oversized wall hanging

I got completely carried away with the size of this project -- doing my first wall hanging with a 4ft long dowel was a little aggressive, and the longest string hangs nearly 5ft long! BUT, I love the oversized scale, and it completely filled up an empty wall in my house. DIY projects that have steps that must be monotonously repeated are sometimes my favorite, they really are kind of therapeutic ... 

MATERIALS:  4ft wooden dowel  //  various yarns  //  drill  //  leather cord  //  metal needlework hoop