One last look...

I snapped this pic just before I finished binding the edge...it is done now.
All that is left is to finish sewing on the label and the casings for rods on the back as my client will be hanging Old Chalk Deer. This sweet face will be heading to North Carolina tomorrow!

Many thanks for all the comments as I posted the progress of this rug!!!

Next up is to get busy with Grandma's Garden...my 2012 offering for the LJF Annual Rug Project...I'll be back with pics soon...and hope you will follow along as the rug progresses. There are a few kits still available if you'd like to join the fun...click on the banner down over on the left side for more information...or give me a holler...

Hope you have a great week~ ~L

A few more loops...

Happy Thursday Dear Friends...
Sunny and bright here today with temps climbing to near 45 today! Tho' they say reality will hit overnite and we'll be lucky to get back to double digits!
Old Chalk Deer is nearly finished...in between dyepots today I will pull the last few loops! My client wanted the colors to be similar to the original picture in Edyth's book "My Red Cape" I've had great fun mixing textures and my hand-dyeds to achieve a really close match.
Hope your day is sunny and bright, too! ~L

On the frame...an update

Old Chalk Deer is coming along nicely!

Another busy week with doctor appointments for my parents...and a few classes here in studio...but I'm hoping to sneak in a few late nights and finish this delightful rug! I've always loved Edyth's designs and think I may need to hook this sweet face again for our home...Ah...the bucket list grows longer!
Wishing you all a wonderful week! ~L

On the frame update...

Just had to share this sweet face with you!
It's a cool grey Sunday afternoon here in the North Country...but I'm snuggly warm under this growing rug...enjoying some quiet time hooking.
It will be another busy week with physical therapy appointments for Dad and the day to day stuff here at the studio...a huge wool order is due early this week...

...new wool...just like Christmas all over again! I'm especially excited because one of my all time favorites...Khaki Plaid...is back again! I updated the website last night so everything is set for the wooly arrival!
Hope you are having a peace-filled Sunday and wishing you a wonderful week ~L

Working...Balance and the Nature of Things...

Finding the right balance between the computer and all the other things that need to be done is a challenge...this is always a busy time of year for me...many deadlines...yet the natural rhythm of the seasons tells me to slow down...to rest and nest...no wonder at times I feel like don't know which way to move.
Yet..I'm happy...I'm right where I need to be!
I joke that I've needed to work like a "well oiled machine"...but actually it has been good for me. My parents are needing more help these days and I'm so glad to still live close and be there for them...

Today is a hooking day...I'm working on a commission for a client in North Carolina. It's Edyth O'Neill's "Old Chalk Deer"...I love Edyth's designs (now available from Barbara Carroll at Woolley Fox). I don't often get the chance to hook another designer's pattern...so this is fun! I'll post updates when time permits...

Wishing You Much Happiness on this Mid-Winter Day ~L