Musings from a rug hooker

 Why does one start a 12 foot hooked runner? Why? Because one has more than 12 feet of hall and bags and bags of wool. The idea seemed like a good one. Design something that is repetive, not too involved, and get going. So, I thought a foot a week would be a modest plan towards completion.
  Today I am looking at the 3 feet finished so far in (5 weeks) and thinking 12 feet is way long. Besides, it is getting heavy.

  However, on the plus side it is using up bags of wool. I hook and think of all the other hookers who have taken on large rugs. Did we all start thinking it would be easy and fast?
  Determination and color selection is keeping me going. That and the bags of wool still to be used. A large portion of the wool I am using is recycled Pendelton shirts and skirts. The photo doesn't really show the patterns the textures create. The rest of the wool is my hand dyed pieces and some ombre from Dorr.
  It would be interesting to see other very long hall runners done by you out there. I seldom see one at workshops or shows.
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