More Stitching and 2 Cats

 Obsession isn't a strong enough word

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

Halloween Stitching

someone got carried away with those pumpkins!

I combined 2 Pineberry Lane patterns

Winter Sampler 

by Birds of a Feather

this will be tea dyed

there are cream snowflakes

I chose to use one color instead of the two called for

the bottom area is very personalized

 more Pineberry Lane stitching

I absolutely love her

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time to clean up my stitching mess

so I can do some hooking and finishing

Happy Gorgeous Weather !

Fall and Halloween Stitching

design by SubRosa on etsy

 Boo

by Hello From Liz Mathews

in the latest edition 

Punch Needle and Primitive Stitching

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a couple of things...

great lighting and cheaters make all the difference

when cross stitching

I'm actually hooking again

and working on fully finishing some of my stitches

Robin, please email or message me

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

One of a Kind

 

I've been working on this runner

for a few weeks

finally got the finishing done this morning

53 x 13

                                       without a doubt

this one turned out exactly as imagined

there is another cat and pumpkin rug on the frame

using the same wools as this one

then on to other seasons

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at this time I am not drawing up patterns

on linen or paper

the rugs I create now will are

one of a kind

this will probably change in the future

I'm thinking 2022

It's a beautiful fall day here in Ohio

wishing you 

time to enjoy!

Back At It

 set aside last year

back on the frame this week to finish hooking

mostly using up the pre cut strips

with a little added new black

speaking of black

here's my beauty

Happy Saturday!

Next Up

it took me ages it seems

to hook that little pumpkin

using up nearly all my pre cut orange strips

the background was hard

due to a shortage of dark pre cut strips

not wanting to use dark green

I make up little rules or challenges

for myself when hooking some rugs...

these two pieces were drawn up 

on a smallish piece of linen

fabric stitched along the length to use it on the frame

not sure about the cat design

using the pre cut strips 

means not a dark cat

 gray maybe...

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I was going to dye some wool the other day

ended up being too hot and humid

so the wool is hanging on the line

to be soaked again when it cools off!

which looks to be later this week

during my 4 days off

 (regular weekend off and 2 vacation days)

 running low on some dyes too

not going to replace for now

we'll see how make do dyeing goes

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

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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 Cat

this one has been such fun

if you look closely

you'll see he has a black nose and red mouth

I've had to cut some orange strips for pumpkins.

gold for sunflower 

brown plaid for inner sunflower

now off to cut some blue for the border

trying very hard not to over cut

already thinking ahead to the next rug...

every few minutes I change my mind on which it will be

for sure I know it will be smaller

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finally got around to putting a link

to Saundra

I asked her last week (? time flies)

if she would draw up my designs on linen

for folks not wanting to draw their own

any of my designs from past to present

upper right hand corner

just click on the picture of the sheep

to go to her blog to send a message

in the upper right corner

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I've been home for a few days sick

with some GI and diabetes issues...

ugh

I have made so many changes in the past few years

never enough

I'm not complaining, it could be so much worse

Happy Weekend my friends!

 

 

The One With the Cat

not sure about the color for the center of the sunflower

I know some are dark, some are gold...

 time will tell

 words 

whether on paper or digital

I have a great love of words and stories

true or imagined

growing up in a home where everyone loved to read

was a real blessing

 

Quick Sunflower Freebie

a couple of readers

asked about the rugs and punches shown yesterday

they are all from long ago

most I no longer have the patterns for

this one I found in my files

as you can see

it's all about the wool or thread you use

feel free to use this freebie for fun or profit

you may sell the finished item

but no selling of the pattern in any form

as always, please give me design credit

 

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
 

Sunflower Review

looking back at some of the sunflowers 

I've hooked in the past 

sold long ago

it hooked up exactly as planned

back when I did punch needle

another sold piece

wish I'd kept this one

but back then I was always broke

needing every cent I could earn

going to school late in life worked out great for me

just a few lean years during and after 

yep, sold off

another favorite piece

gifted to a sister

love the red sunflower

now to hook some new sunflowers...

New Rug and a Few Freebies

started this yesterday

using just worms so far

will see if I need to cut something as it progresses...

 Freebie

I think this is one I never shared

or sold or whatever...

use this as a starting point

hook two cats, less stars, more pumpkins

Freebie

from one of my first pattern collections

a favorite!

you might give the cat a Santa hat

change the pumpkin to a snowman head...

use the word merry

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*please do not share on Pinterest or other online locations

Have fun with these patterns

all I ask is that you give me credit for the design

don't sell the pattern in any form

you may sell your finished work

no mass producing

and all the usual respect the designer requests

I have plenty of patterns to share

especially of cats

It's a dreary, rainy afternoon in NE, Ohio

perfect for getting back to hooking my black cat rug

New Cat Patterns

  I totally forgot how much I hate creating listings...

have a bunch part way done on etsy 

so for today

I'm selling these patterns from my blog

Two Cats with Pumpkin is $30

11 x 22

on premium linen with a generous border

price includes shipping to lower 48

chair pads are 12"

plenty of extra linen if you want to go larger

can be drawn with points or half circles

$28

 including shipping to lower 48

FYI

with my limited free time I am only able to ship

to the lower 48 US states

I only accept PayPal

patterns are for one time use only

email me at 

kankerdoodle @ aol (dot) com

to order or with questions...

will work on listing some of the wool 

on FB later today

 

Hooking Along

back to work on the chairpads...

my stash of red worms seems endless

thinking of a pumpkin chairpad for myself

or more likely my sister...

maybe using these sort of drab colors

 if there are enough in the worm stash

Happy Sunday!

More Pumpkins

hooked by me

design by Kentucky Primitives

(adapted from a doll pattern)

one of my designs...

punched by me

same design 

hooked by Dierdre 

The Old Rose Cottage on ebay/etsy

(she one of my favorite hookers-designers)

another one of mine...

I think this was a giveaway prize

hooked so many pumpkins who can remember?

 finally

a rug that is no more

design by Lori Brechlin

was never pleased with hook it was hooked

so.....

I unhooked the whole thing

reused the wool and backing

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there is a new pumpkin rug on the frame

will share when some progress has been made