Blue Pumpkin

a very "kankerdoodle" rug

not sure of the background

or any details along the border

just a fun rug to hook! 

*****

of course Saundra was first in my mind

when I posted the antique rug yesterday

I look forward to seeing

her hook it

 

Itty Bitty Kitty

the first one of my three little rugs

started and finished the hooking on this one

today

the gold green mix is one of my favorite backgrounds

hope you're having a good night!

Liberty Whale

hooked for my friend Debbie St Germain

the border was done last year

just waiting for the inspiration for the center

my sister thinks it look "very Nantuckety"

Melrose says it's very comfortable

now to press and remove cat fur

shipping tomorrow!

stitched this - by hand

about 30 years ago

got carried away and made it king size

I have no use for it this large

it's in the top/not quilted stage

so fairly easy to take apart to make two

smaller quilts

this way I can use and enjoy

maybe gift one to someone who likes blue

Happy Tuesday!

keeping my hands busy is easy this week

I am very thankful for that

No Hooking Just Cats

there is a rug on the frame

I just can't seem to start hooking ...

Hooked Again

this little mat has been sitting on my frame for weeks

and maybe more weeks

border and "bumps" were done

nothing seemed to work in the center

until yesterday

when this little guy cried out to be hooked

another small mat on the frame

one started last year and set aside...

Back to work today

I'm ready

Happy Sweet Cooler Weather Day!

Progress and Wool Sale

this little cat is definitely a tortie

still mulling over the face

I've got a lot of wool

a lot of pre cut strip I'm tired of looking at

making up some boxes/bags to sell
I don't know how much will go in each package
by weight or yardage 
I'm guessing over 3 yards in the box and 1 1/2 yards in bag
or more
I'm not going to skimp!!!

Option #1

medium flat rate box jammed full of wool

( I will use whichever shape box fits more wool)

$50 + $13.60 priority mail shipping 

Option #2

Tyvek USPS priority mailing envelope
full of wool
$25 + $10 priority mail shipping

Shipping costs are outrageous!
I figure on Option #2 
I will lose some on the shipping
since I don't have a scale
(overcharges will be refunded over $1)

This sale is ONLY for the lower 48 states
USA
 PayPal only
please pay promptly as I will be shipping Saturday morning
all orders not paid by 9 am 8/26 will be cancelled

each box/bags will be a mix of strips and lengths of wool

a nice way to add variety to your stash

wool will be as is and overdyed

I've been collecting wool for over 20 years

this is some of my stash
I'll be pulling wool from
I'm keeping the lightest colors for overdyeing

more and more wool
this is a small fraction of my stash

please email me with your choice
I will send you a PayPal invoice

kankerdoodle @ aol dot com

Hooking and Stitching

this is as far as I got yesterday

using strips from the worm baskets

out of colors I want to use from here on in

 personal challenge to finish hooking

without cutting another strip

Inspiration:

 

from New England

1920-1930

love those faces

 

haven't stitched on naything in ages

maybe even since Mom passed in May

log cabins are a perennial favorite

cutting some strips this morning

to put in my work tote

*****

also in my work tote is some car wax

we wax the x ray tables and slide boards

making it easier to move patients on/off from carts

since I'm obviously not keeping up with car waxing...

Wishing you a beautiful Sunday! 

More Oldies Plus

from 10 years ago

one of those amazing rugs that turned out perfect

it is, of course, living in NC with my sister

great inspiration for color

colors are horrid in the photo

another oldie

Vincent van Gogh

the mater of sunflowers...

  

combined a few of the designs in my new booklet

cat and pumpkins inside a huge sunflower... 

I want to hook and not go to work today

maybe I can get a little done 

Happy Thursday! 

If you ever want a pattern of mine drawn up
Saundra of 
 Woodland Junction
is the lady to contact
I asked her yesterday and was delighted
when she said yes

I don't care to draw up patterns for sale
lucky us, Saundra does
she uses Dorr primitive linen as the backing
 

In the Works

currently on the frame

still using up the strips from the 

scrap baskets...

so

after dithering for ages

I've decide to do one final booklet

of my simple designs

I came across a stack of doodles

from at least 5-6 years ago

lots of little pieces of scrap paper

the above mat is from those designs

I call it new/old

because I've refined the old design

to be more hooker friendly

there will be about 20 designs included

lots of cats, pumpkins, some Christmas

all old designs being updated

if you're interested the "booklets"

(which are really just pages stapled together

nothing fancy at all

not professional

no color pictures, no shiny pages

just the designs)

they will be $20

including shipping to the lower 48 states

you can email me at

kankerdoodle @ aol dot com

 I will send you a PayPal invoice 

when booklets are ready to send

or email me for my address if you'd rather send a check

I appreciate all your support 

and encouragement over the years

if I hadn't come across all these old doodles

this booklet would never happen

as time goes on I'll be hooking some of the designs

sharing them here and on FB

 it's so much fun bringing simple designs to life

you know I love to see

what you've done with my doodles!

I've been going through my blog as time allows

making sure all the freebie patterns have labels

so you can search for them

Thanks my friends

 

Happy Saturday

it's a super happy Saturday here

yesterday the lawn guys came for the heavy duty work

major trimming

a few small trees down

weeding and so on

more to do...the easy stuff

stuff I can do in the mornings before work

or next week when I'm off

for 7 entire days starting Monday

on my list

of maybe to do or not:

mulch

dye wool

hook 

dye wool

bundle up a bunch of my homespuns to sell

dye wool

scrape and paint a few outside areas

dye wool

rearrange sewing room

dye wool

you get the picture

if I get really ambitious I might

paint one wall in the sewing room

that's being realistic

there's no way I'm doing more than one wall

Hope you have a great weekend!

makes my heart go pitter pat

all images from Pinterest

Cats and Other Cats

during my search for antique black cat sock doll images

I came across this rug...

 sort of a simple Magdalena

  

love and love

Mom does not share my love of sock dolls

 rolls her eyes at me

this brown one is quite the fella...

no plans to make any yet

especially if Julie

keeps making them to sell!

 * click on her name to see her picturetrail

Come back tomorrow for some free cat patterns

for hooking, punching and what have you

 I went through all my doodles

from the past 10+ years

some are from past booklets

some never shared

I'll be adding these to the blog now and then

 

 

 

Crows

 

 

planning a new pumpkin rug

with crows...

right now I'm back to the geometric

lost interest in the little cat and pumpkin rug

plenty of pressing on my plate

the big stack of chair pads all have whipped edges

now to press and stitch on wool backing

Wishing you a beautiful Sunday!

Another 2 Cats Mat

another simple one

to empty out the worm baskets

can anyone recommend a simple

dog themed antique rug

to inspire my hooking?

I'm going to hook a little mat for a fund raiser

it's just that I can't draw a dog!

thanks in advance for your help...

Just the Eyes

after the eyes are added

I must 

work on finishing the chair pads

at the very least get them ready to tote around with me

remind of that if I start another rug first, okay?

 

sorry about the blur

enjoying her perch on the ironing board

until Melrose spots her...

 

Background and Border

loving the scrappy border...

 

Next Please...

my other new cat chair pad design

is already waiting on the frame

this one was so fun it almost hooked itself

I did hook outside the lines 

so now it's about 13"

I'm a happy hooking again hooker this week!

 also decided to close my etsy store

so I won't be tempted to try and list things again

too stressful for me

Cat on the Frame

sorry about the blur

to put it mildly

I've been obsessed with this one

the border is WAY out of my comfort zone

and I love it!

started the background in green

fail

changed to black

just right

the stem is just there as a place holder

looking for a brownish-grey that will hold up 

next to black

as you can see I've been derailed

from listing things for sale

story of my life

especially when the hooking is going smoothly

 

 

Two Little Cats

such a fun little rug

about 11 x 21

there might be a little tweaking before the binding

very little

I'm pretty happy with it

now to decide

do I keep or sell?

see those worms on the right...

that's all that is left of the background

yes, I do have more that I could have stripped

part of the fun is using up my worms

 *****

another chair pad is next on the frame

they are drawn up and ready to go...

 

Pumpkin and Cats

adapted from one of my older designs

still hooking from the worm baskets

I'm going to concentrate on backgrounds

once I started stripping for rugs again

it might be a while...

after this one I'm going back to the chair pads

 

 another oldie...

some freebie patterns for you

please give credit to me when creating

no selling of pattern in any form

no mass producing and so on

spoiled little monkey