Thank you Stocking Patterns 2021

The trees have let go of nearly all of their leaves~

Our first snow of the season was beautiful!

It's Thanksgiving~

My heart is grateful for your friendship, kindness & patronage!

My annual Thank you Pattern~

Two new stockings again this year! Two is twice the fun~

It seemed perfect to have a polar bear stocking to match my 

'Polar Bear Pine' punch needle and rug hooking patterns.

I love owl silhouettes, hear their song.

When the leaves have cleared they're much easier to locate in the landscape.

Right click on the pattern pages below and save to your computer.

Print at 100% or actual size... they will match previous years.

You're welcome to make the design in your favorite medium.

Personal use only, please.

Close ups for stitching and color details~

Right click on the pattern pages below and save to your computer.

Print at 100% or actual size... they will match previous years.

You're welcome to make the design in your favorite medium.

Personal use only, please.

Close up views for color and stitch details~

The two photographs below are from our first snowfall~

Tufts of snow held gently by dried flowers, twigs and branches.

Inspiring the details around the bottom of the fencepost.

 Wishing you a joyful season, Friends!

You're treasured and I appreciate each of you~

Blue & Yellow Tansy

 

Every now and then~ something fun to stitch on.

Tansy!

Sharing the yellow that goes with my blue spice jar~

I have had so much fun stitching my yellow blossom heads.

I knew they would be pretty as single buttons~ even if it took me months.

They stitch up quickly!

Sharing little notes on most photographs.

My foundation cloth is heavy weight wool.

Both wool pieces are mottled blue. One dark, one pale.

I arranged & stapled all of the button blossoms at the same time.

The stapled pieces stayed in place nicely.

I like to use #12 weight Valdani threads, variegated.

I save all of my wool scrap bits and pieces... 

Perfect way to add variety and texture without the expense

of purchasing many different colors.

You could also purchase a mottled yellow for color variety.

 My small thread minder has a magnet stitched inside.

Perfect for keeping track of staples as I slide them out. 

Sewline fabric glue stick~

Allowed me to curve and shape my narrow stems!

The tansy in our garden is happily invasive~

Each year the patch moves out 8"-10'' 

Something later in the summer for bees to enjoy!

Hope your Friday is off to a great start, Friends~

Thank you for stopping by!

Peace on Earth

May your Christmas be filled with hope and

Joyous memories of those who have touched your heart~

I'm looking forward to a few days off with hubby~

Pushing some loops, pulling some loops & slow stitching...

A batch of cookies or two~

Alaina & I have been planning a day of paper mache, too!

Sharing how I finished one of my latest patterns~

Home in New England

I used four stands of wool yarn.

Long enough length to trim around the entire piece.

Whip stitch in place with DMC floss.

Sometimes your piece will try to curl as you're finishing it...

No worries, you can press it at the end.

Finished side down against a plush towel, mist pressing cloth

with water & iron on medium heat.

View from the back side

 Wishing you every joy of this beautiful season~

Praying you all stay strong & healthy!

Annual Christmas Stocking Pattern

~To thank you, Friends~

For your kindness, support & patronage throughout the year!

2020 Can use a little extra love & distraction 

so I designed two stocking patterns to share this year.

'Christmas Star Santa'

Additional photographs and project hints below~

Please right click on the pattern file, save to your computer.

Print from there~

'Snow Rabbit'

Additional photographs and project hints below~

Please right click on the pattern file, save to your computer.

Print from there~

I used #12 Valdani threads for most of my stitching~

DMC floss for the eyes and mouth.

Wishing you joy-filled December days and good health!

Stay strong and take good care~

 

Wool hooked rugs~ color pairing

When I see color, my mind makes a connection.

In early April when I pulled my Plum (ProChem 822) sample from the pot...

I saw lilac petals, deep plum, just before them open & I made a sketch.

Our lilacs are just beginning to open and

it is just the color I hoped for!

Mottle purple, ProChem Violet 817, next to a warm gray texture.

Some colors and textures play so nicely together!

I hook a lot of color into my rugs.

Sometimes it is because I only have small pieces and

I need to mix several (close friends) in order to fill an area.

Other times, I have the most amazing dyed/overdyed

mottled yard of goodness! Plenty to fill a large area.

Thought I would share how I come to my backgrounds and

color planning before I use up the reference pieces~

ProChem Violet #817

I will always call it Caryn's violet, a treasured friend that shared

a sample of dye in a baggie. 

Some friends share eggs & sugar... this is much better for my waistline (giggle)

Inglehoffer horseradish jars are the best little containers

to reuse. With a very curious lab pup I don't leave anything to chance.

Out of the baggie & into the jar!

The dotted wool hooks nicely on a #7 cut.

I didn't have to go smaller on this pattern.

I have this texture in plum, forest green, orange and blue. 

Found all four pieces from different sources.

The butter cream yellow is very soft and plush~

Look how pretty the texture is in the scallop!

A solid would have worked nicely...

However there was a little room for some excitement~

A little area of the background and the

two pieces I am using for it.

The green stripe: I am cutting my strips with the line.

Giving me three different values.

The mottled violet, blue, green goodness does 90% of the work.

I like to add a strip of the bright green stripe for movement and

a line of the blue-green stripe to tie the purples and greens together.

The mottled piece of wool, all by itself would be beautiful.

I wanted to tuck in a little more green.

Mottled wool is a gift from two very talented rug hookers & dyers.

One are of this mottled violet, purple, lavender, green, blue, teal

wool piece... could plan the entire rug!

I have a large project board that I clip my pattern to 

when selecting my colors.

First color, the main subject, the focal point. I want to LOVE this color.

I clip that color beside the rug.

Then I begin thinking about my background.

Sometimes it takes several (all in the family colors) pieces for me

to have enough to fill. Then I want to be sure to have a

highlight, a shadow and some textures.

How different one mottled piece of wool can be!

How do that make this magic happen?

In this image, the wool is more purple and gold...

In the previous (same wool piece) more blue, teal and green!

Hope you're having a great week, Friends!