A Litle Progress ~

Very little.  The pattern is only about 10 1/2" x 17" so I expected to have more done by now.  As always, just not enough hours in the day . . . sigh.  The pattern looks a little wonky because I had it draped on the back of the couch.

I was happy to find a piece of this wool big enough to do the background.  I'm hoping I can find more to buy.  It hooks like butter :)

Several of you have commented about the colors in the little penny mat.  ALL the wool was dyed using the same dye formula from the Emma Lou Lais/Barbara Carroll book, #85 Emma Lou's putty/old.  Sometimes I vary the amount of dye used to get a little more variation.  I haven't dyed much, but it is my favorite formula so far.

Here is some blah brown wool that I threw in the dye pot.  It made the brown a little richer and slightly mottled.  Much better :) 

Pennies are ready to be stitched in to little mats on the drive to Chicago.

I haven't even started to pack and we are leaving bright and early in the morning so I'd best get off this dang machine and get packin'.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren