Glor-E be!

Another Initially Yours pattern hooked....only 23 more to go!  Hopefully I get a little help from you all out there who have purchased your special letters because I won't be able to hook them all.  In the meantime I'm having fun.  I used a shop plaid for the background #072 and #010, a lovely light teal, for the vines.  Bittersweet Three Value was the orange influence and Anjou Pear Three Value for the gold. 

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Once again, I hooked all the colour using a #6 and all the plaids in a #8.  This brown was so fabulous I didn't even have to wash it to felt it.  The weave was very dense and I was in a hurry so I cut it as is.  I'll be using a piece of this as the backing for the pillow this rug will be made into. 

I hooked the E a bit different this time.  I needed to use the middle value Bittersweet against the darker background of the brown plaid as the third and darkest value, the herringbone,  didn't stand out.  I like the effect.  There is so much you can do to make these letters sing! 

I also hooked the Anjou Pear flowers with the lightest value to the outside for more contrast as well.  The E represents my father's name, Earle.  I know he would have loved these colours.  I only wish he was here so I could him this pillow........

So the P is next.  I see pinks and purples and swirling delights.  Can't wait to get started!