Do you ever look at some yarn or crochet thread in your stash and wonder what you should make with it? I certainly do! May years ago, I bought 4 balls of Curio, a size 10 cotton crochet thread from the Knit Picks website. I absolutely LOVED the colors that I picked out and the price was fabulous for the yardage in each ball! But I put the thread in my stash because I didn’t know what to make from it. So there it sat for many years! Last year, I decided what I’d make from the 4 balls of crochet thread and I’d like to share my new design, “Fall Table Runner and Coasters”, with you.
I tried using the thread single stranded, but I wasn’t really happy with it. I’ve used size 10 cotton crochet threads for many years with great success. However, the Curio isn’t quite the same as other size 10 threads that I’ve worked with. It’s a looser twist, which gives great drape for garments. But I didn’t want to make a garment with it and I wasn’t aiming for drape in my design/project. I only had 1 ball of each of 4 colors and I wanted to make the thread thicker. So I used the Navajo Plying technique where you turn a thin yarn or thread into a thicker yarn or thread (Navajo Plying is a technique that’s used by yarn spinners to make a 3-ply yarn out of one single ply). I’m very happy with how this design turned out and it was a pleasure to use this thread triple stranded!
Have you done any Navajo Plying to make your yarn or crochet thread thicker? It’s a great technique to know! To learn to do Navajo Plying, check out my new YouTube video here.
To purchase my new Fall Table Runner and Coasters pattern, check out the pattern page here.
Happy crocheting to you!
Susan
