Sunday, April 25, 2021

WIN Some LOSE Some

Sadly I lost a follower today and wonder why that happens.  I'm a follower on many blogs but never thought about going back to one and removing my name as a follower.  Oh well, c'est la vie.  

I've started a Patsy Becker design named Jewel Basket.  Actually I hooked this pattern many years ago before I had any wool stash and most what I had was bland non-textured wool.  So when spying the pattern at rug camp a few years ago decided to try it again but better colors.  As  you can see I'm also making some changes ~ what's new.
I've moved the basket down a smidge and will make the flowers larger, might lose a couple leaves during the process so who knows how this will turn out.  Will show the other hooked one in a later post after getting more of this one hooked.

And, I have a redux of my boy Ben's Memorial.  Here is the after just finished today:
Here is the before.
I'm going to call him done for now.  If that eye bother's me I can always pick it up and tweak it.  For some reason and some how that eye has a different look now that the wool around it has changed.  But am done stressing over it for the time being.

Saundra

9 comments:

  1. Your new project looks really pretty already ....I love basket designs .
    And you did a great job on Ben ....his coat looks great & that face is beautiful !!!

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  2. Ben's redux is perfection!!! Don't change a thing.

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  3. Ben is a beauty,,,,
    Your new one is going to be fun,,,,

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  4. Your tweaks look great to me. Your new rug looks like a fun one have you shown the other before?
    Cathy

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  5. I do see a difference, I wonder if much of it is different lighting on different days? I guess I'd leave it sit for a while before deciding. You certainly captured how handsome he was though!

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  6. I actually like the eye on the finished Ben best. It was the first thing I noticed. A nice big basket of flowers will make for a nice change after hooking Ben. What cut is that??

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  7. Ben is beautiful! I hooked a rug for my kitty as a tribute too. I cannot tell you how many times I tweaked it. Janice

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  8. Sorry, if it was me that followed along and then put it to privately watching. I don't do rug hooking; but I love the look and wish I could learn. So I follow along to see your work. Love what you have done with the dog. Your work is amazing. I will follow along publicly now. ;o)

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