I was as surprised as Dion Phaneuf* this morning to find that I had actually nearly finished my rug. Finally! The Year of the Ox wasn’t kidding. Just one long year of putting one foot in front of the other and feeling like the field would never be tilled. I didn’t think I’d ever get anything completed. But today, I finished the rug! I spent just about the whole day yesterday ripping and rolling fabric – the most time consuming part of the project. Crocheting it was easy.
I thought I would have to block the whole heavy carpet by soaking it in the tub and then drying it off in between towels and putting something heavy on it so it would flatten out. But instead, I just ironed it. I turned the iron on to the highest setting, hit the steam button a lot and it flattened out into a perfectly flat circle. Yay! You can’t do that for every crochet project, unfortunately. I only ironed this instead of blocking it because the fabric was made of cotton (I’m sure there was some polyester in there, too) and is safe to iron out. I would not do that with wool (NO!) or mohair (NO!), but piles of torn fabric you’ve had in your closet for at least 4 years? It’s totally cool.
Would you like to see it in our front entrance? You can see it below…
*Hockey Talk – Dion Phaneuf was traded this morning to the Toronto Maple Leafs from Calgary. I didn’t see that coming.
I love our blue front door. It’s very cheery. I went for a navy trim instead of black. I had more navy fabric than black and the black fabric I had? It was kind of shiny and slippery. I think I’ll save the shiny black stuff for Halloween.
And here’s Oscar doing his exercises on the rug before I put it downstairs. It looks like he’s doing the bicycle.
I knew he’d like the rug. He started laying on it as I was crocheting it in my lap.
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It looks awesome! Go Year of the Ox!
It turned out fantastic, I love it!!!
Awe! That is so terrific that it is Oscar’s new favorite thing! I love how it so totally goes with your entrance and front door. Very designer.
I shuddered at that thought of soaking that puppy. It would take forever to dry. People do steam block their wool sweaters (I have read about it). I have washed the few peices I ever finish. (They need it by the time I finish them.) I think one goes about it in a more gently way than the pinache one can use on a crochet cotton rug.
Wow, this is fantastic!
Congratulations, it looks terrific! And it is wonderful to see Oscar enjoying it so much as well!
Thanks you guys! It really did work out nicely. And it ironed out like a dream.
Carol, your rug is fabulous, I love it.
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