I like hooking best with a general idea, but not a pattern. I draw as I go. First the text, then the bird. Once they were done, I added the border idea and the coloured circles. I’m thinking of a row of hearts along the bottom and, of course, the date of arrival. And probably a couple of dark rows along the outside border to tie in with the text and ground the mat. It is playing with colour that I enjoy the most, both the variations of the solid yellow and red and the complimentary colours in the circles, each circle its own little creation.
You can see where I started out here. I hope to post an update by the end of the week.
I’m impressed with your design process – I would never dare do that myself but it works great for you. Love the way this rug is looking!
Hi Gayle,
Thanks for your comments. The downside of hooking this way is that sometimes things have to come out. I’m looking at this photo now and think I may need to add a few more small circles about the ‘F’ but I’ll wait a bit and see. I’m now trying to work in a row of hearts along the bottom. I’ll post again soon. xine