Hibernating ~

It's not often I hibernate at home and I'm lovin' it.  Yesterday I didn't leave the house until evening when I went over to my sweetie's.  Today will be the same kind of day and it feels so good!  A roaring fire ~ strictly for ambience.  Unless you stand right in front of it, you don't feel the heat.

I have joined the Rebekah Smith's mystery stitch along on Facebook.  I would love to purchase the wool, but do not want to spend the money when I have so much wool :)  Yesterday I dyed the green needed.  I'm hoping it's a good green.  In looking at in in natural light, it may be too yellow, but is more green than showing in the picture.  It is "bronze green" and the formula is from the Emma Lou Lais/Barbara Carroll dye book.  I forgot to rinse it in liquid Downy.  I love how that makes it smell.  I may try one more shade in the dye pot if I can get the needed Cushing dye tomorrow evening. 

I finished hooking my other two hearts.  Next step is to zigzag the raw edges and start on the patchwork backs.

The penny mat is also done.

I started working on this little Maggie Bonanomi applique piece last evening.  I cut the wool pieces last summer so it was easy to get stitching on it.  I think it will end up being a small pillow.

I just finished my Ellie rug.  Don't ask me how, but I didn't cut enough wool for the letters and I had a terrible time finding the wool I used.  It took two days, but I finally found it.  I really don't like hooking letters.

For once I feel like I've accomplished much.  Too bad the darn cleaning lady didn't come and work her magic on the dust bunnies . . . lol :) 

Can you believe this is post 999???  I didn't know I had so many words in me :)

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren