety of free patterns
leaves, again
http://www.kidsknits.com/free/cherryleaf.htm
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http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/5/Issue5.php
Vine Lace Vest in Four Seasons.
Finished Measurements: 33 (40½, 48, 55½, 63)"
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http://knitting.about.com/od/stitchglossary/g/horizontal_dash.htm
This looked like a fall stitch to me...not sure why, but maybe you will enjoy it:
I can see it on the kids vests featured here:
http://www.warmwoolies.org/
This is easy to knit and great to send to kids less fortunate than yours or your grandkids
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Recipes
To help cut calories and for Diabetic baking

[I might make this as a 9 X 12 cake and add a bit of fresh peaches on the top with "Free" whipped topping.]

Fresh Peach Muffins

Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients

1 cup peeled, chopped fresh ripe peaches
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, or 1/4 cup egg substitute
1/4 cup canola or corn oil
1 cup fat-free milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick pan spray or line the muffin cups with paper liners.
Combine the peaches and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir to mix; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, mace, and salt; mix thoroughly.
Beat the egg, oil, and milk together in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until the flour is moistened.
Fold in the peaches. Divide batter among the muffin cups; each will be about 2/3 cull.
Bake about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the pan immediately to avoid sticking.

Calories: 154
Protein: 4 g Sodium: 156 mg Cholesterol: 18 mg Fat: 5 g Carbohydrates: 23 g
Exchanges: 1-1/2 Starch, 1 Fat
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grilled Sannies:
As you may recall, if you read my Saturday blog, I shopped for a rice cooker and grill and by golly I found them at the thrift store! YAY It fits two regular size bread sandwiches side by side.
Last night, we had lovely grilled veggie/albacore tuna sannies, with several cheeses and walnuts added in.
There are a lot of recipes to use with my George Foreman grill, on line
I love the panini effect with the grill.
http://busycooks.about.com/od/breadrecipes/a/grilledsandwich.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fuzzy Friends
Oodles of our fuzzy friends ...on fabric:
http://www.fabricattic.com/cats_and_dogs.htm