Horses and Hearts

Upon coming home from Ocean City rug camp thought it best to finish the rug started before attending camp ~ Horses and Hearts.  It is a design by Marion Hamm and understand it was in a crafts magazine free to use.  I purchased mine drawn on linen at Cape May rug camp 2017.  It measures 20 x 36.

You'd think I'd be back hooking my Star Geometric right now, but that would be wrong.  Someone ordered a design by Kelley Belfast and I'm so enamored with it that I've drawn one out for me to hook as well.  

Guess you'll just have to come back for a visit to see what that cute design is.

Yet another nor'easter headed this way and because of the March 2018 storm which brought down two healthy trees I'm fearful of wind and rain combinations.  Guess I should be thankful it isn't snow......yet.

Saundra

Almost Ready to Leave, BUT.....

Thought I'd better do one more post before pulling out of the driveway as I head to camp.  Had hoped to have all the hearts hooked so only thing left to hook was the background.

But it will be plenty for me to work on tonight in my room and also waiting my turn for the teacher in the morning. 

Not sure if I'll be able to do a blog post on my iPad as Blogger seems to be a bit of a 'bugger' and non-compliant with posting pictures.  But if I can post you'll probably hear from me again before coming home.

Happy hooking everyone.

Saundra

Marion Hamm's Horses and Hearts Design

It isn't finished yet but needed to see what the rug looks like on my computer monitor.  Since I've changed the red and blue color schemes I'm thinking there may be some reverse hooking needed.  

Won't change out horse colors since the background requires them to be a lighter color.  Would loved to have a sorrel horse but they have dark tails.  Once on the floor I'll never give the horse colors another thought and not worry about the two similar palomino horses.

Interesting seeing this on the monitor as I am thinking of making some changes in the heart colors.  There are only 6 horses and had trouble coming up with color ideas for them.  HA!  there are 14 hearts so try coming up with non-boring or repetitive colors for those!  Ya see my problem?

Ya notice those two most center RED hearts?  The one on the left looks okay and am thinking of making the other near the white horse look the same with a darker perimeter.

THEN.....on the far left plan to remove that blue center in the red heart and make it more mottled red like the one near the white horse.  

Yup, that's my plan for what's left of tonight but think it will only be the reverse hooking and not the replace hooking.

Have a good evening.

Saundra

Horses Again

Still have one more horse to hook and more hearts.  Thought I'd like to look at it on my computer to see it might help me decide what color direction I want to go.

Oh dear, what color to hook that other horse.  As a teen my horse was a sorrel with dark mane and tail so that wouldn't work with a primitive black background.  Matter of fact "Richie" was depicted as the dark brown horse in the rug but without a black tail. 

Could do an Appaloosa but think the Pinto has that covered.  So maybe I'll go with a more 'golden' Palomino horse than the one I hooked already.  

Does anyone remember Sunday papers (early 50's) when they would advertise to win a Palomino horse if you could draw and submit a photo?  That was during the Trigger and Roy years. You have no idea how many times I drew and entered that contest.  Nope, didn't win.  Finally convinced my father to agree that IF I saved up half the money to buy a horse (any horse) that he would match the money.  

I did save up and he did find a horse for me.  Must admit in looking back it must have been a rescue.  He was weak and thin.  But I cared for him, and recovered him to health.  He filled out and was a nice horse for me ~ not fancy, just a horse, that is all I wanted.

Here's me and Richie when I was about 14 or 15.

And here is my baby brother (5 years younger) on his back.  Can't wait to send this to my brother so he can see how brave he was ~ Joey was afraid of a huge horse.

Oh this was cathartic to see my horse once more and remember how I'd walk behind the barn and neigh.  Richie would respond likewise.  

Saundra