A while ago, I put out a request for ideas for a new Christmas Stocking Pattern. The one I chose would receive a free pattern after I designed their idea. There were so many good suggestions I was finding it difficult to select only one, until Suzanne Chaddock sent in an entry for a stocking filled with rug hooks. The light went on and I could instantly see the finished rug in my head.
So I set pencil to paper and drew out the pattern, thinking this would definitely be a design I would love to hook for the website. It’s layered with rug hooking tools, in all shapes and sizes, some emblazoned with holiday words and others with festive images. There was a lot of motif crowded into this one that would need a fine cut to complete, then #5 or perhaps even larger for the background. As I always do, I hooked it in my head as the drawn lines took on various shapes, seeing gold and blue, purple and Christmas greens all on a delicious festive red background.
I sent the pattern to Suzanne knowing she’d do a fabulous job and when the photo of her beautiful stocking flashed up in her email Monday, I was blown away. If I may be so bold, it’s been a wonderful marriage of design and rug hooking, and I was tickled to see that we both shared the same vision for colour planning. Ask Deborah, I literally squealed with delight when I saw it. I’ve said many times it’s always the best part of my day to see one of my designs hooked, the afterglow sizzles for days.
The picture is now posted on the website, taking its place among the 50 plus stocking designs we’ve lovingly created. It deserves a mention so I wanted to do a blog to share with all the folks that didn’t get to see it on our Facebook page. I think you will all agree this stocking absolutely glows.... if you don’t perhaps you should make an eye appointment!
Such a lovely little beauty to be brought out and hung at Christmas time. Santa, please fill Suzanne’s beautiful stocking with lots of goodies because she's been a very good little rug hooker!
So I set pencil to paper and drew out the pattern, thinking this would definitely be a design I would love to hook for the website. It’s layered with rug hooking tools, in all shapes and sizes, some emblazoned with holiday words and others with festive images. There was a lot of motif crowded into this one that would need a fine cut to complete, then #5 or perhaps even larger for the background. As I always do, I hooked it in my head as the drawn lines took on various shapes, seeing gold and blue, purple and Christmas greens all on a delicious festive red background.
I sent the pattern to Suzanne knowing she’d do a fabulous job and when the photo of her beautiful stocking flashed up in her email Monday, I was blown away. If I may be so bold, it’s been a wonderful marriage of design and rug hooking, and I was tickled to see that we both shared the same vision for colour planning. Ask Deborah, I literally squealed with delight when I saw it. I’ve said many times it’s always the best part of my day to see one of my designs hooked, the afterglow sizzles for days.
The picture is now posted on the website, taking its place among the 50 plus stocking designs we’ve lovingly created. It deserves a mention so I wanted to do a blog to share with all the folks that didn’t get to see it on our Facebook page. I think you will all agree this stocking absolutely glows.... if you don’t perhaps you should make an eye appointment!
Such a lovely little beauty to be brought out and hung at Christmas time. Santa, please fill Suzanne’s beautiful stocking with lots of goodies because she's been a very good little rug hooker!
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