Monday, January 23, 2012

Listen to our Interview with NPR's Kojo Nnamde

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Knitting Behind Bars Oatmeal Cookies by Sheila Rovelstad and Lynn Zwerling

This is the recipe for the cookies we took to Kojo. Notice that they are oatmeal cookies, but when you get to know them they have a surprise for you! There is no violence making these cookies! No beating of ingredience, just blending, stirring and folding in. Just like life should be!


1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups regular rolled oats
1/4 cup each: golden raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350º. In a large bowl, whirl butter with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 30 seconds.
Add brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until combined, scraping bowl occasionally.
With mixer, stir in eggs and vanilla until combined. Stir in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining
flour by hand. Fold in oats, raisins, cherries, cranberries and white chocolate chips.
Drop dough by heaping, rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes or until edges are light brown and center appears set. Cool on cookie
sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack, cool completely. Enjoy! Makes 48 cookies.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

So many kniters want to donate yarn.....

We wish we could accept these donatons, but we can't. Storge space is limited, so we cannot accept yarn donations at this time.

You Can Help Knitting Behind Bars

You can purchase these items to help us fund Knitting Behind Bars.



"I Fought the Law And the Law Won" Sock Yarn. This is a hand-dyed sock yarn from Wüllenstudio by Sheila Rovelstad Designs.
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Silver colored, handmade yarn ball bead, with Sterling Silver necklace. From Coppatina by Sheila Rovelstad Designs.
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Copper, handmade yarn ball bead, with Sterling Silver necklace. From Coppatina by Sheila Rovelstad Designs.

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Silver colored bead with Sterling Silver chain, very linmited quantity.
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Listen for Sheila on The Kojo Show Monday 1/23

Listen live at 12 a WAMU which is 88.5 FM or go to the website and listen there.
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