Today I decided to make a minor change to the circle border. I changed the inside boundary to a curved line at the corners. This will emphasize the flowers in the corner and give the rug a slightly oval look. I need to make a decision on whether the rug will end with this border or if another will be added. Right now I am not hooking the outer edge perfectly on the straight of grain. I am still doing the forced crooked that I fell in love with during a class with Karen Kahle. Once I get most of the corner and one edge hooked, I will know where I am going.
I changed out the beige that I had in the flower and used the golds that I had laid out in a prior photo. The dots at the ends of the lines in the flowers were getting lost so I used some of the new blue green plaid, B11, that is one of my new favorites.
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How I enjoyed watching your rug progress over 3 years. I taught myself to rug hook 5 years ago. I have done several mats and small rugs. But, nothing, nothing like this. My dream has always been to go to a rug hooking camp, maybe one day this dream will come true. I so enjoyed watching this progress and all of your ideas. It almost was like being in your class. Thank you again.
Thanks for the encouragement, Karen. It is comments like yours that inspire me to keep posting. I do encourage you to go to camp. A week at camp is the equivalent of several years of hooking on your own. I learned enough my first year to almost cover the cost of the camp. I learned of new sources for wool and stopped buying stuff that did not work as well. I learned the basics of dyeing so I could dye my own. I still attend at least 2 camps a year. I still learn something new.