{"id":7598,"date":"2010-11-18T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:44:06","slug":"mushrooms-in-motion-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7598","title":{"rendered":"Mushrooms in Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this slogan printed in very large letters on the side of a truck the other day.&nbsp; It sounds like one of the great euphemisms of life. But that company certainly has brought a lot of life to, well, fungi! Now, if you thought knitting companies had difficulty finding a marketable name, given the sedentary nature of knitting, try being a mushroommonger!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/woodland2-1.jpg\" style=\"clear: left;float: left;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/woodland2-1.jpg\" width=\"154\" \/><\/a>At least knitting stores get to use names like Passionknit or Mad About Ewe &#8211; Porcini with Passion or Crazy Crimini just don&#8217;t make it. Now there is a company in Ontario called Fun Guy Farm (Fun Guy = fungi) and I know of people who collect mushrooms as a hobby &#8211; some of them even have a sense of humour, such as, the friend who first introduced herself by saying, &#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m Gabriel, like the angel, no relation, though.&#8221; I fell over &#8211; she was hilarious; she also collected mushrooms.<\/p>\n<p>At Infiknit, the colour Mushroom in our Fantastic Knitting Zephyr lace weight yarn is a really popular colour. It is one of those shades that screams &#8211; well maybe it&#8217;s whispers &#8211; understated elegance. It&#8217;s a very tasteful shade &#8211; no pun intended. I chose it for Woodland Solace. I think that you could also use this pattern as a tablecloth &#8211; just make it wider and leave off the ruffle. (that&#8217;s ruffle not truffle)<\/p>\n<p>I know that I don&#8217;t have any patterns for knitted mushrooms.&nbsp; Though, I haven&#8217;t checked the Jean Greenhowe books that I have.&nbsp; She has some knitted food (great way to diet); but I don&#8217;t think there are any mushrooms in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Mushrooms are probably best, just eaten.&nbsp; Stuffed <a href=\"http:\/\/guiltykitchen.com\/2010\/02\/03\/stuffed-portobello-mushrooms\/\">Portobello Mushrooms <\/a>is a Weight Watchers classic. This may not be their recipe &#8211; but it&#8217;s not too heavy on the calories.&nbsp; If you&#8217;re not dieting, just make them with a chop or chicken breast.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this slogan printed in very large letters on the side of a truck the other day.&nbsp; It sounds like one of the great euphemisms of life. But that company certainly has brought a lot of life to, well, fungi! 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