I bet you have no idea what's coming your way with a title like that!
Well, combine a fabulous book:
Hooking Mats and Rugs: 33 New Designs From An Old Tradition
33 New Designs From An Old Tradition
By
Deanne Fitzpatrick
and two sentences inside that say:
"There are absolutely no rules about what kind of materials you can hook into a rug. If you can cut it into a strip, you can hook it on to a backing."
with a beautiful Old Rose Oval traditional design:
with my upcycling brain and this is what you get!
How I did it:
I cut strips from an old felted sweater about 3/8 inch wide.
I then hooked the loops into the sweater stitches centered on the lower back.
(Hence the tramp-stamp term)
I used a US size I 9 crochet hook. The sweater I was hooking into was not felted and was about 4 stitches to the inch.
So there you have it! Thanks for coming along on my crafting trip. I think I will be continuing down this path. Next I am going to try denim. Anyone out there hooking anything unusual? Leave a comment telling us all about it!
To read more about what Deanne Fitzpatrick is up to, see more designs and her workshop schedule be sure to pop on over to her website- Hooking Rugs.
