This Thanksgiving, don’t forget about Thanksgiving decorations! You can easily decorate by just making small tweaks to what you already have around the house in terms of Halloween decor. Re-use your pumpkins and ears of corn and all things orange and brown.

Since the most important part about Thanksgiving is the dinner, the table decor is the most important feature of everything. Assembling a tablescape is probably the easiest and most inexpensive way to decorate the table. All it is is carefuly and thoughtfully assembled objects and/or candles across the table. You can do this on a full-length table, a round table, etc. It’s all in what you choose or how you arrange everything. And all of the objects you use can be re-used later on in some other capacity. Here’s a quick tablescape idea, great for last minute decoration ideas.

You’ll need:

mini pumpkins
flowers, we recommend orange or yellow daisies
tapered candles, in matching colors
candle holders for above candles

To assemble:

• Remove the stems from the pumpkins
• Carve out a small hole in the top of the pumkin. You’ll use this to hold water to feed the flowers.
• Add water to the reservoirs in the pumpkin
• Trim the stems on the flowers so the flowers fit inside the pumkins hole, hiding the stems
• Arrange the pumpkin vases and the candles on the table top.
• If you have the time, add extra flair by placing a large artificial leaf or a lace doily underneath each of the pieces

Liletta

Modern Barbie steps out into the night; a starlet in her vintage style Angora “fur” stole. In sweet coconut-ice colours of pink and white, the stole is finished with a lining of pure silk and cascades of pearls.

MATERIALS:

Small balls Angora rabbit in white and pale pink (5ply thickness)

Pair short 2.00mm (US 0/UK 14) needles

White pure silk for lining

Matching pure silk thread

Glass pearls and pink glass diamonds (optional)

Finished size 17.5cm x 4cm

STOLE

With white Angora cast on 62 sts and work ten-row pattern:

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Purl

Row 3: Knit

Row 4: Knit

Row 5: Purl

Row 6: Knit

Row 7: Purl

Row 8: Knit

Row 9: Purl

Row 10: Purl

Cut white, join in pink and work another ten rows. Repeat white and pink section once more; do not cut pink (40 rows completed). Knit one row. Cast off firmly purlwise. Do not stretch stole but let curl naturally, as it will. Weave ends.

The cast off edge will curve around the neck. The cast on edge, which is slightly looser, will be the lower edge. For lining, draw outline of stole onto pattern tracing fabric (sheer type). Add seam allowance of 5mm. Turn under allowance to wrong side of silk and tack (baste). Press lightly under cloth. Slipstitch lining to stole, omitting the two short ends for now.

On each of these ends work edging: With white angora pick up and knit 36 stitches across these ends thus:

1 edge st, 4 sts on each rounded section (pink or white) only, 1 edge st.

Knit one row of K1, P1 rib.

Next row: K1, K2tog to end, K1.

Next row: K1, K2tog to end.

Cast off. Finish ends and slip stitch ends of lining down. Attach pearl beads across front draping in long strings (four of varying width). Pink diamonds may be dotted over the stole as an added highlight.

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Esmerelda Jones… The Knitting Wench
Writer Of Desires
Writer Of Old Curiosities

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