Just Hookin

a favorite Karen Kahle rug

that I've always wanted to hook...

I have been working on some rugs lately

sharing pics on Facebook

will share here soon

when it's not too gloomy to take pics

Wishing you all a wonderful day!!

Dyeing Wool

Karen Kahle's Vintage Colors

Saturday I dyed 6 yards of wool using the 

Vintage Colors dye booklet

both photos are of the same wool

in person the colors

are somewhere in between my photos 

closer to Karen's swatches...

 I might not feel like hooking

but the dyeing kept me busy all day

the colors are a success

pretty much all I could ask for

Dyeing Day

my sister and her husband are here from NC

they've been having a great visit with Mom

plus giving me some much needed rest

today I am staying home

all day

it's a little dreary

a little cool

the perfect day for playing in the dye pots

I have a large collection of Cushing dyes and recipes

I enjoy Karen's recipes

for their simplicity and gorgeous colors

 Primitive Spirit

this link will take you to Karen's etsy shop

I can highly recommend her little books

full of dye recipes and wonderful information

in the past I have used these recipes so many times

that wool has been hooked and I sorely miss it in my stash

so many perfect backgrounds here

the recipes are simple

marbleizing is a great way to get started "dyeing"

 

I also have her Lavender book 

which also includes background recipes

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I have tons of dye books and recipes

right now I'm in the mood for softer shades

subtle variations

I'm in no way connected with Karen

simply sharing some information

hoping to encourage others to dye some wool

it will make your work unique

I recently purchased some of her marbled wool

from her esty shop a ~ it's heavenly

quite inspiring too!

Wishing you all a wonderful day

 

Going Colorful

a little progress

not much time for hooking

spending a lot of time with Mom

by the time I get home at night I'm done in

in the morning I do my cleaning and decluttering

cut strips of wool for Mom to organize later

pack a lunch

play with the cats

then it's time to go see her

today is the last of my FMLA days

for a while I hope

next two days were long planned vacation days

then weekend off

back to work Monday

I'm going to start on Friday leaving at normal time

praying she's okay

the past 2 days have been her best in a while

minimal neck pain

minimal anxiety until later in the afternoon

( her normal bad time)

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 planning my container gardens

going colorful this year...

 

Sweet Pattern for Stash Busting

I've seen it before...

 today I couldn't resist this sweet pattern from

Karen Kahle's etsy shop

it's available as an instant download

there are a few things coming in the mail too

as I work on Debbie's chair pad

it seems my stash of worms has no end

this pattern will make perfect use of a few hands full

planning on sharing a pic of the first chair pad tomorrow

now that I've figured out a little more on the phone

Happy 4th of July!