While it appears I've pulled the last loops on my son's Man Cave Rug, it still may not be done yet. This is why I haven't posted on my blog the last couple days ~ I wanted to get this dang thing done. This is what the rug looks like right now and without steaming.
If you recall from a previous post, I mentioned hooking a mirror image of the beer mugs thinking that might be easier for me. Yup, did that even tho I knew it wasn't the proper way they would appear with lighting coming from one side. Since there is still plenty of time to get this finished for my son by Christmas decided to see what it would look like if I hooked it right the first time. This is what the rug looks like with wool just placed in the strategic spots on the mug.
So I'll look at the rug in this photo and in my wool room from time to time and decide. Guess I should have hooked it right the first time, eh? Ya think, lol?
It's time for a brief break and will start hooking the Black Kitten mat for my friend. His will be a little different and will show comparisons as some hooking takes place.
Sorry I was AWOL for a couple days. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.
Saundra
And I am looking forward to the end of hooking and moving on. At least now I know it will be done by Christmas and so happy that it was started early.
Today I was hooking away on the other beer mug to post an update. My plans were to have the entire mug and foam all hooked. But there were a number of issues.
FIRST AND FOREMOST... I understand the concept of LIGHT direction. Know the sun would have been on the same side for each mug and colors would be different than I've hooked. So for you narrow cut realistic hookers I DO understand but my son will never notice and my brain and hands won't go there for this project. Sorry.
The other problems were that I hadn't divided or hooked equally the beer colors. Ditto on the bright white, yellow white and blue white wool. And just when I thought about taking a photo for my blog noticed that my hooking of a mirror image colors from the other side beer mug didn't work. I'd hooked a totally different color down one side. OY!
Therefore this is all I have to show you. A photo with a flash here.
And photo with a different setting which was taken without a flash.
Tomorrow I will start the preliminary binding of the cute little Black Kitten Mat. That will be a great break even tho I'm not fond of binding.
Stay tuned.
Saundra
Perhaps it is time for me to put something, anything, on my frame other than the Man Cave rug as I'm taking one step forward and then two back. OMG, this is a picture just now taken out on my deck in natural evening lighting and the flash didn't go off since the light was suitable.
Wow, what a difference natural lighting makes with a no flash picture outside. Now I'm going to take a picture with a flash inside. Actually, this one below was taken just inside the porch area in the same light except the flash DID go off.
As you could see I'm not even half way done and there's just slightly over 6 months left for me to finish this project before it is due as a Christmas gift. ......uh, I've got rug camp in September.... uh, and already I'm getting bored with this one.
Yes, sad to say but it is true...I'm bored with this but there is nothing else ready to put on my frame so will work on it. So now I'm thinking about delaying the gift until his birthday January 16th and getting him something else for Christmas.
Perhaps the name of my blog post should have been "airing my dirty laundry'.
Hope you guys and gals have a great evening and will pull a few more loops on the rug until bed time....(SOON).
Saundra
