Blue/Grey/White Table Runner

One of my favorite combinations is blue yarns on white fabric.  It looks so crisp and clean!  This table runner was done using Caron's Simply Soft Party in Royal Sparkle and Silver Sparkle.  I think adding the bit of Silver Sparkle makes the pattern stand out.  The pattern is now one of my favorites, Christine Allan's "Flickering Flakes".

I mentioned before how badly this yarn ravels in use and how I solved that by knotting the ends tightly before weaving.  The tiny knot travels through the floats with no problem.

Donna's Blue/White Afghan

Donna is camera shy so all anybody is going to see is this beautiful Swedish weaving afghan she's 99.9% completed.  She had a tiny issue with the edging which will take an hour or so to repair but it's one of my favorite color combinations...blue and white.  She used a few different shades of blue (I neglected to get the details) and then incorporated them all in the fringe.  She also mixed and matched patterns which is really fun to do because it gives you a truly unique project.

Donna has been working on this afghan very slowly...she thinks 4 years but I don't think it's quite that long.  It never matters how long it takes us to complete a project because the joy is in the creation.  Donna and Faye meet here at my apartment almost every Tuesday afternoon and we weave a bit and talk a lot.  Then we have tea and home made goodies that either Faye or Donna bring.  No-one ever expects me to bake.

The afghan is just beautiful and Donna has already started on a lap afghan, this time red monk's cloth and white yarn.  I don't know what other colors she'll use but just the red/white combo is lovely.  I'll post photos when it's done...hopefully before 2022.  LOL!

Paper Dolls

This is the "Paper Dolls" pattern by Christine Allen that I'm working on now and I just wanted to point out how some people have the ability to create these patterns and some (me) don't.  I would never have been able to look at picture #1 and realize that by adding just 2 more rows (picture #2) it would look like little dolls.

I had thought it would be very easy to create my own patterns but I've found that I have very little talent for it...I've done a few.  Mostly I start with an existing pattern and then change it to be uniquely my own.  That's not the same as starting from scratch and creating a pattern like "Paper Dolls".

So cute!

Pulling Out, Starting Fresh

I started a new table runner using the sage green monk's cloth but wanted it to look Christmasy so I tried red glitter yarn with white glitter yarn.  I hated it.  Then I pulled out the white glitter yarn and replaced it with gold and hated it even more.  I'm going to pull the whole thing out now and start fresh with yarn that actually looks good on the sage green.

Never be afraid to admit you've made a mistake with your color choices.  Just remove them and start fresh!

Selling...I Hope!

I'm taking these 4 table runners and 1 small tablecloth to Decor On A Dime, a consignment store here.  I'd thought at first to take only used pieces but I have very few of them so I'm taking new pieces.  It will be interesting to see if they sell.

I'll also be selling at 2 craft shows this fall and winter since I'm not going to Florida until after Christmas.  This isn't a big income maker for me but it helps to sell a few so I can create more of them.  It's the creation I enjoy.

Update:  Unfortunately, this didn't work out.  The store would have had to put a list price on the items way too high in order to cover their costs so I'll just stick to selling them at the craft shows.  I do love this store, though, and will continue to shop there.  

Table Runner on burgundy

I have such a hard time photographing the real color but I'm going to be busy for the next 3-4 days so this is the best I could do.

The monk's cloth is a lovely deep burgundy and not the purply shade you see.  I used Simply Soft yarns in bone and off white to do the pattern but they're so close in color that you can't see that, either.  It does make a difference, though, and gives dimension to the pattern.  It's part of the "Grenada Design" from Nettie's Needleworks and it was easy to follow.  I couldn't use the whole pattern because of space.

I have to say it was nice to be back working on monk's cloth instead of the "Odd Run" from Ikea.      

Table Runner from Ikea's Oddrun Throw

I decided to use the pattern "Annie's Throw" from the Monk's Cloth For Today book.  Patterns are by Trice Boerens.  What you see on my table runner is only the very first row of this pattern and then I got lost so I created my own second row.  I'm finding it all a little sparse but I lost interest and just wanted to finish it quickly.

The Oddrun Throw fabric is very close to monk's cloth but not as sturdy and a little flimsy to work with.  This might have been what bored me.  The color is supposed to be grey but it really looks black to me and that makes it hard on the eyes to work on.  Another reason I might have lost interest.

I used Caron Simply Soft Party yarn in silver sparkle and snow sparkle. and they looked nice on the dark fabric.

This is also an extra long table runner at 60" long x 14 1/2" wide.  I threw the thought around that I should add one more row of border but, again, not too interested, so I have started another table runner using proper monk's cloth in burgundy.  It's lovely and I was very happy working on it.

It would be interesting to hear from someone who also used the Odd Run fabric and what they thought of it.

I'm not thrilled with this runner and will have to use brighter colors the next time I use the fabric.  That might make a difference.