WHERE  DID   IT GO???

Summer, that is -

I still have two pairs of white pants with

the sales tags on them.  Just didn't get the time

to wear them. 

 

White shoes and purse put away

for the winter.

Heaven forbid! you should wear anything

white after Labor Day. (according to my mother).

Fortunately, it was nice on Labor day until late in the afternoon.

Richard and family had a wonderful

cookout with Beer Can Chicken the

featured menu item.

The Bent Willow Community also had its annual

Labor Day feast at the home of the

Paprocki's and a large crowd it was!

Guess I have the "I'm sorry it's over blues and

the "I love fall and winter" smiles.

I have started hooking in earnest again and am

really enjoying it.

Here's the latest update on the new project.

The Lion's face and mane are finally

finished.  I am very pleased with

the way he turned out.  When I started putting the

background (more on this) in, he became the

color of gold that I had anticipated.

It's amazing how the color changes when you

add background or any adjacent color.



Closeup of mane and face.  I used several different

cuts to get the face as I wanted it.

Most of the rug is being hooked with a #8 and 8-1/2 cut

but the face is done with a #6 cut and some

smaller accent pieces.

I love his tail.  It almost looks like a

dragon head.  I treated it the same as his mane

except I used smaller cuts here so that

I could get the detail in.

About the background.  It is the loveliest piece of

wool that I think I have ever had.  It was

dyed by Helen Connley Howe.  She is a New York

Teacher.  I first met her in 1974 at

a teacher's workshop.  I think that she

has been unwell lately and is no

longer teaching.  The wool is a Woolrich product

in what I call gray-blue (not sure what Woolrich calls it)

overdyed with Navy Blue and abrashed with bright green.

What makes the piece so rich and velvety looking

is the way it was abrashed.

Sorry, it's true beauty does not photograph

for it is really lovely.

It's another foggy day with rain this early am.

Guess we are supposed to have rain until

Saturday.  Sure makes for a dreary day!

However, it is  a good excuse to spend

the day in the hooking room.



Thought for the day -

Never go to a Doctor whose office plants have died.

Erma Bombeck

Doris