Thursday, May 14, 2026

250th BIRTHDAY EAGLE UPDATE

Made a tad more headway on the rug.  And yes, I re-drew the olive branch and lightening bolts 3 times.  Had it not been for the ink color change am not sure I'd know which to hook.  When looking at several inanimate eagle images saw some longer and wider leg extensions.  They reminded me of frog legs and I didn't want mine that long and wide.  At least there is more of the leg shown now than was drawn before.
I chose to hook a calm linear hooked background so it wouldn't compete with the eagle and ribbon for attention.  The wool used was off the bolt Laramie Stripe wool purchased from The Wool Studio.   

Luckily I've already drawn out a pattern to throw on the frame next. It was drawn just in case I got bored with this rug and would be my plus one.  Obviously no boredom happened so it will be my next hooking project....  UNLESS someone has an idea for a hook-along which interests me. If you do, let me know.

Weather today is dreary, drizzly and chilly so am planning to make a pot of vegetable soup.  Will have that for a couple days and freeze the rest for future.

Saundra

6 comments:

  1. Ohh don’t get bored with this beauty! I will enjoy seeing it finished. It’s handsome rug.

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  2. PS how did you accomplish hooking his eye? Amazing !

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  3. A “tad more”? Holy hell, woman, you are almost done!
    Absolutely love this πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ¦…

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  4. You have hooked that in record time! It looks great.
    We are cold and pouring rain the past two days but the sun will come out tomorrow for warmer days.
    I am not going to hook this summer I have to many irons in the fire I will pick it up again when we head for star island
    Cathy

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  5. Well done! It's so good. I think even your yard eagle would think so.

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  6. This is positively stunning!! While every stinking thing is amazing, my eyes (well, the one that can see) are drawn to, and enchanted by, those fabulous wings. The subtle color changes make for exquisite shading. (Looks like you got the feed issue fixed??)

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