Since I am now alternating my time between two fun projects, it may be a little while before I post about each one. I am so looking forward to seeing each project unfold!

After 5 days, I have made it to the first corner of the rug. As I have said in the past, I like to start in the bottom left corner of my rugs and work my way across to the first corner. I stitch the plain outer border almost all the way across, then start on a part of the pattern that is easier to count. I do not count stitches when stitching the plain border. With a rug this size, I would lose count so easily! Luckily, this rug had a pattern only 3 rows in from the outermost row. 

Since it is little squares of alternating colors, I chose to count only the red squares since it ended with a red square in the bottom right corner. Today, I finally got to that corner, and the counting was simple.  I will now begin to work my way up both sides to the top and use the same method. I will also work on the plain border, since this for me, is the most boring part of the rug. I would rather get it over with in the beginning than leave it until the end. I will not be putting a fringe on this rug.

You may be wondering about the frame for my Nadareh rug - The inside measurements are 9" x 11" (22.86cm x 27.94cm) and it was too wide to fit into my carry on without bending. I had already mounted the gauze before I realized this. To make it fit my bag better, I decided to carefully cut the frame down the center of the top and bottom, leaving the last layer of paper untouched. I glued some ribbon on either side of both cuts and sewed a button onto each one. In this fashion, I could fold the frame to fit comfortably into my carry on and tie string around the buttons to hold it together when stitching. I made a cardboard cover to protect it while in my bag. I am happy to say, it worked exactly how I wanted it to and I was able to comfortably stitch knowing I could easily stow it away when needed.