Vacation Week!! Doesn't get any better! I just love being home, doing lots of hooking, planning a big day of dyeing wool today. I've really flown through this rug, though all that hit or miss was a task, for sure.
The border is a muted green wool with a touch of rose. I only have two skeins of homespun to choose from to whip it with. I'm not sure I like either of them.
Here they are against the rug.
I may end up having to go hunt out a different shade yarn at Wool and Goods.
It's been really fun to find out that some of my fellow blogging friends are getting bitten by the hooking bug. One thing that has been great for me is how much I've learned with each rug. I was looking back at some of my earlier efforts and I just have to laugh at those little mats...like this one!
I had no idea what I was doing with this schooner. The hooking is crazy tight! The color planning is just off...I wasn't dyeing my own wool back then...just using what I had from thrift stores, as is! Looking at this and comparing it to my latest rug...well, they're world's apart.
So, if you are just starting off...keep hooking, because things do get easier and the rugs get better! Thank goodness!
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35 comments:
Beautiful!
Great job!
Trace
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Courtney...your rug is wonderful!!! So perfect for Spring! The colors are just fabulous...love all the hit n' miss. What a great job you did on this beauty! I'm the same when I look at early efforts...it's all a learning process, for sure.
Bravo!
Robyn
Courtney your rug is awesome!I really love the colors.As a new hooker I appreciate the encouraging words.Enjoy your week at home.Hugs,Jen
Your rugs are beautiful. The second yarn choice doesn't look "off" to me, bit then I am not exactly sure what you need to do with it! I haven't been bitten by the rug hooking bug, but I've started my first punch needle project.... It may be just a matter of time now!
Kim
Hi Courtney....what a beautiful job you did on this rug..It is absolutely gorgeous...Love all the colors of the hit and miss....
I am so glad you are having fun on your vacation time....
thanx courtney for the pep talk, i needed it. i stayed up till 2 am hooking and i love it but constantly wonder if im doing this or that right...i noticed that like my star is not as high as the back ground and think should i do over but im not. it will just be primative!i love your rug you finished and i also love your first one! enjoy your day!
Hooray for mid-winter break!
I adore your rug... oh, and your 'other' rug, my gift, has been ooed and ahhhed over by quite a few folks. They all love the horse!
I'm working on my first rug slowly. I have the bird finished, except for beak and legs. Then it's the grass, the background and the frame. I don't particularly care for the background color so I'm thinking of getting something else. Have you ever tea-dyed your wool?
It's a beauty Courtney! I'm glad you chose to hook it, because I'm enjoying looking at it! Perfect for spring.
So prim pretty! Love it! Enjoy your time home.Warm Blessings!~Amy
Lovely rug!!!
Yes, you've come a long way. Amazing the things we did when first starting out.
Glad you have a vacation week. Enjoy every minute!
Hi Courtney, I'm so glad that you have a whole day to do the things that you like. Oh what fun, it is to hook, on a hol- i-day, hey... pull pull pull, pul- ul all the way..... he he I couldn't help myself.
I love your little hit and miss rug. I have do do one some day to use up tons of left over worms. You did a fantastic job on it. JB
Your rug screams "Spring!" Hard to tell from the monitor but the 2nd yarn choice doesn't look bad! Great job! Oh and early rugs - my first one is still in hiding!
It is so true, I keep my first rugs out just so I can see with each rug I get a little smoother and a little more confident. As with everything you have to keep practicing. I hope you get to play with dyes on your vacation. It is like a bug, it bites I don't need to dye anything right now and I keep wishing I did. It is so much fun. I love your new little rug. That is so good and I love the colors.
Have a lovely week!
Your flower rug looks gorgeous! I think I kinda like the second color choice for the finishing... but, if you feel the need to visit the yarn store... then have fun in there! lol! Enjoy your time off!
that's just beautiful!
Courtney
I love the colors you chose for your new rug. It's a doosie!
I don't have a good enough eye to tell that anythings wrong with your schooner-it looks fine to me.
glad you're enjoying your break!
I'm in love with your flowers! That background is just right up my alley...wild and colorful. Will you show us how you finish your edges? I've tried finishing an edge with yarn only once and made a bit of a mess out of it; I'd love to learn more. PS Why don't you dye your skein to the color you want?
Courtney, I love it, It's beautful! Hugs Cheri
It looks great. Love the hit and miss colors.
Great rug - I especially like the hit & miss border - even though it DOES take a bit longer to hook. Doesn't it feel good to have it all finished! Yay!
Oh I sure do like your rug, fantastic job you did on it and love the hit and miss.
I can post on other people's blog but cannot do a new post on my own. VERY frustrating.
Saundra
Lovely Courtney, I just love the scrappy hit-n-miss style! And I think you schooner is sweet too!
It's always fun to see where we've come from...Happy Hooking! ~L
Very sweet...love that hit and miss. It's always my favorite to hook.
Courtney ~
Fantastic rug. I love the hit and miss!
Enjoy your break!
Hugs :)
Lauren
Oh Courtney it is beautiful! such a great job. I whish the bug would bite me I think I need a new project for sure. So glad you are enjoying your week off summer is just around the corner.
Cathy
I love that rug, thought about doing it also. To me that background would be harder to do than it looks.
Courtney...you are doing great with your hooking (rug). I remember well the journey from start to as far as I got. It's amazing, isn't it?
Wow! That looks super fun! You DID get a lot done. Happy vacation. There's nothing like it, is there?
It's snowing this morning. We'll have a late start at school and the kids will be a bit restless. We're so close to our state testing now and time is running out!
I wonder where I could learn rug hooking. I'm going to think about that! Have a great day!
Rug hooking is like all other crafts I suppose, the more you do the better you get. Your rug is lovely and you've definitely been quick getting it finished.
That's all kinds of gorgeous Miss Courtney!! I love it! And I can see your happiness and satisfaction in the process of hooking this one somehow.... Sure wish I could say I was getting better as I go - for me, it seems the opposite - I think I was actually better when I first started out.....I seem to hook tighter and tighter. Well....at least that was the case the last few rugs I hooked - but it's been a while! Hope to change that soon. Why don't you dye the whipping yarn??? Hope you've been enjoying your vacation week! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin
*****beautiful and perfectly hooked! congratulations for excellent addition to your world of hooked rugs! tom
Courteny, Love the pattern and your colors!! Wow, you did that fast!
Enjoy your vacation :)
I really love your rug, Courtney!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Wonderful rug! BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing :) My Best ~Kimberly
You amaze me with your hooking talent. Love the colors in your new rug. I'd say the schooner looks pretty darn good to me Mrs. Perfectionist. lol! Forgot to mention that your header is ever so cute.
Hugs,
Jann
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