Multiplying Rabbits (edited)

Chris is getting very close to the finish line with only the border to hook.  

She said the bunnies wanted to do a little moonlight dancing, she's having fun with the hook-along and "livin' la vida loca" in the process.    

Crystal must be the first to complete her rug and look at that interesting background.  She outlined the rabbits in black to make them stand out.  She also told me she hooked this in one day.  That blew me away and had to inquire what size the pattern was to accomplish that feat.  It measured 16 x 25.  WOW!!!!  She said she hooks fast and doesn't use a frame which she thinks makes her hooking faster.  Not having a frame to keep the pattern taut would make my hooking much slower me thinks. 

This just in from Kitty.  She hooked her Dancing Rabbits to match the décor in her room, a chest.  Look at the creative bunny rabbits with polka dots!

Another photo received from Deb who has 5 grandkids and made a huge Dancing Rabbit rug representing all her grands.   Love that background.

Angela from Adams County, Ohio has joined in too.  This is the first time she has joined in a hook-along but is a loyal reader.  She said she's hooked hers with old tee shirts, something she learned when I hosted the 'textile challenge'.  Waste not want not, right Angela?   And that pulls much easier thru foundation than woven cotton!  

Rhonda is making headway on her rug too.  So far I think the favorite color for rabbits has been brown.  But guess that is decided by background color each of us wants to use ~> light background dark rabbits.....dark background = light rabbits.

This one below is from April and I know someone who will love that primitively hooked rabbit.  Can't wait to see what the other bunny colors will be.

I recall Kris (Spruce Ridge Studios) emailing to join saying, "You had me at granddaughter", which was some inspiration I tried to evoke in my initial post about the Dancing Rabbits event.  So this is a photo sent of what she plans for the granddaughter's rug.  Kris I cannot wait to see how this develops and happy my words were able to inspire YOU.

Karen said seeing the hook-along encouraged her to start the pattern she had in her stash for years.  Great job on those brown rabbits and looking forward to that active background.

Sheila finished hooking her rug after 3 days and says it was a record for her.  

Perhaps one day she will hook that antique version she originally drew, which you can see a bit of on the unhooked portion on the right.

And now after all the wonderful exhibits above, here is my bland endeavor.  Should have realized I was playing with the big league here.  

Am enjoying seeing and sharing everyone's rendition of this old rug design.  For those of you wondering how to get a photo of your progress on my blog, just EMAIL ME your photo and I will put it there on the next post.  

FYI the next blog post will be an antique rug show as I don't want my readers to become bored; plus it will give everyone an opportunity to pull more loops on their project.  Meanwhile, happy hooking.  

Saundra

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