The kit I worked on is called "Sierra," by Caron International. Besides the whole satisfaction-about-making-something-yourself aspect, the price (about $50) was a good enough reason to actually try to complete the rug. You can check it out for yourself on Amazon.
What is latch hook, you might ask? Well, as the name implies, you just knot on, or "latch," individual pieces of yarn onto a canvas in order to create a picture. You can do this with any picture--even with your own design--provided you cut the pieces of yarn yourself. Luckily, there are kits for the lazier types like myself. These have legends, (sometimes) pre-colored canvases--a good motivation since you're working towards "filling in that skeleton of a picture--and, most importantly, pre-cut yarn. I don't think I would've been even a quarter completed if it weren't for all of this.
I made my first, and only other, latch hook kit several years ago. It was a simple design, Winnie the Pooh, and also much smaller. The only problem was that I lost some of the yarn, and so didn't get to finish the entire picture. I mean, most of it was covered, but those five or seven pieces of yarn really bothered me.
That wasn't the case for "Sierra." This kit contained at least three more bundles of extra yarn for the "just in case" scenarios, something I was really thankful for. Imagine how much more frustrating it would be if you were about to finish a 30 x 50 inch rug, only to find out you don't have enough pieces. That wouldn't be good at all.
Doing this really taught me something about the meaning of perseverance and patience. And also that I shouldn't bend over for too long of a period.
It is now in my parents' room as a decoration. They're planning to hang it up as soon as possible.
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