Thursday Hook-In at Grant Street

Well yesterday I was supposed to have an appointment but it got moved to next week so I was able to finally go to the Grant Street Hook-In.   I missed going - between the weather and "things" this past month, I wasn't able to make the trip.

I didn't mention to anyone I was coming since I really wasn't sure until late Wednesday and thought I would just show up if i was going.  I got an early start (8:00 a.m.) and made some stops first and then made it there a little after 11:00 - When I got there it was only Linda.  We sat and chatted for a while. 

Linda was showing me this little basket -

How cute is this.  It's a snippet dish - it is handmade and has a magnet on the basket and underneath to hold it on your hooking frame.   Linda will be carrying these in her shop but Linda being Linda gifted me this one!  I love it - I used it all day and I have a frame that turns 360 degrees and I was hooking on quite the angle and the snippets never flew out.  THANK YOU SO MUCH LINDA! Love it!

Finally Kathy arrived!  I think she was a little surprised to see me but then again I couldn't hide my car in the parking lot! 

After Kathy, Barb, Jill and Beth showed up.  There was lots of laughs throughout the day but everyone was still busy working.  Forgot to get a pic but Beth was working on a pattern by Pat Wenger of two bunnies (Oh and a side note here - Pat - where were you - I'm beginning to think you pull in, see my car and leave! LOL - seems when I show up you don't and when you are there - I'm not!) 

Barb was working on some hand quilting

Jill was having some trouble accepting her own hooking and was getting advice from everyone.  Personally I thought her rug looked great.  Her hooking is great and her colors are wonderful.

Beth got some Easter goodies from her Secret Pal - she just adored everything...

Can you believe it - Kathy actually pulled more than 13 loops - I was teasing her most of the day because I got the biggest giggle out of her post on her blog about the Hook-In they attended on Saturday and how much she got hooked - I kept asking her if she was going for 15 loops yesterday.  Her rug is looking great and the colors are so nice and prim.  Will be a great rug when it's done.  Anyway - Kathy sat and hooked a lot of the day - Yep miracles do happen! LOL

Here she is trying to find a color for the flower on the house - we were all yelling our nays and yays...

As you can see from Kathy's face - most of them were "no's" so I think she's hoping this is the one!  Please..Please...Please...

Nancy arrived later and brought her horse rug to finish binding with wool...  Beautiful rug - nice neutral colors...

Before I knew it - she was done with the binding...Wow!

Look how much Kathy got done by the end of the night - well let me rephrase that - I left at 11:00 and the girls (Linda, Kathy, and Sherry)  were still there hooking - Linda was just about done her rug - another stunning rug.  Will be absolutely beautiful when it's done - again - forgot to take a pic.  

It was Linda's birthday on Monday - so here she is showing us her loot - see the card she's holding up - her husband made it for her! How cute.  Sheep-shaped!  I'd probably fall over if my husband "made" me a card! LOL -   Oh and just a warning to any of you that may come out to Grant Street - notice the peeps on the table in front of her - DON'T TOUCH THE PEEPS if you want to actually WALK out of there...

Me - i took a few little rugs to hook on - finished two (they were already half started on a piece of linen) and forgot to get a pic - will show them when I bind them.  Also started binding a little kitty rug I brought - That's almost done.  Again - it's amazing how much laughter was going on yet how much hooking was actually being done yesterday!

I left around 11:00 and it poured rain most of the way home - felt like I was in a car wash with all the big wheelers flying by - but the important thing is I made it with no incidents!   Another great day at Grant Street!  Thanks Ladies for the great company!