Hooked Rugs and life

I’m done hooking the rug I designed for 

my son’s 30th — last year.

More obvious in reality, but still subdued, are

words between the leaves which describe his interests and abilities.

I didn’t want that too bright as he may be embarrassed to display it.

I will make a little wool pocket on the back to house 

details of the rug and of my son♥️

The other small mat I made was the product of a challenge from the blog of 

Saundra of Woodland Junction.

It’s an antique design which Saundra drew out for me

but I had no means to print it so I drew it.

We were asked to use no wool but other materials we had around. I used pillowcases and T-shirts and jeans.

The pink was too bright so I coffeed it down.

The cotton pillowcase strips were wide enough to make my arm and shoulder ache so I smartened up and made them narrower. Same with the jeans. The tshirts were a pleasure to hook.

I visited a friend at her lake house Friday and Saturday.

What a treat!

Though the lake was still frozen enough to bring out the snowmobiles, the sun was warm and the conversation good.

She has a flair for making it cozy.

And Miss. Lucy was almost as excited as I when a box from The Wool Studio arrived! She is testing out her sleep quality on it.                                                      That was a splurge purchase with customs 😤

And our hooking group finished Chicago by RHF in memory of Gisele, our former coordinator. The centre is purple. Looks black here. We’re raffling it off with proceeds going to NB May Registry. So far we’ve made $900! Sorry that we can’t take etransfers from the US.

The week ahead begins cold and hits 52f. Crazy warm.

Have a good week!