This hooked rug has been almost two years in the making, and is now donated to the Centre County 4-H Sheep Club to raise scholarship funds. It will probably be displayed and auctioned at the Grange Fair, and maybe you can stop by to see it. I designed the rug from sketches which I made at a friend's farm, and still recall the very cold February day in the midst of lambing season when I made the sketches with my ski gloves on! I liked the way the sheep interacted with each other, and their overlapping shapes. A group of more than a dozen 'hookers' met about once a month to work together on the rug, which is made from strips of wool from garments such as skirts and lightweight jackets. The wool strips are looped through an open-weaved backing, and loops are formed by hand, inch by inch, until after two years it is all done! Many thanks to all who helped to make this beautiful rug, and I hope that the 4-H Sheep Club is able to raise generous funds from it's sale!
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