Well, it has been colder!

1 January 2012 Day break

It has been colder here, but it has been awhile.  The New Year is underway and I hope that you switch your year date to 2012 easily enough. 

Pip says it is not June!

 

 

 

 

The fireplace is going and outside just looks like it would be cold!

The Old Corn-crib

January will see me knee deep in genealogy research to assist others.  It will be no chore for me as I dig a little deeper in to the past. 

I'm nearing the completion of the Ohio Buck rug.  A few more rounds of the border and I'll be doing my "finished" dance.  I do a bit of a jig for each one....and I imagine I'm not the only rug hooker who completes her rug with that move :)  You see, we already have the next one lined up, if not started, and several in our mind's eye!

This rug is done on rug warp foundation and size 4 cut so I am finding that I have packed it more than I usually do.  The steaming at the completion will take care of this. 

Have you noticed that as you hook different parts of your rug with different methods it pulls it differently?  Once again the steaming should deal with this and straighten out the border.  Keeping in the ditch of the foundation material when drawing the outside line is a must....for me anyway.  If that isn't done you will never have a straight rug.  Handmade is handmade.....and that is what is so wonderful about it!

My dh has back surgery this month.  Keep him in your thoughts and prayers please. 

Hook on happily in 2012!