My Sonja rug continued...

Work is progressing nicely on my Sonja rug.  I have been able to get a nice amount of the bottom edge done and am working the border up the sides.  I love the way the blues are blending and am very pleased with the way this rug is turning out.  I think it will look great in my Beachfront Mansion when it is done.
For this rug, I am using a combination of Tent stitch and Basketweave stitch.  I have to be very careful that no dark threads cross under light ones as they will show through so after I lay the foundation of the dark outline, I have been working from light to dark when filling in the color.  That way I can't accidentally cross a dark under the light color.  Since the white is the background, I have been stitching it in basketweave stitch rather than tent stitch.  I work around the larger motifs rather than bring my thread across them. This helps the back not be too thick once finished.