The hooked look

Seen in Heals. Up close, the loops look like proper hooking, and the design is quite jazzy, don't you think ... something that could start with one zigzag line and "just grow".

Price tag of the mass-produced item is £200.

Cats' paws

Looking for hooking inspiration, I came across this on Gene Shepherd's blog, where you can see how to get the loops to behave. What a great way to use up scraps - perfect for all the bits of wool I've collected from the Craft Central scrap boxes.

It doesn't remind me of cats' paws at all, though - more like "starry sky" - you'll surely recognise the famous picture this comes from -

The wave

By Giselle McHarg - found on Maryjane's Rugs blog.

Cartoonist turns hooker

Roz Chast, who supplies cartoons to the New Yorker magazine, also hooks rugs. There's an article about her work in Hand/Eye magazine (read it, and see further photos, here).

The aspects of hooking that interest her most are colour, texture, limitation ... and leisure.

Unusual

Nathalie Lett lives and works in Paris. Among her production are handtufted rugs.

"Hola, Senorita!"

Not hooked - pieced and quilted! - definitely a Chicken Of Inspiration... It's by Cindy Potter Henneke and until 4 March 2012 is part of a fiberart exhibition in Round Top, Texas.