~ I'm a Punchy Hooker ~

 Happy Tuesday Friends & Folk!

~ another grey day here at the farm....but who's complaining?

the temps are in the 40's today, so hopefully that will kill off SOME of the blasted beetles

 we have here in the farmhouse & shop!!

anyhoo, moving forward:

I have finished hooking all of the Tombstone Sheep rug's motifs

using 1/4" wool strips.

and now I have flipped the rug over on my Floor Frame

and am punching the background with an Oxford #10 rug punch needle

and beautiful hand dyed wool yarn from Ali Strebel Designs in "Sky Blue"

If you don't own an Oxford Rug Punch Needle, 

... you can still use the yarn by simply hooking with it ~ 

 depending on my mood, and how fast I want my project to be finished ~

I'll switch between my punch & trusty hook!

{punching goes waaaaay quicker ~ fyi }

~ the basket on my sheep's back is blue.

and now I'm using blue for the background.

although not the exact shade of blue, and the basket is hooked with a textured wool strip...

so, three guesses as to what I might do next?

  I may leave it, or I may reverse-hook.

one never knows....

I have an idea for a funky finish to the edges of this project,

once it is steamed and bound.

we'll see.

Next time I post,

I should be finished with this ~

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori