Not Much to Share ~

But since I finally got Sue to do a post, I figured I'd better, too 😁  I am crazy busy all the time but don't have much to show for it.

There is a monthly hooking get together with friends, an hour and a half away.  Quite the hike to get there, but so worth it.  Soup & Pie . . . and you guessed it, we get fed soup and pie (all homemade and yummy!) every month (and we get to take leftovers home!!!).  Thank you, Andrea.  You make our get togethers special.  This month we even got gifts.

Heidi gave everyone a crocheted pumpkin . . . I chose the little white one.

And Rhonda gave us the sweetest little kitty pinkeep.

Hooking friends are the BEST!  Thank you.  

Heading home from DSO's this evening, the sun was setting over Lake Erie.

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Lauren

Plus Two ~

Ok.  When Saundra is working on two rugs at a time, the second rug is a plus one.  Since I am alternating three rugs, I guess I have a plus one and a plus two.

Yellow Bird, started in my Kris Miller class, doesn't have a number 😁  A little progress has been made, but I need to reverse hook the waist a bit to get the spacing better.

If you are a hooker, in your wildest dreams would you imagine that this is the wool I used to hook the face?  Friend Sue suggested the wool and she so graciously shared a piece with me.  I LOVE IT!!!

My plus one is Ezra's Farm, started last week in Maria Barton's class.

So what did I decide to do?  Start another small mat since Halloween is quickly approaching and it would be fun to get this one done.  The hooking is nearly complete.  Now whether I get it assembled in a timely manner is another story!

Shady Spot is finally bound.  It took me almost forever.  Now to get it labeled and I can really call it d.o.n.e.  The background is much more subtle in person.

I am about ready to give up trying to get the wool colors to photograph properly!!!  It just isn't happening.

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Lauren

Maria Class Rug Throw Down ~

So many talented hookers in the class.  I will start with the two overacheivers.

Norita was hooking this snowman for her door (a Wooly Horse pattern).  She was hooking with all handtorn strips.  It may not look like big, but this pattern is 56" long.

Taking a break from the snowman, she started on this primitive kitties pattern.  She is not a primitive hooker but look how greatly primitive this little mat is.

Our other overachiever, Deb, finished this sweet snowman (Maria pattern) mat.

She then started this pattern (Dru Ann Jefferies pattern sold by Maria).

Jo Wick pattern that my tablemate won at last week's Crooked River hook in.

I believe this swan pattern was by Cushing.  The cattails were hooked Waldoboro style and looked so real.

Old Tattered Flag pattern.

Pris Butler pattern.  Another hooker who is not a primitive hooker but doing a fine job.

Michelle Palmer pattern.

Another Dru Jeffries pattern.

Don't know who the pattern designer is (Tulip Cross perhaps), but this pattern is HUGE, maybe 4' or 5' square.

Rita finished this fun little Maria deer.

Then went back to the rug she started last week in Kris Miller's class.  Another Old Tattered Flag pattern.

Another Dru Ann Jeffries pattern.



A DiFranzia design.

A Lori Brechlin design offered by Kris Miller of Spruce Ridge Studios.

Another of Maria's sweet patterns.  I just love her face.

This sweet robin is also a pattern by Maria.

Lastly, the progress on yet another Dru pattern.  Sure doesn't look like much for 2 1/2 days of hooking . . . but at least I have it pretty much color planned 😁

I hope I did not miss anyone!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Maria Barton Class ~

GREAT FUN!!!  If you ever have the opportunity to take a class with Maria, go for it.  She has many great patterns that can be found in her Etsy shop.  She is full of good ideas and shared many tips.

Here are some of the rugs she brought to share with us.

Fun binding finish.

Hooked with handtorn strips.

Isn't she sweet?

Remember back in 2021 when Saundra hosted an alternative textile rug challenge?  Maria decided to join in and this is what she hooked.  It was hooked almost entirely with t-shirts!!!  I think she said she added a bit of wool yarn but absolutely NO wool strips.  It was hard to tell that it was hooked with them.  She shared tips on how she cut the fabric and what fabrics could be used.  It really was very cool.  You can read more about the challenge here.

And a few of Maria's alternative, fun finishes.

These little cuties were about 3-4" square.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Next post I will share the rug throw down.

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Lauren

Hairy Balls ~

So I get to the hook in early Saturday afternoon and this was sitting on my table.  

Everyone is laughing and telling me they are hairy balls.  Well . . . come to find out hairy balls (gymnocarpus physocarpa) are a type of milkweed.  We all got a good laugh.  Thank you, Mitsuko😁 Hoping I can save the seeds and perhaps get them to grow next year.

The only picture I took at the hook in was my booth after setup.

Day 1 of my Maria Barton class is done.  I am hooking the small version of Ezra's Farm.  It is only 22' x 19.5".  Two sizes can be found in her Etsy shop.  (This is Dru Ann Jeffries punch needle version.)

Here is my pathetic progress so far, but I am not that much of a slacker because I did not get to meet with Maria one on one until early afternoon.

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Pug hugs 😊
Lauren