TODAY’S SHOW AND TELL…

Fraktur 1 punched beautifully by Dianne (first project)…

Wendy finished her Yule Sheep pocket as a framed piece …

Cathie did a fabulous job finishing Mini Wynter…

Another lovely piece hooked by Patsy…

the original painting…

the hooked rug…

Wendy’s lovely Peony rug for her mom (peonies all hooked in sari silks) framed by invincible husband Vince…

Michelle’s letter mat contribution and her sweet Tanya Crawford rug (pattern available from Carol Shewan)…

Dolores’ first piece beautifully hooked..

Lois’ cute little punched ornies…

Mary Beth finished her first piece – we met in a parking lot in minus weather, sat and froze on a bench as I gave her a quick instruction on how to pull her loops. The only thing that kept us warm were the masks!!! and the excitement!…

Joanne finished hooking her Primitive Fox – so nice to see this with a different background colour (I did my original with eggplant background)…

NEXT SALE…

For the next month – until March 18 – I will be featuring my own Hooked on the Lake designs at 20% off and 10% off custom dyed wool for these patterns. Here are just some of the patterns – for the rest please refer to my Rughooking Patterns page. Email me if you are interested or have any questions at hookedonthelake@kingston.net…

TODAY I FINISHED…

FIRST, just a reminder that today is the last day for the discount on Lisa Ferguson patterns and wool – email me if you are interested in any of her patterns (and wool)…

Finally, a small Lisa Ferguson punch needle piece finished. Winter Rabbit had to be mine! I did have to crop it as I had a wonderful frame that I wanted to use that only had a 4 x 4 inch opening. So crop I did and I started to punch – mostly wonderful Valdani variegated threads but also a little DMC in the ears and some lace weight merino yarn for the trees. Everything was going along smoothly until I decided to remeasure because !!!! just like my rughooking, I seem to have a shrinkage issue – my pieces seem to shrink in one direction and stretch in the other. Welllll, after the Tom Thomson fiasco with the beautiful frame I had wanted to use but could not because I had not taken into account this potential problem, I measured part way through and yup 1/4 inch too wide and 1/8 inch to short! So, while my piece was still in the frame I cropped the sides by 1/4 inch (just removed a tree trunk) and added 1/8 inch to the top and continued to punch and yeah, when it was done it was the perfect size. So I will keep that in mind, in future, when I do either a hooked or punched piece to fit a specific frame.

This beautiful frame I have had for many years – bought it when we used to go to North Conway, in a store called Foreside that had wonderful imports from India and the Philippines. This is a beautiful carved wood frame almost 3/4 of an inch thick and I have been trying to find, for years, the perfect piece to put in the frame, and I think Winter Rabbit fits the bill.

So now to make this up as a miniature punch needle kit anddddd I am tempted to make it a 12 by 12 hooked piece and dye those lovely colours…

so here is Lisa’s design…

and my punched piece…

MORE SHOW AND TELL…

Denise finished her beautiful oriental rug a Pearl McGown pattern Paisley 57 x 36 in number 3 cut with wool dyed by her friend Jane…took a few years 🙂 …

Leslie’s sweet Owl rug for her SIL who is a bird-bander and specializes in owls – “This is a Saw Whet owl and the “15”  is the colour of the yellow of the eyes as they classify them.”…

Edie finished her S for Sunflowers with lovely prodded sunflowers…

Catherine ordered this fun Ann Hallett pattern and wool from me last year and in a few months it was done – and fabulous…

and a new piece finished by Andrea (pattern from Encompassing Design) and attached to a fabulous frame (great find at a local recycling centre)…

Susan donated this fun F for Flamingo to the Letters for Seniors project…

and a few more donations done by Louise…

and Andrea…

and Betty..

Anne finished her lovely Blooming Circles (one of my karla Gerard patterns)…

NEW KARLA GERARD PATTERNS…

Just in time for spring, some fun new Karla Gerard patterns. I love dyeing for Karla’s patterns as I get to play with more colourful and brighter tones than I would normally do (I am partial to older, more subdued colours for my own rugs although I have hooked a number of Karla’s patterns in toned-down Karla colours 🙂 ). So if you love these patterns (or any others) and are in need of wool! I do custom dying …

In The Mountains 22 x 14.5 $65.00

Oh, just noticed there is a deer in this one eyeballing the flowers! hmmmm might have to crop him out to save the gardens 🙂

Shore Cottage 22 x 14.5 $65.00

Gold Church 22 x 14.5 $65.00

Abstract Leaves 22 x 10 $65.00 – larger version coming soon approximately 33 x 15…

SHOW AND TELL…

Irene’s funky Mosaic from a class with Sue Perry (who is teaching this class at the OHCG Virtual Annual – you may still be able to sign up!)…

Anne just finished Carol Shewan’s pattern by Mark Anthony Jacobson…

Joanne is in the process of framing her Karla Gerard Folk Bird…

Sheila has been hooking up a storm – these next two amazing pieces are her own designs and hooked largely in her beautiful yarns…

Last week I decided my sister Diane needed a D for her door in her LTC facility. She knows how to write her name and anything with a D on it instantly is “hers”. She loves pink, she loves dolphins. I found a wonderful site that has free colouring book pages of the alphabet all done with animals incorporated into the letters so Di got a D with a Dolphin and Pink!!! to go on her door…

At almost the same time a friend sent out an email to one of the groups I belong to asking if people would consider doing a small piece to donate to her mothers facility in bright cheery colours. I suggested that perhaps the same little letter rugs might be interesting – hung on a door people will have a fun way of recognizing their rooms and so…

Betty did R for Rhino with funky toenails…

I did J for Jellyfish…

and Carol donated a lovely S for Swan…

Edie is working on an S for Sunflower(hope to have this soon Edie to show off your fabulous flowers)…

and I think there may be a few other little rugs being worked on… I loved this idea of making something that would brighten up the days of our loved ones who are in lockdown in their retirement homes and long term care facilities.