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Rising to the occasion...

11/14/2016

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I've been requested to sell the Country Flavour stair riser designs so I’ve gotten off my duff and redrew them.  The pictures I posted way back when were  only quick, rough sketches and then I got distracted so never got to finish them properly.   Now someone wants to hook 12 of them for their home so I was happy to finally add the polish. 
 
While tweaking the patterns I kept thinking about the idea of doing a set of nautical ones for the shop.  I’ve toyed with hooking some of the country version designs because I can visualize them in my head and know they will be fabulous, but I’m really more of a nautical gal, loving anything near, in or on the sea. 

Anytime new thoughts cluster in my head they are always the most exciting and pressing and the other evening while in bed, ideas were rattling around keeping me wide awake.  So by morning I was sold on the idea and needed to make it so.  I’d finished my compass rose rug for the boat and had the compass on my mind so that was a first choice for a design and I’m using up some of the leftovers from that project. 
The designs will each have the rope borders hooked in “Straw” 6 value so they will frame each side causing the eye to travel up and down the steps with ease.  There is a stripe on each side that will be red for the left or port and green for the right or starboard, once again offering a continuity between the risers. 

Red will be the common denominator throughout the series, marrying them all together with a rich glow as only red can do.  I love red, and I love the primary colours so they will be used more than others in the crayon box but I will deviate at times with other wonderfully nautical turquoises, teal’s oranges and greens for an eclectic feel.   I’ve already planned the wool for the mermaid and it kills me not to jump right in on that wonderful tail, but I have to finish one before starting another.   As much as I love mermaids, I’ve never hooked one before so I plan to put my all into this vixen of the sea.  She will be exciting to watch come to life with wild curly hair and a beautifully detailed scaly tail. 
 
The background of the compass rose riser is what I refer to as my port and starboard herringbone that we sell in the shop.  It’s beautiful wool to hook with and has two distinct stripings of colour, one green and one red, thence the port and starboard name.  When hooked the two colours create twists and turns like a swirling ocean.   I also used this is my large rug for the boat and loved the look, alternating the two colours throughout. 

The wonderful rich green is our "Green With Envy", a 6 value swatch that created a bit of shading in the S for South.  The N and the S both have curls on the ends that represent a stylized wave action, adding to the overall nautical feel. 

I’ve been working at home on the designs and have five ready to go. The whale might be next or perhaps the signal flags or maybe the colourful buoys, so many to excite me, how do I choose?  I might not get them all done immediately, distractions do come up, but I can pick away at them in between other projects.  They are small designs, 5" high by 29" wide and can be completed in two to three nights so we will see.  I know these risers will look smashing in our beautiful shop, real conversation pieces.  I'll have to be careful not to fall down the stairs or perhaps fall up, when I can't take my eyes off them......


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Claudia
11/14/2016 02:22:06 pm

your ideas are wonderful, Christine. . . and when completed they will be absolutely the most beautiful stairs and as you say, be careful you don't fall up or down them. . lol. . I understand completely when you lay awake thinking of these things, how to do them, how will they look! Round and round we go. . not many people understand the creative process. Cheers :)

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Christine Little
11/14/2016 03:39:42 pm

Thank-you Claudia! Plenty of time to get a good nights rest after I'm gone!

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Adena
11/14/2016 03:40:33 pm

I love this idea, anything to do with the sea! When will you be posting them?

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Christine
11/14/2016 03:41:16 pm

Probably one at a time as I do them. We'll see....

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Della
11/14/2016 03:41:56 pm

I can't wait to see them all!

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