Annie Running...

Look at this cool picture I took of Annie today:


I finally figured out which setting I need to use on the camera (it's not "A" which I thought was action, but it's not because that one hesitates before taking the picture). I'm going to keep trying to get pictures of Stuart Little and Mylo when they run, too.

Oh yeah...

They're keeping her name.

Happy and sad all rolled into one...

Eika's new forever family called yesterday around 9:30. They were on their way, and thought they could be here by 3:30. They called throughout the day, and they were running a little later than they expected. Then, they got sidetracked and took the wrong exit. We told them to just stay there, and we'd meet them there instead of at our planned rendezvous.

So... we loaded up Eika and sadly drove her to meet them. We wanted them to say they didn't want her, but such was not our luck. They seemed like a very, very nice couple. The husband was HOT, and he kind of matched Eika because they have the same hair color! We got to meet their other dog, Sophie, too.

It was kind of hectic getting all the paperwork filled out because we were in the entrance way at PetCo, and people were coming in and out and wanting to pet the dogs. BGR told them if there was ANY reason they decided they didn't want Eika that they could call us, and he'd come pick her up. The wife said: "you'll have to pry her out of our hands!"

They carried her to the car, and the husband was kissing her neck and talking baby talk to her so I know they're going to be good parents for her.

I didn't cry until we got back in the car.

Anyway, I have no doubt that Eika's résumé and all the pictures I took of her sold them on her. It's funny how attached you can get by just seeing a picture.

The Dog Park and Eika's potential foster family...

Still no news from Eika's potential foster family. I thought they'd call me by now. I wonder what's up with that?

Also, I caught the tail end (ha! ha!) of a news blurb yesterday that was about the dog park at Badger Community Park! No, way! That's "our" park, but we didn't know they had a dog park there!

So, we went to check it out, and sure enough, there's a fenced in area kind of at the back of the park beside the soccor field. Most of it is on a hill, but I guess that's good use of an unusable space. It's really nice because they have poop bags and Toter trash cans at the entrance so people can clean up after their dogs. It has a double entrance to get in to it so the dogs can't get out (I hope).

Brian wants to take ALL of the dogs up there. I worry about Mylo; I'm afraid he'll get into a fight. Also, I worry about Eika jumping the fence since it's only about 4' high.

I wanted a picture of all 5 dogs to put in Eika's new scrapbook. This is what I got:

Totally NOT bad for taking the picture all by myself. Even though Iggy Pop's face is all blurry, I really like this picture (especially of Mylo's sweet little cocked head!).

Eika's Scrapbook Pages

So.... Eika's new forever family (we hope...) wants to come meet her. I'm not sure when yet since they'll be driving from California to Idaho and stopping by on their way through.

I made them some scrapbook pages of her time with us. I don't know if they'll want it or not, but I'm making it for them anyway.

I've already posted most of these pictures, but here's what they look like as scrapbook pages:

I bought some 8x8 refill pages, and I'm going to make a chipboard cover with her name on it. That oughta be cute!

Eika update...

Eika has been officially "offered" to the retired couple because she's so skittish around kids. The husband lives and works in CA and the wife is retired and lives in Idaho. She's not sure about Eika since she's not a cuddle bunny. Also, she's on her way to CA to be with her husband for a "few days" (I wonder how long that is...?). She told June (the Area Rep) that they're looking for an IG while she's there. So... Eika may not go to this woman at all. However, June told her she wouldn't "offer" her to anybody else until she made up her mind.

Since Eika IS so scared of kids, I don't know if the other home is going to work out either??? How long is this dog going to be with us??? Not that she's any problem at all--she's better than all four of our dogs put together. This sounds so mean: I just don't want her around much longer! Five dogs is too many to have to keep up with and feed and medicate.

Meanwhile, I recieved a check from IGCA yesterday reimbursing us for the money we've spent on Eika so far. Brian said "absolutely not!" We're taking care of her as a donation and we'll either send the check back or tear it up. They need that money for all the poor dogs who are in bad shape with broken legs and rotten jaw bones. Eika is, fortunately, in really good health.

Anyway, I'd e-mailed over the paperwork I'd gotten at the vet's office, but I only did that for her file; not to be reimbursed.

TwiztidBlood, I know you're reading this!

I am soooo happy that TwiztidBlood recieved her package of 1.5" squares! She is definitely happier to have recieved them than whoopdeedoo_5! She actually counted how many I sent her! No way! There were 1586! I guessed less than 1000.

Yesterday, she told me she tried to stalk me to see what I like, but that I'm very hard to stalk. I don't have anything filled out on my Craftster profile (I've been meaning to do that, but I just haven't yet). I know she found me on Ravelry and that probably led her to my blog which, in turn, led her to my Flickr. And, on all of those things, I'm sure she found out that I'm a beginner crocheter, I used to live on an island and I have a bunch of pets. Beyond that, I'm so boring it's not funny!

Anyway, we're going to do a personal swap. She'd like to make a quilt from all of the squares I sent her, but she needs 750 more laser-cut squares in exchange for... I don't know what???? I told her I love anything handmade--I don't care what it is! I need to stalk her and see what she can make.

Eika's forever home...??? I'm not sure...

Okay... the Regional IGCA Rep (Alice) passed my name on to the Area Rep (June). June has two approved homes that may work for Eika... Maybe... Not I'm so sure... Both homes have one other IG.

First home: Mom, Dad, 2 kids (9 and 12); nice house; big fenced yard. Problems: Eika will be in a crate for 7 hours a day until the mom comes home from work--until their basement re-model is finished, and then the dogs will have their own room to stay in (but they'll still be by themselves for 7 hours a day...). Also, the Humane Society says that Eika is afraid of kids. Hmmm... not sure about all of this...

Second home: retired couple. Husband is in CA (with the other IG) working for most of the year and wife is in ID (is that the abbreaviation for Idaho?). Problem: she wants a young, lap dog, and June gets the feeling she'd really like a male even though she said she'd take either. Eika is young (3 years), but she IS NOT a cuddle dog; she does not want to sit in our laps, and she's afraid to be picked up.

I let June know that Eika can stay here until the right forever home is found and she can always come back to be a foster dog with us if it doesn't work out at either of these two homes.

8" Traditional Granny Square

Okay... my 6" blocks from the book 200 Crochet Blocks have all been turning out to be 8" instead. I'm using a 4mm/G hook and #4 weight yarn (rather than sport weight yarn--#3).

I thought all of my blocks would be 6" and I was at 6" at the round right before the last one so I stopped (if that makes sense?). When I realized my blocks were going to be 8" instead, I just added the last round to it, and it turned out exactly 8".

Here's a picture:

I love this block!

Whew! The IGCA Rep Got Back To Me

I was soooo worried I'd made the IGCA Rep mad at me for some reason, but she got back to me yesterday. She had been busy trying to place a seizure dog in the right foster home, and that's all she was focused on.

She wrote a huge e-mail about what'nall they do when an IG is adopted out. Wow! It's as intense as adopting a child. They even do a home visit! This is WONDERFUL, but it's so hard, I'm sure most people just give up. Honestly, I wouldn't like somebody going through my house. And I'm sure breeders don't have all of those requirements; that it's just "show me the money" and they get a puppy. Rescue is cheaper ($250), but I'll bet most people don't think it's worth it. All of this means a dog is only going into the very best home, but also that there are still alot of dogs in the rescue program waiting to be placed since they're so picky! This makes me wonder how long Eika is going to be with us...

Where is that stinking IGCA Rep?????

So... we've had Eika since Tuesday. The IGCA rep (Alice) and I e-mailed back and forth several times on Monday and Tuesday (like I'm talking 10 times or more). Now, guess what? I haven't heard from her again since Tuesday afternoon! Where is she????

So, yesterday, I sent her an e-mail and asked her to e-mail me the qualifications adopters have to have before a dog is placed with them--to alleviate Brian's concerns. I hope I didn't make her mad for some reason. I don't think that's rude at all, but maybe it came across wrong? Still... we have this dog that we have to get rid of... before Brian gets more attached... yes, the quicker the better... please, please, please let her contact me today! We CANNOT have another dog (even though she behaves better than any of ours and she's completely potty trained).

Maybe Alice is on Spring Break or something? I can't believe she won't contact me any more without a really good reason.

Eika's Life So Far...

Poor Eika. I took her to the vet yesterday for a Wellness Exam. She was a nervous wreck, but she passed with flying colors! The bump on her side appears to be a wart and nothing to worry about unless it grows larger. I couldn't see or feel a scar from where she was spayed so I asked the vet if she could tell. Hmmmm.... nope... she couldn't tell either, but she said Eika may have had a keyhole procedure and a scar would be virtually undetectable.

When I got home, the Rescue Coordinator (Alice) sent me an e-mail and asked me to fax over the records we received from the Humane Society. Unfortunately, we didn't receive ANYTHING from the Humane Society except her rabies tag. So, Alice asked me to have her vaccinated at our vet. I made another appointment for her and took her back yesterday afternoon. Then I scanned and e-mailed everything we've had done to her so far ($128 worth!).

Next, I got the bright idea to call the vet's office on her rabies tag and find out what they could tell me about her. The lady at the vet's office KNOWS who Eika is because one of her previous owners worked there! She let me know she HAS been spayed and she was UTD on her shots (so now she's over-vaccinated). She's had four owners (plus being with the Humane Society and now in foster care). She had a dental in Febraury 2008 (which isn't cheap so I can't imagine someone paying for a dental and then turning her over to the Humane Society). She WAS a show dog and came from a kennel in The Dalles.

She is a sweet, sweet dog, and she's going to make someone very happy.

Meet Eika!

These pictures aren't the greatest, but that's all I have for now--these just don't do her justice. It's hard to get a picture of her by herself because my dogs are all over her.

New Foster Parents

Okay... we're NOT keeping her! No! No! No! No way! Now how! But, for now, she's here. I hate her name, but she responds to it so we've decided to keep it: Eika (pronounced "Ika" with a long "i"). She's a 3-year-old blue/fawn Italian Greyhound who was turned in to a Humane Society that's about an hour from here. We contacted IGCA rescue to find out what to do. They said if we can "spring" her, they could arrange a transport relay to Spokane or Seattle. There's already an approved home in Spokane who is waiting for a female dog so she should only be in rescue for the short term (we hope).

ICGA reimburses up to $350 in expenses without approval and expenses above that with approval, however, we will probably take care of her expenses as a donation. They need that money for the real hard-luck cases and broken legs.

I'll post pictures later when the sun comes up and I can get some good ones.

Just Cards! Magazine (again)....

I'm so excited! My complimentary copy of Just Cards! magazine arrived in yesterday afternoon's mail (why does it usually show up in the mornings when I'm not expecting anything, but in the afternoon when I am!?). They printed 5 of them and four of those made it to the title pages. Two of the cards are ones I submitted for Volume 11.

Below is a stretched-out picture of the title pages with my cards. It's stretched because I converted it from a .pdf file to a .jpg

Just Cards! Magazine...

I got an e-mail from Just Cards! magazine this morning saying that Volume 13 is on sale today (though the e-mail was sent at 11:30 last night so does that mean it's on sale starting yesterday or starting today). For volumes 11 and 12, I was mailed a courtesy copy because they published my cards in them. I haven't recieved a courtesy copy yet so I have my fingers crossed that they chose some of the cards I mailed in.

Anyway, I hauled my butt over to Walmart at 6:15 this morning to grab a copy, and was soooo disappointed that they didn't have any on the shelf! Brian went to Barnes and Noble, too, but they didn't have any either!

So now I'm anxiously waiting for the mail to get here today to see if I get a courtesy copy or not! The anticipation is killing me!

Moke's Vet Appointment

Moke had his vet appointment yeserday afternoon. Poor kitty. We took him in because he's lost so much weight that he's become quite skinny. They drew some blood to have his thyroid and kidney functions tested, however, she thinks his teeth are rotten and that may be what his problem is! One one hand, that makes me feel like a terrible mother for not having taken him in sooner, but on the other hand I hope his teeth are the problem, and it's not his thyroid or kidneys! She said the thyroid condition is treatable, but the kidney condition isn't. Oh, no! Now I have to wait until Monday to find out the status of his bloodwork!

Artwork by Kevin Z. (arttogo)

I am soooo happy! My prints and original watercolor from Kevin Z. arrived yesterday. He said I can post pictures of the artwork and a link to his website. His website is http://www.greyhoundart.com/. His Ebay id is arttogo. Here are the items I bought:

An Original Watercolor titled "The Return of Autumn." This looks just like Mylo!


Here's one of Stuart Little: an art print titled "My World in Black and White." It's a limited edition of 500, but I'm not sure what number I got right now. (Later: 14/500)


And another of Stuart Little called "Black and White with Roses." Also a limited edition of 500. Moke's in my lap so I can't see what number I got. (Later: 31/500).

Mylo now has hypothyrodism

The vet called us a couple of nights ago to let us know that all of Mylo's bloodwork came back just fine--except for his thyroid levels which have decreased dramatically since his last bloodwork 3 months ago. He's gained a little bit of weight... well... 4 pounds since August... he doesn't look overweight at all, but that much weight gain on such a little frame is a big deal. We assumed the KBr would have caused any weight gain we saw in him, but the vet thinks his low thyroid is probably the reason as well.

So, now he's on a thyroid medication 2 times a day. Poor dog! He just can't win.

The loan closing...

I cannot believe it, but the bank pulled through at the very last possible second, and we were able to close on our new loan last night.

Nicole from our branch called me, and gave me the phone number for the manager of home loans (in Chicago). I was supposed to call him to confirm a closing time. I asked for 4:00 and he assured me that was plenty of time to get the documents.

The notary called to confirm the time, and I asked her to call me when she got the documents so she could tell me what the numbers were. She called at 3:00 to let me know the payoff amount--and guess what it was STILL the wrong number! So then I had to call the bank and they had to scramble to get everything done by 4:00. At 3:45 I called the bank to find out if we needed to show up or not, and the e-mail with the corrected documents had just come through. They told us to be there at 4:00 as we planned.

So, we were finally able to sign on the dotted line! I've already started writing my letter of complaint. I'm glad I blogged some about this whole fiasco so I had the dates already documented.

Newest Crochet Book

My new crochet book got here this afternoon! I LOVE IT! Anything by Interweave Press is good, and this is no exception. This is a book of 250 crochet motifs. It has one motif per page with written directions and a diagram. I really like having the diagrams in case I just can't figure out the written directions.

The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't tell you how big each motif is. Seems like they could say "6" with a 4mm/G hook and #4 yarn" or something like that.

Loan closing back on...

...yeah right! It's supposed to be at 4:00 this afternoon, but we just found out the pay-off amount is the same as it was the other night (and it was wrong then so I don't know why they think it's okay again?).

The Irish Rose Crochet Square

Oh, YAY! I'm sooo happy! I finally finished the Irish Rose crochet square on Craftster.org. The organizer created checklists to use instead of trying to decipher the pattern. I'm GLAD she did. I tried to breakdown the pattern and see if what I wrote out matched the checklist, and I couldn't do it!

I don't particularly care for this square. I think the block is too lacy for such a substantial rose, however, I am very happy that I made the square (and that it's over with finally!).

This pattern is by Ferosa Harold, but I don't have a direct link to it. I got the pattern off of the Craftster.org 2009 12" Crochet Squares CAL.

1.5" squares for TwiztidBlood

I started laser-cutting 1.5" fabric squares for a fellow Craftster.org member, TwiztidBlood.

My stash of fabric scraps is overflowing from my scrap tub again so I thought I'd send some to Twiz as a surprise. If she's collecting a specific color and the ones I send her aren't ones she likes then she can use them to trade with someone else.

Last year, I cut over 1000 pieces and sent them to whoopdeedoo_5 who was in my quilt block swap. She never got around to thanking me for them until I asked her if she'd even gotten them (how rude!).

I think Twiz will be more appreciative of them than whoopdeedoo_5 was.

This is what a birch hook looks like...

...after a little dog named Stuart Little gets a hold of it:

Crochet Hook Roll for Birch Hooks

I needed a crochet hook roll for my new birch hooks, and today, I spontaneously made one. It's made from pink and green fabric I bought at Joann's a couple of months ago. Here's what it looks like:

I wish the print on the green fabric went in the other direction, but oh, well... too late now!

I'm getting "full up"

[I'm not sure if any of the links below will work...???]

I've been buying Italian Greyhound prints for several weeks now, and have spent around $200 on the artwork and about $75 for the frames (well $205 if you count the $130 custom-cut frame). I'm getting "full up" and running out of wall space to put all of it. EXCEPT... today I found an original watercolor by an artist named Kevin Z. (AKA arttogo) on eBay for $37.00 (I had a $2 off coupon), and it looks like Mylo so I HAD to buy it. Here's the link to see it. It's named "The Return of Autumn." It's matted in an 8x10 mat.

I also bid on a limited edition print he has called "Black and White with Roses." He has another black and white one called "My World in Black and White." That second one is a completed auction, but it didn't sell so the listing is just expired. I hope he relists it so I can buy it! The reason I want these two is because they look like Stuart. He's been neglected as far as the art buying goes because all of the other prints look like all three of the other dogs and not him. He must have an unusual coloring for IGs.

It looks like this guy occasionally lists his originals for $39 so I'll just have to watch for them.

Iggy Pop's portraits

Oh, YAY! I picked up Iggy Pop's enlargements yesterday and put them into the new frame I bought. The frame looks really pretty, but it is really cheaply made (though it was expensive, I think: $39.99). Anyway, here's what it looks like all put together:


It has Stuart Little nose prints on it because he is SO nosey. Anyway, I think it's beautiful, and now I have to find someplace to hang it.

More about our closing...

I can't believe I didn't write about our loan closing! We STILL haven't closed! We went to the bank on Monday afternoon to sign. We were cruising along signing everything, but realized that the payoff amount for our other loan was $5000 off! Then, after digging through the rest of the paperwork, we found the loan amount was wrong, too! So in the middle of having signed a bunch of papers we had to stop.

So then on Tuesday, I didn't hear a word from anybody at the bank. I called at 3:00 to find out the status. At 3:20, I got an E-MAIL from the loan officer who said he's "working on it" (I guess he's too afraid to call!).

So yesterday rolls around, and I didn't hear a single word out of anybody at the bank. When BGR got home, he marched up to the bank and complained and told them we're ready to close our accounts and move elsewhere. And that if they can't do the loan for us if they will just COMMUNICATE that to us instead of US having to initiate all the communication!

What a complete and total fiasco this has been.

Irish Rose Crochet Square

I'm waiting on somebody to post an answer to a question I asked so I thought I'd go ahead and post my green rose! This is for the March Craftster 12" crochet block. The pattern is called "Irish Rose" by Ferosa Harold (I'm not sure how to link to it other than through Craftster because the "host" made some corrections and posted the pattern herself rather than give a link to the pattern).

Anyway, it wasn't too difficult after I saw yellowduckie's YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRG0mS8-NeU) for how to crochet between the rose petals.

Now, though, I don't understand part of how to make the square that goes around the rose. I know how to make the shell stitch, but had to post a question for what does "shell in shell" mean? Does it mean in the SPACE from the previous round or what?


The pattern calls for a "H" hook, but I'm using a 5.5mm/I hook instead. I hope that's not too big.

$130 later...

So, yes, I just spent $130 to custom mat and frame that stupid dog print. I can't believe it costs that much--and that is half off!

I also bought a huge (16x20) frame that holds two 8x10s. I want to put Iggy Pop's picture with the golf ball in her mouth on one side and this picture of her on the other:

My dear friend Eva!

My friend from college, Eva, found me on FaceBook last month! I can't believe it. She's been MIA for several years because of a couple of moves that both of us made, and we lost touch. I hope it doesn't happen again!

Yesterday I called her and we chatted for like an hour--about nothing, just stuff. We just picked up where we left off. If you're reading this, Eva, I'm SOOOOO glad you found me again!

More Michael's Framing

So, I have this 7.5 x 24" print of a bunch of Italian Greyhounds frolicking. It's #146/500 (or something close to that--I have a cat in my lap and I can't get up to see). I had hoped to find a standard-sized long skinny frame that I could put it in, but that isn't the case so I'm going to have to have a custom frame and mat made for it. The thing is... I guess I'm el-cheap-o, but even though it's a signed and numbered print, I don't want to spend that much money on framing it! Michael's is having a 50% off sale on custom framing (which I think they have regularly) so I'm going to go see how much it will cost just to put it in a plain black frame with a plain white mat.

I already know I want to hang it over the door in the office, and move the long skinny bathing beauties print I have hanging there now to the bathroom.

BTW: the little white IG all the way to the right in the blown-up inset looks like Stuart Little. That's the only piece of art that I've found that looks like him--all the rest of the stuff looks like the other three!

The big gold frame

Yesterday I hit Michael's for a frame for the pastel painting I bought from Mary Ditweiler. I looked around for the perfect frame, but didn't see anything I liked until I got over to the open-backed frames where I found a big gold frame with lots of molding. I've never bought an open-backed frame before, but there was a sign that said "1. pick the frame 2. pick the mat 3. we'll assemble it for you." I didn't need a mat, but I found a little "kit" you buy that has glass and backing mat board. I asked for help, and the sales girl said she liked the black mat so I kept it. I think it looks okay. She assembled it for me. Here it is!:

Oh, yeah! The little sales girl was so helpful, and she was really cute. I noticed she had a little, funny-shaped purple birthmark below her left eye. Well then I spotted the tattoos she hand on her knuckles and fingers and realized she had a TEAR tattooed beneath her eye! She totally didn't look like the kind of person who'd have tattoos like that! Not that I'm being judgemental, I just think she looked rather preppy-ish in her khaki pants and chambray shirt (is that a Michael's uniform?).

It's going to be a l-o-n-g day...

We found Mylo in the floor having a seizure at 12:13. I don't know how long he'd been having it before we found him (and we only found him because Iggy Pop "alerted" and barked her silly head off).

Brian laid in the floor with us for about 10 minutes then said "can you handle it from here?" which I knew meant he wanted a cup of coffee and to smoke a cigarette. I asked fora cup of coffee, which he brought to me. He put it on the nightstand--just out of reach! I was drooling for that coffee.

Anyway, he (Brian) would occasionally call upstairs: "how's he doing?" which made me FURIOUS.

An hour later, I finally carried Mylo downstairs, found Brian camped out on the couch watching TV, and screamed "WHY COULDN'T YOU CHECK ON US!" At which point Mylo threw himself into another violent seizure. Boy! Brian really pissed me off.

So... we decided to call Emergency Pet Services because Mylo kept slightly recovering and then going back into another seizure. They (of course--cha ching) told me to bring him in. He had five seizures on the way there, but once we got there, he miraculously recovered! We took him in and told them we'd like to watch him for a little while before they did anything to him and charged us $350. The tech took his temperature, and it was normal. They went ahead and filled out a chart for him in case we needed to bring him back, but they didn't charge us anything (thank goodness!).

We got back home at 2:00. Sigh... it's going to be a long day...

Lisa Ballard's art

Lisa Ballard from http://www.dreamdog.com/ got back to me that it's okay to post pictures of the prints I bought from her. Here's her Etsy store and here's what I bought from her:


"Sweet Iggy" is the first one and looks like Annie. "Iggy Bug" is the second one, and I think it's hilarious. "Come Float With Me" is the third one. It looks like Annie and a friend, and I just thought that one was cute.

They're all different sizes (all small). One (not sure which one) will fit a standard-sized mat; the other two will require custom-cut mats.

Oh, I just looked them up. "Sweet Iggy" is 9x7 and needs a custom mat (one of 100); "Iggy Bug" is 8x6 (one of 200); "Come Float With Me" is 8x10 (one of 200).

Lisa e-mailed me to let me know she's shipping them today. I can't wait to see what numbers I get.

Also, she'll be posting some new prints this week, and I can't wait to see those. I hope this is one of them:

He's called "Skinny Vinnie" and is the cover of a magazine called "IG Times." I think he's hysterical, too.

Other pictures I found and really like:

Here's Mylo right after we first got him. He was such a bad dog, he had to wear a bell around his neck for over a year so I would know where it was at all times!


This is (obviously) before we got Annie. Mylo is twice the size of Iggy Pop. She was scared to death of him because he would just barrel over the top of her. I'm not sure how I got #1 her to sit next to him and #2 him to sit still long enough to take this picture:


I LOVE this picture of Mylo!



And check out this cool one of Iggy Pop sniffing the tulips!


And here's one of all three of them before we got Stuart Little. This is a great picture, I think:

The birch hook and Square Target

Yesterday I wrote that I was aggravated with the shallow throat on the birch hooks that I bought because I kept splitting the yarn. Well after I wrote that, I finished making the crochet square I was working on, and I didn't split the yarn a single time after that! Too funny. Not sure if I just got my groove on or what, but I didn't have any other problems.


Here's the "Square Target" square I made from 200 Crochet Blocks by Jan Eaton. It's an easy/1-hook pattern. I made it in Lt. Celery, Robin Egg and Medium Thyme. Sorry the phto is blurry.