~ Wooly Goodness ~

It is always a pleasure to have folks come by the shop on Saturdays ~ 

either for a shopping visit to quickly pick up supplies, 

or to spend some time with me while I hook, punch or stitch.

Yesterday was a fun one enjoyed with Nancy, Sharon & Joan ~

hooking, laughing and eating fresh baked goodies and drinking our tea

{thank you Nancy for your wonderful scones!}

 

We were also visited by a sweet friend whom I haven't seen in a couple of years, 

and she brought along a rug for us to drool swoon pine over...

umm... see up close and personal.

Patti Black Lightfoot and her handsome and obliging hubby JT 

came for a visit from 'over the mountain' :)

 

Patti is also a member of my Out of Hand Rug Hookers Group on Facebook.

She had posted her finish of "Pineapple Chicken Bus" ~ 

 {{{ a design by Barb Carroll of Woolley Fox fame }}

but

I had NO IDEA this was as MASSIVE as it truly is!

All hooked in a 9.5 cut!!!!

Below we can see sweet Patti, smiling down on her creation ~

which she beagn just this past January 1st!

~

amazing

stupendous

just so beautiful.

and now can you see it's size?

yup...a big one at 51 inches x 87 inches.

lovingly and perfectly color planned for such a folky rug.... 

the rug 's name cracks me up too.

why "Pineapple Chicken Bus?"

Patti says,

"...the pineapple in the center is as big as a bus"

 and I the chicken is just plain folky-goodness!

she personalized her rug with the date she finished, in a smaller blue block {shown below} that is in memory of the 'hobos' that would use symbols for one another 

to tell of safe-havens and friendly folks who they could rely on 

for a meal, spiritual guidance, healthcare or night's rest...

Patti says the symbols represent:

an Open Gate {4 straight lines}

Free Meal with Religious Talk {the Cross}

Fresh Water {the Pump}

the letters "OK" {meaning the folks were kind}

and Patti says she wasn't sure of the 'wavy lines', but I looked up 'Hobo/Railroad Symbols'

and it seems to represent either a dog, or a barking dog...

....just fascinating to me!

While Patti was looking around in the shop, 

she spotted some wool that we carry that she used in her rug

{that made me so happy! we carry wools here in the shop from The Wool Studio {as-is}, 

and some of Mary Henck's Wool Garden {hand dyed}as well as recycled wools, too.}

 so we set them next to the hooked portion on the rug where the wool was used:

windowpane plaid for the white stripes in the flag ~

oatmeal colored plaid ~ for background of that fabulous chicken!

and what I call a 'sarapi' stripe, 

which Patti used all along her border for a perfect hit or miss look ~

 Nancy, Sharon, Joan & I just couldn't get enough of this rug of Patti's...

we had to keep Joan from laying down and rolling around on it like a kitten on a carpet!

and now we all want to hook something huge in a larger cut...

Many thanks to you Patti, for allowing us to see your handwork in person ~

you've surely encouraged us to break out of our comfort-zones and go for it!

Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori