March 13, 2009
March Blog Contest – What’s Your Favorite…
… mug? Or teacup? Or your preferred container for hot beverages? This is my favorite. Some of you may remember that I have a habit of over-buying mugs/cups. I don’t know what it is. But I have found my favorite and I think my mug-buying days are over. (Unless this one breaks. But I know where to get another one of them.) I love the size of this, the weight of it, the feel of it, and the colors. (Mine came from here. I love their work and have purchased several things from them.) Since I’m so attached to this mug, it made me wonder if others of you have a favorite? Tell us about it in the comments below for this month’s blog contest. We’ll randomly draw the winners from the comments and will announce them next Friday.
Today’s recipe is one of those comfort food types of things. (Good taste plus pasta = comfort.) It makes a lot and there are all kinds of things in there. Just add some fresh fruit or a big salad to the menu and you have a meal.
Pasta and Cabbage Casserole
1 pound spaghetti noodles, cooked al dente
3 cups shredded frozen hash browns, thawed
1 lb. sausage (or 3 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed)
2 Tbl. olive oil
1 bag of shredded cabbage slaw (or 1/2 head cabbage, shredded)
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup (or can) of chicken broth
4 Tbl. butter
2 cups Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, shredded
1 cup sharp cheddar, shredded
(Want more color? Add broccoli to the recipe. Yum!)
Brown sausage in skillet and drain. Add olive oil to the pan and stir in onion, garlic and cabbage, cooking until tender (about 10 minutes). Add chicken broth and heat through.
In large bowl, combine cooked noodles, hash browns, butter, 1 cup cheddar, 1 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, and cabbage/sausage mixture and mix well. Turn into a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Add the last cup of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese to the top and bake for 5 more minutes.
Because I don’t have quite enough knitting projects “in progress”, I picked up a book last night and have decided to make a Noro Chevron Sleeve Cardigan from Knitting Noro. Just for fun. (Although I’m not sure why I just admitted that to you. I ought to have kept quiet about it until I was almost finished. One day I’ll learn.)
People were eating chocolate here today. How do I know? There’s evidence on the floor. And just because there were kisses by my favorite mug in the photo, don’t be fooled. It was totally for eating scale so that you could get an idea of the mug size. (The carpeting looks a little ugly close up, don’t you think? It’s a good thing that there is a lot of beautiful yarn and chocolate around here to distract people from looking down.)
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Bonney said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
My favorite mug is one that says “World’s Best Wife”. I had to ask my husband to buy it for me but I love it anyway!!
Kristie Hammond said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
My very favorite mug is one I bought years ago at a Wild Bird Nature store. It has picutres of kittens on it, with flowers around the top. The best part though is it has an insert to place a tea bag in, and a lid that goes over it to keep it hot.
Melissa B. said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
My fave mug is one I picked up for a $1 at the Dollar Store. It is white with a different shapes making up a snowman face. The best part is it holds 10 oz of yummy hot beverages, unlike most that only hold 8! Have a great weekend!
Melissa B. said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
OH, and I wonder if you could use Broccoli Slaw instead of regular slaw. Hmm, might have to try that!
kit said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:10 pm
My current favorite mug is the one that I just got from Starbucks that looks like it is a cabled knit fabric. My other fave is my big Montana mug decorated with pine branches/cones. It’s a touristy type of thing that I bought here in town, but I love anything with a pine cone motif. It goes along with my pine cone Rosenthal china that I got from my parents as an early inheritance.
Sharon said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:14 pm
My favorite mugs are from Twisted River Clay too! Love them!
Interesting recipe – I wonder if it would work with tofu rather than meat and if I used vegetable broth…
Stacey said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
I have a “Loopy Ewe red ” to go mug that I take my coffee to work with me in everyday. I also have a FedEx to go mug that I take along, full of coffee, for one of my residents. The coffee mug matches my Loopy Ewe water bottle, that I also carry to work everyday. They match! And everyone knows the red ones are mine.
Windy Brown said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
My favorite mug is a stoneware mug that I picked up at a little store in New Mexico. It is nice and thick so it keeps everything warm for a long time. Also it has roadrunners on it. I have always loved roadrunners since my early childhood days of watching Coyote and Roadrunner on TV.
Emmy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
My favorite mug does not exist (yet).
However, the one I gave to my son looks really beautiful and feels so good, it is home made by someone in Waunifor, Wales.
i tried drinking tea from another ,average cup first, and then drank it from his: there was a notable difference: tea from a handmade mug tastes better!!
BadMommy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:28 pm
I could always tell when my husband’s grandmother had been visiting – I would find crumpled up foil on the floor! She was diabetic and used to sneak the kisses and then leave the evidence all over the place…
Melissa said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:33 pm
I have many favorite mugs, mostly because I also have a habit of over-buying them and like to use as many as possible. So there’s my favorite morning coffee at work mug (really big!), my afternoon coffee at work mug (smaller with cute little stripes inside), some extras at work just in case one of the others is unavailable for some reason (or if I want some tea, I guess??). And then the favorite home mugs, for the weekend – the most recent favorite of that bunch is a red Loopy mug from my fabulous swap pal in our recent Loopy swap over on Ravelry!
Linda said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
I like your mug!..I have a favorite mug also. I used to work at a college, and they would have an annual sale of items the students/teachers made. I picked up a few very unique items during the years – one of a kind and very beautiful. Well, I loved one mug so much I tracked down the artist from the name on the bottom and had her make me some more. She was thrilled and so was I. She made the perfect handle.
Nancy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
I have several mugs and teacups, but my favorite is a Christmas mug my best friend gave me several years ago. It holds 16 ounces and the painted outside is almost worn off. But I use it year round. Perhaps its the comfortable way it feels to hold , in combination of fond memories of my friend, but it’s my favorite mug.
Linda said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I have two favorite mugs, at home it is one that a friend got me from Starbucks, it is white and has a knitted cable pattern on it. At work, it is a large 10oz mug that on one side reads “Mistress of the Messy Desk”, and on the other side it says “Organized People are just too lazy to look for things!”
Emily said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
My favorite mug is a souvenir from a years-ago trip to London… we stayed at a tiny little hotel called the “Stylotel”…. so named because everything in it was stylish! And by stylish, they meant “covered in some wierd metallic texturized finish.” It was as if they thought that by making every single surface shiny, you wouldn’t notice that your room was the size of a coat closet. Luckily they had a complimentary tea service set-up in the lobby, and I helped myself to a svelte “stylomug” to remember it by.
Kim said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
The mug I use most is one I got from a science store. It has the periodic table of elements on it. I use this for tea, hot chocolate, ice cream, anything that I feel like having that particular amount of at a given time.
Janet said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
I, too, have a thing for mugs. My fav is one I picked up at a shop in Juneau, AK, on our thirtieth wedding anniversary cruise. It’s pottery glazed in a deep glacier teal and seafoam with a Tlingit carving of a salmon in chocolate brown. And it’s tall with a flared mouth. I love it because of course everytime I drink from it, I think of our wonderful cruise. The “evidence” reminds me of my house where my husband leaves a trail of Hershey kisses tags. I even find them outside around the mailbox because he picks one up every morning on his way out to get the paper!
Amy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
My favorite is a delta love mug from my college days so long ago!
Laura said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
I like the biggest mug I can find – usually those oversized cups. They’re warm to hold and they hold lots of tasty beverages. I prefer them with hot tea or hot chocolate. I have two dark blue ones, and one that says The Bronze (back from Buffy the Vampire days!!)
Debbie D said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
My favorite mug was my “Loopy Ewe” mug that I got with the anniversary package a while back; I say “was” because I was not paying as much attention as I should have been a week or so ago and when I took it out of the cabinet, I dropped it and it broke
(; however now I’m using my second favorite, which is from a shop in Gatlinburg, TN called Treasures in Earthen Vessels – it is done in 2 shades of blue and holds ALOT!!
Ellie said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
I love your mug but my favorite mug is my Loopy Ewe mug.
Sunsetknitter said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
I have a new favorite mug. It’s one of the Starbucks knitwear mugs that were sold over the holidays. A knitter friend of mine gave it to me for Christmas. Over the holidays, I didn’t get into Starbucks, so I was totally surprised when I opened the gift. I didn’t know the mug was all the rage!
I drink out of it every day. It reminds me of my favorite hobby knitting and my favorite knitting buddy.
Sharilyn said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
I guess I have two favorite mugs though one is no longer functional to hold liquid (crack). My favorite non-liquid-functional mug (now a pencil holder) is one with panels picturing cows from different countries saying “moo” in the language of that country. (Always makes me laugh)
Favorite functional mugs: My 10 yo daughter and I have tea every night as dad does the final tuck in on the younger kids. Our favorite mugs are a matched pair with Mount Fuji on the side we bought on close-out from Teavana. They are nice and heavy, no handles and a really wild glaze.
Micki said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
i love these mugs i got from starbucks…i have three green and three red. they are wonderful for all sorts of hot drinks.
Michele in Maine said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
My current favorite is a pink mug from S’bucks which is oversized. My second favorite is my red Loopy mug (only second because it’s slightly smaller).
Never too many WIP’s! I’m about to start a Tempest in Wollmeise lace (doubled), and Wendyknit’s free pattern (Diagonal lace Socks) is calling me now too. And her knee socks. And the newest Loopy and Wollmeise sock club socks. And Anne Hanson’s Maplewing shawl….too much knitting goodness abounds !
Kristi ~ Ohio said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
My favorite mug is one my DH bought me. It has a picture of the two of us on it that was taken at a Chicago Cubs game last summer. He found our picture online in the Cubs photo gallery and had them made for us. My other fav mug is my red Loopy mug from last year’s Spring Fling.
Josiane said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
My favourite (for now) container for hot beverages is a huge mug the size of a bowl, like the ones they use when you order a bowl of hot chocolate, but with a handle. I got it at Ikea several years ago, and I love using it for herbal teas. Though I must say that I’d love having a handmade mug; one day I’ll treat myself to a pretty one from a local artist!
Megan said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
My favorite mug is the cable knit one from Starbucks that was available last Christmas.
And just so you know, what I saw the picture of the rug, I thought “Oh! What pattern is that!”, before I looked closer. Obviously, I don’t think the rug is ugly.
Catrina said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
I don’t drink tea or coffee regularly, but I have 2 oversized mugs that are nearly bowls with handles on them that I received as a wedding shower gift that are great for cocoa and soup!
SusanB said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
My favorite mug for my hot tea is a Longaberger Pottery mug. I’ve had it for 7 yrs! When I want to be fancy, I have my tea in one of my Moss Rose teacups. And when I want hot chocolate, I have it in my Loopy Ewe tall mug! It is perfect for a wonderful cup of hot chocolate on a cold day (or any day actually).
You are not alone with all the WIPs. I am now a member of that club. I resisted for a long time but there is so many new yarns and patterns out there I gave in and have started 8!! I know that doesn’t sound like many but for me it is way too many : )
Danielle said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
I have two favorite mugs — one is a mug I got for 10 cents at a garage sale — it’s smallish but the glaze is beautiful and it has this abstract pattern of trees in it. The other mug has an illustrated alphabet on it and for some reason I will only use this mug to drink tea with — never coffee. I love coffee too, but this mug just begs for tea for some reason… either that or I’m just crazy obsessive about these sorts of things…
Queue said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
My mug is my favorite. When we were first married we aquired mugs as part of the dish pattern we registered for as well as another similar set in different colors. My husband has claimed the other set, and sadly begun working his way through them (every so often, another one breaks . . . hasn’t happened in a while, knock on wood). My mug is from the dish set. It’s basic – a tallish white mug, one of many. But I know it’s my mug because I dropped a strainer on it one day doing dishes and chipped a big chunk out of the handle. Now I can find my mug even in the dark!
Shannon H. said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
My current favorite mug is a great big “Nightmare Before Christmas” porcelain mug that weighs about two pounds without being filled. We bought two of them at a Disney Store a few years ago, and one mug broke. Before that, my favorite was a Starbucks Alaska mug that met an untimely death when one of the kids tried to pick it up off of the counter.
Kim B. said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
I prefer mugs for all beverages — hot and cold. I like large ones that will hold lots of ice for cold drinks. My favorite is a 16 ounce dark blue one from Stratton, VT. Is isn’t very tall but is big around, speckled with white, and heavy. Very sturdy and keeps the coffee hot for quite a while.
Diane said,
March 13, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
My favorite coffee mug is big, sleek, cobalt blue and emblazoned with the logo “More to Life Family Campground”. Best of all, it was a freebie! Every night I take the freshly washed mug and place it next to the coffee pot so I don’t have to think too hard in the morning.
Christel said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
I thought I was the only one who seemed to collect mugs from all over the place! My favorite is probably my Florida State University mug my brother gave me many years ago. My son and daughter in love are now alumni which makes it even more special.
noallatin said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:09 pm
My favorite at home mug is a pink/purplish mug that says “#1 Mom” that my kids gave me for Mother’s Day. My favorite work mug is a Shakespeare insult mug with various Shakespearean insults (thou art a bull-pizzle) on it.
Rosann said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
My favorite mug is one I purchased from T.J.Maxx years ago for I think 3.99 with a wonderful robin on it. I love this mug. My husband uses John Deere Mugs every day because of course he loves John Deere………………………..I hope I win!!!!!!!!!
LadyO said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
My favourite mug is an oversized bright green one with Tinkerbell on it. It is huge!
Valerie said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Now I have a favourite mug—yours! That is the best mug I have ever seen. Actually, I used to have one very similar which my husband and I bought on the east coast the year after we got married but it got broken over the years. Hope that doesn’t happen to yours. Thanks for sharing that link–I may just have to indulge sometime.
Great idea to make that cardigan. It sounds like fun!
Marie Wilson said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:28 pm
I don’t use a mug. My favorite thing to drink hot beverages from is a very delicate china cup and saucer that I got many years ago at an estate sale. For some unknown reason, I only bought the one and had kicked myself many times for not buying all 6 of them. They were only $1 apiece and beautiful.
Amy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
My favorite tea mug is from the Sourdough Express Bakery in Homer, Alaska (it has a picture of a bakery delivery truck on it and Homer [heart] Alaska – totally cheesy!). The Sourdough Express is an organic bakery that my cousins, Aunt and I visited while we were on a girls trip to Homer and everytime I have a cup of tea I remember the exceptionaly fun time we had – just us girls
Jennifer in SC said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
Always a mug! I have two favorites. One says “I Want It All” and the other (my very favorite) says “I B*tch, therefore I am”!
The rug is nice up close. I thought it was a project!!
Kathy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
I actually don’t drink hot beverages. I didn’t realize that until you asked this question. I do have a mug collection, though. And now that I think about it, I have no idea why.
My favorite mug is a mug with my name on it and a poem about what my name means. It’s purple (my favorite color) and my parents gave it to me when I was in high school (20 some years ago).
Adina said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
I have three favorite mugs – I love them all equally. The first one is a University of Glasgow mug. I desperately wanted to go to University there. I didn’t, but I love my mug. THe second is a Death mug – from the Sandman comics. I used it at my job at the University I *did* go to. And the last one is my Art Deco style Rosie the Riveter mug….given to me by my friend/boss/professor/mentor at CU Boulder. LOL I am not sure how they are all college themed, but those are the first three I reach for.
Robin said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
I am still in search for the “perfect” mug. There are two that I really like, one is a mugh from the library reading program that they have every winter that says Melt Away the Hours with a Good Book and it has a snowman melting and my other favorite one is one I got from Wal-Mart that has all sorts of sweet names like SugarPie, Sweetie, Beautiful it was a Valentine’s Day mug.
I have also fallen into the startitis mode lately. I have two socks, a shawl, a sweater, a hat, and two scarves that I am working on. The scarves I really need to get done.
Mary Anne said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
It doesn’t matter to me what is on the outside of a mug—my favorite mug has to have just the right “heft” and hold a good amount, but not too much that the coffee gets cold by the time I get near the bottom. My current favorite is white with a nice thick edge that feels just right when I drink the coffee…….mmmmmmm—can’t wait till morning!
Ali said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
My favourite mug is the big blue glass one with “Starbucks” etched on the side. It’s huge, but it has a little flared-out base so it’s not hot when you set it down on something. I keep it in work and fill it with Teavana tea every day.
I did have the 50th anniversary mug for my high school with the original school crest, but I think that’s still in England. The school was open for one day before the government took it over as a WW2 hospital, they gave it back afterwards though.
Cathy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
Without a doubt, my favorite mug is my blue Loopy Ewe mug!
Lisa said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
I have several favorite mugs. I love my blue Loopy mug, and I have 2 handcrafted mugs from the Renaissance Faire ( I work out there every year). One is huge and brown and green with dragonflies around the outer rim, and the other has a little dragon inside–he’s about 1/2″ tall, and I love seeing him peek up at me from the bottom!
Barb said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
It depends on if I’m drinking coffee or tea. For coffee, I have a 20 oz tumbler made of recycled materials. But for tea, I prefer ceramics. My current favorite is a green mug with the black silhouette of a vaguely Siamese looking cat on it. It’s my office tea mug, and gets me through long days of meeting with students. At home, I have another ceramic mug, from a local French food chain, that has several white sheep being led by a black one, with the French for “follow the crowd” on it. The only reason it is not at the office is because I don’t want to break it! Besides, this way I have it at home while I’m knitting
Anna said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
I have a very favorite mug I bought from some potters at the local summer arts festival years ago. The bottom is a bit bigger than the top and it’s a beautiful cobalt blue glaze with white lily on each side. Perfect size for a big mug of Lyons Gold Blend in the morning!
Terry said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
My favorite mug is a souvenir mug from Toronto, a Maple Leafs (hockey) mug, bought at one of their best game ever – winning in the last one-half second of the game by one point. So this mug has much fond memories attached to it. It’s just the perfect size for coffee or tea. And I always make sure the mug’s location is known and doesn’t wander far – that’s how much I love it.
Emily said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
I feel so sad. All of my mugs are my favorite! They’re all part of the dish set that we have, and so they all match and are all very cozy to hold, with a nice heft, and room for lots and lots of coffee in them!
Sarah said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:59 pm
My favorite mug was a gift from a very generous swap partner (who happens to dye fabulous yarn too) It is handmade stoneware, green with darker green polka dots. It is round instead of regular mug shaped and a little smaller than a normal nug too. It fits my small hands perfectly. And it’s really cool. What’s not to love?
Liz said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
My absolute favorite mug, my husband bought me while he was in Australia for work. It’s quite tall with swirlies all over- One side has a picture of two cartoony looking sheep hugging and holding a heart. The other side says “Ich habe Dich Lieb” , which loosely translates to I love you. I have pics too
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61882337@N00/584369194/in/set-72157601658044628/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/61882337@N00/584369282/in/set-72157601658044628/
JoAnn-WI said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:02 pm
Geez, just what I need – another Favorite Etsy Seller (FPS). Those are awesome mugs. Ceramic is my weakness. I’ll take a sturdy, glazed mug over a tea cup any day. Right now, my fave is my white, cabled mug from Starbucks that I bought as a Christmas gift for myself. Me and hundreds of others, right?
It just so happens that I did start another WIP last night. A pair of socks that my sister asked me to make as a b-day present for her to give a good friend of hers. That friend was oggling the pair I had made my sister. So I did a stash dive and pulled out a skein of Cascade Heritage in Indian Sunset – great color!
Have a good weekend, Sheri! I should recieve my new stuffed Loopy in tomorrow’s mail. He’ll be next to my knitting chair as my new Supervisor.
Kelly S said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
What a fun question!!! I seem to have acquired quite a few mugs over the years, and I have had several favorites. My current favorite is one that my husband gave to me. My husband is a professor at a small graduate school (AFIT). They recently renovated their bookstore, and he went in there one day to check it out. While there, he saw a coffee mug with the AFIT logo on it that was shaped like a mug that I had been using often at home. Of course, he brought it home to me. It was so sweet! Isn’t it the little things that always mean the most to you? Now, I drink my coffee and think of him after he heads off to work.
Kat Jorgensen said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
My favorite mug is a cobalt blue glass mug that I got several years ago from Starbucks. It has a perfect lip on it and feels so good in my hands. I would be very sad if it broke.
RedfordPhyl said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
I have a bunch of favorites, all from John Glick at Plum Tree Pottery, and each one is a work of art. I take care of all of John’s computers and he takes care of my pottery needs. Some of his latest are here: http://web.me.com/johnglick/WAYSTATION/MUGS_.html
Katrina said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
My favorite coffee mug is my blue Loopy Ewe mug! I’m really very clutzy, so it’s amazing it’s still around in one piece! My second favorite mug is one I got from The Prado when I was in Madrid. Before I got the Loopy mug, my husband and I always fought over that one!
Nancy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
I could say that my favorite mug is a Loopy mug. And it is one f my favorites, however, the truth is that my favorite mug or cup happens to be the one I have my coffee in. I also do oatmeal, soup, left over tuna casserole, or any number of things in my “favorite” cup. They stay woarm and I don’t have to chase them around. Sounds really bad, hh? I think the casserole sounds really good and I think I will definately give it a try. And as for WIP’s…don’t even ask. N
Nancy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
I could say that my favorite mug is a Loopy mug. And it is one of my favorites, however, the truth is that my favorite mug or cup happens to be the one I have my coffee in. I also do oatmeal, soup, left over tuna casserole, or any number of things in my “favorite” cup. They stay warm and I don’t have to chase them around. Sounds really bad, huh? I think the casserole sounds really good and I think I will definately give it a try. And as for WIP’s…don’t even ask. N
Castiron said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
Out of the 70 mugs I regulary rotate through, there’s several favorites — the Snoopy mug that was my very first mug, the Grover mug that I got in San Diego, the Sandra Boynton mug that was a present, the handmade pottery mugs I’ve picked up in various places, the mugs in colors like Provence textiles. If I had to pick one, it’d probably be the one with the Celtic swan design that I picked up at a booth at the Society for American Archaeology convention many years back.
Elizabeth D said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
My favorite mug is made by a New Jersey potter named Don Bradford. He doesn’t have a website or a mailing list, so I stalk him every summer, tracking him down at at least one craft show, either here in PA or over there in NJ. . . it’s a gray-green glaze, with the darker layer dripping over the lighter, almost verdigris, layer. It’s pot-bellied like yours but without the straight section below the “belly.” Perfectly balanced, and holds enough coffee. I like his other designs, too, but this is the winner.
Abby said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
I have 2 favorite mugs, they were both gifts. The first is a large ceramic mug both of my hands fit around it and it’s about that tall. It’s parchment colored with a snow scene painted on it, the cabin and trees are in relief. The rim is supposed to be wood, and it has a pine cone relief on it.
The second is a new addition. It’s tall and skinny, one hand fits around it. It’s white with a block of different colored hearts on it. The walls are thick and I really like that. It was a gift in my Valentine’s Day caffeine addict swap.
Lori said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
My favorite my is hand thrown and glazed. The base color is shaded blues, and there is a dark area that resembles a stylized sheep. I picked it up ay a lavender festival several years ago.
E. Engman said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
At home, my everyday “mug” is an old, heavy plastic mug from A & W Rootbeer (the logo is mostly gone)–actually I think it’s from the fast food chain they used to have around here in Northern Illinois–that holds a good two cups. Unlike ceramic mugs, it is very touchable with even the hottest water. And, if I knock it over, it doesn’t break. However, I own many, many more mugs of the usual ceramic variety. At work–because several mugs I brought in “disappeared”, even an ugly 25 cent Christmas one with my name written on it in several places (!)–I now use a decrepit, deliberately unscrubbed (it is rinsed out), ugly orange Tupperware mug that holds 10 oz. I only drink tea, no coffee.
Sharon Root said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
My favorite mug has 2 feet at the base. Very appropriate since I am a Podiatrist who loves to knit socks.
Linda said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
My favorite mug is a handmade one from Deb Babcock’s Blue Sky Pottery etsy store. It has the sides kind of squished in to make a place for your hand to hold it, and an adorable leaf shaped saucer to match. It’s also very large so it holds my latte in the morning. Love it!
Donna said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
My favorite mug is a BIG red bowl-type mug from Fiesta. I love the color. I love the size. I love how it fits in my hands and keeps them warm. All-in-all, a perfect mug.
Timmie B said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
I have two favorite mugs…at home…it’s my Longaberger mugs…on the go…it’s a stainless steel commuter cup that keeps the beverage very hot for a while.
I’ve already got an abundance of WIPs and am not starting anymore until I finish my clapotis and my daily sweater!!!!! (Well, I might start another gift sweater.) I have Daily Sweater, Clapotis, St Louis Socks, Sudan pencil pouch, a prayer shawl, Oregon sweater and baby sweater all on the needles plus a weaving project and spinning. That being said, it’s back to the knitting…
Have a nice weekend.
Sue said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
I too have quite the mug collection. They are one of the things I love to pick up when traveling. I especially like handmade pottery styles like your favorite. I’m currently after DH to make us a couple of 6-foot-tall mug trees to hold our ever growing mug collection. I have to say that my favorite – the one I use daily at work – is one I painted myself at one of those paint your own pottery places. It’s huge and holds plenty of coffee to get me started in the mornings at work. My current favorite at home is my Alaska mug that I received from AKSherry in the LE III Swap.
Sarah said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
My favorite mug was a turquoise stoneware with a big handle, but the edge somehow got chipped. Two weeks ago I found a nice sized replacement at Dollar Tree, of all places. It’s got black paisley pattern on a white mug. Matches my kitchen apron. BTW, I love your recipes.
Jeannie said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
My favorite mug has van Gogh’s Sunflowers on it. My sister gave it to me when I was a freshman in college—many, many years ago. It’s survived many moves in and out of the dorms while I was in college and then apartments while DH was in grad school, and now here where we’ve settled. Lots of memories…
I can’t cast on a new project now, but I really want to cast on one of the shawls in the new Knitty. I’m busy designing a mystery sock for the Solidsocks ravelry group—and testing out the pattern right now.
Charmaine said,
March 13, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
My favorite mug at this moment is one from Starbucks that I received at Christmas. It is white & has knitting cables on it…I like the size. Thought I was the only one who loves different mugs. I even have a small White Castle one that my Aunt gave me a few years back. I like that one also.
Tracy said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:00 pm
My favorite is a Far Side mug I got while in grad school. There’s a kid in a classroom with his hand raised and he is saying to the teacher “Mr. Osborne, may I be excused? My brain is full.”
I still have times where that is SO appropriate
Thanks for the recipe Sheri!
caitlyn said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
My favorite mug is my “Just Friends” mug from Little Flower Designs showing two birds on a brand (photo on my blog here: http://knitterinthekitchen.com/2007/07/23/just-friends/). It’s handmade/etched/painted and it always brightens up my day to drink tea from such a beautiful mug!
Kim said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
My favorite mug is actually TLE anniversary mug that came in last year’s kit. I love how tall it is so I have more to drink, I love the color, and I love the weight of it. In fact, I just washed it out this evening from last night’s coffee. I think I’ll go and make myself a cup of tea in it right now!
Cherie said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
My favorite is one of my Longaberger mugs. I’ve used them for years, and I always come back to them, even though I have other temporary “faves”. I went through a jadite phase a few years ago, but came back to the Longaberger. They’re the right size, the right weight, and the lip is perfect for sipping!’
And, I also have new WIP everywhere. There is the wedding afghan on the living room sofa, the dishcloth on the sunroom table, the sweater on the loveseat, the newest pair of socks on the table next to the recliner. I thought this morning, I have knitting everywhere, so no matter where I am, there is something to pick up and knit. Don’t know if its a sickness, or just good taking care of me!
JenL said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
That recipe sounds delish, but alas I just started Weight Watchers and I think it might be a few too many points. But when I’m skinny again, look out!
My favorite mug is this giant green one I bought years ago for soup. It has survived 4 different moves and will hopefully last forever. It’s great for a large cup of tea (I’m not a coffee girl) or sizzling rice soup from my favorite Chinese restaurant.
kate lathrop said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:19 pm
I have 2 favorite mugs, and they both bring back memories for me. One is a big ceramic handmade mug my Mom brought me back from Eastern Europe, and the other was her favorite mug. After she died I asked Dad if I could have it. Whenever I have the need to feel close to her, I make some coffee and drink it from her mug. It brings back a lot of good memories. I miss you Mom – but I’ll always have our memories of drinking coffee together on the weekends and catching up.
Lael said,
March 13, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
At the moment, my favorite coffee mug is my American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) mug with the William Beebe quote, “…When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another Heaven and another Earth must pass before such a one can be again.” – along with endangered livestock artwork on it. I used to have an Edmund Fitzgerald mug I really liked, but I think I saw it in the barn once, and since I don’t drink coffee in the barn, my husband must have stolen it! My other favorite mug is the one with the quote “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” I guess I like mugs with quotes on them! And if I ever get tired of either one of those, we collect coffee mugs when we travel, so I have a choice of hundreds of other mugs!
valerie said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:08 am
i work 3rd shift and drink A LOT of coffee. at work, i drink from a spill-proof travel mug (keeps it hot longer–i work in a biohazard zone). at home, my favorite mug is a brown upright coffee bean shaped mug from local vendor the freaky bean. hilarious name. huge mug. lovely.
Connie said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:14 am
My favorite mug depends on what I’m drinking. We’ve lived all over and my souvenirs/gifts have been Starbuck’s mugs. So herbal tea – the New Zealand Kiwi mug my daughter gave me from her visit when she lived in Australia. My morning jolt goes in a large England Shakespeare mug, and my afternoon Yorkshire Tea goes in Germany Brandenburg Gate mug. Of course I have about 20+ so they do change once in a while, but these are the ones I grab for these times.
Lynn said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:28 am
My favorite mug is my Kansas Jayhawk mug from college. It has pictures of the evolution of the Jayhawk mascot. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
I think I may have actually reached my limit for WIPs. I am in the mood to get some projects finished! I just finished my Clapotis this week, so my next goal is to finish my Mr. Greenjeans sweater.
Kitten said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:46 am
I do have two favorites at our house! One is from our Hawaiian honeymoon and it’s a simple brown mug with a map of Hawaii on it. The other is my cheetah cub mug from the San Diego zoo.
balletmommy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:02 am
My favorite mug is not too different from yours but I’ll bet its story is. It’s also handmade and in similar colors, primarily blues. It’s gorgeous. I got it in Mendocino on my honeymoon. Nice perhaps even a little romantic, but nothing special, right? Ha!
This honeymoon (not my first but definitely my last) was after my marriage, at age 47 to the man I fell in love with when I was 23 but had “lost” for 20 years. We had dated for a while back then and feel in love. But we were very young. It was frightening. We saw each other a few times over the next years (it was the 70’s/80’s…love was “free”) but lost touch with each other. Over the next 20 years I had one long term serious relationship and a marriage (that resulted in BalletDaughter). But when I was single, I did remember him with great love and even looked in the phone book and tried to find him. Unfortunately, with a somewhat common last name in the hugely populated SF Bay Area, it was impossible to find him. And I had changed my last name. Then, through serendipity (longer story…some other time) I found him. And he was living about one mile from me!
After tentative communications, we discovered we were both single and made a date to see each other again. The sparks were still there; as deep as ever but maybe now even solidified by the maturity we had both gained over the years. It didn’t take long for us to decide we were NOT going to lose each other again and on December 15, 2000 with my then 4 year old daughter as “flower-ring girl” we were married in front of our own fireplace surrounded by a small group of family. We left for a three day honeymoon in Mendocino and though it was the middle of winter, we braved the rain to shop in that gorgous little town. And that is where I found this cup, the one I use for my coffee almost every day (and cherish almost as much as I cherish him!)
So you see Sheri, my story is proof that dreams do come true.
suzanne said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:11 am
Oooh, this is a tough one because I have a few favorites but probably my most favorite mug is a cute little mug I picked up at Starbucks a few years ago. It’s a simple white glazed mug. The outside is a little bumpy and feels kind of nice when I hold it. The inside of the mug is all pink (my favorite color) and on the outside of the mug it has a little outline of a daisy with the word “inspire”. I don’t know what it is about this mug but it always makes me smile. I don’t know if it’s because it feels just right in my hands or if it’s because it has pink on it or if it’s because the word “inspire” just makes me want to go and create something, but it’s just my favorite mug.
Lynne E. said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:25 am
My favorite mug(s) are any manufactured by Waechtersbach. They aren’t microwave-safe, but they’re big, lightweight, and well balanced. I usually drink from one that is dark Hunter green–it’s my “evergreen” mug–but I also have a great one for the holidays that is red with a Christmas tree.
What’s ugly about that carpet? I really like the colors, and couldn’t help noticing how clean it is!
Cindy (maxfun) said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:29 am
I have several favorite mugs. All of them are BIG because when I want coffee (which I do every morning) I want a LOT of it NOW. Some of my favs are handmade stoneware purchased at local street fairs. Others are store-bought. One has a bowling theme, one has a “wild woman” theme to commemorate a weekend with girlfriends at the beach, and then there’s the Starbucks mug I bought on sale after Christmas that looks like an aran sweater on the outside. A couple of them are plain glass from IKEA. They’re BIT and have handles that I can put four fingers through for a good “fist grip” and there’s no worries about popping them in the microwave to reheat if I get distracted online or with knitting or spinning and the coffee goes cold.
And of course there’s my Loopy mug from the anniversary kit, too!
Noriko said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:30 am
My favorite mug is the pink one my uncle got me when I was in high school. It has my name on it, and having the name Noriko in America means I NEVER find anything that has my name on it! He had it specially made for me, and even though high school was 10 years ago, that mug is still with me.
)
Kim said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:43 am
My favorite mug is white with little bunches of lavender all over it. It came from England and has a separate flat top to put on top to keep my tea warm or I use it to sit my mug on. something about it makes me feel good and I jusst can’t sip on my jasmine tea without it.
GinkgoKnits said,
March 14, 2009 @ 2:54 am
I like a fairly large mug with a good heavy base — but nothing is as important as the handle. If it’s too small, then you can’t pick up your drink when it’s truly hot and that completely contradicts the purpose of a mug.
My favorite are also hand made from a family potter friend that now has a listing here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5899233
WiscJennyAnn said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:36 am
OMG, I’m so jazzed that you asked that question! I totally have a favorite mug– I love it so much that I’ve actually photographed it independently of this blog discussion! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiscjennyann/3099923893/) I bought this mug on Etsy last year. I love the rustic, stoneware look and feel. The details of the simple skyline are subtle and fit perfectly with the styling. I drink my coffee out of this mug *everyday.* It has totally replaced my previous favs, the diner mug set… also prized mug possessions. I am away from home right now for 2 months and I *actually* miss my mug! Is it weird to miss an inanimate object? Maybe not when it is the vessels that transports my precious coffee nectar…
Genny said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:38 am
That recipe sounds yummy – I’m going to have to try making a cheese-free version! (I don’t eat cheese.)
My favourite mug is one of those bowl-with-a-handle numbers in my fave bright orange. It matches my one-person set of orange dishes that I’ve had since university. I’ve since gotten more plates and bowls, but there will only ever be one orange mug.
Barbara Shade said,
March 14, 2009 @ 6:00 am
My favorite is the one with my morning coffee in it- I guess I’m fickle.
But, my favorite because of the backstory is my Loopy Ewe mug-a very nice person replaced my broken mug after I had given up hope of replacing it, and it arrived just a day or two before my birthday. It was a great surprise. Thanks again, Sheri.
Marsha said,
March 14, 2009 @ 6:57 am
I also have several favorite mugs. Most have cats on them. I have a Gracie, too. She is a calico and sitting on my lap as I type this.
By the way I called our local Senior Center and they take yarn donations. I noticed they were teaching a beginning knitting class and they were very happy that anyone would even think of donating yarn. Since I am very close to being a Senior (depending on your definition!!) I was so happy to downsize my collection where it was so wanted. FYI.
Have a great weekend. I am going to organize my WPI today. That means I will end up starting something else, no doubt!
shadkitty said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:37 am
I don’t drink coffee, so it’s funny that I do have a favorite mug. It gets use during the cold weather for hot chocolate. My husband bought it for me when we moved in to our brand new house together. I’m not sure what compelled him to buy it, other than it is clearly perfect for me. It looks like a plain black mug, only about twice the size. The inside, however, is a lovely shade of purple. I know it’s not exciting, but I like that it’s kind of a secret. Boring on the outside, but beautiful on the inside.
Your mug reminds me of the Renaissance Festival in Maryland, there is a vendor there who crafts mugs, bowls, and other pottery. Oh, and just for the fun of it, check out their yarn bowls.
Rasa Chambers said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:49 am
I have not one, but five favorite mugs that I cycle through. All of them were purchased at the Yankee Peddler Festival. Four were made by J. Kessler (an Ohio potter who has beautiful glazes) and the other one was purchased one year and I’ve never found the potter again:( All of the mugs are HANDMADE:)
Cheryl said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:56 am
The only hot beverage I like is tea and I like to drink that out of a glass tea mug! No logos or designs, just a plain simple glass mug.
TNTknits said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:03 am
My fave mug from Starbucks. The mug has a red interior, but the outside is white with red blossoms on it.
Robin said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:14 am
I drink about 4 cups of tea a day. I have over 60 mugs and cups plus a teapot collection. My favorite mug is a tall narrow mug with wanted posters of cats on it. I have a lid from another cup that fits on top. The narrowness of the mug and the lid combine to keep my tea warm for an extended time and allow me to tote my mug all over the house without spilling.
Julie Z. said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:16 am
I have two big mugs I rotate for morning coffee. Then there are the cappuccino mugs, and the holiday mugs… The favorite seems to be whichever is the most recently acquired.
gina hanft said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:36 am
MUG! I have three current favorites, a very large Starbucks logo mug, my Loopy Mug and the Starbucks Holiday Mug. Tea Cups are too much of a hassle these days and they don’t hold enough of my preferred liquid refreshment!
Sharon K said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:40 am
I love teacups, but finally I got tired of cold tea (forget to drink it while I’m knitting) and have picked a mug I like. My Grandson gave it to me when he was 5 years old (he’s 17 now), he bought it with his own money for a Christmas present.
Karen in Toledo said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:54 am
My two favorite mugs are the Starbucks Holiday Mug – red with snowflakes on it. That mug lives in my office. The other is the Starbucks cabled mug. That one is patterned and textured to look like knitted fabric, and I have two of them -one at home and one at Bill’s.
jackie said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:18 am
I rotate mugs – different ones for seasons of the year, holidays. There is a whole cabinet full in the basement – where no one will look. Right now its a large mug with chickens on it – getting ready for Spring.
Crystal Baker said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:18 am
my favorite is just a plain coffee mug but it has a little native american girl on it holding a bird and says “expect miracles.” I don’t know if it’s my favorite becaus of the mug or because my Mom sent it to me as a present.
Mary said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:20 am
I have my Loopy Mug for coffee and a Raku glazed one for tea that has a tea infuser built in.My old favorite ,though, is a chipped yellow mug with a giraffe on it that my son picked for me at the St.Louis Zoo when he was a pre-schooler.I haven’t had the heart to throw it out.
LittleWit said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:44 am
I have a mug that is the absolute perfect size for one packet of hot cocoa, some water and plenty of cinnamon schnapps.
tabitha said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:47 am
My favorite teacup is a thin porcelain cup. The tea seems to taste better in porcelain.
Syd T. said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:00 am
Hmmm, depends on what I am drinking. If it is hot tea I love my bone white china tea cup and saucer, the tea looks gorgous in it and I feel the aroma is easier to access. But coffee, I want a heavy mug, my favorite is covered in Autumn colored leaves and it keeps my coffee hot until I am finished. It is so heavy that I don’t knock it over easily in my sleepy stupor.
Nancy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:15 am
I collect mugs when I travel, and rotate them whenever I get a new one. My current favorite at the office is a beautiful hand painted one from a trip to Mexico last year. The favorite at home is from the Hershey store in New York City. Now that I think about it, it’s been over a year since I’ve had a vacation and I’m due for another mug-seeking trip…
Laura said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:15 am
I prefer the mugs, too. Yours is so pretty. My current favorite is one that has a folk art cat picture on the outside.
Joannah said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:36 am
Favorite mug? Well, I have a couple. There is the clay mug my college housemate gave me (many) years ago. There are the mugs my mother had made for a couple of listserves she was on, back in the day when the internet was just starting. And I have a china tea cup and pot that are just perfect for those days that need a little refinement.
WIPs seem to be going through a spring growth spurt. I just started a shawl with CTH yarn. I’m on #2 of a pair of socks and I’m swatching for a sweater. Oh, and I’m thinking about making a summer top from some cotton I have in my stash. Oh, and I just saw a pattern for anthor pair of socks that I like….
Bethany said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:47 am
My favorite mug is one that I cannot remember where it came from but it has a badly drawn chicken on it. I like it because it big, holds alot of coffee or Earl Grey, and shows you do not need to be a competent artist to be a good mug. The chicken really is ugly, in fact, it is debatable whether or not it can actually be construed as a chicken at all. But its my mug and I say it is a chicken, so therefore it is a chicken.
Diane said,
March 14, 2009 @ 11:06 am
My fav is from the Mirage Hotel in Vegas…it has an indent where the handle is to easily hold in you entire hand… I hold my mugs with my whole hand so this is perfect for me…
Jenny T said,
March 14, 2009 @ 11:14 am
I have two favorite mugs. For morning coffee, I use a blue Scandinavian one that’s fat with a narrow neck. It seems to retain heat the best. My afternoon cocoa mug is a floral one from April Cornell. Too bad that store is now defunct. I really loved their stuff.
Ruth said,
March 14, 2009 @ 11:18 am
My favorite mug is from Disney. It’s a Winnie the Pooh Tig’r mug and it’s HUGE! I got it as a Christmas present years ago and I use it mostly on weekends
so I associate it with relaxing and having fun.
Janet said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
My favorite mug is any one that is holding coffee. Just kidding. My new favorite mug is the Starbucks Cabled coffee mug that they were selling at Christmas. It just gives me that warm feeling to drink coffee out of while I am knitting.
Kalyn said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
I picked up my favourite mug at a craft show a couple of years ago. It is handmade stoneware from Muskoka Bay Pottery and is a lovely cobalt blue. It is also a bit bigger than an average mug, which suits me just fine. I love it so much that I have forbidden anyone to put it in the dishwasher, even though it is supposedly dishwasher-safe. I don’t want anything to happen to the glaze.
Jenae said,
March 14, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
I have several favorite mugs. Usually there isn’t a clear reason why I decide one or the other is my favorite. I think it has something to do with shape and sometimes also with the heaviness of the mug. I much prefer those that are slightly heavy. It does bother me if one of my favorites isn’t clean when I need it!
Robin Pearce said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
I also have a love of handthrown pottery. My favorite is an oversized clay one that my Dad brought be back from Montana. It’s in blues and browns with mountains, pine trees and moose.
Cathy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
My favorite mug “right now” becuase it has changed from time to time is one my hubby bought me from Starbucks. It looks like their paper cups even has the hot beverage warning. I think it is my favorite because it holds 10oz of yummy coffee and I am all about more coffee!
Brooke said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
Oooh, I have the mug-buying addiction too. My favorite is from Starbucks about 5 or 6 years ago. It looks like a plain white large mug on first glance, but there’s a small snowman face on the side by the handle, and the handle is curved like a snowman, so it looks like he lives in the mug
) It’s like sharing my coffee with a friend every day. 
)
Martha said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
I also have two favorite mugs – one is the loopy ewe blue one – it exactly fits the brew from my mukka cappacino pot (meant for two cups) that I have every morning and the other is one is light blue with a beach scene in darker blue (I have always wanted a place at the beach and this one takes me there!)
Sheryl said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
I have two mugs for tea that I love. One is a handmade big thick mug made by a local potter and the other is from pottery barn.
Jan said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
I don’t really have a favorite mug, unless it would be one of the soup mugs!
My first thought when I saw the kisses paper was – what yarn made that so pretty???
And you’re not alone on the multiple WIPs! Or UFOs either! Looked in Ravelry for that new sweater, but there wasn’t a picture. Shoot! I’m sure yours will be pretty!
And that recipe sounds yummy! Cabbage isn’t hubby’s favorite, but maybe we’ll try it anyway!
Sarah said,
March 14, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
My favorite mug is about 1/2 size larger than “normal” mugs. It’s a dark cream color with two pairs of brightly colored flip-flops on the side and underneath it says “Friends Forever”. I bought two of them and took them with me when a friend and I took a girls’ trip to Mexico. I gave her one and kept one and it’s been my favorite ever since. Whenever I use it it brings back memories of the two of us drinking coffee on our balcony looking out at the ocean. Awesome!
Thanks for the recipe – I’m always looking for new things to try and this looks like it’s worth a try.
Sarah
Lori said,
March 14, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Mine is the Starbucks cabled mug, not just because of the cable knit pattern, but because someone I really like and admire gave it to me!
Marcia Short said,
March 14, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
Sheri, when I saw your new mug I thought it might have come from Ayers pottery in Hannibal(my hometown). I checked their website and they do have mugs but not the shape you bought. It’s great!
My favorite mug is my Fiestaware mug in turquoise. It’s the perfect size!
Sandra Knapp said,
March 14, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
Oddly enough my favorite mug is nearly identical to your own.
Last September I attended our small Endless Mountains Fiber Festival in Harford, PA. While checking out all of the various vendors I came along one that was featuring hand made pottery bowls, vases and other items. She had about 10 mugs hanging on a display. None of them were exactly the same but most of them were more or less of a kind, tall with mostly straight sides. There was but ONE that was small, very round with a curved lip (such as yours) and a nice wide handle for safer and surer gripping, with a deep enough curve that your fingers won’t be burned as you hold your cup filled with very hot tea or coffee. I checked every mug she had, and then compared them in heft against the little round one. I found myself going back to that little round mug every time. Finally it sunk it this is the one that was meant for me. And so it is. My little mug is a solid tan in color, and the only real difference I can see from your own is that my little mug does not curve out at all on the bottom. It is very round, and then the base is just flat. Like yours, this had become my “favorite” cup. It fits my hand perfectly. Has a nice wide lip and a good sturdy handle. The way a mug should be. I hope to find this vendor again this Fall when they hold the next Festival.
just lori said,
March 14, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
I think we all get Spring Fiber…er, Fever at this time of year. I swore I’d finish a sweater, and since that statement I’ve knit to completion three projects and have two more on the needles that I’ve started since then as well.
And then the new Knitty came out. I’m doomed.
Lois Yamada said,
March 14, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
To preface this, I must say that I love cats and the color purple and I was thrilled to find the combination in a MUG. I was at a little artisan community north of San Diego and there I found this treasure. One side of the mug has a cute little black cat surrounding by purple dots and on the other side has the words “Feline Groovy”……Get it !! And then the inside of the cup is painted pale purple. Additionally, the outside of the cup is done in off white and has swirls of pale green and purple swirls giving you the ’80s feeling. It certainly is unique and as I result I can get a little over cautious but then that is why I love it so much and it gives me such joy.
Erika said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
Vickie Square says in her article in the latest IK to start as many projects as possible. Keeps the creative process moving forward. Enjoy!
Martha in DC said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
Hi Sheri,
My favorite mug at work…. is the red loopy mug that I traded a skein of wollmeise for and I also got that great blue loopy shopping bag.
My favorite mug at Home… My loopy blue mug from the sock club.
Your recipe looks great but today I’m doing cornbeef and cabbage in honor of St Patrick.
Have a great weekend.
Vicki said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:26 pm
I have a couple of mugs that I got from my sister about 5 or 6 years ago. She works cleaning dorm rooms and that year the school she works at gave the kids mugs to try and save on paper cups.
They are plastic and insulated so my tea stays hot for a lot longer than with a regular mug. I have a green one at home and a black one at work.
My blue Loopy mug sits next to my chair where I knit and holds pretty knitting needles!
Cathy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
I don’t have one particular favorite mug, but I do have mugs that I prefer over others at work. It’s strange that it matters!
Your mug is cool! I’m glad you found one that you love! I tend to buy a lot of mugs too. Maybe one day I’ll find the perfect mug.
Nancy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:36 pm
My very favorite mug is clear glass with a lid and a tea infuser that fits right in the mug. The glass is the type used for lab equipment and it seems to keep the tea very hot for a long time–hate it when coffee or tea cools in the cup.
CathyR said,
March 14, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
I have two favorite mugs. One is a tall skinny one with chef cats around it. It is much cuter than it sounds. The other one is a very large green mug from the TV show Psych. It is one of my favorite shows. Isn’t it nice to drink your coffee or tea from your favorite mug?
Kim said,
March 14, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
My favorite teacup is a beautiful pottery piece that is a cup without a handle. Instead it has a perfectly placed indentation for a thumb. It is a lovely robin’s egg blue.
Gina said,
March 14, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
Crate and Barrel black and white coffee mug in bone china. Perfect!!
Wendi said,
March 14, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
My absolute favourite mug is in the shape of a MOOSE! It is sort of a 3D mug. I have had it for years and I love to drink my morning coffee out of it. Part of the antlers broke a few years ago and I had someone fix it for me. I LOVE my Moose Mug!
Dawn said,
March 14, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
I LOVE hand made mugs! I’ve taken to purchases them on our vacations. I’m thrilled to know of another ’source’ for a day trip to CT!
Grace Yaskovic said,
March 14, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
My favorite (right now) is the valentine one this year from Starbucks, its red and has many embossed hearts on it!
Carrie L. said,
March 14, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
I have a favorite coffee mug – it lives at my Mom and Dad’s house – it’s red and it has a mouse on it. I love mice, donkeys and bats (yes, I’ve had people tell me I have problems). Anyway – I love to visit and use that mug. My second favorite – that I use every single day at my house – is my blue Loopy Ewe mug. I like the shape and the size alot.
Michelle said,
March 14, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
My absolute favorite is my Longaberger pottery mug. It is sturdy and substantial. Funny I only like drinking out of the solid colored ones and NEVER use the originals I purchase which have a pattern on them. Go figure?!
Jill said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
My favorite mug is a plain white Simple Additions mug from Pampered Chef. It’s just big enough, but not too big, and not too heavy. I love that it is so plain, but it’s interesting with a square shape. I don’t think they make them anymore, though. They’ve changed the design I believe. It’s my go-to sitting around drinking coffee or tea cup.
For travel, I have to swear by the stainless travel mug I picked up (for WAY too much money) at Disney years back. It was a special trip, so I wanted a souvenir that would last and be useful as well. I didn’t have a good travel mug, so I got one and my DH got a different one. It was entirely too much money for just a travel cup, though, but I have to say that it’s the best one I’ve ever had. I still use it all the time and it keeps my beverages really warm. Not sure I think the cost was worth it for just a travel mug, but I like to think of it as our special trip souvenir AND a travel mug. So it was worth it when I think of it that way.
Can’t wait to see that Noro sweater…sounds interesting!
Jennie said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
My favorite is similar to the one in your photo. I love the speckly finishes (yes, that’s the scientific term), and turquoise combined with brown and grey. Mine curves in at the top also which helps keep my tea warm. Can’t have cold tea! Well, not cold tea that’s meant to be hot….
The pasta and cabbage casserole sounds awesome. I think it will go on this week’s menu.
Robin in VA said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
It’s so hard to say which one is my favorite since I’m a mug collector too..but this is one I go to very often (http://knittincoop.blogspot.com/2007/11/warmth.html) I bought it at Alewine Pottery in Gatlinburg, TN.
Kathy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
My favorite is a blue and white mug from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But if it’s close to the Holidays, then I’d have to same some Lennox porcelain mugs with Santa on them.
kelly-ann said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
We have a bunch of mugs, but I like the freebie mug we got at the Hilo Hattie store in Hawaii. It brings back warm weather memories while sipping hot tea!
Marji said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
My favorite mug is a Christmas mug that I use year-round because it is the perfect size and holds the heat so my tea stays hot for a nice amount of time. Now I am in search of the perfect small electric tea kettle! Any suggestions?
turtle said,
March 14, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
my favorite mug was purchased from the arts and crafts section at the fall fair 2 years ago. It is handmade in blues, purples type wash with a gecko crawling up the side and peeking over the edge. I had the same fav mug for 13 years that had fish painted all over it, it was a good 20 ouncer with ice. It fell one day and lost the handle but i still used it…tried everything to put the handle back on but….oh well. A good chunky mug feels so good in the hand when filled with a tea or coffee beverage!
Betsy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
My favorite mug is a chunky cup – fire engine red, trimmed in olive and gold, and it has two large sunflowers painted on either side of it. It was a going away present when I left my job a few years ago. I’ve never seen anything like it-and since red is my favorite color, it’s the top of my list!
Margaret said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
My favorite mug is one that my husband got as a give away at work. There is nothing special about it except it is big and that my fingers fit perfectly in the handles. It is white with the name of the business in blue.
Kathleen said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
My favorite mug is a tinkerbell mug I bought when we went to Disney World a few years ago on vacation.
Julie said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
My favorite mug is any that are BIG! I allow myself only one cup of coffee a day no matter what size the mug is so the bigger the better…
Amy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
Let’s see…I have a tie for my favorite mug because they are the same but different. They are Cedar Point and Kings Island mugs that have a landscape of the parks’ rides with Charlie Brown and Snoopy (Cedar Point’s)/Shaggy and Scooby (Kings Island’s) watching fireworks. They remind me of the fun (and experience for Cedar Point) I’ve had.
Kym Hretz said,
March 14, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
My favorite is from starbucks. It’s a stainless steel mug inside and out with a lid. keeps thing hot or cold and I can throw it in the dishwasher.
Kara said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
My favorite “mug” is less mug and more thermos. I have 2, actually, that I got at Starbucks a couple years ago – it’s grande size, stainless steel, I have one in pink and one in purple, has a rubber sleeve round the middle and keeps my coffee hot for hours (which is great when I drink it slow, doesn’t matter so much if I drink it fast). LOVE those mugs.
Ketzia said,
March 14, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
My favorite mug is of Winnie the Pooh, mom used back at home in Puerto Rico, she bought it with her when she came to visit me in NY and left it here. She always has her spoon, her fork, her plate her glass and her mug… either home or whereever she goes – she’s picky like that.
I love to drink coffe in the mornings, and when I do I think of her. It brings a pause to the busy life NYC and takes me back to a laid back morning back in PR…at least for a few minutes… with a smile in my facer ready to face the day in NYC
TMTTYRR said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
I have three favorites, actually. There’s a china tea cup that I love to use on slow, lazy days when I can actually sip. It’s old Bavarian china, and I got a set of two of them at a resale shop for next to nothing, but it makes me feel special. Then, there’s this large, roundish mug with snowflakes on it that we got at Cracker Barrel on sale. I have a small tea pot, and this mug holds exactly half of it. It’s perfect on cold winter mornings, and a good shape to cup cold hands around, too. Then, there’s my regular mug, which holds just over 1/3 of my tea pot. It’s got lady bugs on it, but otherwise it’s just a normal mug.
And Sheri, don’t worry about WIPs. The puppy keeps eating my winter hats, so I’ve constantly got a new one starting. He’s eaten four so far this winter. Oh, yes, and then there are the baby things for a couple of friends…. Lots of WIPs.
betshsu said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:32 pm
I’d love to say that the mug I use most often is one I made myself, but truthfully, I use a spill-proof travel mug most of the time. But I love any hand-thrown mug, made by me or not =). My favorite for teas are ones with a built in tea strainer and a lid.
Abigail said,
March 14, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
My favorite mug is a giant blue mug with white snowflakes on it. It was a gift during graduate school from one of the professors for whom I was the graduate assistant. I’ve had it 5 years now? Always my go to cup when it’s clean…and when it’s not, it must be time to do dishes, right?
Tabby said,
March 14, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
My favorite is a mug I got from a certain popular cosmetic company. It’s cute with bees and butterflies, with a pretty flared top. It’s just curvy enough to be comfortable in my hand. I love me some cappuccino in that mug!
Hollis said,
March 14, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
My favorite mug is bright pink with a flamingo head as the handle. It has palm trees and hibiscus. It’s a very silly mug but it makes me smile, especially when it’s -5 degrees outside in the middle of winter.
Nancy said,
March 15, 2009 @ 12:06 am
My favorite mug was given to me by my DH. It has jaunty roosters on it, many orange flowers and sits on a pedestal. Kind of a folk art look. Love it because of who gave it to me.
Karin said,
March 15, 2009 @ 7:23 am
My favorite mug is the knit/cabled one from Starbucks. I received it for Xmas this year. I wish I had more of them. I just love it.
Channon said,
March 15, 2009 @ 7:40 am
This is a tougher question than it should be. Looks? I love to gaze upon a pretty china teacup and its mated saucer. My favorite is one a friend recently found for me in a pattern of hers I admired. However, my life just isn’t china-friendly. So, I most often reach for a certain tall, thick-ish blue mug with TLE logo on it…
Bonnie Herrmann said,
March 15, 2009 @ 7:51 am
Mug or teacup? It depends how I feel that morning, but usually I reserve the teacups for weekend mornings. DH uses the mugs the came with our current stoneware set for his coffee. I have several mugs and they are all favorites — a blue and white Japanese patterned mug, a Starbucks mug that is pink and white with a big yellow tulip on each side, my big blue Loopy Ewe mug and a big clear Teavana mug that was a gift from my best friend and SIL.
Now, my most special mug is one I have at work. My mom, who passed away in 1996, gave it to me when I got my first job after graduating from college so I would have a mug for work. It was from a Hallmark store, a thick, handmade clay mug that is blue near the top and bottom and off white in the middle with my name on it. It was made by a company called “Clay in Mind”. I’ve had it for 23 years now.
Sarah said,
March 15, 2009 @ 7:52 am
My favorite mug is a tan and brown stoneware mug I bought when at a conference in Albuquerque. It is nice and big, with a fat handle, and has a gecko on it. However, I only use it for coffee. For tea I’m still looking!
Heather H. said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:35 am
I swear I’m not sucking up, but my favorite mug is my Loopy Ewe mug. Actually, I have 2 favorites. I have a purple one with Eeyore on it that’s the same shape and size. I love that shape because its easy for me to hold in one hand ( I have very small hands) but holds enough coffee to keep me civil and the shape keeps it hot longer.
Maryann said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:47 am
Strangely enough,I have a mug that looks almost like yours. I bought it about
20 years ago in Sugarloaf at their artist’s colony. Being a handthrown pottery nut
I love it so much. The store where I purchased it is no longer in business,but now I
will no longer live in terror that if I break mine I can’t replace it with a mug that is
almost just like it.
Love your recipe!
sue said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:15 am
My favorite mug varies. During the week, when I’m having that first cup of coffee while I get ready to work, it doesn’t really matter which one I use out of the wide variety that I have. Since I got my Keurig brewer, I look for the mugs that will easily hold the 9.5 oz brew size and I have two that I got while on visits to Hawaii that I enjoy using (one a rather typical ‘tiki’ style with my name in Hawaiian on it–Ku– and another with one of my favorite tropical flowers, a Protea). On the weekends, when I know I’ll be home for awhile and drinking more coffee, on my favorite mugs to use is my Loopy Ewe mug from (I believe) last years Birthday kit. It’s just the right size and I can easily add more coffee to it from the Keurig without worrying about overflowing.
sandy said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:24 am
I have a 20oz Nightmare Before Christmas tumbler. I use it for hot and cold drinks. It has Jack Skelington on it.
Amanda Cathleen said,
March 15, 2009 @ 10:06 am
oooooo I love that mug! My husband doesn’t “get” why we have an abundance of mugs. My reasoning with 4 kids who like to drink hot cocoa after playing outside in the winter we need lots of mugs! *L*
Anyway, I have one of the starbucks cabley mugs that where out last winter love that one but the mouth is really wide (not good for in the car), I love my sheep mug from Jennie the potter http://www.jenniethepotter.com/products/3_knitting_mug.htm it holds a lot of coffee!
and my other fav is from Misspottery http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5158060 I love the “thumb rest” on the top of the handle, its heavy but not too heavy and the designs are so pretty too!
elise said,
March 15, 2009 @ 10:32 am
I prefer mugs, especially big ones. I had a nice big one, like the large loopy mugs, but one of my roommates broke it.
Aini said,
March 15, 2009 @ 10:50 am
I am mug-kinda person
My fave mug is a “monster-mug”. It’s HUGE – big enough to use as a soup-bowl. Only cost me $2 and has a picture of a lazy panda in front of it. It’s been through a lot of wear and dropped it a few times but its so sturdy that it hasn’t broken. It’s got a cracked at the side from all the (ab)use but I love it too much to throw it away. I use it as a gauge to make sure that I drink enough water for the day 
jenny said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:02 am
My two favorites, both bought for me by my mom: the first is blue with tiny crowns all over it, and a little frog prince in the middle. He’s also at the bottom of the cup. We found it while visiting Oxford, England, so it’s also a reminder of the indoor market there. I love the frog prince story! The second says: COFFEE: do stupid things faster with more energy! And that pretty much describes my love affair with coffee. Which I am drinking right now.
Aini said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:05 am
I’m a mug-kinda person. My fave is a “monster-mug”. It’s HUGE – big enough to be a soup-bowl (which I love to have) and only cost me $2. Its been through a lot of (ab)use, dropped it a few times and hasn’t broken yet
Though it has a crack running through the side, I can’t bear to throw it away since I can’t find anything else that size to replace as the store has closed down. Mainly, I use it to make sure that I drink enough water daily 
Aini said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:15 am
I’m a mug-kinda person (broken too my cups already and so I’ll stick to mugs, TKVM). My fave is a “monster-mug”. It’s HUGE – big enough to be a soup-bowl (which I love to have) and only cost me $2. Its been through a lot of (ab)use, dropped it a few times and hasn’t broken yet
Though it has a crack running through the side, I can’t bear to throw it away since I can’t find anything else that size to replace as the store has closed down. I use it to gauge that I drink enough water daily 
Suzanne said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:28 am
In 1996 while visiting Philadelphia, I went to the annual juried Crafts show. I felt as if I were in a museum, and almost everything I saw and coveted was beyond my means. I still remember beautiful earrings made from antique gold Roman coins. But one artisan from Florida had gorgeous pottery including a few mugs, and my favorite, to this day, is the one thing I COULD afford that evening. A speckled jade green, the mug has lines that are beautifully rounded and just enough detail at the lip and handle to be unique. I take special care of it so it will last forever….
Genuine said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:44 am
I like mugs, personally. I’ve only recently begun to drink tea and while I appreciate the delicateness of a beautiful tea cup, I like the solid, earthy comfort of a plain old mug.
Vonda O said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:44 am
My favorite mug is my Loopy Ewe mug !!
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Nancy said,
March 15, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
My favorite mug is from a set I bought in Jackson Hole, WY at a touristy shop there. We went in the winter to visit friends one year, and went back in the summer to go to Yellowstone. It is a set that stacks. Nice big size, nice heft to it. When it gets warm, it holds the heat for a bit!
nancy
Julie Ballinger said,
March 15, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
I have a weakness for mugs as well! I totally over-buy in the mug department and my husband thinks I a bit crazy for it. I actually have 2 favorites – one was made by me many years ago before kids when I made that kind of thing and the other is a Japanese made mug that I just love the color of. Those are my current favorites – though they do change from time to time!
Michelle said,
March 15, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Actually, I like the carpeting.
My favorite mug is from O’Reilly’s Rainforest Guesthouse at the entrance to Lamington National Park near Brisbane, Australia. The trees there are so old that some of them have rotted away in the center, but are still growing on the outside. The spaces are large enough for people to see the tree from the inside out. The mug is designed like those trees, with a face in the bark. It has a very flat bottom, good for a warming unit. I can’t use it now, because it has a crack, and I don’t want it to break any further, but I still look at it on the shelf and remember my trip.
Randi said,
March 15, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
My favorite mug is my Yoga Mug. I drink one cup of coffee in the morning, plenty of green tea and ice tea throughout the day. I am attached to this mug. It has yoga poses on the outside. I like the weight, the lip thickness, and I’m not sure what else draws me to this mug but ….. It’s mine.
Mary said,
March 15, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
I don’t have a favorite mug. If it holds coffee I like it!
At first I thought the bottom photo was your new knitting project and I thought, “Oh Sheri, no! It looks just like CARPET!”
Laura said,
March 15, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
My favorite mug is 23 years old. (That can’t be because i’m really not that old!) It’s a pink Marimekko mug I got in grad school. It’s so unlike my personality, not what you’d expect.
Crystal said,
March 15, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
My very favorite mug is a mug I got at “Top of the Rock” which is an observation deck on top of Rockefeller center in NYC. I co-coordinate and chaperone the 8th grade Honors Trip each year to NYC. I’ve only been doing it for about 3 years now. When I drink out of the mug I am reminded of the fun I have and the memories I help the teenagers to create. It’s the perfect shape and bigger than your average mug. That’s perfect for a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning!
Pamela said,
March 15, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
I have two favourite mugs; one for home and one at my boyfriend’s place that we picked out specially. The former is giant (about 2.5 actual cups) and necessarily so as that mug of coffee gets me through the day. The latter is about half the size and a lovely glazed green. It can afford to be half the size as when I am able to be at his place it means a leisurely morning where I can pour myself another.
I’m a big fan of collecting funky and eclectic dishes/mugs rather than buying a boring set all the same.
Katie said,
March 15, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
On most mornings (the ones that start well, anyway) I drink coffee and knit while I wake up for about half an hour. My favorite mug is one from a cherised family vacation spot; Betty’s Pies in northern MN. We always go out of our way to stop for our favorite piece of pie on our way to (and from!) our destination on the Gunflint Trail. The coffee mugs are so great – huge, thick ceramic so the coffee stays hot and you don’t have to stop knitting very often – that we finally bought a set last year when we came home.
And Sheri – just so that you’d have company, I cast on 2 more things this weekend even though I have three wips going!
Heather said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:09 pm
I have a favorite coffee/hot chocolate mug that I absolutely adore!
This mug I purchased in Little Tokyo last Spring in LA. I went there with my boyfriend and a few of his friends. The shop had so many different cute items and kitchenware from spoons, glasses, plates, decorations, etc. The selection of hand crafted mugs/cups were outstanding! I wish I had my own kitchen to purchase all of them and use them every day! I still remember exactly where that store is and am of course going to stop by next time I go there.
What really attracted me to this mug was the groove along the handle and how it changed. But especially the texture of the roughness at the bottom of the mug and then the smoothness due to the paint and glaze on the top of it. I liked how it was ‘in my mind’ dipped in color and smoothness at the top. I love this mug so much~ I get nervous when anyone else uses it in my house… my brother has used it several times… oh I stress. I don’t want it broken! xD Not until I buy a million more once I go back to that shop! ;D
Here is a photo of my mug:
(If the html does not work, here is a link to the photo)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3357738345/
Courtney said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
My favorite mug was made for me my best friend’s brother, who is a potter. I now have four, and they are all just a little bit different, because they’re handmade. They are a wonderful chocolate brown with honey colored tops. But those mugs are only for coffee. (I know, I’m weird!)
My favorite mug for tea is an only child. It is tan with a blue glaze inside, and has no handle, but is almost triangular in shape. Made by the same potter. Beautiful.
Diana T said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
My favorite mug is a hand thrown one I bought from a potter at a small craft fair. It has a beautiful blue and green glaze and is the perfect size for my morning coffee.
Susan Sturgill said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
My favorite tea-drinking mug is my VS Pink mug. It’s huge, and it holds literally 3 cups of tea. It’s white with pink dogs on it.
Catherine Ristola Bass said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
My fave mug was one I bought in Sonoma with my own money ($4!) in 1979. I was 12, it was brown and white stonewear with a mushroom motif, very 1970s. I used it almost exclusively until just a few years ago when I dropped a glass jar of basil on it. I saved and glued it and I think there is a plant in it right now.
Bev W. said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
Since my favorite “warm” beverage is hand-pumped ale from any great pub in London, my favorite mug is a 20 ounce pint glass!
Jocelyn said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:13 pm
I pasted a link to the picture of my fave mug in the URL field.
“nuff said? I bet it makes you smile.
mwah,
Joce
KnittingPamela said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
It used to be my Loopy mug… until it exploded! So now it’s my Vancouver Olympics mug. Yay Olympics!
Claudia R said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
My favorite is a mug I got in Mexico city. It is also handcrafted and a deep deep cobalt blue. I love it because its so wide, fits nicely in my hand and of course the color is amazing!
Laura said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
I have a mug that I bought for my self many years ago that is just a bit larger than than the average mug (about 10 rather than 8 ounces), and it has pictures of birds on them. I started bird watching around the time I bought it and it’s been fun over the years to note which of the birds I’ve seen and which I still have find. I don’t know what I’ll do if it ever breaks!
Kathy Sue said,
March 15, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
I have two favorite mugs. One is a beautiful delicate mug that matches my dishes. The other is big and clunky and black, and says “Beware, I am armed and have premenstrual tension”. I received it as a going away gift from my workmates at a hospital that I left almost 22 years ago! I still get warm memories washing over me of those wonderful people every time I use it. Maybe I should tell them I still have that clunky, marvelous mug!!
Mel said,
March 15, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
My favorite mug was a free gift from my graduate school when I attended a scholarship dinner. (I was surprised at the quality of a freebie) It’s green and narrower at the top than the bottom, with a good heft. The nice thing about a small bottom is that there is less space for hot chocolate goop to get stuck there, and more gets stirred in.
Now, I live in the desert southwest, so not a lot of hot beverages get drunk…but, you know, it’s still my favorite mug.
Helen said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:29 pm
My current favorite mug is the knitted ceramic mug that Starbucks was selling late fall early winter. I love it. I do wish it was a tad bit larger.
My other favorite mug is also a Starbucks model from about 6 years ago. It is a lapis blue color and is just the perfect size.
knitopia said,
March 15, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
My favorite mugs are handmade by my friend Tasha! http://tashamck.com
Hannah B said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:03 am
I have a few faves; it depends on what I’m drinking. For tea I like big mugs, and my current favorite is this mug my fiance bought me at the science museum in Chicago. It says something like “you’re out of this world” on it. Cheesy, but sweet coming from him.
JRR said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:17 am
I love my stainless steel thermos–made by thermos–because it keeps my tea nice and hot all morning long, and because I can sneak said tea into the library in my bag without worrying about spillage. Pretty and functional!–jrr
Danielle from SW MO said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:46 am
My Blue Loopy Ewe Mug is used daily for coffee and is def my favorite! Because of my hand problems (nerve damage) I have to have a mug that is heavier than the avg one and has a handle big enough to acomodate all of my hand in it for stability and lifting The Loopy Ewe fits those perfectly
! Unlike all my other mugs I havent dropped it once!! It fits my hand perfectly and is just heavy enough I know I am picking it up without having to actually feel it!
another Michelle said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:03 am
I like my Loopy mug and my other large mugs for hot tea in the morning! And like you, I have several WIP’s…I need a couple of days off to work on them!
Heather said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:22 am
What a cool mug! My favourite one is a tall mug, black, and it has the US Army logo on the face. I suspect the Loopy mug is the same shape & size…extra tall, so that after you make your hot chocolate, there’s still plenty of room to add Bailey’s.
For tea, I’ve a selection of exquisite antique teacups & saucers, some as old as a hundred years or more. I’ve also got a number of antique silver teaspoons, though those could really do with a good polishing right now. I really dig the whole production of a cup of tea, and like to make it as special as possible.
I’m trying really hard not to cast on right now. Sock Madness starts in just a couple days, so I don’t have time! I still have to finish up a pair of socks, the first pair I’ve used my own handspun in (at 80 sts around, though, it’s taking forEVER. Maybe I shouldn’t spin *quite* so finely next time). I am, however, just dying to cast on some Interlacements for a shawl…mmmm…
Becky said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:23 am
My fav mug is a winnie the pooh mug I got when the kids were little. It is slightly oversized and just right for my morning tea. I like your mug too though, it looks like a nice size too!
Kjirsten said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:49 am
My favorite mug is a pottery mug that my mom gave me many years ago…It’s a beautiful aqua color and it fits perfectly in my hands.
I started two more projects this weekend…you’re not alone.
Rita said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:50 am
I love my Starbucks mug with the knitted cables. I spent months ignoring it since I didn’t NEED another mug. No point in spending money when I didn’t have to. My husband knew I was constantly drooling over it but was too frugal to indulge. He came home one night with an early Christmas present for me. It was the mug! AND he got it during Starbucks’ sale! A man who knows how to win my heart…getting goodies for less!
Kathy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:51 am
My present favorite coffee mug is a 20 oz. Starbucks and my blue Loopy mug is my favorite for tea and cocoa.
Janice said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:08 am
My very mug is actually two matching green and white polka dot mugs I ordered from Southern Living. Polka dots make me happy for some reason and drinking coffee out of something with polka dots on.. well, what could be better? It’s nice having two, because one is usually clean and ready to go.
Angela said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:16 am
I’m almost embarrassed to say it but my favorite mug is one that my husband bought at Starbucks right before we moved from Chicago to New York. It has the Chicago skyline on the side in black and white and it’s huge. We liked it so much that he bought a matching New York mug from Starbucks once we finalized the move here.
Alicia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:21 am
My favorite mug is a 20 year old hand-thrown mug from a GA potter whose name I probably knew 20 years ago, bought at a shop specializing in the works of artists from the area. It’s wide-mouthed and heavy, so it keeps my tea nice and warm, and it’s got lovely mountain-like glazing on the sides.
Susan-a-Buffalo-Gal said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:24 am
My favorite mug isn’t a mug at all but a 1960’s clear glass with green leaves painted on the side. Any mug or tea cup (have a huge collection) will do, as long as tea is in it.
I love the knitting Noro book and love the Chevron sweater. I have two (a tad embarrassed) sweaters I’m working on from there – both in Noro Silk Garden. The one with the shawl collar and the zip up hoodie. Both for my daughters (14 and 22).
Anne Fiorenza said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:35 am
My favorite mugs are longaberger mugs. The stoneware is heavy, so they hold the heat and my coffee (or hot cocoa if I am splurging) will stay warm for a long time. Plenty of time to knit, or surf for yarn!
rarabecca said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:42 am
I have a mug that is a bit larger than yours that says “Office Goddess” on it. And I have been using it at work for the past 4 years.
kerry said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:44 am
My favourite is a glass one I got in a hot chocolate and wool swap last year. Your post has prompted me to include it in my blog post for today.
Christine said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:47 am
Oh my goodness!!! I’m a Supreme in-the-mood mug user..I use the one for my coffee in the morning, depending on my mood. But my fave – one that I’ve had since I was 18, but don’t use much cuz I’m afraid it will break – is one I bought at an art fair in my town, and I have cared for it since. I love drinking out of this one…only when I’m sure no one else is going to wash it…hahaha
Jessi said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:54 am
Favorite tea cup? Hmm- well I don’t drink tea or coffee, so it’s not one I use. But after my Grandfather passed away, I got my Grandmother’s collection of china tea cups (which I nicely shared by letting each girl cousin pick ONE! The rest are mine, all mine!) and my favorite is a solid black tea cup. The inside is white and painted with beautiful pink flowers. All the others are solid white on the inside and decorated on the outside, but this one, has a surprise inside, and I love that.
Brenna said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:08 am
Well, it all depends if I make my coffee at home or at work. If I am at home I use my Starbucks insulated travel mug (it’s hot pink). If I make my coffee at work I use this over sized mug. Either way, I have to have some type of flavored creamer (right now it is caramel vanilla). Mmmmmmmmmm, so tasty……
Andy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:16 am
I do have a favorite coffee mug, and use it almost every day. It is from “Jennie the Potter”. The color I chose for it was chartreuse. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my mug, and if anything ever happened to it, I would quickly purchase a new one!! http://www.jenniethepotter.com/products/3_knitting_mug.htm
Malin said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:22 am
My favourite mug is a set of stackable latte mugs. We got the coordinating espresso cups for our wedding last summer and liked them so much that we got this larger variety too. They have a inside rim that I use as a marker for how much milk I want. Then I pop it in the microwave to heat the milk and make a Nespresso straight into the mug, stir and enjoy!
Noro Silk Garden and Silk Garden Socks are my favourite yarns right now, especially striped!
Suzie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:35 am
My favorite mug is from Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. It is white with a green handle and purple writing that says, “Hurrican Katrina couldn’t blow the sugar off our beignets!” I love the spirit of that saying!
Allison said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:42 am
My favorite mug is one that I bought when I was going away to college, won’t tell you how many years that was. It has pretty lavender flowers on it. Suprised that it has survived all of these years/
Erin said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:52 am
I bought my favorite mug at the gift shop in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History while I was a summer intern there in 1999, It’s a big, handmade mug with a grumpy purple cat painted on it. It’s big enough to hold lots of coffee, purple’s one of my favorite colors, and the grumpy cat reminds me of all the felines I’ve known and loved. And using it also reminds me of the summer when I bought it, a summer when I managed to live in a strange city by myself and when I finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I can’t believe I’ve had it for nearly ten years!
allison said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:53 am
I would have to say that I have 3 favorite mugs….and that’s pretty good, considering how full my “mug” cabinet is!!! The first resides at my parents’ house, and is one they bought me in Gatlinburg, somewhere on the “craft trail.” It’s a pottery mug and has a nice purple glaze on it (I love purple!). I use it every time I’m at their house, and I love it! The second is aa pottery mug from North Carolina. We’ve travelled to the pottery areas (Jugtown, Seagrove) of NC for many many years, and my mom got me and my DH a set of mugs the last time we went. They are read on the top and have a gorgeous salt glaze on the bottom. Love salt glaze! The third mug that I really love is from Starbucks, and it has the word “coffee” in about a dozen languages. It’s fun to read when drinking out of it.
Liz said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:07 am
I have 2 favorite mugs at the moment-really more-well you know how it is. I do love the loopy ewe mug-the height and weight is perfect. Then just got a new one last week that says Queen of Caffeine-it too is nice and tall. Love !!! I have another mug that is a standard size that says”Well butter my buns and call me a biscuit” which makes me giggle every time I see it:)
Susie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:10 am
My favorite mug is one that I bought at Acadia National Park in Maine about 18 years ago that has blueberries on it It’s my favorite because that was the trip where my husband and I conceived our first born, my son, who is now 17. Everytime I drink out of it, it reminds me of that wonderful trip! Susie
Suellen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:10 am
I have a mug I bought from a local potter – Groundhog Blues Pottery – that I love. It’s sage green, and has plenty of room for my tea. I’ve had it for years – hopefully it never breaks!
Liz said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:12 am
My favorite is a ginormous Starbucks mug that holds exactly what my 17 oz. French press pot makes, plus lots of creamer. Yum!
Heather said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:19 am
My favorite mug is really small and in the shape of a dog. It was my brother’s when we were growing up, and when we both moved out on our own I took it with me. He wasn’t all that attached to it, so I don’t think he minded much.
The only bad thing about it is that it’s made for a kid, so it doesn’t really hold much. Cute though!
Doris said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:28 am
My favorite mug is one that I got as a gift from a friend’s son who works at Starbucks. It is the perfect shape, weight and size. I usually hate to use mugs that have “advertisements” on them, but I love this one. My second favorite is another Starbucks mug, one of the “knitted” mugs they had at Christmas time. My sons got it for my Christmas stocking (with a little help from Mom).
Kim L. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:28 am
My partner and I have a mismatched collection of crazy mugs from all of the places we have visited over the years. In the morning, he will say to me, “Where do you want to go today?” and I can relive all the great travel memories as I sip my morning joe. Guests in our home love to pick from fun destinations – it’s a great conversation starter!
Sarah F. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:04 am
My favorite was an old (very old … maybe 20 years old!) Star Trek mug that has Kirk, Spock, Bones, & Sulu on the transporter pad. When hot liquid used to go in, it would light up as if they were beaming away! It had’nt been able to light up in the past 10 years or so, but I just love kitsch-y stuff like that!! HOWEVER, my daughter accidently broke it last year
. Oh well, a new goofy mug will present itself oneday I’m sure!
Jane said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:06 am
For tomato soup I have a huge, shiny blue mug. I’ve had it forever. Since I’ve said that I’ll probably break it this week.
Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Loopy Groupie Welcome (and Sneak Up Info)! said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:22 am
[...] you weigh in on your favorite mug/teacup in our March blog contest? We’ll randomly draw a winner for Wollmeise on Friday, so leave your comment by then. Also, [...]
Jen T. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:26 am
My absolute favorite mug for coffee/tea is my Loopy Anniversary mug. When I make soup in a cup though, I have several (ok, 12) Pfaltzgraf Snow Bear mugs – they have a wide mouth and hold the perfect amount of soup and the bear on the side makes my two-year-old giggle!
Janine said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:29 am
I’m a mug person. I broke my favorite mug a couple months ago. It sported the Far Side cartoon where the dog is trying to lure the cat into the dryer by writing “cat fud” on the door and drawing an arrow. I loved that mug!
My husband recently bought me a replacement. It has a quote from Thoreau written on the side: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” It doesn’t crack me up the way “cat fud” would, but DH is a sweetie and he wants me to be inspired.
Lisa said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:30 am
I prefer cups with saucers to mugs. My favorite cup is a gigantic white cup with blue flowers on both the cup and saucer.I got it in a swap and love it when I have time to savor a cuppa.
Patti Maiorino said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:32 am
My favorite mug is a 27-year old blue mug from Bybee Pottery in Kentucky (now 6th generation potters.) It’s chipped and probably has seen better days, I can’t drink coffee out of any other mug!
Victoria said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:46 am
My favorite mug is the one I got from Jennie the Potter (www.jenniethepotter.com) with a white sheep and a black sheep and some yarn. It’s so adorable.
PS: I have 9 WIPs, you are NOT alone.
hillis said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:49 am
My favorite mugs are the specials ones my children sent me with my Grandchildrens pics on them…I have coffee everyday with a different grandbaby….I love Them!!!!
Chris said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:54 am
My favouritemugs are the ones that my kids have given me. They both have cats on them and are totally goofy but I love them just the same! I also love my Loopy Ewe mug although it is also very popular with a certain daughter!
Bonnie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:55 am
My favorite mug is a heavy plastic souvenir mug I got at a conference at UC Berkeley. It hold the exact right amount of coffee to wake me up in the morning, the handle is perfect for gripping, and the plastic keeps the coffee warmer longer than any of my ceramic mugs. It’s not especially pretty, but I use it more than my gorgeous Laurel Burch mugs.
Barbara said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:55 am
My favorite mug is one I drink tea out of all day long. It has my name on it so
I don’t forget who I am. Seriously, it’s painted in all bright colors so it lifts your
spirits all day.
Jenna S said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:59 am
My favorite mug was stolen from my husband.
It’s a hand thrown ceramic mug. It’s around 8 inches tall and holds exactly a half a pot of tea. I don’t know why I love it so much, but I can’t imagine mornings without it.
And don’t feel too bad about the WIPs. I’m running low, as I only have three active projects. Normally it’s around 8.
Sarah R said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
I definitely prefer a mug for everyday use. Though I have some gorgeous teacups that I’ve collected over the years. I think my favorite mug would be one that I got at a sale held by our local university’s ceramics department. It’s round and squat but holds a large cup of tea, has a very comfortable handle, and is glazed in a creamy-pinky-bluey almost opalescent sort of glaze.
My favorite teacup is harder to choose. I have a gorgeous Limoges teacup in an Art Nouveau flower pattern…and a Norwegian teacup with a wedding procession marching around the inside of the cup — complete with drunken guest! — and I have some lovely Shelley teacups…too hard to choose!
Mary said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
I don’t have a favorite cup. I quit using mugs years ago for coffee and now use them only for tea or ice cream. Every morning when I open the cupboard, I let the two different cups I have “speak” to me as to which one to choose.
Peg of Tilling said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
My favorite mug is pink and has the Beast from Beauty and the Beast on it.
Petunia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
My favorite mug has a logo on it and says, “My kid and my money go to the University of Delaware.” Neither statement is true anymore – he’s long since graduated, and the tuition bills are paid. But I remember him coming home for a visit during his first semester away and bringing it to me.
Jennifer said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
My favorite is a mug my mil brought back from Ireland with raised sheep jumping around over fences saying “Baa.” A friend’s 5 year old told me one day I had a “ba ba” cup – I couldn’t figure out why a 7 year old was calling my cup baba, till I looked and realized he was reading it.
Elisa said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
My favorite was a gift from my little sister when she was in college. It holds nearly 24 ounces and has a giant gold eagle on the side (Boston College). It’s almost enough coffee to get me going in the morning!
Dr. Jackie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
I have so many, it’s hard to pick a favorite. But I would probably have to give that honor to a mug I bought at an art show called the “Sawdust Festival” in Laguna Beach, CA. I got it when I was in college. It’s a hand thrown mug, nice graceful shape, and has designs to look like the beach and palm trees. Just reminds me of earlier carefree times, since I grew up at the beaches of Southern California.
**sigh**
Debbie M said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
My favorite mug is from a really old mug from Iron Mountain Stoneware. It looks very similar to yours.
Susan said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
I have a white mug with silver polka dots that I received as a gift a few years ago. I love it because it’s a little larger than an average mug, but it’s tall instead of round so I don’t feel like I’m drinking from a soup bowl. Nothing wrong with wide mugs, I just have a tendency to spill them!
kim sheehan said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
My favorite is the Loopy Ewe mug (no brownnosing intended) which I use each morning for my cuppa joe.
sparklypia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
“My mug” is a stoneware custom mug that has my name on it and my Alma mater’s seal on it.. it was a gift when I graduated from College…
Natalie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
My favorite mug is from the fair in my hometown the year the theme was “There’s No Place Like Home”. I’ve spent the last decade moving all over the world, and that mug has gone with me to each new country to help me connect to my roots each morning.
Kate Hamm said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
I love Mugs for my coffee…big, oversized, monstrous ones that only coffee can do them justice.
Tea however I love dainty cup & saucer sets. I aspire to collect single serving cup & saucer sets to decorate with and use. I also love those Tea pots for one. My mother has a few of them.
My favourite mug is stoneware and I got it for $1.50 at CVS. Which is odd for me. Because I usually like to buy handmade mugs. But I find that this one suits me perfectly. It is huge, has a few nice design features and it is bright green & chocolate brown. So perfect. *sigh*
I must admit I love the style of your mug Sheri. Too cute.
Lisa said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
My favorite mug is more about the feel of it, than the look. I got is in San Fransico at the Boudin Bakery. Oh, I like the look, too, it just feels so nice in my hands.
Michelle said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
I LOVE my blue Loopy Ewe mug from the 2nd(?) anniversary kit. (The one from last year…) It’s the perfect size – I love that’s taller than most mugs. Plus the color – and Loopy! Love it! And – the best part – the mouth is the perfect size to hold my tea leaf strainer.
Stacey said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
I used to LOVE my hand made mug which is much like yours. And then Starbucks ruined me. I’ve discovered their double walled mugs and love, love LOVE them even more. I’m trying to get one in every color.
Ellen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
My favorite mug is a discontuned pattern sold through Tiffany years ago – Bennett’s Bridge. It is pottery – so not the usual fine china from Tiffany – with a rustic brown/yellow background with blue morning glories. This is my all time favorite.
Kathryn in Minnesota said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
My favorite mug is a green Moomin mug — my brother and I grew up reading the Moomin books and dearly loved the expolits of all the characters as well as the illustrations. I ran across one of these mugs a few years ago, and it cheers me up every time I look at it. Don’t have any idea what I’m talking about? View a Moomin mug here:
http://www.finnstyle.com/moominmugs.html
and check out the books here:
http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781894937801-0
My previous favorite mug was a handmade ceramic mug featuring the Santa Fe Opera logo — I purchased it the summer I worked for the opera company, and the mug always reminded me of the glorious sunsets they have in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Sigh. I don’t know whether the mug broke or whether I lost it in a move. (Wollmeise would offer some consolation! Seriously, you need a contest for people who have never actually been in the same room with a skein of Wollmeise, much less had the pleasure of knitting with it. Lots of us are pining for the Wollmeise experience.) Happy March!
Wen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
My favorite coffee mug is one that I got in our annual family White Elephant Christmas swap (it stopped being a bad gift swap years ago). It came with two mugs and I very stupidly gave one to my then rommate. It’s a metal travel mug that never travels!
Jocelyn said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:44 pm
i definitely do have a favorite coffee mug (in fact, I’m drinking from it right now!). It’s from Peet’s coffee (my favorite coffee place), and it’s a lovely warm off-white stonewear type of mug, just the perfect size for me to be able to drink all of the coffee in it before it gets cold. I’m going to be pretty upset if anything ever happens to it…
Betty H said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
My favorite mug is large and has the statement “Happily Dying of Chocolate” – There is artwork done by Erika Oiler – a favorite needlepoint canvas artist.
Elinor said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:53 pm
My favorite mug was a birthday present that I received last year, before I went to college. It’s a big mug, holding about 4 cups of tea, and is perfect for times when I’m studying or working on a paper and need some warm motivation. It’s a hand-painted mug with motifs of Inuit birds and whales, and was a present from a friend a year ahead of me in school, who had already experienced the joy of a huge college mug. Right now I’m drinking lemon-ginger tea out of it and working on an essay for my Freshman writing seminar. =D
Julia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 12:55 pm
My favorite mug is a gigantic orange mug that holds about twice as much tea as your average mug! I like it because I don’t need to refill it so often, and also the color is so cheerful. It’s a very nice way to get going in the morning!
KatherineR said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
My favorite mug has a picture of unicorns on it. I’ve had the mug since I was a teenager!
Nadya said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
I drink coffee out of smallish mugs, but love a BIG mug for tea. My current faves are my Batman mug my husband go me, and an artisan mug from a pottery in Vermont.
Gayle said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
I love your mug!! My favorite mug is a Longaberger mug that I have had for years. It keeps my coffee or tea hot twice as long as other mugs I have used. Everyone in this house knows not to touch my mug!!!
Debra I said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
Generally, I prefer mugs. BIG mugs. In fact, I just ordered one — a knitting themed mug in purple (!!!) that says “Knit one, sip one” — a 24 ouncer!!! Lots of my mugs are 14 to16 oz. I have one Danoon mug that I ordered from Britain called “Dogs Frolics” that has dogs all over it chasing a string of sausages. It’s porcelain, holds about 16 oz., and even though it’s really thin, it holds the heat in quite well. I’ve collected quite a few mugs myself, but have been trying to cut back. I have 8 mugs at work.
Grace said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
I really don’t have a favorite mug…I work for a housewares store so I have TONS of them. But I do have a favorite teacup (that holds a mugful of tea!). It is from the pattern Davenport originally made by Burleigh (I think). It is creamy colored and has embossed strawberry leaves, flowers and fruit on it; I only bought the cup and saucer in my younger poorer days. Of course, now that I can afford it, the company is out of business and I can’t get any more. But at least I have one cup and saucer!
Dianna said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
I rarely drink out of a mug, but when I do it is ALWAYS Longaberger. I’m a fanatic for longaberger. I always say as long as I have my knitting and my longaberger, I’m good!! Even though I’m not big on mugs, I’m desperate for Wollmiese!!!
Karin Hasselt-Kwast said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
My favorite is a big big mug from The Efteling, there is a picture on it from the fairytale Little Red Ridinghood. I fill it with lots of tea or hot choco with wipcream, jammmmmie!
Sairy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
My favorite mug is my starbucks giant coffee mug with a cute little dot design on it. I make sure to have one clean (I have 2!) for work each week so that I don’t have to use the plastic cups at the water cooler!
Molly said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:22 pm
I am so a mug person. I just LOVE the Loopy Mug from the last Anniversary Kit!
Doreen S. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:23 pm
My favorite mug is Mary Engelbreit one with a girl holding her hands up to her face saying “OH, NO”. It just sort of captures my usual work day.
jen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
my favorite mug is my Duke Gardens mug. wonderful vacation, beautiful garden. Plus the mug looks like a flower pot!
Mary Ellen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
Mugs….I have quite a few but my favorite (and the one I use most) is my Loopy Ewe mug. It (and the caffeine in it) gets me through the busy days at the office (well, that and the times when my friends from the mailroom bring me another box – YAY!!!! more yarn…..).
Joan said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
In general, I prefer a mug to a teacup. My favorite mug is one that I painted that says “Joan’s Java” and then the rest looks sorta like a circus tent to me. It’s silly, but man, it has a great shape and heft to it.
Stacie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
My favorite mug is of “Fine Bone China” made in Staffordshire England and sports a portrait of HM Elizabeth II. The mug supports the theme of my office’s decor: English Tourist.
Carol said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
My favorite mug has a moose on the front and it is big! I looove, Mooses.
Kelly said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
My favorite coffee drinking mug is purple and I got in a Kahlua gift set. It fits my hand and has the perfect “weight”. My other favorite mug sits in my curio cabinet; it is brown, short, doesn’t hold much. One of those childhood memory/souveniers.
Chris said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
My favorite mug was given to me by my hubby for Christmas a few years ago. It has a wrap-around lime green and white cow with big red lips on a hot pink background. It makes me laugh whenever I turn the cup around to see the cow’s face.
Easily entertained in Colorado,
Chris
Amy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
I really like my 10oz kids travel mug from starbucks… as I do not drink much at a time and I like it to stay hot.
Lorraine C. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
My favorite mug is my blue Longaberger mug. It is a good size and is stoneware so it holds the heat well. A second favorite is one I got in New York at Rhinebeck. It has two of my favorite things on it – a corgi and a spinning wheel.
Meridith said,
March 16, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
My favorite mugs to drink out of currently are my Longaberger mugs – I have them in cornflower (blue) and the yellow color (buttercream? I can’t remember)
However, I totally want a mug from June of Rising Sun Earthwear – I’d love it in a blue glaze with the sheep decal on it – sooo pretty – and always reminds me of Loopy.
Charlene said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
My favorite mug has a picture of my grandson, Jaxon on it. He was about two years old at the time and is now 4. Nothing like being a Grammie.
Amy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
My favorite mug is a Tigger mug I got so long ago I don’t even remember when I got it or where I got it from. I like it because it’s taller than your average coffee mug (taller = more coffee!) but not so tall as to feel like a beer stein.
Also – am I the only one who can’t bring myself to drink cold drinks from a mug? If it’s a ceramic mug, it needs to have warm liquid in it. Otherwise it just seems wrong.
Debbie O. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
My favorite mugs are the ones I have from Waechtersbach. They are a good size, heavy weight (so drinks stay warm), and the designs are glazed into the ceramic, so they go through the dishwasher without fading. I also love my mug from Sheep Meadow in Central Park — probably because of the little sheep logo.
Cin said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
My favorite mug is the one I got from the B&B my husband and I went to for our honeymoon. It’s pretty much just a standard glass mug with an etching of the place on there, but the feel of the mug is nice, and it always reminds me of the fun time we had there.
Maja said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
I love my giant red mug. It’s great to fill it with hot tea or coffee and curl up with my knitting or a good book!
Teresa (NC) said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:11 pm
I LOVE mugs, its a passion of mine. My favorite right now is a handthrown pottery mug that has a handle shaped much like yours. Handles are very important to me for the comfort. I want at least three of my fingers in the handle. The shape is rather hourglass and it holds 14 oz. It is a lovely warm beige with blue and brown designs. I can’t remember specifically where I got it, I just know it was in Seagrove the pottery meca of North Carolina.
Michele said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
My favorite is a handmade pottery one with lovely purple marbled glaze. It doesn’t have a handle but fits a perfect cup of coffee. I love to warm my hands with it when I have my coffee. My second favorite is my Loopy Latte mug
WendyT said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:25 pm
I just know my favorite mug would be the blue Loopy mug if I had one. I lusted after that for sometime and was bummed when you said you wouldn’t be selling it do to shipping problems. My favorite mug is my travel mug by Thermos. Keeps my hot beverage hot for hours and hours.
Carolyn said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
a spring green mug from Starbucks…
Angela said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:35 pm
I am definitely a “mug” person. Those little teacups don’t hold enough.
Aesox said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Hmm, my favorite mug is ancient and I made it myself. I had just gotten through an unexpected divorce and having just been thwacked, I decided I needed all the help I could get. I went to one of those paint-it-yourself places and made it robin’s egg blue with purple spots (my ex would have made fun of me for something so juvenile and that’s why I did it–because so much of what I loved, he looked down on). I painted a cute little flower on the bottom, inside. That way I could have a little sweet surprise when I finished my coffee, or cereal or ice cream
It’s still in one piece and so am I. New opportunities grew out of all that bullsh*t and I’ve been grateful ever since!!
patricia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
White mug with royal blue rim- part of a set of dishes I bought years ago. It’s a good size for holding and warming the hands. I like white mugs in general- I can guage the strength of the teamore acurately.
marianne said,
March 16, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
my favorite mug is small and orange and has a simple bunny face on it. I want to have a red mug like Dr. House often uses. that might be my new favorite mug if I ever buy one.
Janice said,
March 16, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
I have a couple of favorite mugs. One I bought in a small town in West Virginia when I was attending the funeral of a good friend who was a potter. The other is one that my husband (also a potter) made specifically for me in my favorite green glaze.
Melodie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
Your mug looks beautiful and I may have to check out their website.
My favorite mugs are my Longaberger mugs, I have many of them and now that Spring is almost here I need to switch out my snowman mugs for my spring flower/fruit ones.
Patricia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
Love a mug. My favorite is a little black one with a tan interior and two green leaves on the side. I use it for my green tea.
Seanna Lea said,
March 16, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
I am a geek well and truly. I have a cute chocobo mug that I use to make some fairly decadent hot cocoa in, because it is a bit smaller than average. I also have a very beautiful Japanese mug with the image of a crane (I think… I don’t use it very often, because I don’t want to accidentally break it) in stone and blue enamel. For some reason I can’t really drink anything in the Japanese mug except for tea. It’s just too odd.
Lisa Kay Wilson said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
I have a 64 oz “Gas Mart” mug that they only charge me $0.52 to fill (soda or coffee).
Economy!
Lisa
Malia said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
My favorite mug is from Target with some very pretty color finish on it, not so dissimilar to yours.
Melissa said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
I have a mug from Dancing Pig Pottery (a one-woman operation in Maryland) that’s a lovely green with Celtic knotwork incised around the top edge. I also have one from DPP that features two ravens flying with the moon above them. DPP’s designs are all heavily Celtic influenced and have that wonderful handmade/fits the hand feel.
Karen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
My favorite mug is one that my daughter gave me for Mother’s Day a few years back (quite a few) that has the word Mom on it in many different languages. Everytime I use it, it’s like getting a hug from her
Sarah said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
Right now, it’s my heavy, wide-lipped, dark brown mug from Peet’s Coffee. Something about the weight makes it feel right on an early, dark morning!
Smuddpie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
Mine always has to be insulated and big. Last summer I picked one up from Target in a nice metallic rose color with two key features. It seals closed without leaking and it has a carabiner. That way I could hang it on the hook of my scooter without it spilling! During the winter I have robbed the carabiner for my sock bag. Funny thing is, my best friend showed up with the very same mug! We must be *really* good friends!
Beth said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
Right now my favorite mug is the Loopy mug that came with the Second Anniversary Kit- I think that’s the right kit! (I love kits!) I also like my china mugs made in Dunoon Scotland, but mostly I use my Loopy mug these days!
Julie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
I am a teacher and I write a lot of college recommendations. My favorite mugs are ones that former students have given me (as thank you gifts for writing those letters) that have the name of the students’ colleges on them – they remind me of many great students and I always send positive thoughts to those students when I use the mugs.
Alexis said,
March 16, 2009 @ 4:59 pm
I’ve got two favorite mugs.
One my mom gave me (she knows me so well) that says “A Woman’s Place is in Command.” The other one is of The Snow Bunnies comic that has two bunnies looking into a snow-covered cabin window at night saying “And they call us animals!”
Sarah in OH said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
No sucking up here, but my favorite mug is my blue Loopy Ewe mug, it has great height and weight.
Dawn said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
I have several starbucks mugs that I drink out of all the time. My favorite one for home is a tall red one with stockinette st in the background. My favorite travel mug is silver with a black handle and black gripper strip around it… and leakproof can’t have coffee leaking on the yarn in my bag.
Conchita said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
My favorite mug is from the set of dishes my dh bought for my birthday a few years ago. They came from Macy’s, of all places, but look handmade. The line is called Romancing Provence and they are totally my style. I love that dh knows what I like! I have to make sure not to break them, though. They’ve been discontinued!
Joanna Beasley said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
My favorite mug is one that my daughter and son-in-law purchased for me in Ireland. It is rather thick and good for keeping my Starbucks HOT! What is so precious about it is the raised sheep are depicted in four different weather conditions typical of Ireland. Plus, it is a wonderful shade of blue.
Alice said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
My favorite mug would have to be my Loopy mug, but running a close 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are 3 mugs from a local potter by the name of Jenny Cartee. She makes them with the logo of our local coffeeshop(Broad River Coffee Company).
Kristin said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
I can’t pick just one mug (no tea-cups for me). I have several mugs that were purchased at various arts festivals in State College PA (Go Lions). All are hand-crafted and resemble the one in your photo. I also like my Starbucks mugs. I love drinking out of different mugs, depending on my mood, and they always make me happy!
SweetBeej said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:33 pm
My absolute favorite mug of all time is either one of a handmade pair that my husband and I bought on our last trip to Ireland. It is perfectly rounded to fit in my hands, with fluting at the top and a thick bottom so I do not burn my sensitive fingers when it is full of hot tea. The handle swoops away from the body of the mug with a small disc of clay at the top for my thumb so it has perfect balance even when it has been filled up to the very top. It has beautiful blue and rusty brown glazing with castle arches and swirls raised up off of the body. The very best part of my favorite mug is that it reminds me of that rainy day last February when we ducked into the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin to buy it!
Jan said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:47 pm
I seem to have a mug fetish, also. My husband and I buy a mug from our travels assuming they’re decent looking. They make a great travelogue. Unfortunately, I’ve run out of space to display them. For drinking purposes, I have two favorites. The first is from Cooper-Mays Pottery in Pittsboro, NC. It’s a teal color and the shape is such that the middle is narrower than the top and bottom, which allows the fingers to comfortably fit around the middle. Also, the handle is big enough to allow all fingers access. My second favorite is from Hershey, Pa. I like it because it holds a tremendous about of liquid. It’s bulbous in shape with a large opening which allows the coffee to cool to a drinkable temperature in a short amount of time. Some days are hectic, and I can’t wait for my Cooper-Mays mug to cool.
Liz said,
March 16, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
I have a weekday favorite mug – navy blue with “Well behaved women rarely make history” written on the outside. Weekday cause it is the right amount of coffee before work. Then there are the two weekend mugs – both with flamingos on them. Slightly larger, since there is usually more time to sip my coffee and knit while slowly waking up.
Kathleen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:10 pm
So far I haven’t found a “favorite” mug. I keep looking and have to say that I do like the style of your mug that I actually went to visit the site you got it at. I’m tempted as I like good size mugs, not those small ones that hardly hold anything.
Diane said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
My favorite, favorite is a brown mug with a moose on the side that I bought in Colorado many years ago. It is so comfortable to hold, even full of strong, black coffee….
Brianna said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
My favorite mug is pretty new, actually! I wandered into one of my favorite local cooking stores during our annual downtown chili cook-off a couple weeks ago. I spotted a beautiful mug- light purple background (with a darker purple and light pink stripe at the bottom and top) with an overlay of light purple and silver leaf outlines. The best part- it was $5! In a store loaded with beautiful, albeit a little esoteric, unitaskers of which Alton Brown would disapprove. It’s a little taller and narrower than traditional mugs but I love it SO much!
Marsha said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
My favorite mug is my red TLE mug I got at spring fling last year. Each time I use it I remember
how much fun I had.
penny said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
this is my new fav mug.
Carol said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
my favorite mug is one my kids gave me years ago and has a drawing of a penguin with a snowman on it
liz said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
I have different favorite mugs depending on what I’m drinking! For tea, I like a larger mug with a more rounded shape – the TLE Fling mug is perfect for tea. For coffee, I prefer a more traditional straight-sided mug and my Texas Ranger mug with my name on it is definitely at the top of that list.
(I also have a collection of coffee mugs from companies that I have worked for that are now out of business ;>)
Sarah (potterknitter) said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
We have about 20 mugs in our cabinet, about half are ones I had made but the rest are from many different potters. My very favorite is by Catherine and Tracy Dotson, unfortunately they are not making that pattern any more.
Wasie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
My fav mugs are the Longaberger mugs! I just love the feel and size of them. They also have great colors!
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Linda said,
March 16, 2009 @ 6:56 pm
My favorite mug is white with green leaves and pink flowers with a matching lid.
Julie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
I favorite mug is the one with my nephew ’s picture. This way he is close to me every day even though we are more than 2000 miles away.
Sherry said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
I have a mug that is very similar to your favorite. It’s probably my most recent mug purchase… about 2 years old & I still love it. My Lucy mug is also a favorite. Do you have a Lucy mug?
Helena said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
I have two favorite mugs. The first is a Billy Joel mug I bought at one of his concerts a few years ago. Every time I use it, it brings back fond memories of my little brother and I at that concert right before he left for the Marine Corp. He’s leaving for Afghanistan next month, so I know I’ll be using that mug practically every morning, trying to remember the fun we had that night instead of thinking about how dangerous it is over there.
My second favorite mug was a gift from my boyfriend this past winter. It’s a Starbucks mug that has cables on it. I love it because it looks like knitting!
ikkinlala said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
I don’t have a nice mug right now (I used to have a pottery one that fit my hands really well, but it got broken). My favourite at the moment is a freebie that my grandma got ten years ago or so from the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.
Lynn said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
My favorite mug is a handmade, stoneware mug made by the potters of Strawberry Banke in NH. Every summer they have a booth at a wonderful craft fair in NH and I add to my collection.
Danielle said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
My favorite mug is the one I received as a gift. It’s from Starbucks and has knitted cables on it.
Shana said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
I have a really tall pale blue mug that says “IM AWAKE” down the side of it. It’s great for all kinds of things. I use it when I’m really thirsty or really sleepy. It’s cute.
Kim said,
March 16, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
I love the look of tea cups, but they just aren’t functional for me.
My favorite mug is an old Disney mug, it’s huge almost 4 inches in diameter. The handle is big enough that all 4 fingers can go through and the mug is so big I can completely wrap both hands around it, and I don’t have to worry about stopping my knitting to get a refill. The inside lip reads “Mornings Aren’t Pretty” and the outside is Mickey, half awake, in his bath robe, and notes to point out “morning ear droop”, “twisted tail”, “goofy old slippers” and “cheesy robe”, holding a coffee cup and a doughnut.
My runner up is a new mug from a friend, it reads, “A good friend knows how you take your coffee, a great friend adds booze”.
Julianne B said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
I have a mug that i have had since at least 1990… i hope I don’t jinx it now talking about it! It too is the perfect size and weight, and if it is clean and put away, I always go for it in the morning first. It looks like the old time speckled tin paint mugs that were tin. It is blue paint with white paint spots all over it, but it is ceramic, so it holds the heat in well. My close second is the new mug my mom was thoughtful to get me for Christmas, the Starbucks mug that looks like knitting. If the ceramic was thicker and held in heat it may be my new favorite… but it is thin and my coffee gets cold too fast… or I drink it too slow… either way, I would need to knit a cozy for my knit mug..kind of pointless huh?? My DH has a favorite mug too, had it for maybe 20 yrs + also, he has a mug with the John Lennon/ Yoko Ono drawing on it… that is his go to mug too:) thanks for the raffle!!
Stephanie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:08 pm
We have lots of mugs for our morning coffee/newspaper ritual. I have 2 favorites, due to their shape. They are wider at the top than the bottom, sort of conical. Mug number one says “Instant diva – just add champagne”! Mug number two is from the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame….a must see if you find yourself in Clevland, OH.
Eli said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
My favorite mug was a sample from a vendor at work. It is white and says Memphis in blue with a blue rim and a wide blue handle. There is just something perfect about the shape and the wide handle that make it perfect for wrapping my cold hands around when it is filled with something hot and yummy.
Ellen said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
My favorite is a mug from the college where my son went, reminding me of the years of debt I am in! He did graduate, which always makes me smile.
Stephanie/Lumie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
I love tea cups for drinking tea with friends, but I daily drink out of a giant blue mug that has DC female super-heroines all over it. I love it.
Jennifer B. said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
My favorite is an oversized yellow mug with an old-style Winnie-the-Pooh on it. Not only is it large enough to REALLY get a good cup in, it makes me smile every time I use it!
Mary R said,
March 16, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
My favorite mug is a handmade stoneware mug, made by a local potter. It’s glazed with a blend of several different blues and has a scallop shell at the top of the handle. I love this mug — it keeps my tea hot for a long time so I can enjoy it while I have a sit & knit.
Leslie said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
My favorite mug is my white and green cup and saucer from the Cafe’ du Monde in New Orleans. It’s a reminder of my favorite city, which brings back many happy memories.
Emma said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
My favorite mug has a quote on it from the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, “There’s nothing we can’t face except for bunnies.” Extra bonus points with me because I have two beautiful bunnies!
Misty said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
My favorite mug says “Housework won’t kill me, but why take a chance”
My grandma got it for me
It’s very retro looking!
elizabeth said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
My favorite is a mug my husband gave me quite awhile ago. It had a picture of a very stylish chicken who was just literally breaking out of her shell. But she was already complete with a fancy hat & stylish purse & pearls. She also had her VISA card out & ready for use. The title on the mug was BORN TO SHOP. I used the mug for many years even after the picture started fading. We moved to NY just last year and shortly beforehand, we cleaned out quite a bit. I had decided to toss the mug-the picture and saying had long ago faded but I had kept it for sentimental value. It still makes me smile
nancy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
a mug i’ve had from my college days..it’s big and tall
Trish said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
My favorite is the mug I bought from the first Starbucks in Seattle across from the Pike Place Market. It reminds me of one of the best vacations I have ever had.
Nicole said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
I am a total tea cup person. Mugs are too heavy. I like having a saucer like a coaster under my cup.
Grace said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:34 pm
My favorite mug is a stainless steel mug sold by Starbucks years ago. It’s narrow at the top and has a really wide bottom (kinda like me!). It was designed to make it difficult to accidently knock it over. I really needed that, which was why I went ahead and shelled out twenty bucks for it back about 6 years ago. Still, it’s been worth its weight in gold because: a) I never mix it up for someone else’s mug; b) I rarely knock it over.
Willa Jeand said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
My very favorite mug is a fairly standard Starbuck’s cup. It’s big enouch, and heavy enough, and it feels good in my hands. But mostly, it was a gift from my favorite cousin, almost a sister, who gave it to me as a little “cheer up: gift at a time when I really needed a cheer up. Every time I use it I feel her sending me a little love. Corny, huh?
Kathy said,
March 16, 2009 @ 10:59 pm
My favorite tea mug is just a plain red insulated mug. The reason it is my favorite is because most mornings my husband makes me tea in this mug before he goes to work. By the time I get up and get to it, it may be cold but that is why they made mircrowaves right? I also have another ceramic mug/cup that he also makes my morning tea in, so I have a good two mugs/cups ready and waiting for me when I get to the kitchen.
Lisa said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
My favorite mug is a hand made pottery mug made by a potter I know. It’s bluish on top and reddish on the bottom and melds into a purplish hue somewhere in between. It’s just the right size, and the handle has this little nub on top that makes it comfortable to hold. It’s perfect.
Monica said,
March 16, 2009 @ 11:43 pm
I have a huge red mug that I love, I am often looking high and low for it though, since my kids relly like it too. I guess I should buy them each one of their own so they will leave mine alone. It is my favorite because it holds a lot of hot tea and keeps it warm for a long time and it is microwave and dishwasher safe.
Theresa in Italy said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:58 am
My favorite mug was a gift from my circle of girlfriends here after my old mug broke—it’s a Thun with coffee beans painted around the outside, and inside is written “al volo” which means “on the run.” Too true!
Chrissie Morneau said,
March 17, 2009 @ 5:27 am
I have a cobalt blue pottery mug that I got at a Renaissance fair years ago that’s my fave….it holds a TON of coffee. Which I drink constantly.
Robin said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:02 am
My favorite mug is one that was a gift from my husband. Tiny hearts cover the entire outside of the mug, and “I love you” is painted on the bottom inside the cup. I see a special message from him each time I’ve finished a cup of coffee!
Jeanne said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:16 am
My favorite coffee mug is a pink breast cancer awareness travel mug from Caribou. My favorite mug for tea is a pottery mug with a dragonfly on it (I collect everything “dragonfly” that I can!) that I acquired while vacationing in northern Wisconsin…it reminds me of more relaxing times!
gerri said,
March 17, 2009 @ 7:01 am
My favorite mug is the one that looks like the old fashioned diner “to go” cups with the greek columns. It says “have a nice day”. But the one we have is ceramic. But it even has the fake paper seam.
Cindy said,
March 17, 2009 @ 7:04 am
I have a large mug (2.5 cups) that I have been lugging around since college and is reserved for Saturday AMs only!
Kathleen said,
March 17, 2009 @ 7:41 am
I am a student and I bring my lunch time tea in my RED stainless steel 12 oz thermos. Piping hot every time.
Marianne Y said,
March 17, 2009 @ 8:11 am
Honestly, my current favorite is not exactly a cup or a mug, but rather a stainless Thermos can holder, since I normally drink Arizona Sun Tea’s Raspberry Iced Tea. I do have a couple of mugs that I love from Copper Harbor, Michigan, with pictures of the woods with a moose on them, if I am having a cup of tea.
(I’m not a coffee drinker. My mom tried, beginning when I was 3 years old, with my own demitasse cup of coffee that was literally half milk and sugar. She was sad that I just do not care for coffee, although I love the smell of fresh coffee brewing in the morning, along with bacon cooking.:-) )
Dee said,
March 17, 2009 @ 8:44 am
My fave mug is a big oversized mug handmade by a local pottery with fish on fron t and back in green celadon glaze.
karen (morsecode on ravelry) said,
March 17, 2009 @ 8:49 am
My favorite mug is a discontinued travel mug from a local coffee shop in Rochester, NY where my sister lives. It’s a standard metal travel mug, but it has this awesome crossing-sign design: the figure crossing is holding a steaming mug. I bring it to work with me every day.
Debbie said,
March 17, 2009 @ 8:49 am
For drinking out of I prefer my Fiesta mugs. They have that old-time diner feeling to them. My favorite sentimental mug is a Tweety bird mug that I got when I temped at a toy company that made products for the Warner Bros and Disney stores. I bought several mugs with different Warner Bros characters on them. During a cross country move all of them broke but the Tweety Bird mug.
Janet said,
March 17, 2009 @ 9:19 am
I wish I had a nice pottery mug to use! I guess my current mug, an old plastic one from some now-defunct coffee shop, isn’t my favorite but my “steady.” When I want to feel pampered, I use a real china cup and saucer and brew blueberry green tea with honey purchased from a roadside vendor near Gutenberg, Iowa. Just the right thing for when I have overchallenged myself with yet another knitting project.
Janice said,
March 17, 2009 @ 9:23 am
y favorite mmug is one that I bought last fall at Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. Big and Blue and somewhat rustic looking. It makes me happy just ot look at it!
Gerry O'Neill said,
March 17, 2009 @ 10:20 am
My favorite is an Italian mug I bought in Sienna years ago. It’s hand-painted, with cherries, grapes, and an apple on it. They’re all growing from the same vine, which is a good trick if you can do it.
Lori said,
March 17, 2009 @ 10:22 am
My favorite mug is the bright red one sitting on my office desk – a gift from a good friend. The best part? It has a tea diffuser that fits right inside along with a lid to keep your tea warm or rest the diffuser on without any spills!
Meredith said,
March 17, 2009 @ 10:46 am
My favorite mug I got on a trip to Santa Fe, it is large stoneware with four different owls around the sides. Each owl has a different expression, one is dreamy, one is mad, one is flashing some kind of hand sign (wing sign?) and the last looks overwhelmed. I love the mug because it is big and cozy, and also because my husband jokes that the owls look just like me in all of my various moods (and will point out which owl I am that day whenever I use the mug).
Kate said,
March 17, 2009 @ 10:54 am
I love the ladybug mug my mom got me – it’s a little oversized, bright, and cheery. Perfect for an early cup of tea at work! And ladybugs are good luck, which can’t hurt
Laural said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:02 am
I prefer mugs. My favorite is one that my son, who is a potter, made a while ago.
Steph said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:09 am
My favorite mug is my Intelligentsia mug. It’s just the right size for my a.m. latte, and is sturdy and heavy.
Second fave is the mug I got when my husband and I did spring break in Zion Nat’l Park — it’s a very pretty handmade mug, similar to yours but different colors.+
Pam said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:09 am
My favorite mug is a an extra large porcelain mug with an Edward Hopper print, Nighthawks, on the side. I bought it at Wegmans many years ago but it is dscontinued now. When it breaks, I will be heartbroken.
Jana said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:16 am
My favorite is a white mug with a pink pig and it fits perfectly on my desktop coffee warmer ( those are the greatest and actually keep soup warm to eat and work). I do think the tea cups are very pretty, but i am clumsy and for daily use prefer a mug.
Michelle said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:18 am
My favorite mugs have to be the one with a black background and little white Hawaiian turtles. I love the Hawaiian turtle pattern even though I’ve never been to Hawaii. My other favorite mug, which I seldom use (due to a fear of damaging it) is one I got while living in New York. It represents a wonderful time I had with a classmate going to a Christmas bazaar at one of the cathedrals on the upper west side. It is a handmade ceramic mug that reminds me of a heart shaped lily pad with a swirly handle. It’s also a very lovely shade of bluish gray. Such wonderful memories.
Kristin Thomas said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:25 am
My friend Beth from my knitting circle gave me my favorite mug. It is from Starbucks & it is ivory but it has a raised cable knit pattern – like braille on it. I love my mug & I love my friend & I love knitting.
Teri said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:36 am
I have a mug decorated with flying fish on the outside (the inside is tea-stained).
Every time I use it I am tranported back to 1984, when I spent nearly the entire summer in Barbados. I sold my Nikon for the airline ticket and stayed at the house of my boyfriend’s aunt, cooking for her every week night to earn our keep.
We were broke and in love and although I am very happy and content in my current situation, I use this mug and gring, time traveling back 25 years.
If there was ever a fire in my house, I’d grab photos, that one skien of Wollmeise I scored and the flying fish mug.
Teri said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:37 am
By the way, I GRIN, not GRING…
Cindy said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:51 am
My favorite mug is one that my dear friend got me for Christmas a few years ago. It’s from Jennie the Potter, and it’s a handcrafted knitters mug, with a super cute sheep and yarn/ needles on it. I can’t start my morning off right without a cup of coffe in my mug!
melissa said,
March 17, 2009 @ 11:53 am
My favorite mug is tall plastic travel mug. I think it was a give away from westlaw or barbri, or one of the other vendors who hock their goods to law students.
I like it because it doesn’t make the screechy sound if a fingernail accidentally hits against it, and it’s just an all around comfortable cup.
diane said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
Back in college (30ish years ago) I bought two mugs to have in my dorm room. I still have one of them and it is my favorite – tall with a band of flowers around the middle. Perfect for tea, hot chocolate or soup. I don’t like to use it too much since there is only one left.
Michelle said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
I do not have one mug, but have several that I use regularly. At home, it is mostly Longaberger mugs, and my Loopy Anniversary mug fits in my car’s cup holders so if I need a cup to go, I take that.
Theresa said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
I like to drink my tea from a teacup. I have several pretty ones, some dainty and some not-so-dainty. My favorite is a large tea cup (with saucer) from Williams Sonoma. It has blue stripes, green leaves and yellow flowers. Pretty!
jaya said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
I have two favorite mugs… for my morning cup of coffee, I love my Happy Bunny mug that says “Mornings Suck Big Time” (clearly, I am not a morning person, nor do I pretend to be one)
For my tea habit, I love my For Life tea mug which came with its own tea infuser and lid. Keeps my tea warm while I forget about it during a knit sessions or two.
Paula said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
My favorites are ones my kids have given me. One has “I Love My Mom” on it and it always makes me smile.
MaryEllen said,
March 17, 2009 @ 12:55 pm
What a fun contest! I’m almost as serious about my mugs as I am about tea.
On weekdays when I commute or on long car trips, I use an AutoSeal vacuum mug from Contigo – no spilling, and it keeps my tea hot FOREVER (well, at least for 3 hrs) It’s the best I’ve found. But for when I have a big mug of chai on a relaxing Sunday morning, I always use my loopy mug from the 2nd anniversary package since it’s nice and tall and cheerful.
Alex said,
March 17, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
My favorite mug loks like a pot-bellied stove with dragon scales. It holds nearly 16 oz and doesn’t tip over.
Casey said,
March 17, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Any mug in my kitchen, but please no cups.
Marylu said,
March 17, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
My favorite mug is the Starbucks knitting mug ( with cables and knitting stitches) that I received from my husband at Christmas. I use it everyday, well actually he got me two – in case one breaks
Shelley said,
March 17, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
I have two favorite mugs: one is a handcrafted pottery mug that a friend bought for my mom. It is small and fragile and just fits nicely cupped in my hand. The other one is the mug I use at work, because its very large and holds a lot of tea, but isn’t incredibly heavy and doesn’t tip over.
Debbie said,
March 17, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
Mugs for every day and my grandmother’s Blue Willow tea cups 9and saucers) for special days! Tea only! My favourite mug is a pottery one that I bought when we were on holidays in Clear Lake (Manitoba, Canada). It is simple brown tweedy but the minute I saw and held it, I could feel how great it would feel sitting on the deck in the Muskoka chair (Americans call them Adirondack chairs) drinking my tea and watching the dogs and the birds. It doesn’t happen often enough but even when used inside it makes a cup of tea special.
PS. I thought the rug would make a great knitted fabric for a jacket!
Toni said,
March 17, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
My favorite is a French stoneware with–what else–frogs! Heavy weight, simple line, stone color with a tealish jumping frog on the outside. But the inside is best. It has just the legs hanging from the rim as if the frog had jumped out of the cup and off to the races. Love it.
Janet said,
March 17, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
I like a large mug 12oz or so, but it can’t be too tall and the handle has to feel right. I’m searching for the one now. I’m using one that has broken and glued handle.
Sharon said,
March 17, 2009 @ 4:34 pm
My favorite mug is a white mug with a sky blue inside that was a gift from my friend in Dallas. She bought an indentical mug for herself so that even though I now live in MN, she and I can get on the phone and sip tea (earl gray) while we chat. Just a simple way to feel somewhat connected even though we are a thousand miles apart.
Kathleen said,
March 17, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
I have a large china mug that I make Chai lattes in. I like it because it is the perfect size to wrap my hands around, and help soothe my too-much-knitting aching hands!
Jacquie said,
March 17, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
My favourite coffee mug is yellow with a rooster on it. The best part is I really don’t like yellow and I don’t own chickens but this is the best mug ever and the coffee tastes just right everytime.
I bought it at a market. Its handmade – maybe thats the key to its brillance!
Susan Sucher said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
My favorite mug is a green one with a lizard from Rainforest Cafe. It’s huge, holds about 16 oz, is my favorite color green, and has a lizard, my favorite animal. Perfect!
Beth said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
My favorite mug is the one I use at work. It was a gift from my Mother who remembered that I said I preferred large mugs. I think it holds around 16 oz and I fill it several times a day with tea. It is a ceramic mug with mountains on it. When I got it, I thought it must be a locally produced product, but I have found similar mugs in many specialty type stores. My sister gave me one by the same company a couple of years ago for Christmas, but I am keeping it in reserve in case anything happens to this one. I like it most for its size, but also that it is comfortable to hold and is dark inside so no one knows how infrequently I clean it.
Misty said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
I have 2 favorites right now and which I use depends on if I need color or clarity… I use my Starbucks, olive green, double-insulated mug if I need color in my life or my Tea Forte Morehouse glass mug if I just need simple clarity.
Bobbie said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
My favorite mug is a big clear green mug from Starbucks. I have had it for years, and used to have two. The recipe looks great for my family. Hearty enough for the hungry guys and I love cabbage! Thanks.
Kay said,
March 17, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
I have a mug that is as thin as a teacup and that is why I love it. It’s a bit too cutesy with daffodil’s and a kitten on it but as far as comfort to hold and to drink from it is my fave.
Shannon said,
March 17, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
I also buy way more mugs than any normal human could need, but my current favorite is similar to this one http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vt_related_1&listing_id=22285630 . I purchased it from this shop and I love it. The weight is nice, and the texture is so interesting. It has a permanent home on my desk.
Laurie said,
March 17, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
I like my red Loopy Ewe mug from the Spring Fling. My other favorite is a big mug with various moose (mooses?) on it that I bought in Sweden.
Carolyn said,
March 18, 2009 @ 1:53 am
My favorite mug is from Starbucks. It is fairly large so i don’t have to fill it as often! The design is white with red peppermints all over it and a red interior. A co-worker gave it to me for a secret santa exchange.
Lois Mittleman said,
March 18, 2009 @ 3:21 am
I have mugs hanging around three huge windows in my kitchen, kind of my own brand of window treatment. This number of mugs, mostly “one-sies” allows me to have a different favorite each week. (There are a few more in the kitchen cabinets, but I don’t count them – I’m afraid to count them. Breaking a mug is a acceptable reason for attending the next art show with money in my purse, possibly a celebratory event.
I have more mugs than yarn in my stash. We could call it my pottery stash.
Sharon said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:45 am
My favorite is probably a travel mug I got at Disney World. Show’s Donald Duck taking a sledgehammer to his computer, and says something about stress relief. It’s often how I feel about my computer…. I also love my blue Loopy mug!
JulieM said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:07 am
I love hot tea, especially while I’m knitting (gives my fingers a break as well as providing heat to warm and loosen the finger muscles!) My favorite mug is a dark blue-y teal with a Japanese flower motif that I found at Pier 1. I love it . I take it with me to knit night every Monday at Panera, too.
Joan said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:10 am
My favorite mug holds lots of tea and has a cat on it. It also was a gift from my best friend.
suzzcq70 said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:14 am
I still have a mug from when I was 14 years old and a gymnast . . . it has a gymnast caricature (sp?) bent in a silly way and it says “i’m head over heels for gymnastics!”
Its an oldie . . . I’m 38 now . . . . still love it for my hot cocoa!
linda said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:27 am
My favorite is orange and blue striped that fits in my cup holder in the car perfectly!
Agnes said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:42 am
My favorite mug is my giant travel mug…it holds about half a litre of coffee which keeps me sane throughout the morning (I am definitely not a morning person!).
Marianna said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:31 am
Has to be a mug, preferably hand made–a tea cup just doesn’t hold enough!
Geraldine Scott said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:53 am
My favorite mug features Mickey Mouse with a pink background on the outside and blue on the inside. This mug was acquired many, many years ago on a family vacation at Disney World in Florida. Still brings a smile to my face!
Marianne said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:54 am
My favorite mug is the Old Pueblo Knitters mug. It looks apothecary and I like that. It also has the words “just one more row” on it which works for me but I would rather have one more round!
Elaine said,
March 18, 2009 @ 11:17 am
I have 2 favorite mugs. I bought a teal colored one from Target to keep at work so I don’t have to use the Styrofoam cups and then I have an identical one, but is a light green color, for home. They seem to hold more than your regular coffee cup!
Elaine said,
March 18, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
My favorite mug is a Christmas theme one, that I try to save only for the holidays; it seems more special that way. But I often sneak it in the rotation, and declare that day a holiday. It is from Portmerion china in the Holly and Ivy pattern, with a perfectly formed handle and beautifully curled little lip. My absolute favorite.
Kim Bradley said,
March 18, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Current favorite mug is my Loopy Ewe one–it’s the perfect size.
Lauren J said,
March 18, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
In the mornings, I drink coffee so it is a college mug from where I work. In the afternoons and evenings, I drink tea from a vinatge teacup I bought at a streetfair when I studied in London.
Sue said,
March 18, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
My favorite coffee/tea/hot chocolate cup is an oversized Starbucks mug. Cream with the logo on it. My previous favorite (and current #2) is an oversized white mug with the admonishment “Hell hath no fury like a woman who has sworn off cookies and chocolate.” It was a gift from my ex-husband on the occasion of my quitting smoking. (Actually I had quit 2 weeks prior but at first he didn’t notice and when he finally did, he didn’t say anything for fear I would start smoking again. As if I had forgotten I smoked and he needed to remind me?!?! Arrogance much?!?) The irony is that cookes and chocolate. . . and ice cream and furniture. . . were all being consumed in large quantities (a) to pacify my mouth and brain and hands and (b) to keep me from killing anyone. I still have the cup. The husband is long, long gone.
Rachael said,
March 18, 2009 @ 1:43 pm
My favorite mug at work is a very plain blue mug that is kind of an upside-down cone shape (bigger at the top than the bottom). One of my best friends bought it for me at Gloria Jean’s in high school (10 years ago). It’s got a tiny crack from the top edge to the handle, so I have to be careful not to fill it too full.
At home, my favorite is a free mug from the bank! It’s about the same size and shape as my blue one, but with a shiny glaze instead of dull (and of course, the bank’s logo). We have a green one for me and an orange one for my husband.
Unlike everyone else, I don’t really like super big mugs. I’d rather refill more often. Maybe I have weak wrists or something. I like to hold on to my mug with one hand while I type with the other!
Andrea said,
March 18, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
My favorite mug is one I made myself (I’m a potter) out of black stoneware. It’s the right weight, holds the precise amount of liquid, and if feels nice in my hands. It’s the best one I’ve ever made!
Jean said,
March 18, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
My favorite mug is one I brought back as a souvenir from a trip to London years ago that has a map of the London Underground on it.
Katherine said,
March 18, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
My favorite mug is one my mom gave me for my birthday (which is halloween). It is handpainted with black and white gingham, and there are little ceramic candy corn around the mug’s rim. It’s adorable! I love taking it down for my first cup of tea when I’m home on break! Especially when that’s followed by sitting down and knitting!
Mary said,
March 18, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
I drink all of my warm beverages out of a beautiful knitting-inspired mug from jennie the potter (http://www.jenniethepotter.com/products/3_knitting_mug.htm) that was given to me by my beautiful daughter who is my partner in crime/knitting obsession who gave it to me last Christmas. Its a beautiful hand-thrown mug … every knitter should have one!
Sara said,
March 18, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
I rarely use mugs, though a while back I found myself acquiring a collection of them. Now I limit myself to buying unique and different mugs. I honestly couldn’t tell you which was my favorite. Maybe the dog mug complete with little footprints on the bottom and a stubby little tail (the handle was the nose/mouth). Or maybe the one that had a tiny little unicorn that looked up from the inside. For Halloween, I have a mug shaped like a witches’ cauldron with 3 little legs that prop it up. When it gets cold out, I have a matching-ish set of snowman and penguin mugs that have hats and scarves (for the handles).
Kathy said,
March 18, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
My favorite mug is one I bought when I was in college, it says “Mold experiment in progress”. This tells my housekeeping habits, back then as well as now!
rubycakes said,
March 18, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
I sort of rotate through a bunch of mugs and teacups. My current fav at home is a huge mug that looks like an oversized teacup. It works great for soup or cereal too.
At work I use a “Not a Paper Cup” mug – looks like a grande-sized paper cup- but its actually ceramic with a latex lid.
Carol said,
March 18, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
My favorite mug was purchased for me by my stepdaughter, while she was on a trip to Italy. My favorite film director of all time is Dario Argento, master of the Italian Giallo/Horror genre. In recent years, in addition to directing films, he has opened a memorabilia shop/museum in Rome by the name of Profondo Rosso (also the name of what many consider to be his best film).
My sweet stepdaughter, while in Rome, sought this store out and bought a touristy, Dario Argento/Profondo Rosso mug for me.
I cherish this mug!!
Few people I know appreciate it as much as I do, but this is one of the coolest non-sock yarn items that I own!!
Deborah said,
March 18, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
My favorite mug is almost 31 years old! I purchased it at Crate and Barrel in Chicago as part of my wedding gift to myself. It is a large blue specled hand made pottery look mug with a single cobalt blue stripe around the rim. At that time the whole set of dishes, mugs, bowls etc. was so ” Hip” looking, so 70’s (i’m really dating myself here!). Kinda funny and sad when I think about what I went thru in different phases of my life while drinking something warm and comforting from that mug. Can you believe after all these years and an empty nest, we have exactly 2 plates, 2 mugs and 2 bowls still intact, and each other . How perfect is that ?
JP said,
March 18, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
My favorite mug is from Fallingwater (the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in PA). It doesn’t hold much, so no cold coffee…it’s heavy, so it’s hard to tip over.
shelley said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
I love all of my mugs…but the cabled knit mug from starbucks this holiday season is definitely my favorite!
Angela said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:14 pm
My favorite mug is just one from Pier 1 in my favorite color combo – blue and brown. It’s square too, which makes it a little unique, I guess
Lisa said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
My favorite mug isn’t a mug – it’s a tea cup. I got it in Germany on my honeymoon. It isn’t one of a kind or anything fancy, just a cream colored cup with blue flowers. But I love the shape of it, and it’s just the right size for me.
Cindy (blackmoondog) said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
My favorite mug is very similar to yours, Sheri. It is all blue and a bit shorter & rounder and was purchased while visiting some friends along the Northern California coast. It fits my tea brewing basket perfectly (most mugs don’t) and I love drinking from it every time. I can’t say it is my last mug, though. I’ve got my eye on the ones with knitting sheep.
Susan Brugger said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
I love mugs! I don’t really have one favorite among my mugs; but my favorites all have similar characteristics: hold plenty of coffee, have a good-sized handle and a gorgeous glaze – usually with blue or green in it.
megi said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
my faveorite mug-teacup is my brambly hedge the engagement teacup. I always think it has lady bugs on it (which I love) but really they are strawberries…not that I can tell without my glasses on
I don’t use it too much anymore because it’s kinda old (uh yeah I started collecting the teaset at age 5!) and I’ve had two of my brambly hedge cups do the “tink! crack” just sitting there with tea in them. Now it’s for special occasions only. I did use it for the 6 weeks between getting engaged and getting married though so now it’s ultra special 
Ellie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
I just got the email newsletter, and I was wondering why Bloglines wasn’t showing your posts…
My favourite mugs are the ones that go with my dishes – they’re Denby large grey mugs, and they’re round and comfy in my hands. My other favourite says “You’re the best mother in the universe”, and my son “bought” it when he was 9 months old
Ann (yet another) said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Well, I drink tea. I had a favorite mug that was a Little Mermaid mug. But it has disappeared!
So I’m left with a set of white Williams Sonoma mugs. I need to go mug shopping…..
Heather Shelton said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
My favorite depends on the day. I always like a hand made mug that can hold alot of coffee! If I am going to work/school I need one that fits into the cup holder in the car (I have two that fit!) but if I am at home I choose by my mood. Big, heavy, homemade!
Minsiemom said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
My favorite mug is the one from my childhood with my name painted on it. Of course, being paranoid about breaking it (and having a husband who does do the dishes nightly, but is a bit clumsy about handling slippery wet dishware…), I don’t use it too often. So, my favorite one I use all the time is a huge red mug I got from Starbucks, just because it was huge and red. And I have the cabled S’bucks mug too! But I don’t use it for drinking, but to hold my dpns.
Susan D Smith said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
I have 2 favorite mugs and a 3rd that I wish I had…One I use at work and it’s very simple: a white, oversized mug with the logo of the now-defunct “University Club of Rochester” printed on it. It’s followed me from office to office for the last 14 years. I now drink my daily cuppa joe at Mohawk Valley Community College, where I teach as an adjunct and coordinate adjunct instructors throughout the College.
My other favorite is actually a “twin” – one of 2 large mugs given to me at holiday time by a former co-worker. The 2 mugs are brightly painted ceramics, each with a wintry scene. I always drink either hot tea or hot apple cider from it; my spouse uses his for hot chocolate. We think all hot winter drinks taste best in these mugs!
The third mug I wish I had is one that another co-worker had long ago – a well-used white mug with the admonition “Illigitimi non Carborundum” printed on it. What’s that mean? Well, it’s “pidgin Latin” for “Don’t let the bastards wear you down.”
Cheers!
SUE
Barb said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
My favorite mug is a pink mug with a subtle outline in white of bunnies “playing.” When I was in college (yes the mug is over 20 years old), my roommate and I used to call it the F@@@ing bunny mug. I have since gathered a collection of them. I have elephants, penguins, and bears. They are a great conversation starter or stopper depending on my company on that day. My husband who is very proper won’t touch them. lol
Amanda B said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
My favorite mug is one my sister bought for my mother. She passed it along to me when I mentioned that I needed to go buy a new mug. I like it best because it holds a full 16 oz.
vismajor said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
My favorite mug is one that my aunt gave me as a birthday gift. It’s hand painted by a craftswoman named Tracy Porter; it’s dishwasher & microwave safe; it’s pink (my favorite color!) with pretty flowers; and it holds 2 full cups of liquid. She sent it to me with a woven pink cashmere blend blanket & some soothing hot tea, so when I see the mug, I instantly think “cozy” and “relax.”
bevsyarncrazy said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
My favorite mug is called the Big Hug Mug, because that is what it says on it. I came to me from my BF with flowers in it. He brings it to me every morning full of coffee to get my day going and I love that mug and him.
Paulette said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
I love my mug that says “I love Mom”. I got it from my daughter when she was maybe 5 or 6 (she’s 27 now—but I still love it!) I have teacups on display in my kitchen, so I love to look at them, but mugs are best for drinking out of.
Cari Lee said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:45 pm
my favorite mug is handmade by an art teacher neighbor. He has a sale every summer and sells off all the pieces he makes during the school year. It is just the right weight and holds a hold pot of tea
Lynn said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:45 pm
This is an easy one! My favorite mug is the mug that holds my favorite drink!!! A steaming hot vanilla chai!!! What a way to spend an evening!
tara said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I have a gigantic Brady Bunch mug that a friend sent me. It is big enough to require no refills and features scenes from episodes. Who wouldn’t love that in the am?
Michelle said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
I have several mugs that make my morning better. I have an Oklahoma University Sooner mug, one that I bought in Chicago with American Gothic, and one with foggy pine trees on the side. I think the best however is from Kink Friedman’s run for Texas governor – it has “No Teacher Left Behind” on it.
Jess said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
You will love my answer… it is a pair of Starbucks mugs.
They are just the right size and weight to be perfect.
Karla said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
I was lucky enough to take a ceramics class while studying abroad and made myself a bunch of mugs and cups. My favorite is black with a pool of white glaze running down the side and pooling in the bottom. Sensei told me “nothing tastes as good as tea out of a cup you made”… and he’s right. ^_^
Kristen said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
My favorite mug is the one that’s shaped like the yellow peanut M&M guy. It holds just the right amount of coffee… and that’s important!
Sarah said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:57 pm
My favorite hot beverage cup is a large coffee mug which has a lid on it. I received it as a present from my host mother when living in Taiwan and it has cranes, a pagoda, and mountains on it. I absolutely love it to keep my beverages warm and my hands toasty on cold mornings.
Janie Waters said,
March 18, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
my all-time fave? I had a friend who was Chairman of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park in SF. It’s a plain, tall white mug with the Grove’s logo on the front in green. Len died in 2000, but that mug (which had been on his office desk) remains my favorite. It reminds me of him, keeps his memory alive, and is the most special mug I’ve ever owned. I have a backup – an ancient Taylor & Ng mug that has rabbits all over it, doing…. well, you know…… but that’s another story
Robin said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
My favorite one is a mug that I made (I’m a potter). It curves in then out like an hourglass, so I can hold on to handle at first then cup my hand around the mug as the drink cools to warm my hands.
ClaireR said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
My favourite mug is a souvenir from Cher’s Heart of Stone tour. It is black with a stone-like tattoo on it with a dagger going through it. I didn’t get to go the concert (I wish) but I bought it from a shop on St. Laurent Boulevard in Montreal when I was walking down the street one sunny afternoon. It stood alone among 40 or so Yanni mugs and I just knew it was meant to be mine! I had to glue the handle back on it once and the tattoo is a little faded but I just love it! Long Live Cher!
Natalie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
Wow, so many comments about mugs! And here’s another one:
My favorite mug is a huge “Nightmare Before Christmas” cup that a friend got for me. I’m a Tim Burton addict, and the cup is perfect for cuddling up on the couch with tea and some knitting
Annalea said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
My favorite mug is a freebie Amazon.com sent us when they were just starting out. It’s a 16oz insulated cup with a snap-on lid that keeps my favorite herbal tea hot hot hot, and keeps my hands safely cool. And it has one of my favorite quotes ever: “I can’t understand why people are afraid of new ideas. I’m afraid of old ones.”
Sherry Ethier said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
My favorite mug is a french country yellow and blue mug that says Mom on it that one of my daughters gave me for Mothers day a few years ago.
Colette said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
I generally drink hot beverages from a mug. My current favorite is the Starbucks Cabled Knitting mug that was available this past holiday season.
Jen said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
My favorite mug is a tie between two that I have had forever. The first one has a cartoonish duck with a thermometer in it’s beak that says “I left my last job because of illness…..” On the inside rim it says “I was sick of the job.” My other favorite is my Marvin the Martian mug from the Warner Brother’s store way back when they were still around in my neck of the woods. One on side it shows his front view and the other side is his back view. I won the first one in something silly and the other was a gift but they are both bigger mugs that I love to use often.
Susan Ashmore said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
My favorite mugs come from a local potter in Rocky Hill, NJ, named John Shedd.
His website is http://www.johnshedd.com/
and the mugs are here
http://www.johnshedd.com/
He has an open house twice a year at which he sells ’seconds’ – so we alwasy go and come back with a new color or a new shape I’ve collected mugs, platters, square bowls. His stuff feels good and the colors are like landscapes. My husband and I have large hands and the mugs just fit in our hands.
michi said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:09 pm
Every year, in August, I attend an outdoor festival that has handmade crafts for sale. There is one vendor, in particular, that I make a point of visiting. She sells handmade pottery and I always find a mug to purchase…that mug usually becomes my favourite until the next festival.
Holly said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
My fave mug would definitely be which ever one has my 5 minute chocolate cake in it. However if none of those are around it would be one of the ones from our wedding set. I love using them and thinking of our wedding and the person who gave them to us.
Brenda said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
My favorite mug is one I purchased in Costa Rica. It has “Costa Rica” at the bottom and a picture of a typical Costa Rican house. It takes me back every time I sip from that mug.
Jessica said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
My favorite mug is one that I made, as I am a potter- but I haven’t potted in 2 years… So my mug is a reminder of what I know how to do. Now I just have to find the space and time to set up a studio space and start throwing again- soon.
Gen said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
My favorite one holds 2 cups of tea & is plain white.
Maureen said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
I do not have a paying job at the moment (due to health issues) but when I did there was a mug that I absolutely loved. I worked for a housewares company so there were many to pick from. When I got sick, they let me take the mug with me. It really isn’t much to look at it is just a green tempered glass mug that I just love to have my morning tea in. I drink tea and not coffee. Well I then clean it out so that I can have it later on in the day if I want another hot cuppa. I will be devastated if this mug breaks.
(all attachment to one mug)
My husband and I do have other mugs and I will use them if this one is in the dishwasher or someone else is using it but this one is mine.
Diane Kardash in Alaska said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
I just learned today of “hand warming mugs.” They are delightful and I highly recommend them!
http://catalog.clayinmotion.com/Item.cfm?StoreID=1&BasketID=\&RefID=&CID=&ItemID=33
SallyA said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
I actually have two of these mugs. Like yours, they’re big — 16 oz. mugs w/ big handles so they’re very comfortable in the hand. I love that they’re big and hold a lot! One cup of coffee means something very different to me than to many people. Oh, I forgot to mention that they’re also a beautiful blue pottery. So they’re pretty to look at, too!
Janelle said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
My favorite mug is one I picked up in Chicago years ago, with little pictures of various tourist spots on it. It has the perfect heft, and my kids love the little pictures. I have lovely handcrafted mugs but this one is the one I reach for every day…
Lara said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:28 pm
My favorite mug at the moment is one from Starbucks. It is white and looks like a fisherman’s knit sweater. knits, pearls, and cables. So cool, and I would buy a dozen more for when I break this one (I always drop them and break them). But I haven’t seen another one, and I’ve been looking …
Hayly Wiggins said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
My fvorite MUG is a handcrafter, slightly misshapen one I bought in Maine 15 years ago with a clay worm eating a donut on the handle!!
RubyTandMe said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
I collect mugs/cups as well. I just can’t resist a new mug! I generally prefer to drink my coffee or tea out of a mug, but occassionally I come over all lady like and enjoy my tea from a china cup and saucer. My favourite mug varies from day to day, thats why I have to collect them!
Faith said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
My favorite mug is actually a favorite water bottle. It was a secret pal gift- my Loopy Water Botttle! It has been through quite a bit with me in the last year.
Sam said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
My favorite mug is large, nice and thick, and hand painted with lots of bright cheerful colors.
Laura said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
I seem to have a nice collection of mugs. Several are early ones and my only souvenirs from exotic locals. The more recent acquistions have the theme of being red and ones I liked. Okay, I also have bought a few just because I liked their textures.
mugs! gotta love em!
MaryAnn said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
My favorite travel/car mug is a copco that I just recently got at Sears. My favorite stay at home mug that I can hold and let it warm my hands on a cold day is a tall blue hand made mug.
Teresa Mc said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
Ah, mugs! Can you really over-buy mugs? I think it’s just under-having cupboard space!!
I recently broke my favorite! It was hand made, ” right handed ” with the hand-space molded into the side…a bit tricky with really hot liquids, but worth working around. Alas, the last time I looked, the store where I bought it no longer had any. I’m hoping the next time I’m there they will have restocked!
Kyrie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
I love mugs too. And while I have some gorgeous handmade mugs from craft fairs, my fave has got to be my Mary Englebreit mug that says “Let’s put the fun back in dysfunctional” lol
Marilyn said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
I love any of the local hand-thrown pottery mugs I own. They are each so unique and creative.
Monnie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
Mugs! -giggle- My favourite is actually a travel cup of sorts. I picked it up in Costco, along with its twin, and it’s one of those “spillproof” mugs. Miraculously, it actually is–which is good, considering it travels in my messenger bag, on my bike!
But my favourite home mug is one that I designed myself on zazzle: it has “this is how I relax” and a picture of knitting needles on one side, and “this is how I roll” and a picture of a 20-sided die on the other side. It’s the ultimate in inside jokes for me and my friends. ^_~
Stephanie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
My favorite mug is the disposable kind from the local coffee shop because then I don’t have to do the dishes ^__^
Anita said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
My favorite mug is one from Starbucks that I got a long , long, long time ago. It’s cobalt blue glass. It’s just perfect for a hot cup of coffee, tea or anything I want to put in it.
Dan said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
I drink my coffee each morning from a large bone white mug with a small blue whale on its side. It was a gift from a friend who lives on an island off the coast of New England. I often gaze out the window of my own island home in Puget Sound and contemplate our different paths and similar destinations.
Debby said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
my favorite mug — it inspired the name of my quilt shop. It had a little duck paddling in the water with a few cat tails in the backgroung. My daughter drew one on paper, took it to an industrial arts class and it was forever our symbol on free bags we gave out. The name of the shop – the Quilting Duck. I always told the people who asked about the shop name that my husband always called me duck. I miss the shop so much but I still have the cup that started the whole idea.
Lyndy said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:50 pm
I have a handthrown pottery mug, that is tall, and handpainted with the Smoky mountains of Tennessee, with the cresent moon. DH and I got married in the Smokies, bought this on one of our many trips there. I just love it.
5elementknitr said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
My favorite mug is a short, fat, white job with a radio station’s emblem on the side. I got it free at a promo event they were doing. It does the job but I’m still in search of the perfect mug….
Dee P. said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
My hubby usually picks up a mug on our travels. But my favorite mug is one we picked up in Newfoundland. It’s a smaller-size mug and has a flatter area on the side of the handle and directly across from it, which is great for gripping it. On the outside, there are colorful images of Eskimo men and women holding a big skin or something to catch a person and inside the mug is an Eskimo flying up in the air (or down to be caught, depending on your perspective). The designer is Marc Tetro, I think. That’s the name on the bottom., which is unglazed and has little bumps so it won’t slip around on your table. It’s just such a cheery mug.
Beverly Shaw said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
My favorite mug is the one my Mom bought for me at the Hallmark store before she died. It has my name on it. You don’t find personalized items with “Beverly” very often. I also like my Starbuck’s Cable Knit Mug.
Candy said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
I have a son and a son-in-law that work for Starbucks, so I get really neat mugs (and tea) for Birthday and Christmas gifts. My favorite at the moment is white china with a red interior and a 3D exterior with doves and evergreens and reindeer. Which I know says Christmas, but it’s all in white except for red berries here and there–so I think winter instead of Christmas!
Jessica Anderson said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
My current favorite mug is one my hubby bought me for Christmas! It has snowmen and snow on it, and is the biggest coffee mug we have in the house (which is important when you have three little ones under 3!). It is perfect for sipping coffee from at the computer!
Karin said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
My favorite tea mug is one with strawberries from Monroe Salt Works that I had given to my mother for her birthday.
Karen said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
My favorite mug — by far (and I, too, overbuy mugs) — is the one I bought in Brussels when my sister and I were there a few years ago. It isn’t handmade, but it’s really special because mine says grote zus (which I’m told means big sister) and hers says whatever “little sister” translates to. I think of her whenever I use that mug.
cath said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:05 pm
My favorite tea mugs were hand made a berkshire pottery. They are the perfect size.
crazy for yarn in alabama said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
My favorite mug was thrown by a local pottery business…..it has a great handle that fits my hand perfectly and holds about 1.5 cups of coffee…..just perfect!!
roberta shafer said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
I currently have two favorite mugs, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. The upstairs one says “so much yarn so little time”, and I won it in another blog contest. The downstair mug is purple with tinkerbelle on it and was a gift.
Roberta
Rachelle said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:15 pm
My favourite mug came from a local gas station when they had a promotion on a few years ago. It has Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore too, it’s a great size and just goes perfectly with a hot chocolate.
Jan said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
My favorite mug (and matching tea pot) is an earthy speckled gray ironstone (circa late 1970’s) with chocolate brown stripes and cobalt blue flowers that my mother gave me when I was 14 – because she knew how much I enjoyed brewing loose leaf tea. Thrity-four years later… and countless steaming mugs of anti-oxidant rich, loose leaf tea… cocoa… spiced cider… coffee… it is still my favorite mug! Thanks, Mom!
Amy Jo said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
M current favorite mug was made by my brother years ago. It is wood-fired and has smiley faces on it. Good Morning!
janet said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
My favorite to go mug is a ceramic mug with a rubber lid that looks just like a paper to go cup from my favorite coffee shop. At home I tend to drink oolong tea made in small clay pots so I drink it out of tiny little japanese tea cups. I have a handmade one that I bought in nyc at a tea tasting when I met the artist. I am really wanting some woolemeise!!
Tara said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:30 pm
My favorite is actually a bone china tea cup, a pink floral design. Tea seems to taste better in china.
Dottie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:31 pm
I don’t drink enough hot beverages to have a favorite mug. But the one I usually use for hot chocolate was part of a care package my parents sent me in college. It’s decorated with my program’s emblem, and it reminds me of my educational roots and my parents’ thoughtfulness.
Darci said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
My new favorite mug is the “cable knit” mug from Starbucks that my husband surprised me with one Saturday morning. It makes me smile.
AnaMarie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
I have three favorite beverage containers, and they tend to get used only for specific beverages. I have a hot pink OXO travel mug that really does keep the liquid in. I’ve tossed it around, held it upside down, and had nary a leak. This one is for hot apple cider, sometimes with caramel, always with a dash of cinnamon. I got a black mug with the gold ears for the Disneyland anniversary celebration when they did the gold ears, because I didn’t like the ears themselves. This one is my at work tea mug. My other favorite tends to be for hot chocolate, and is Maleficent (villain from Sleeping Beauty) and it says “I look good in black – it matches my mood” with a very interestingly shaped handle.
JenniferC said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
I love large pottery mugs, handmade are the best. My current favorite is one my Mom bought for me while she was traveling last summer. It’s got a big round belly that holds a generous amount of liquid, and has lovely leaves on the side. It’s the perfect size for warming your hands on with some nice hot tea.
mary said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
My favorite mug is a .5 liter beer stein. It’s the perfect size for a decent cup of coffee. It’s ceramic so it’s easy to handle when it’s got hot coffee in it; and it has a large sturdy and well formed handle.
=M=
Lynne Pfeffer said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
I have many mugs as I have been collecting them for years. My newest favorite is white with colorful hearts all over it. One of my closest friends gave it to me for my birthday- with love. Now, every morning I am reminded that someone loves me!
Mariah said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
My favorite hot beverage container is a coffee mug from the College I work at. It’s a brown granite looking color with a blue rim. It’s got the college’s name on it. It is larger than typical, but more narrow. The handle is nice and big, and it keeps beverages hot.
Jennifer said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
My favorite mug is a burgundy ceramic mug with a chip on one side. I love it. It’s nothing really special, but it’s mine and no one else ever uses it.
Marti said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
My favorite mug is a very heavy white mug — the type they used to have in all the diners. It weighs twice as much as any other mug I own. I appreciate that heft, and I also like the memories of the old restaurants that used this type of mug when I was a child.
MAKW said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:05 pm
I have a collection of pottery mugs from the local potter’s guild and local art shows – I really think these are cool. My all time favorite is a hugely tall mug from my husband’s office. It has the company logo on one side and the other has an Albert Einstein quote “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” I take it to work when I’m having a bad day.
Leslie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
As the mother of two young boys who stays up WAY too late knitting every night (and has children who wake up very early)…my favorite mug is the largest one I can find in the cupboard. Thank goodness for caffeine!!!
Karen Lauterwasser said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
hi! My current favorite mug is the same as many other commenter’s choice – the white mug with the cabled stitch pattern on the outside from Starbuck’s this Christmas. I bought it for myself because I liked it so much. I have several other favorites from Starbucks – one of their city designs (Cleveland) and another one that has “Good Morning” in many languages printed all over it. Those two are a little larger than the knitting one, but all three have very comfortable handles – good designers!
Rhonda said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
My current favorite mug is one I bought for part of a swap. I had doubts about whether it was right for the swap, so I kept if for myself. At the time I thought, great another It’s a soft golden yellow with some raised pears with leave and has a matching dessert plate, for, well… desserts. I love a good mug of tea with a toasted goodie on the plate to go with it.
Beth said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
My favorite mug is just a plain cornflower blue ceramic mug that I bought to use at work. It’s very multi-functional as I use it for tea, hot chocolate, even oatmeal.
Paulan said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
I love Mugs and change them seasonally. Luckily my husband goes along with this. The current favorite for my husband is a Starbuck’s earthware mug that is a manly brown with the message “The Daily Cup” ( Daily is our last name). I love the mug that has the picture of our high school daughter in her drill team outfit. But my absolute all season favorite mug is a large thick white mug that we got it Caneel Bay. My husband fixes lattes in them and we drink coffee by the pool each morning.
Andrea said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
My favorite mug has the phrase “Think Chocolate” all over it. It’s an awesome mug for hot chocolate and tea.
nyxs said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
my favourite mug is more than a mug .. actually it’s about the size of two mugs. It is plain black with caffe latte written all over it in white. Keeps it simple . It has taken me awhile to find the perfect mug but now the kids know that if they touch this mug other than to make me coffee their lives are in danger .. it is mine … they have a whole cupboard full of mugs to choose from
Monica said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
My favorite mug looks like a tall tumbler with a handle on it. It has a non-slip bottom and came with a lid. The best part is the image of Van Gogh’s Starry Night all the way around the mug. It is the first mug I ever bought myself when I got my own place and felt like a ‘grownup’. I am older now, and still use this as my ‘desk mug’ at work.
Crystal said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
I think my favorite mug has to be my Starbucks mug that is shallow and deep and big enough to have a cup of soup in. I love tea and coffee and cocoa. It really gets the job done to warm me up on a cold day and is my go to mug!
Gini said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:57 pm
Mugs are my passion, so many great places I have been and I bought the mug to go with it, its crazy but I have a wall of mugs, everytime I have coffee I also remember the great place the mug came from, two mints in one! I have a beautiful blue mug that I love best
Julia B said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
My favorite mug I got at a local pottery shop in Pigeon Forge, TN. I love mugs and wish I had the cabinet space in order to satisfy my addiction.
Kelli said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
My sheepy mug that Celtic Cast On Kelly from Canada sent me in our Tea Swap. It’s how I met her and I treasure both her friendship and her mug.
MissyT (on Ravelry) said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
My husband and I both have a habit of buying mugs, so we have a lot of them. My favorite though is my pink Minnie Mouse mug. The picture on it looks old fashioned, and it is fairly big. Enough to hold just enough coffee for the morning!
Andrea said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
I have several favorite mugs, but the one I use most often are my travel mugs, a Starbucks one with flowers on it and to support my brother in Iraq- a USMC mug. I work nights and couldn’t get through the night at the hospital without a really strong cup of coffee! My favorite glass mug for tea broke last week- so I’m on the hunt for a new one. And of course I love my blue Loopy mug!
L Barton said,
March 18, 2009 @ 10:57 pm
My favorite mug is a mug from Starbucks with a pretty red decoration on it. It’s big and holds a lot of coffee!
Amanda said,
March 18, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
I have found that we have quite a mug collection going, as well, but I always seem to reach for the same one that says, “The next person to ask me a dumb question wins a cup of hot coffee in their lap.” Even though it’s from my teaching days about 15 years ago (don’t worry, I never used it in class!), it still makes me snicker each time I see it. I think it’s a confirmation that even when we love someone or something, we can still get frustrated and that’s okay.
Fern said,
March 18, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
My favorite mug has a picture that my gradchild made as a kindergartner. It won in a state wide art contest and was displayed in the capital (Columbus Ohio).
Ro said,
March 18, 2009 @ 11:44 pm
My favorite mug is a classic, diner-style mug made by Krispy Kreme. It has that great hour-glass shape–a shape sadly missing from moi, as I ate the donuts as well as buying the mug. The shape makes it nice to snug a hand around as you secure the handle over a thumb or a few fingers. But it’s a bit larger and holds more than the diner mugs of old.
Ann said,
March 18, 2009 @ 11:54 pm
I have a few favorite mugs, mostly because I get them as souveniers when we go places. Currently, though, it’s a toss-up between my Loopy Ewe mug (because it’s so nice and big and holds lots of hot tea) and one that I got a few years ago at an Einstein’s Bagel shop (because it’s such a nice shape for wrapping cold hands around to warm them up).
Dana said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:00 am
My favorite mug is one my mom got me, and it’s a quote from the Wizard of Oz: “Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don’t they?” And on top of the awesome quote, it is absolutely huge and will hold about 2 cups of tea or coffee!
Penny said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:03 am
My favorite is a new square mug I just got. I love it because the shape is different, it’s heavy, It’s my favorite colors (black on the outside and deep red on the inside, and it holds 16 ounces!!
Jeanne said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:08 am
I HAD a favorite – a handmade giant soup-sized mug. It had beautiful pinecones etched into the glaze. I live in the woods and it just seemed to fit with my “yard”. My 9 year-old daughter dropped it and it became a million little pieces of clay. She felt so bad that she asked me to take her to the holiday craft fair (where I had purchased it years ago) so she could use her own money to get me a new one. We tried, but the artist was not in her “mug phase” at the time. Maybe someday.
Gladys said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:20 am
My favourite mug at the moment is a huge one that I just got in Vegas, where I went to celebrate a good friend’s 40th birthday. I hadn’t seen her in 3 years, and it was so much fun to meet her there and hang out and talk for hours.
Joan Callaway said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:37 am
My favorite mug is one of two hand thrown pottery semi-tall mugs with “Life” and floral vines scrolled down the side. It has special meaning for me as it belonged to my late mother-in-law, who had to have been the best anyone could have.
A second favorite is a bright red “Seattle’s Best” mug, given to me for Mother’s Day from my daughters, all born in Seattle many years ago.
SarahJanet said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:38 am
My favourite is a big one that I bought in Disneyland. It has a raised castle on the outside and a Tinkerbell flying around inside. It always cheers me up.
Trista said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:54 am
I like mugs and received 3 great new sheep related ones for christmas this last year. They are made in England by Dunoon and the series is called “Country Morning” and then either telephone, mail or tractor. Each one has a lovely county scene with a small flock of sheep, each mug with a different breed, for instance standing next to a mailbox, or a tractor, etc. If you want to see them Google “Dunoon Country Morning telephone” and that should bring it up. Great for the knitter and sheep lovers!
Trine said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:48 am
My favourite mug is the first one I bought with my own money for my first apartment. It’s only been 7 months since I moved in, but it’s still pretty special. It’s not particularly fancy – a white tapered one with black swirls on it. It only cost 5 Danish kr., which is about 80 cents. But it’s mine, and I bought it myself.
Cinders said,
March 19, 2009 @ 4:13 am
My fave mug is a large china one with cats on that my daughter bought me for Chanukah. it was the thought that counts and I look at it every day and it reminds me of my lovley daughters thoughtfulness and kindness (she’s 16)
Patty said,
March 19, 2009 @ 4:13 am
It’s a pink mug that says Mom on it for me
Thanh said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:33 am
My favorite mug is one my husband gave me a few years ago for Christmas. We had decided to save money and not exchange gifts, but he surprised me by giving me a black mug with a “baby”picture of our beloved pup on it. It’s my favorite mug for those two reasons.
Kat said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:45 am
My favorite mug has a photo of four postage stamps dedicated to horses on it. I’ve had it for years—the stamps shown were 22c ones! It has become a little timeworn but is sturdy enough for a nice cup of tea or coffee, and I always enjoy seeing the horses (and recalling how ‘expensive’ those stamps seemed at the time)
Robin said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:45 am
My favorite mug came from Sanibel, Florida. I love it not because of how it looks or feels but how it makes me feel. I use that cup and always think of vacation, sun, relaxing, knitting, etc. I get that “I want to go back” feeling.
Angela said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:46 am
My mom is a production potter in the area I live: http://www.glostocktonpottery.com/ She does not do mugs usually, so I have the only mugs she’s ever made in many cases. Somehow a hand-thrown mug, made by mom, heals all ills! Love all kinds of mugs though. The one I go to right now has carved leaves all over it.
Pia i Lappland said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:56 am
My favorite was given to me. I got it ten years ago as a summerbreak gift. I worked as a recreation constructor and one of the children gave me the mug. It is made by a local ceramist. It is big und round with trees and a horse with a rider.
Megan S. said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:21 am
I love my favorite mug!!! It’s one that a got off of CafePress. Clearly, it fits me. It states:
Cooking and Cleaning are for people who haven’t learned how to knit.
Poor mug has lost a handle, and has a crack developing on the bottom. But I love it, and use it every day!
Lyn said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:32 am
My favorite mug would not look really special to most people. I received it years ago from a friend as a get well present. It is white with cheerful little flowers and I, like Sherri with her mug, like the size, shape and feel of it.
Brenda said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:37 am
I have some of the old Lindt Stymeist mugs called the button mugs. They are multicolored and have a dot “button” on the handle for your thumb. I’ve tried many other mugs with a thumb rest , but none are as well-balanced as the button mug.
Suzi said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:40 am
My favorite mug is a mug with a dragon seated in the bottom of it. He’s looking up with an “Oh” expression on his face. It’s fun to see him emerge from the coffee. I only use that mug on the day’s I’m having caffeine though, he can be hard to clean. My current daily mug is the Ravelry mug. Interesting comments from co-workers when
I explain what the agree/disagree means on the side.
Connie Benotti said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:44 am
I love my coffee in the morning and my favorite cup is actually from the Dollar Tree. I like the shape and the way I hug it with both hands in the early hours of dawn. My tea drinking is altogether different. I have a special Valentine cup my sister sent me quite a few years ago. The cup itself is shaped like a valentine and is red. When I have tea I think of sitting with her as children drinking our teddy bear tea before bed. Awsome.
Amber Dugger said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:56 am
My favorite mug has a picture of my grandfather tipping his hat and looking back in the mountains near Los Alamos, NM. He passed away last year and we used this picture for a lot of programs, memorials, etc. For Christmas, my aunt had a mug made with the picture so I now get to drink tea with my Papa every morning. My boyfriend always puts this mug right side up in the cabinet as he doesn’t want to give Papa a headache.
Lois said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:01 am
My favorite mug is a red one from Caribou Coffee that a dear friend gave to me. Inside is printed “Life is short. Stay awake for it.” It cheers me every morning.
Julianne said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:01 am
My favorite mug is actually from my dishes set. It’s got a big bulbous bottom half that is sage green and a three grey rings around the top. It’s gorgeous, but that’s not my favorite part. My favorite part is that it keeps my tea or hot chocolate at just the right temperature fir just the right amount of time!
colleen said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:03 am
My best mug is a ceramic one with minimalist gulls and ocean shore painted on it. I found it under a bunk at a fishing camp where I worked summers during university. It was encrusted with unspeakable filth, but I loved the shape and feel of it, so I washed it numerous times and sterilized it and have used it ever since.
Rocksolana said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:04 am
Mugs are definitely the way to go for me. My favorite is a handmade one I bought at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival several years ago, It’s stoneware, holds 16 oz of coffee. It’s a lovely milk chocolate color with 2 sheep on one side and the barn on the other. The handle is very comfortable to hold and it has a very rustic feel to it. I still have my previous favorite mug which I use when my new one ends up in the dishwasher. I’ve had that one for over 15 years. It was purchased on a family vacation to New England. We took our 4 children on a driving vacation and visited places like Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, Boston, and Mystic (where I purchased that mug). Also hand made (do you sense a theme here?) and painted, it has a fishing village and flying seagulls and is all in various shades of blue.
Allison said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:09 am
I have two favorite mugs: one is brown, and is the first thing my husband (then boyfriend) ever got for me. It advertises a Celtic music festival where he and his trio were playing. The other is hand-thrown by a former student of mine. It’s a somewhat odd shade of mustard yellow, but the shape fits perfectly into my hands…
Lois said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:42 am
My favorite mug is one that was a gift to me from a very special friend. Her husband was a “potter?” He made the mug for her and she used it for many years. When I was leaving the place where we had met (I was and employee there) she gave me the mug as a gift. It is perfect in feel and the fineness of the lip where I drink. And the perfect size.
Nichole said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:43 am
My favorite mug is one I picked up on vacation in Asheville, NC at The Flat Iron Grill. Its fairly big (a must!) and although its ceramic, its made to look like an old fashioned stainless steel mug (think the kind you take camping)… black with all the white “specs” — I LOVE it.
Elizabeth said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:52 am
I have two favorite mugs. My work mug is my nightmare before christmas mug. I have had it now for several decades and it has been with me every day of work (even when we had to change jobs). I was lost for a while looking for a home mug. But then I found it- the problem was that it was the boyfriend’s fav. I have been slowly trying to steal this huge starbucks mug that has been made just for TEA.
Helen said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:02 am
I used to have a sort of collection of “favorite” mugs. Then I got a cute mug from a catalog. It was oddly shaped, and had a picture of a purple dragon, sitting up and blowing flames, on each side. The flames met to form a heart of fire. It was so cute! I used it at my desk at work (where I practiced law). Soon after I resigned (retired?) I found a Tinkerbell mug from the Disney Store… it’s really more like a mug and a half, and I loved the extra room for MORE. But this too has taken a back seat to a better mug. My favorite mug. My mug that I love so much I’ll even hand wash it if the dishwasher’s not full.
This mug came, of all places, from Starbucks. I learned about it, and went into the coffee shop from which I rarely buy coffee JUST to get the mug. I’m so glad I did…. It’s the creamy color of a natural Aran sweater, and just a bit wider than the average mug. It holds about a mug and a quarter’s worth of liquid. And it’s embossed with knitted cables. You can see every stitch, though the cable crossings are a tad flat, like someone might have pressed them. It’s just the right size, just the right weight… and makes sure that my knitting is with me whenever I drink coffee… or tea… or cocoa…
Elizabeth said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:07 am
My favorite mug says “Happy Mother’s Day” on it. It was a gift from my step-daughter, rec’d just a month after I married her dad. It was my very first Mother’s Day gift.
Valerie Lightbody said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:13 am
I use my favorite coffee mug only on Saturdays. This coffee mug has a photo of my granddaughter. I set aside time every Saturday to pretend I’m having coffee with her – our special time together. My daughter was in town this weekend and was touched by my Saturday morning ritual.
Dawn said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:16 am
My favorite is from the set my hubby got me for valentine’s day. It’s a beautiful teaset and the cups are good size not just a sip size…plus they’re gorgeous. I feel special when I drink from them! Off to get me something to drink now!:)
Ilje said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:30 am
My favourite cup is one I bought at Ikea. It’s creamy white with blue cornflowers on it, and its slightly large size is perfect for my tea. Also, there is a matching plate on which I put (usually too many) cookies to go with my tea.
Jody O said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:38 am
My current fav is one that I got from Starbucks recently that looks KNITTED–it has cables embossed all around it. It’s cream-colored. It’s not quite as large as a couple that I like to use, but come on, how could I resist it?
Theresa Brom said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:38 am
My favorite mug came from a garage sale. The thing I like about it is the top for the handle as flat, my thumb fits on it perfectly. I have never seenanother mug like it and I just love how it feels in my hand.
Theresa
Margarita R said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:44 am
Mine says “My Cuppa Tea-Colour Matching Guide” and inside has various swatches of brown labeled “Milky”, “Classic British”, Builders Brew”, and “Just Tea”. It’s perfect for a rabid Anglofile like myself, and also very helpful for determining how much milk to put in.
Melissa N said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:55 am
My favorite coffee mug I have here at work it says: “No coffee, no workee”. Believe me, not much happens without having any coffee!
Jannie said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:57 am
My Favorite mug was made 20 years ago by my best friend- Love the colors, the size and everytime I use it it reminds me of my best friend who is quite a talented artist.
Kristin G. said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:59 am
We have a huge mug that has the Hershey’s logo on it. My husband calls it the “man mug” due to its size. We don’t drink coffee, but I like to use this mug for hot chocolate because I have such a sweet tooth it can only be appeased with the amount of hot chocolate that fills that mug
Cindy said,
March 19, 2009 @ 9:17 am
My favorite mug was given to me by my mom. It is covered in sheep and is the perfect size and shape and simply adorable.
Max said,
March 19, 2009 @ 9:33 am
I may be in the minority here, but I prefer to use a china teacup and saucer for tea and coffee. My favourite is one of those gold and cobalt edged affairs that I paid too much for when I was about 21 years old. Since then I have bought mostly from junk shops. I don’t have more than one cup and saucer combo in any pattern.
Lisa said,
March 19, 2009 @ 9:35 am
My favorite mug is one my 7 year old daughter gave me for Mother’s day. It has a picture of painting she made in the style of VanGogh. The painting is a vase of flowers including some with buds and one flower that has drooped down across the front of the vase. Since I’m left-handed, she made sure to put something on both sides of the mug and the back which I see the most reads “I heart Mom”. Coffee or tea in this mug warms my heart as well as the rest of me.
Lynae said,
March 19, 2009 @ 10:07 am
My favorite mug is one I carried back from Spain when I lived there in 1985….my kids know that it is non-touchable by anyone else, and will stop anyone from using it!
Kim said,
March 19, 2009 @ 10:25 am
My favorite mug is a Cat in the Hat mug I got at Universal Studios in Florida back in 2003. It’s the perfect size for me, kind of stubby, but large.
Beth in Seattle said,
March 19, 2009 @ 10:59 am
My current favorite is a cobalt blue hand thrown cup without a handle. It is the perfect size for my hand with little ridges to help keep a sturdy grip. It also doubles well as an ice cream dish. Then there’s the giant mug that my husband bought that says COWGIRL on the side ?
Cindy in Happy Valley said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:14 am
My favorite mug isn’t even mine. I bought it from Starbucks for my husband. It has a lovely graphic of the Pittsburgh (PA) skyline on it, including the three rivers and the Point fountain! It is very large, and can hold lots of black, fruit infused tea. Mmmmmm.
Angela said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:14 am
I love my Coca Cola mugs! I collect Coca Cola memorabilia so what else would I prefer?
Sharon T said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:17 am
My favorite mug is from a dog show. It has the Take the Lead logo on it – a dog running with a leash in his mouth – and holds the perfect amount of hot chocolate or tea.
Carol said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:31 am
I don’t have a favorite mug, but I do only like mugs for coffee. I use cups for tea. Who knows why…
katrina grace craig said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:32 am
i have an almost unholy love for a giant glass mug that looks more like a beer stein than a coffee mug. but it holds lots of coffee and i can see it all, the lovely tan color, exactly how much i have left, the dark sludge at the bottom from the french press. it makes me unreasonably happy. it also makes me unreasonably caffeinated if i forget to make it half decaf…
Sherri said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:46 am
Mug, I’m definitely a mug girl. My favorite one is an oversized Starbucks mug, in my favorite color of red, that my youngest daughter purchased for me with her very first Starbucks paycheck. So besides being the absolute size for that double dose of morning cafeine, it reminds me of my youngest and her very generous nature.
Kim said,
March 19, 2009 @ 11:49 am
My favorite mug for my morning tea is a hand made one my husband bought for me at Maryland Sheep & Wool 3 years ago. I love the size, weight and handle – it is perfect for my hands and holds just the right amount of tea.
I have a completely different favorite mug for my evening hot chocolate indulgence – a mug my step-son brought home from Disney World about 6 years ago that I recently rediscovered at the back of the cabinet.
Paula Barbour said,
March 19, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
My favorite is a mug from my favorite distillery here in Central Kentucky, the Woodford Reserve distillery in Versailles. At the time the cup was made it was still called Labrot & Graham Distillery.
The distillery is a beautiful place, and the tour is great with the warehouse visit a special treat. There you get to partake of the ‘angels share’, the wonderful aroma that seeps from the stored barrels!
There’s usually nothing ‘distilled’ in the cup — just coffee or tea!
Lynn M said,
March 19, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
My favorite mug is a large Christmas one that a group of people who worked for me at the time gave me. I find a cup of tea in the afternoon to be very relaxing and using this mug reminds of a great team and their thoughtfulness.
Kim S said,
March 19, 2009 @ 1:22 pm
I have 3 favorite mugs that I alternate between depending on my mood. They are all over sized mugs from Walt Disney World. Tinkerbell, Eeyore and Tigger!
I like Disney as much as knitting!
Carroll said,
March 19, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
My favorite mug is the Monet “Water Lilies” one that my DD brought me as a souvenir of a trip to DC. Gotta love anything from the DD – especially Monet!
Bev said,
March 19, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
My favorite mug is a hand-thrown piece of pottery that I bought at a small boutique in Oak Ridge, TN about 20 years ago. It features a tree in full leaf on the front; predomonantly blue wiht purple, gree and red-purple shading. I love the feel of the smooth glaze on my fingertips. The potter’s name is “carved” (don’t know what term to use?) into the bottom; I can’t read the name, but I can tell that it starts with an “L”. I use this mug every morning for coffee. It holds about 2 regular-sized cups. I sometimes worry that it will break; it is one of my most treasured possessions (if my house were on fire, it is one of the first things I would grab to take with me). The size, weight, position and domfort of its handle are perfectly proportioned to my hand.
Laura Y. said,
March 19, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
Well, now, that depends…for brewed coffee, it’s my giant (24oz?) Starbucks Mug. For instant cappucino, I love my Eeyore mug, because it’s just the right size for a double serving. For hot chocolate, my gorgeous Otherworld mug is perfect, because I drink hot chocolate when I want something comfortable to sip, and Otherworld is my favorite thing I do all year with my favorite people, so sipping from a mug that reminds me of them is just the thing. And for tea, I have a super-extra-large Pinky and the Brain mug that is perfect. Also, I have a lovely pottery cup that I got at Peters Valley that I use for just about everything else.
Andrea said,
March 19, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
My favorite mug is the one my best friend Jess gave me for Christmas last year. It’s cream colored, says MMMM… in really big red letters, and says in smaller letters all over the place the different words for “tea” in several languages.
Catherine said,
March 19, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
My favourite is the mug I use for a cup of tea as soon as I come home from work. It has a lovely springtime scene on it with tulips and birds and is painted in the gorgeous bright colours. It always makes me smile and that helps me relax after a hard day.
Lisathemom said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
My favorite mug is an extra tall green mug my daughter brought me as a gift from Winterplace ski resort in W VA. She’s 17 but always thinks of me and brings me something from anywhere she travels.
Molly Welsh said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
My favorite cup is one I bought at the Goodwill store. I had forgotten my travel cup that I usually take with when I’m shopping so I can stop at the co-op & get a cup of my favorite tea – deejarling – so I stopped to buy a second-hand one as I can’t abide paper or foam cups (they don’t have foam at the co-op). I got a ceramic cup with pics of fruit on it & it is slanted to a smaller bottom than top. I fell in love with this cup & now use all of the time.
Michelle said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
I love mugs that I find at pottery shops and craft fairs – my favorite mugs right now are a pair of mugs that a close friend gave me as a 40th birthday present. She made them herself on a wheel at a local pottery studio and fired and glazed them herself also. They are beautiful, with delicate (yet sturdy) handles and a nice shape that just fits my hands.
kspeak said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
my favorite mug is the biggest i could find at crate & barrel. it’s gigantic and holds over 3 cups of coffee.
Jenn Hall said,
March 19, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
I have a coupe of mugs that I love, but the one I love most is giant, red, and has cartoon penguins all over it. My second favorite is one I painted myself at a glaze-your-own ceramics shop. It fits perfectly in my hands on cold mornings, it’s turquoise on the lip, purple on the outside, and lime-green in the inside. There’s a Mother Goddess painted on the outside (stylized woman with a spiral universe in her belly), and an apple-seeds star in the bottom of the inside. OK, maybe that one is really my favorite. the penguin one is just bigger.
Denise said,
March 19, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
My favorite mug is from my daughter’s school. It’s purple, heavy and holds just the right amount.
Michele V. said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
My favorite mug was a deep purple one that was just the right shape and size for a generous serving of black tea in the morning. I say “was” because unfortunately, my toddler son accidentally broke it a couple weeks ago. : (
moiraeknittoo said,
March 19, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
I really really love stoneware or hand thrown mugs for just about everything. Especially hand thrown, in warm browns or soothing blue glazes, as there’s something terribly rustic and reassuringly earthy about curling my hands around one and warming my fingers as the heat seeps through. I…like the idea of a teacup, but I also know that most of the ones I have seen are delicate, thin things and I? Am a klutz of the highest order. So it’s all badness when it comes to teacups. My mug right now, becuase I am not just a klutz but also terribly lazy when it comes to dishes? A simple, yet large Charbucks mug with a green, springlike print on it. I look forward to Ostara this year, and continue to stretch and revel in the return of the sun.
Kathie said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
My favorite mug came from the Big Nerd Ranch when I took a class there. Is that a great name or what? However, I was surfing at anthropologie.com today and I see a new favorite mug mght be in my future!
Melanie said,
March 19, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
My favorite mug is one purchased on a Paris trip. It represents the Toulouse-lautrec art with the Chat Noir (black cat). On the day of the week that I use this cup, as I have an assortment, I can daydream about being in Paris.
LaDonna said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
I actually have three favorite mugs. One is a big oversized blue ceramic one that I use to make hot chocolate in the winter (holds plenty of marshmallows!). The second is one I tote around with me all day – a metallic green (Love the color!) travel mug from Starbucks that has a screw-on lid to keep me from spilling the contents (as I am clumsy and frequently knock cups over). The final one is the knit mug that Starbucks had this holiday season – I sip my Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra from it every evening.
Ashley W said,
March 19, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
My favorite is a Cornish Blue mug that I bought at St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, England. To me it is the quintessential British mug to have a proper cuppa.
Sarah said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
My favourite is the ‘ugly mug’. My mother bought it for me on Granville Island in Vancouver. It’s beige speckled with dark brown and shaped free-hand with bulges and strange curves. I can only use it for tea or coffee as the odd shape makes mixing hot chocolate difficult. It’s my comfort mug but a few of my friends love it too and ask for it when they come over. And for the record – I don’t think you have a mug problem. I have over 30 and they all suit different drinks and moods. Trying to stick with one mug is like saying “Why knit another scarf? You already have one!”. I was in Starbucks the other day and they have some new pottery mugs with lovely glazing, I think I might need to add another to my collection!
Beth H said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
My favorite mug is one I’ve had since I graduated from college. I bought it at a fall festival at Horse Pens 40 near Oneonta, AL. in 1973.!
michelle said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:31 pm
my favorite mug is a picture mug i made for my sister at one of those mall stores. she had taken a bunch of photos in photo booth on my new laptop and used every option possible to get the worst photos. so i printed the ugliest and gave her the mug for xmas…she almost dropped it we were laughing so hard.. it was so hideous. i ended up taking it back because it was so funny… i use it in my guest room for my art pens, and it never fails to put me in a good mood.
Heather said,
March 19, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
My favorite “at home” mug is an oversized Eeyore mug that I got from a swap partner. I think part of the charm is that it came all the way from England. My favorite “to go” mug came from my first trip to Disney World. It is square ceramic mug with MIckey Mouse on it. It also has a plastic lid so I don’t have to worry about spills.
Cindy K said,
March 20, 2009 @ 5:45 am
My favorite mug was made by a friend’s husband. It’s a purpley-burgundy-reddish color. It hold just the right amount of tea/coffee/hot chocolate for me! We actually have a pair, a larger one & smaller one – mine is the smallest. My husband thinks the mugs are brown…don’t know why!
Laura said,
March 20, 2009 @ 7:49 am
My Loopy Ewe mugs are getting heavy use this week. I’m using them to make my minty tea, it helps my achy throat a lot.
What I really collect are pottery soup mugs. Soup tastes twice as good when it’s in a handmade pottery soup mug!
Amy said,
March 20, 2009 @ 10:06 am
I enjoy drinking anything in my very large size mug from Starbucks. It’ s the off-white one with a brown ring at the top and Starbucks in large letters on the front. Not much to look at but it fits nicely in your hand, is easy to drink from, is just the right weight and holds lots and lots of coffee, tea, water…..
That’s not to say that I don’t love to look at the other mugs, and they contain so many memories!
Sally said,
March 20, 2009 @ 10:22 am
My favorite mug is a handmade, wood fired cup I bought at our local Saturday Market. It fits me perfectly!
Judi said,
March 20, 2009 @ 10:43 am
My favorite is my Queen Diva-Kitty – a large white cup with a 3-d pink diva-cat on the front , heavy eyeliner and wearing a crown, and her tail is the handle. I’m “queen of our office” with it!
Erin said,
March 20, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
I think I’m a bit of a minimalist when it comes to my favorite tea mug. It’s the plain black one that came with my Corelle kitchen set. But it’s the perfect size! And shape! And it’s microwaveable; so when I get into my knitting and forget that I was drinking tea I can reheat
Nancy N. said,
March 20, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
I love drinking my Earl Grey in a souvenir mug from the National Beagle Club Specialty I went to in the fall of 2007. I have many fond memories of that event!
Court said,
March 20, 2009 @ 2:28 pm
My father is retired from the Navy. I somehow got all his Navy mugs & I think of him whenever I use them.
Sue S said,
March 20, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
My favorite mug is from the ()’s – I have used it forever but it is getting old – I could use a new one
It reads
“life’s a bitch and then you die “
Nancy said,
March 20, 2009 @ 3:56 pm
I love mugs. My favorites are, one with a logo of a favorite musician’s tour about 10 or so years ago, and another is from Blue Heaven in Key West, and another is from Reef Relief in Key West. There are others in the cabinet, but those are my 3 faves for coffee.
Suzanne said,
March 20, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
At work, I have a Wizard of Oz mug that I love. I also have different ones at home that I also like, the starbucks cable knit ones, and a plastic one from NY Sheep and Wool.
marie prego said,
March 20, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
My favorite mug is a beautiful deep red mug big enough to eat soup from. It has white washed wintery twigs raised ceramic work. It was given to me as a gift with body products. I have had it for several years. I just love it. It brings me comfort
with soup and oatmeal in the winter for breakfast and coffee thru the day at work.
slavicdiva said,
March 21, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
My favorite mug is one of a pair that I picked up years ago at either Costco or Sam’s Club, that was packaged with a bag of chili mix stuffed inside (I think I threw out the chili mix; I didn’t want that, I wanted the mugs!). One has fruits on the outside, the other has veggies. Not earthshaking, but they’re my favorites because they hold about 32 oz. Since I am not a morning person, and I have to get up for work at 6:30, that much coffee is required.
Now for aesthetic purposes, my favorite is my purple Squashed Fairy Mug, which resides on my desk at work. I got it from this lady, at the Great Pennsic War:
http://www.angelfirepottery.com/pots.htm#MUGS
At work, I like to say that we can’t be visited by the Eff-up Fairy, because I squashed her. My colleagues are amused.
Melody Bryan said,
March 23, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
Sherry my favorite cups for tea are made by Denby in England. They are oversized and hold about twice as much as a regular tea cup. I have a matching teapot that I adore and rarely use for fear of breaking it.
They are celebrating their 200th anniversary this year. They make awesome stoneware products and I have a huge collection. For coffee – I like to choose one of my Denby mugs – they are so comfortable and feel so good in your hand and they keep items very hot for a long time plus their patterns and glazing are just beautiful quality works of art.
Heidi Stoll said,
March 24, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
My favorite mug was given to me by a former boss’s sister-in-law. The mug reads “Super Secretary !”. Jessie was actually re-gifting, because she had received it when she was still able to work. Jessie had brain cancer and would walk the two blocks from her home to our office to see her sister-in-law, my boss. Jessie had a great spirit in spite of her illness and walked with a cane — making her weekly journey all the more special.
Within two years of her gift of the mug to me, Jessie passed away in the night with friends and family gathered around – during one of many recent “pajama parties” the girls in the family had been having with her as she lay in a hospital bed brought into her home.
I’m no longer a secretary, but each year’s “Administrative Assistant” day reminds me of Jessie and her sweet and strong spirit and her special gift. And I still have the mug with me, often prompting questions about why I have a “secretaries” mug.
Thanks for asking.
Michelle said,
March 27, 2009 @ 7:28 am
My favorite mug is from “Life is Good” that I picked up at Cabela’s. It’s a lovely shade of pink with a cute red heart and says “Do what you like. Like what you do.” And it’s a nice hefty, curvy solid mug- I love it!
Andrea said,
March 27, 2009 @ 10:38 am
Yesterday I received my new favorite mug. I have been emailing author Barbara Delinsky. She just published a new book entitled “While My Sister Sleeps.” She sent me a mug…just because! I love to know that famous people can be as human as the rest of us. I will cherish the mugs….always!
Rachel Kelley said,
March 28, 2009 @ 10:25 am
I have 2 favorite mugs – one is a 10 oz glass mug with the chemical structure of caffeine on it (I am a bit nerdy). The other one is an oversize Starbucks mug my dh brought back for me when he deployed to Kuwait – it’s blue and white with “Kuwait” written all over it.
Laurie said,
April 1, 2009 @ 10:36 am
Boy am I am good company! “Hi my name is Laurie and I am a mug addict!” I do have three favs right now.
For a big drink… my green sheep mug from Spunky Eclectic.
Next, is a hand made blue/white speckled mug that was getting tossed when my office was relocating. Love it!
Current favorite fav is a hand thrown pottery mug I picked up at a vendor fair at the kids school. It gets washed out and put next to the coffeee pot for the next time. Oh I need to get more right now!
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