UFO ~

Proud Lion, a pattern by the Sampling, was started in a class in June of 2017.  It has not seen the light of day other than the time I "borrowed" some wool from it.  Can I remember what wool I borrowed?  Not really.  I figure it is about darn time I get back to it.  It is a biggie (for me) at 28" x 43 1/2".  I left the class with no real color plan other than what was started 😡.  I have gone through the wool and have figured some of it out, and even met up with Vernon Junction Sue for help!!!  I now have a pretty good idea but I know I will wing some of it as I go.

I had never hooked antigodlin style (higgly piggly) before this class and did NOT enjoy doing it, but the teacher was insistent that is what I MUST do.  To be honest, I felt a little bullied.  I am now more comfortable hooking in that style but still don't enjoy doing it . . . though I love the look.

{{Sue . . . now I do see the purple in the one flower though I believe it is much more subtle in person.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it since I am NOT a purple person!!!}}

Hopefully this will be my project until my Wooly Horse class with Jenny Smallridge in June.  Jenny is saying that the small mat should be done on the second day of class.  Fingers crossed it will be.  Then I will have until my next class in July to work on Proud Lion . . . unless I get sidetracked 😁

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Lauren

Antigodlin Style Hooking ~

Several readers have inquired as to what is meant by antigodlin.  It is a style of hooking.  Also called higgledy piggledy, higgly piggly and I'm sure there are other names, too.  To me, it is messy.  You hook every which way, constantly turning the frame (unless you are one of those hookers who can hook in any direction).  It does produce a wonderful look.  I just find it hard to hook and for me it is more time consuming.

The back of your hooking is rather lumpy.  I'm not sure how it would wear in a high traffic area over the years.  

The gardens are coming to life here in northern Ohio.  Snowdrops and winter aconite have been up for weeks.  I spy hyacinth peeking from the soil and even saw my first daffodil bulb yesterday.  I just hope we don't have a hard freeze because the daffodils buds will not survive.

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Lauren

Progress ~

I started Antique Floral at rug camp just over a month ago.  It is one of my largest rugs to date.  I have been hooking on it faithfully each day and it seems to be taking forever.  I love the look of the antigodlin hooking, but still haven't become a fan.  The outer border is also to be hooked that way.  (Sorry the picture is so washed out.)  I still haven't pulled a loop on Tulip.

Went to an outdoor craft event last weekend and came home with this very cool plant.  I was not looking for a houseplant but this one was just calling my name.  It's a euphorbia tirucalli, also known as a pencil cactus (though not a true cactus).  It only needs to be watered once a month during the spring, summer and fall and not at all during the winter.  Talk about a low maintenance plant :)

Rug labeling is proceeding.  I've gotten 12 labels sewn on and if I counted rugs without missing any, I have 18 more to go.  Thank goodness for my blog or I would have no idea when they were hooked.  I found one from 2012 that has not been labeled.

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Lauren

UFOs

I've dug deep in the closet and pulled out two UFOs.  One from loooong and ago and one recent.

The Lydia Bond reproduction sampler from the Examplarery, was started at least 25 years ago.  I was so close to finishing and I'm not sure why it was tucked away.  It will be next on my hoop.  {{Well, after taking a good look to determine what floss I need (of course that was not with the chart) I figured out why I stopped stitching it.  The instructions seem very complex.  Lots of stitches other than cross, some over one, etc.}} I haven't cross stitched on such a dark linen since I put this aside.  Time will tell if I once again tuck it in the far reaches of the closet.  I would help if I had the color picture but that is nowhere to be found.

What was already stitched.  The linen is much darker in person.

Tulip, by Red Barn Rugs, was started in a class with Cathy Stephan last October.  Not one loop has been pulled since.  It is a small mat, only 12" x 20", so it should not take long to hook.  I will alternate between this pattern and my antique floral.  Thankfully, I didn't steal any wool to use on another project.

Blogger was not playing nice.  It took me a day to realize, but I was no longer getting email notifications when a comment was left, even though I did not change any settings.  Thankfully I still had the link Marly sent me on how to correct it.  Vicki had a question but I could not reply to her.  She wanted to know if I mark off sections when hooking antigodlin style.  I did not.  I basically have 4 different wools (one overdyed, one as-is and one as-is reversible).  I just hook a strip and the next one will be a different wool and so on.  Sometimes the same color will butt against the same color.  Am I making any sense?  I hope that helps, Vicki.

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Lauren

Antigodlin ~

According to dictionary.com, antigodlin (or antigoglin) is an adjective meaning lopsided or at an angle, out of alignment, diagonal or cater cornered.  In rug hooking, it is also referred to as hooking higgledy piggledy, hickety pickety, or as I put it, messy.

Several readers were asking about my background on Antique Floral and the wools used.  I am using 2 as-is wools, one which is reversible, and one overdyed.  

I am hooking it antigodlin style.  I am still finding it a bit difficult to hook in this manner, but I must say I do love the look.

The back looks quite different from the way I normally hook, and it is not as smooth to the touch.  I wonder how it would wear on the floor in a high traffic area.

Got these pictures from Cindy Lou Who's mom.  Here's Cindy soaking up some sun.  It's so nice they have a fenced yard so she can run (or sleep) free.

Isn't this just too sweet?  I am so happy she has a puggle sister to snuggle up to.  Cindy is in the front and Molly is behind her.

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Lauren