The Witchy Woman will now take a breather while I contemplate other color choices and further design ideas. So far I've been working mostly from my wooly worm bags ~ the dark wool strips are #8 cut with slivers used for crosses. The moon is hooked mostly with #8.5 cuts but more narrow around the feet and face. Am not happy with the shape of the cape but am not reverse hooking it. Also, the yellow is much brighter here than in person.
Also am wondering if the moon colors would be more spooky if 'wandering' into the sky. Whatever colors it is I choose for that? Guess you could say it's still in the planning stage. Heck, the entire piece of linen is only 13.5 x 15.5 and part of that will be turned back and attached to the craft felt to hang on the front door. So it should still be completed waaay before Halloween.
Wish there were more enticing antique rugs listed for sale to inspire me for the next project. There is one design enlarged but not drawn on linen since my interest fluctuates daily. Am holding out for one that says, "You're IT!"
Sheila K. sent me a picture of a sketch she made some time ago of a witch and sure hope she draws it up and hooks it. Seems she has found her mojo again. Anyone else jumping on the bandwagon? Happy hooking.
In other not-so-happy news, I've somehow managed to get poison ivy again. Yes I did work outside Monday removing limbs and picking up pine cones and even pulling a few weeds. But none of them had "leaves of 3..." My chin and neck have it, one arm, spots on both thighs. Went to bed last night with long sleeves and thought about using an old covid 19 mask to cover my chin. Covering myself like a mummy is why Robin gave me the name "mummy dearest" MD for short. So both she and Lauren will refer to me as MD often. Now you know what it means when you see comments from them using those initials.
Saundra
Poison Ivy !!!! Oh No !!!!
ReplyDeleteI like your Witch and her cape ! Maybe when you hook your background color you will be happier with it ???? I want to hook a Witch too , but have my rug to finish and I have house projects in the works , taking up my hooking time and baby sitting my girls .
Oh no on the poison ivy. I warned Bob that the back of my mom's property had poison ivy in it when we were there weeks ago. Its no fun to get it. Hope you feel better soon. The witch looks good to me. Janice
ReplyDeleteUgh on the poison ivy! I was thrilled I did not get it this year. It grows under the fence from my neighbor’s yard.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to be done with Witchy Woman before I even think about putting one on linen.
Sheila shared her drawing with me. I hope she decides to hook it, too.
Well, ok...now you all have me curious about Shelia's witch! I actually thought about trying to hook a simple, little, cat pattern I have...not technically "Halloween," nor vintage clip-art style, but simple and a cat.... Then, like Lauren said, you'll be done before I would even get mine on my frame. Geesh lady. And so sorry to hear about the poison ivy Mummy D.... Sorry if I still have visuals of you bound in your wrappings LOL.
ReplyDeleteNice! She reminds me of the vintage Beistle cardboard cut outs we used to hang in windows
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