Ezra's Farm ~

Ezra's Farm was started in a class with Maria Barton of Star Rug Company in September.  It is a Dru Ann Jeffries ~ Cinnamon Creek Folk Art pattern sold in Maria's etsy shop.  I chose the small version which is 22' x 19.5".  Nary a loop had been pulled since class.  I would like to finish this before my next hooking class mid March.

So . . . I get out the tote with the pattern and wool.  I swear I did not steal borrow any of the wool to use elsewhere.  So why is wool missing?  One of hooking's little mysteries.  I think I found a couple of the wools that had been put away on shelves (now that is MOST unusual!!!) and not sure of a couple others.  I guess I am going to have to just wing it and find something close.  I thought I learned my lesson taking wool from a color planned project, but apparently not.

Only 32 days until spring.  I swear February is the looooongest month of winter in Ohio.  We are in a winter wonderland today.  I think this is the most snow we have had all winter, so I cannot complain . . . too much.

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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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Lauren

A Finish and a Start ~

The little heart mat is hooked and bound and ready (except for the label) to be taken to guild to add to the door prize mats.  For once I used all worms instead of cutting new wool.  We have twenty five tables at the hook in and like to have at least one mat on each table.

Another door prize mat I am calling Maria's sheep.  Years ago Maria Barton team taught with Ali Strebel and we were all given some of Maria's line drawings.  Maria has such a style of her own and her designs can be spotted a mile away 😁

I found this painfully funny!

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Lauren