Here are a few rugs for show and tell -
I’ll start with another finished Double Cross project which came in yesterday from Mina H. She managed to come up with another unique take on this classic pattern.
She also included a note:
Good morning Gene,
I am enjoy your site and am learning a lot. Attached is a picture of my version of the Double Cross pattern. I was inspired by the rugs at the end of the video and just played around with graph paper and colored pencils. It measures 11×11 inches so is very small.
I am also sending a picture of another small mat only because I used the Rug Hookers Bible’s water chapter to hook realistic water. This pattern is by Edyth O’Neil and was in the November/December 2004 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine. Mina H.
Mina – It’s always a pleasure to see what campers and readers are doing with the information provided here and in the various other printed projects I’ve worked on. Sometimes I forget about things that are in the Rug Hooker’s Bible until someone shows me a project taken from its pages. Thanks for taking the time to send in the photos. You did a great job. GRS
This seems to be a day for show and tell as I also receive a small version of Big Momma, hooked by Carl B.
Carl used scraps to make this exciting version of the pattern.
This next photo isn’t exactly a rug but it does document the first step in making a rug.
While I don’t always start with a well conceived plan, when I do pick out wool, it helps to lay it all out so that the interplay of color can be assessed. This pile will go to Australia. Perhaps I can show it some day soon as a finished rug?