Crows in Loops and Stitches

finally a rug off the frame

I started this one in late June I think

darn cross stitch got in the way

26 x 12

pattern available on Dorr linen

$50 shipped

 

a few mistakes 

led to fudging and I love it!

I stitch 1 over 2 on 32 count

makes for an older look I think

design by Homespun Elegance

October Crow House

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Hope everyone is having a good week.

It went from hot

to unseasonably cool here. I'm fine with that. 

This morning I picked up a carload of containers

from my friend Bea's house

it's almost empty

her son was there to pack the car

He's in his mid 70s

He'd rather be golfing 

Bea's house is almost empty

soon to be for sale

Right now, she is in the hospital

went in yesterday with weakness and heart issues

she's 98 

 ready to join her husband

emptying her house of treasures

has really broken her heart

I'll pop in and see her tomorrow

Log Cabin #2

 Log Cabin #2

Whenever I share a rug without a black cat I hear about it

This one is about the same as the first one

with the addition of 2 black cats

pattern on linen available

As for yesterday's comment about taking that huge rug apart

will not happen

my NC sister wants it

so I have a year to get it done

90* here today

I'm done being outside

A Fresh Start

 Here's the story on this rug...

I hadn't felt like hooking in ages

oh, I could do one here or there for an animal shelter auction

then even that became too exhausting

yes, the depression had sunk into my bones

I went to work

came home and looked at the walls

repeat nearly endlessly

then my formerly hooker now quilter

friend Jacque offered up a rug/wool to me

for the price of shipping

she had started it

 knew she didn't want to finish

don't even ask the size

but it's a large rug

it wasn't my style or colors

yet how could I resist

she basically had the center star and a small part

of the background completed

I went way off the rails

according to the drawn pattern

but boy did I have fun

I hooked and hooked

falling in love with hooking again

will I finish it or will I cannibalize the wool

and use the linen for a different rug

time will tell

Found this image on Pinterest

from a Lexana hook in

Stars and Fans

by Pine Island Primitives

Inspiration and Hooking

I haven't cross stitched in years

too many to count

I've tried but my eyes aren't up to it

then came floss tube on YouTube

because I've seen all crime and murder shows

twice

once I found Brenda and the Serial Starter

I knew I was in trouble

the stash above is 2 of my 4 orders

so...

my plan is to try stitching some smalls

and adapting some patterns to hooking

let me know if you have a favorite 

floss tube channel

 Started this one the other day

I'd drawn at least 4 other designs on this linen

the border was already hooked...

my family is visiting for a week 

 I needed to some hooking to keep me calm

I'm the youngest sister 

62 to their 70 and 73

they still sort of boss me around

and question all my decisions...

This is the first log cabin I've hooked

if I remember correctly

19 x 12.5

pattern available on linen

The world has become such a heartbreaking place

I look for the little joys each day.

I count my friends first

Cats and Flag

March Hooking

 Sometimes I get a little obsessed with

a certain piece of wool or design element

This year it's the blue wool in the flag

cats continue to be my favorite hooking motif

I have some log cabins in mind

more flags

more flowers

Today another crow is on the frame

I must quit to work in the yard...

sometime

Hope you're enjoying your day

Doing what you love!

Little Crow

 Yesterday I pulled out a smallish piece of linen

stitched some cotton to the length and put it on the frame...

what to hook?

I cut for the background

everything else from the worm baskets

The previous rug did cut down the size of my worm stash

but in between I have hooked many rugs

adding plenty more strips

have also set aside some I think I'll never use

mostly purple

Today I started another similar to this on the same piece of linen

after that, there is a cat in the works

Thank you all for returning to my blog

after the long gap

Utility Rug

43 x 27

started this rug to use up strips from the worm baskets

colors I kept passing over

I did cut for the background

completed the hooking a few months ago

not sure when it will be finished

I don't particularly care for it

so if the cats damage it

my heart will not be breaking

and yes,

I know the x, y and z are missing

Have a wonderful day my wooly friends

  

My Twist on Things

I purchased this paper pattern 

Feeding the Hens

from Winter Cottage Designs on etsy

intended to change the chickens to cats

When I decided to hook it

there was a larger backing piece ready for hooking

so I changed to fit

guess I got a bit carried away

Antique adaptation

another fun one to hook

Jack's Crow paper pattern from

Winter Cottage Designs on etsy

no real changes to design

my faceless pumpkin is on purpose

a story for another day

very washed out image

much better in person

 Most of my Miller pencil hook collection

since the photo was taken I've found two others

around the house

there are likely more

I've been collecting these since my first one

not for sale

especially the two on the right

the other items in the drawer are random

A Long Story

 there is a long story behind this rug

I'm not up to telling it today

but the most important thing is it got me hooking again!

Thank you Jacque

One of a Jan Patek Kind

 Jan's Baskets

adapted from an older Jan Patek book

this basket rug is definitely one of a kind

I cannot offer the pattern

as it was hooked using her designs for inspiration

That being said

I have been studying some

antique quilts and samplers

 something using those motifs is in the works

It's dark and dreary in my part of Ohio today

time to join the cats in a nap

Giant Pink Flowers

 

My latest design

I'm stuck in a loop of black cats

flags and lollipop flowers

19 x 11.5

available on linen or paper

These two were great fun to hook!

Another of my new designs 

Cat in the Flowers

adapted from two antique rugs

With more free time 

I see a lot of hooking in my future

Cleaning the Sewing Room Distraction

 

sooner or later I'll get around to creating that etsy shop

in the meantime

I'll be happy to draw you up a pattern on linen

these are just a few of my older cat designs

new ones in the works....

Wool Dyeing

the oxygen tubing is long around here

so I can slowly dye wool

the colors are close to true

just a little darker in person

most recipes from

Beautiful Wool by Laurice Heath

turns out it's available at the 

I Love Rug Hooking Website

 some of these were overdyed again the next day

the top three are now a darker

primitive green

*****

I'll be off work until at least December 1st

my breathing has improved

still attached to the oxygen though

With my job 

I am required to return with no limitations

I need to be mobile

to walk from one end of the hospital to the other at times

(it's not that big of a hospital but when you can't breathe

especially while wearing an N95 mask...)

I need to push heavy equipment, to move patients

and stand in surgery for hours

This is one of the reasons I push myself

a little

everyday

I feel much better than I did 2 weeks ago

if all goes well in 2 more weeks I can return

Thank goodness for curbside pick up at the grocery store

Wishing you a beautiful day!

Five Black Cats

 

the auction starts tomorrow

Forgotten Felines HSV Auction on Facebook

please join their page to bid

I always find an item of two I NEED

*****

starting a rug for myself today

am home recuperating with bilateral pneumonia

tethered to oxygen

first time for me and I'm grateful for it

I hope you are well!

Yet Another One of a Kind

one of a kind rug

for the 

Forgotten Felines HSV Auction

starting Nov 7 on Facebook

my design

32 x 12.5

 

Another One of a Kind

 

loved hooking this one

the colors speak to me!

I think the background color I dyed

is perfect for fall rugs

14 x 25 approx

SOLD

one of a kind design

next up will be donation rugs

smaller than usual so they will be more affordable

But First

cleaning up the disaster I made of my house

hooking and dyeing

Happy Friday!

the sun is shining and it's chilly here

Now What

pulled out some twill from ages ago

before long I'll be making curtains for the kitchen

more yardage of the piece with the red

so that's the curtains

maybe some pillow covers from the other...

I am still painting the kitchen

good thing I live alone and am not bothered by the mess

removed the scrappy hooking samples

starting my Out of Hand Rug Hookers freebie

(Facebook group)

mine will end up being an altered version

of the pattern given

just because my mind has moved on 

*******

I have a couple of prayer request for strength and healing

my cousin Patty 

and 

a good friend of my NC sister, Betsy

thank you!

Rudie Hooked Rug

a start using already cut wool

still deciding on background

it will not be dark...

The Blue Basket

this blue basket

inspired the hooking for the Flag and Flowers rug

the colors in the rug here are true

two different filters 

to try and get the colors right

real colors are somewhere in between

two wools made up the background

another rug to keep

this went on the frame just now

Hooking some smaller rugs

to try out colors for some larger ones in my stash...

No Spend on Supplies 2019

is going great

nearing the end of the 4th month

there are a few things I want

but nothing I need

Would love to hear about what you've purchased

vicarious thrills and all that

Happy Rug

hooking completed

time to press and bind

this rug is a happy one

pink is looking good to me this year

 this images and those following

are from Pinterest

fun maybe an idea for a new rug

my little garden will be in pots

ingredients ready

planning to try tomorrow

Have great weekend!

I work, this day 3 of 5 

wish me luck today and tomorrow

my weekend partner and I are like oil and water