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Remember those really big needles I got back in the summer?


... and the rug I was knitting ... well I finished it on Sunday ...


I am soooo pleased with it ... I bought some hessian to back it with so it doesn't slide around and get totally out of shape.


I did over do it a bit though and woke up on Monday morning with a total crook neck and shoulder ... the price you pay for extreme knitting ... it was REALLY heavy by the end ... but worth it.


I have some of the wool left over and have already started another rug ... a bit smaller this time ... French knitting ... all wound into a spiral :) 

I won't bore you with an update every day on my rug! but Teri asked to see a close up of it ...



I did another 8 rows last night so you can kinda see how the stripes will look ... and I have been really careful and still managed to not get into a tangle, although the wool did catch on my toe ring and I thought I was going to pull the whole thing apart!

Well I couldn't wait and started my rug last night ... I decided to try the loop style first, before I cut up all the wool into little lengths and regretted it ... I am really pleased with how its looking ...


I am using 3 strands of wool at once which has given it a lovely mottled look. I have done 4 rows so far (its 1m x 1/2m) and I am doing the stripes across the shorter width. I am so pleased with it so far and haven't got into a tangle yet! (yet ... I am sure it won't be long! ... hehe)

I know I am meant to be finishing off some projects before I start a new one, but after stepping out of my bed onto my cold floor again this morning I have decided to make myself a rug ... I haven't done it since my GCSE year at school but really enjoyed it and its a perfect project for Autumn evenings!

I walked into town today where there is a lovely mouth-watering wool shop and bought a hook and rug canvas. I know I have wool coming out of my ears at home ... but they had an offer on ... 5 balls for £5, so I got some wool as well!
I will have a delve through my wool later and find some that goes with the colours I have chosen .... Mum has already had a quick look through her wool too to see if there is anything that goes :)



I think I am going to do random stripes ... here is some inspiration ...
I know that a lot of these rugs are done with material rather than wool and crocheted or platted ... but I just love the colours together!
I had a fleeting wonder about doing a City & Guilds ... told my mum who is now looking up all the courses I could do .... It was a fleeting thought ... I don't feel like I can think about it yet ............. humm, City & Guilds are a lot to help you run a business with your chosen subject ... kinda done that!

Went for a lovely walk through some fields and along a river ... Dilly loved it ... its such lovely country side here ... I feel really at home ... wish I had taken my camera though.