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It’s President’s Day

Posted in Dogs, tagged Dogs on February 18, 2013| 1 Comment »

Truman McCain Perot

On this President’s Day please indulge me as I celebrate “my presidents”. These are the great dogs that have been a part of my life since I have been in Virginia, most of them named for presidents or first ladies.

Thomas Jefferson “Jeffie” Walker

Eleanor “Rosie” Roosevelt Walker

Jed Bartlett Walker (Named for the President on The West Wing TV Show)

Abraham Lincoln Walker

Mamie Eisenhower Walker

And the honorary member of the presidential troup – Miss Boo!

Happy President’s Day!

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Crocheted Dog Sweater Pattern

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crocheted dog sweater, crocheted dog sweater pattern, dog sweater pattern, Dogs on February 7, 2013| 28 Comments »

Lincoln looking handsome in a blue sweater

Jed in a Green Crocheted Sweater

Since I started posting photos of my “kids” in their crocheted sweaters I have been asked to post the pattern. The problem has been that I don’t use a pattern. I just crochet and rip out and crochet again until I get it to work. But after encouragement I have written down a pattern for Lincoln’s Sweater. One thing to note is this is for a boy sweater where there is space left open under the belly at the back end to leave room for their pee-pee. Notice on Mamie’s (girls) sweater the sweater is solid all the way to the back. Keep in mind I am not a pattern writer. This is very basic. Make turns at end like you normally would when crocheting.

Mamie’s sweater and my matching hat. Photo by Sandra Patterson.

Lincoln’s Dog Sweater Pattern (Fits a long body dog weight 45 lbs. like Lincoln )

Chain 32.

Row 1: DC in each chain across. (32 DC)

Row 2: Increase DC by 1 DC at each end of row. (34 DC)

Row 3–13: Repeat Row 2 (ending with 56 DC at Row 13)

Row 14: Increase by 2 DC at each end of row. (60 DC)

Row 15: Repeat Row 2 (62 DC)

Row 16: Repeat Row 14 (66 DC)

Row 17-18: DC across with no increase

Row 19: Chain 14 and join with slip stitch to DC. Turn.

Row 20: Sc in each chain and in each DC around. (80 SC)

Row 21: DC in each SC around and slip stitch in beg DC at end of row. (80 DC)

Row 22-33: Chain 3. Turn. DC in each DC around joining with Sl St in beg DC.

Row 34: Turn DC in next 50 DC.

Row 35-36: Turn repeat Row 34.

Row 37: DC across decreasing 1 DC on each end. (48 DC)

Row 38: Repeat Row 37. (46 DC)

Row 39: Chain 18 join to DC with Sl St being careful not to twist chain.

Row 40: Turn. SC in each chain st and in each Dc around. (64 SC)

Row 41: Turn. DC around. (64 DC)

Row 42 – 47: DC in each stitch around decreasing 1 DC on each row. (ending with 58 DC)

Row 48: Turn. SC in each st around.

Row 49: Turn. DC around.

Row 50: Turn. SC around.

Row 51-53: Turn. DC around.

Row 54: Turn. SC around.

Row 55: Turn. DC around.

Row 56: Turn. SC around.

To join the opening and make holes for legs, join yarn to one edge evenly spaced so as to allow 10 stitches. DC 10 stitches across for 5 rows. Leave long piece of yarn when finishing off so you can sew the loose end to the other opening edge. This makes a band under the chest and makes two leg hole openings.

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Mamie’s Portrait

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on January 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Miss Mamie, Acrylic on canvas, 12″x12″.

Reference Photo for Mamie’s portrait

I just completed a portrait of Mamie to hang on the portrait wall with the paintings of other dogs that have lived at this house with me. Clockwise from top left you will see Eleanor Roosevelt (Rosie), Truman, Jefferson, Lincoln, Boo, and Jed Bartlett. Now Mamie Eisenhower can be added to the wall.

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Jed’s Day

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, Black Lab Painting, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, Rescue dog, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on January 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Four years ago this past week (January 5th) we made the cold trek (it was during a snow storm) to get our Jed. He’s the sweetest boy. So Happy Adoption Day Jed. We’re so glad we are your people!

Many of you know that I name my dogs using a presidential theme. Jed was my first exception to the rule. He is named for the fictional president, Jed Bartlett from the West Wing. We loved that show and since he was already being called Jed and answered to it well we just went with it.

Read and see more about Jed here and see a step by step painting of Jed here! Way to go Jedder Bean! We love you big boy.

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Thinking Outside the Lines

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Coloring book, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on January 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Coloring Book Dogs

Several years ago I did this painting I call “Coloring Book Dogs” after I watched a kid at a doctors office coloring in a book there. He was not at all concerned about the lines as he gleefully put color on every item on the page. Each item was a different solid color with the color running outside the lines. That made me think, “Why don’t we all color outside the lines still? Why are we always so careful when we color/paint?” When I painted this piece with the dogs and a couple of others with other subjects (you can see them here) I had a great time. It was fun! So this year I am going to attempt to “color outside the lines a little more”. How about you?

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Miss Paisley

Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on January 2, 2013| 2 Comments »

This is Paisley. She is my niece, Lexie’s, dog although I suspect she is more her mom’s dog. I did a silhouette painting of her. Just a quick and fun format for pets like this. The canvas was 20″x30″ and I painted it in acrylic.

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Jake and Juneau

Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on December 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Jake and Juneau

This is Jake and Juneau. Their mom, Jennifer, commissioned me to paint their portrait. (Jennifer is also Dixie’s aunt.) I decided to show you the steps in this piece.

I delivered it yesterday and Jen loved it. So glad!

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Lincoln’s Sweater

Posted in Crochet, Dogs, tagged Crochet, Dogs on December 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Those of you who know my “kids” were concerned that Mamie and Jed got a new sweater crocheted but not Lincoln. Of course I wouldn’t leave out Stinkin’ Lincoln! Here he is in his new sweater.

Now everyone is ready for freezing weather at the dog park.

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Still Crocheting

Posted in Crochet, Dogs, tagged Crochet, Dog Park, Dogs on December 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Worked on a male version of the sweater I made for Mamie. Here is Jed modeling his new sweater. I don’t usually dress my dogs when we go out but since we have been going to the dog park every morning early while it’s still cold out I decided they might need something to keep them warm.

I found some coats that belonged to Jed, Lincoln and Mamie’s predecessors and they have been sporting those on the early morning walks.

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Farewell Little White House

Posted in Travel, tagged Dogs, West Virginia on November 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »

After 8 1/2 years going to this little cabin in West Virginia we have given it up. Now with the off-leash dog park here in town we don’t need to go to the cabin for the dogs to run off the leash. It was a perfect relaxing little spot that I have loved.

It was an amazing place to paint both inside and out around the farm. I have many wonderful memories of days out painting with my dogs running around playing. Today I will load the last of our things and bring them home. Goodby Little White House.

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