Yesterday, I dropped off my previous latch hook rug, A Bicolor Sunflower, to the Big Es New England Center for the 2025 Big E. Apparently the previous category for latched hook rugs was only available for youth; now it’s available for all. And if I’m thinking about entering future latched hook rug projects at locales like the Big E, I’ll need to test the waters with one of my previous rugs.
I brought the rug to the receiving table. The receiver gave me what I think was a standard response of, “Oh, what a pretty item,” which I think they say to all entrants so that nobody feels disappointed.
And while I wait for information regarding how this rug did in a new competition …
I still need to finish the current latched hook project.
First, a recap. Here’s the left panel of what will be a three-panel rug; I finished this panel earlier this spring.
And this is where we were two weeks or so ago.
I’m realizing that although each strand seems like it’s not making any distinct difference in the rug, the overall pattern once those strands are attached definitely makes all the difference.
After much hard work, I have more definition on the right panel’s right side, and you can definitely see the changing fall foliage against the picket fence. Trust me, once football season starts this week, I can sit through the NFL RedZone and make some major progress on this project.
Oh, you want to see the current “major progress,” don’t you?
I shall oblige.
What you see is the rug’s full vertical height. I still have tens of thousands of strands to pull – plus, there’s a massive amount of strands for the rug’s center panel – which I somehow have to attach to the left and right panels without everything looking wonky.
But I’ve gotten this far with the project.
No reason to stop now, is there?
Chuck The Writer 
That is a monumental undertaking. I hope it is fully appreciated when it’s finished (i.e. gets a ribbon somewhere).
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