rug hooking

I want to publish another blog before I leave for Maine.  This summer I started to do some rug hooking.  I have always wanted to try it-for years and I never got around to it or I made up an excuse about how I couldn't even finish my knitting projects.  But this summer Elaine Eskesen, the owner of Pine Tree Yarns in Damarisctta has gotten into rug hooking in a big way.  I just love Elaine.  Every summer I couldn't wait to go to Pine Tree Yarns to see what she dyed.  Before rug hooking she was best known for yarn dyeing.  She wrote a beautiful book about it and I have spent a lot of time in her store looking and buying her yarns.  She has a great eye for color and is very creative. She is also a very nice person -fun to talk to. Well this summer I bought a beginners rug hooking kit from her and have been slowly working on it.  it is a lot of fun.I can't believe I have been back from Maine for a month and I haven' gotten around to telling you about our trip to Peaks Island and then my visit to Knitwits in Portland.  i went to Blue Hill and met the women of String Theory and bought their yarn.  Which I love!!!!!! This weekend I want to hit the Common Ground Fair .  The fair is such fun .  They have a lot of fiber and crafts in addition to great food an lots of interesting natural products.