My latest design for an elegant table runner was lovely to make. I’ve become a bit addicted to DMC Petra, it’s soft with a sheen and gives a good definition to raised and textured stitches. This runner would make a lovely silver wedding gift. I used number 5 in Khaki and cream to make this one.
My inspiration for my latest crochet project came from an afghan throw I saw on Pinterest. It was made in strips of shades of brown and rust starting with a pale shade and ending with a dark brown. Very autumnal and very lovely!
Earlier this year I made a golden wedding runner and it brought in requests for another special crochet gift design. I thought it would be a good idea to design and make a silver wedding runner. I had sent for a selection of DMC petra in number 5 for the Russian style runner. I decided to buy the cream and khaki (looks more like grey to me) on impulse and they look beautiful together.
Looking at the autumn coloured afghan it inspired me to make a runner in long strips. I tried out the arrow stitch and it immediately looked really pretty, bearing in mind not all stitches look good in both thin and thicker cottons and yarn but this one worked very well. I added a few rows of dc’s to emphasise the arrow stitch and break up the two bands of colours.
Finally as the runner was designed as a special gift it needed something special so I added long silky tassels in the khaki cotton. It was very satisfying to make and while arrow stitch is a bit fiddly I loved the finished textured look.
Grab the pattern here.... suitable for intermediate crocheters
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