This is honestly the last table runner I'll make until I get to Florida in January. We're having a baby shower for my granddaughter this month and we know she's having a little boy so I just had to do it! I don't think she really likes my Swedish weaving but she can pass it on if she wants to...once a gift is given, it's their's to choose how to use it. Anyway, I just wanted to make this for my new baby!
The monk's cloth is a medium blue and the yarn is Caron's Simply Soft "spring brook", a lovely variegated that I managed to find. The center pattern is completely one I designed myself and the sailboat pattern is one I copied from someone's project. There is a lot of overlapping in the rows but it turns out well and doesn't look lumpy at all.
I love this and hope my granddaughter can use it as a dresser scarf in the baby's room but it's up to her. I just enjoyed making it!
I love this one and wish I had a little girl to give it to. It's Christine Allan's pattern, "Pine Ridge" but I did add another couple of rows inside the diamond. It didn't need it but there was a slight flaw in the fabric that I wanted to cover. The yarns used were Caron's Simply Soft in orchid and Red Heart Soft in plummy. I just love this Red Heart yarn color and I'm so sad I could only find the one skein.
Just a note: I like working with variegated yarns but only buy one that has short (approximately 4") color lengths. The colors blend so more easier when the color lengths are short like this. When using variegated yarn with long (sometimes 12"+) lengths of color, it seems to end up looking like blocks of the same color as you add rows to your project.
I never worry about producing too many pieces of Swedish weaving because I get so much enjoyment out of making them. If they don't sell at the craft show this month, I can always donate them or give them away. In any case, I'll just continue making them and enjoying the process and the finished project.
I've been doing a lot of black and grey lately so I decided to just grab up a few colors and make up a simple pattern for the top table runner. I used scrap pieces so I don't know their origin but it's done on beige monk's cloth and looks kind of retro to me because of the colors.
The bottom one is Christine Allan's pattern, "Moon Shadow" but I reversed the pattern, using the original center for my border and the border design for my center. I added a bit to the center, also. This is a very easy pattern and I'll use it when teaching a new pupil. The yarn is Caron's Simply Soft in bone. Another thing I really like is tone on tone like this.
The booklet I used is Christine Allan's "Christmas Patterns" and it was gifted to me by my lifelong friend, Donna, who passed away in July. This particular booklet is filled with really good patterns but, because it was Donna's, it will always hold a special place in my heart.
