I think all (or almost all) of anything done with Swedish weaving is gorgeous. It doesn't seem to matter what pattern or yarn choices are made, the end product is simply beautiful...in my eyes anyway.
I prefer to work with colors but I gave in to the fact that so many people are decorating their homes in shades of grey and have started making a few table runners in greys. They turn out just as gorgeous as their brightly colored cousins.
My daughter confiscated the last table runner I'd made in grey so I quickly made another one and I think this is even prettier than the last one...hope she doesn't grab this one up, too! It's on white monk's cloth and I used Caron's Simply Soft Party in black sparkle, Caron's Simply Soft grey heather, and Paton's pale grey mix (this isn't a variegated so I don't know why the name). The pattern is Christine Allan's "Cobblestone Way" which I reduced to fit the runner.
I think it's beautiful but, then, aren't they all? LOL!
I've decided to stop trying to get decent photos of full length table runners because my camera doesn't show enough detail so now the photos will be of the runner folded in half.
The first runner is Christine Allan's "Flickering Flakes" but I had to eliminate the full pattern due to the width of the runner. It is on white monk's cloth and I used Red Heart yarn in "lavender" and Caron's Simply Soft Party in grey. The grey is quite subtle but does look pretty with the lavender.
The second one is Avery Hill's "diamonds are a girl's best friend" and one I was surprised I'd never done before. I like it a lot! It's on white monk's cloth using Caron's Simply Soft yarns in grey heather and charcoal heather which go beautifully together.
I only make table runners any more because making afghans just takes too long. I've made many and given them away to family but I've found that they don't sell well at craft shows because of the high price. Most of the patterns I use can be extended to make afghans...many are actually for afghans but I alter them for use in the table runners. The possibilities are endless with these patterns. All you need is a bit of imagination.
These are 2 of my latest table runners.
The first one is one of my very favorite patterns, "Paper Dolls" by Christine Allan. It looks far more difficult that it really is. I used ecru monk's cloth and a variety of yarns for this one...Red Heart "painted desert", Phentex "tawny", and Caron's Simply Soft "bone" for my own little design in the center. I try to add something of just my own imagination to every piece I do so that it is truly unique.
The second one is my own design of different diamonds (I can't design whole patterns very well but I do have fun mixing up the diamonds). It's also on ecru monk's cloth and I used a variegated green of some no-name yarn I had in my stash.
Just a note: I started out trying to do just a border with "Paper Dolls" but couldn't get it to look right so I took it all apart and started over. I like to be completely happy with my finished work and it's better to take it apart when it isn't working out.
