Friday 9 April 2021

Bed Runners Are In!

 Who would have thought it, well certainly not me that's for sure.  As far as I was concerned a bed runner was something you encountered in a hotel.  So what is a bed runner and what is their purpose ?

A bed runner is a long narrow piece of fabric, and it's used to enhance the appearance of an otherwise plain bed or to enhance the décor of the room.  

In a hotel setting it's also there to protect the bed as visitor may lie on top of the bed without removing their footwear. ( I would never do that!)

The first time I made one of these was in this post, it was used to enable people with dementia to  recognise their own bed, probably in a care home setting.

When my daughter in law mentioned that she had bought new curtains and would like a bed runner to go with them my mind started racing,  her birthday was coming up so I thought that this would be the ideal thing to make for it. 

I asked my son to send me a photo of the curtains without her knowing and then picked out a colour from them, I was a little nervous because choosing colours from a photo is tricky.  I knew that the bed cover was white so whatever I chose would go with the bed but getting the shading right to match the curtains was a different matter.


I didn't have a lot of time to make this and I had to wait for the yarn to be delivered  so it had to be an easy pattern, something that wasn't too complicated and I could work up quickly. 

Because the curtains had a lot of detail I decided to make it in one colour, if  I'd had more time to think I may have done differently. 

Once I'd finished making it, I enlisted my daughters advice about the border and made quite a few samples for her to see.  She thought that the grey edging made a nice contrast and picked up another colour in the curtains.

Stats

I worked this C2C using a 5mm hook and 850 grams Stylecraft Special Aran in shade Camel

For the border I worked one round in trebles (dc US) and I worked crab stitch or reverse dc for the final round with a 4.5mm hook and I used Stylecraft Special Dk in grey. 

It measured 60cm x 240cm

It was lovely to make because it was just mindless crochet, I do love working C2C because it's so quick and you can get the exact size you want effortlessly.

My DIL had painted a picture to hang in the bedroom to go with the curtains too 

I decided to paint a little rock to go with it

She sent me a photo of her bed with the bed runner in situ and I'm pleased to say she was delighted with it phew! 😊

I'm now thinking that bed runners are a good idea, they certainly enhance a plain bed.  I have some yarn left over and I'm thinking of  making a couple of cushions to match to put on the bed if she would like me to of course. 

I hope you all had a lovely Easter, I'm pleased to report that little Mikey enjoyed looking for Easter eggs in my garden, here he is carrying a basket to put them into, we had a two hour window of lovely warm sunshine just enough time for him to enjoy the egg hunt 


and for us to have something to eat. I ate far too much chocolate but hey it was Easter.😋

In the meantime day seven from the twelve days of Christmas sampler is underway 


and I'm working on the border for my hooked and locked blanket so hopefully I will have it finished for next week


What are you all up to? I'm still waiting for some decent Spring weather it's freezing here at the moment.


Have a great week!


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25 comments:

  1. Such a good idea and not too big a project, I'll keep this in mind for the future.
    Briony
    x

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  2. What a lovely idea, I'm sure your daughter-in-law is thrilled with it. Yes, it's still chilly here too even through the sun's shining today.

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  3. I remember your post about the bed runners and thought it was a good idea. I emailed our local organizations but none replied. The one you just made is a lovely colour and I think making pillows would be a really good idea.

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  4. I love the bed runner you made and the cute rocks Linda. I hope you have a nice weekend.

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  5. The bed runner is perfect and such a lovely thing to be able to make. I do envy those who can crochet!

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  6. The bed runner is lovely and how thoughtful of you to paint a stone to match the picture! DIL had every right to be thrilled with it xxx

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  7. I think the bed runner looks good.

    So pleased you were able to enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, fun and lots of smiles :)

    Enjoy the remainder of the weekend and have a good week.

    All the best Jan

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  8. Hasn't spring arrived there yet??!! Goodness, it's taking it's own sweet time. =) The runner you crocheted is lovely. It looks wonderful in the room. The lady has pretty curtains. I am sure she smiles every time she touches her lovely bed runner. Your DIL's painting and your sweet little rock, only add to the beauty of this dear lady's room.

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    1. I'm afraid not Kim, I woke up to a layer of snow this morning! Thank you for your lovely comments. xx

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  9. What a great idea. And I love that shade of yarn. X

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  10. The runner is a great idea, keeps the toes and feet just warm when one want to enjoy a a cat nap on top of the covers.

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  11. Beautiful bed runner, Linda. I love the painted stones. Are those stones from the beach? I can imagine how sweet time Mickey had looking for the chocolate Easter eggs. This reminded me of my own childhood. Have a beautiful new week.

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    1. Thank you Ivani, yes the stones are from the beach. x

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  12. I love bedrunners. I usually sew mine from material remnants. They do a great job keeping the feet warm at night and make the bed look neat during the day. I think you made a good choice concentrating on one colour.

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  13. A beautiful gift for your DIL! Looks great on the bed too! Someone had fun searching for eggs on a beautiful day. Have a great week

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  14. I love your runner. I have a handwoven coverlet (throw sized) that I use on my bed. It's a bit bigger than yours - just enough to add that extra layer over the feet in the winter. The border on yours is a nice pop of contrast. And I love the little rocks. So cute.

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  15. A lovely gift and it looks beautiful in it's new home!
    So much creativity going on there!

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  16. I had no idea bed runners were in, yours is fantastic. A few pillows out of that yarn would tie it all in. You are amazing.

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  17. How pretty and how thoughtful!! I need a bed runner for my cold feet! 😆

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  18. Love that pretty bed runner. I see that you currently have 4 cute "swans a swimming". Looking forward to seeing the rest. Love that you were able to have a Easter egg hunt. Have a great week!

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  19. How beautiful is your bed runner and a nice idea for a gift.
    The painted rocks are so beautiful!

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  20. What a perfect bed runner that turned out to be. And a painted rock, too. Both sweet and lovely gifts. :)

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  21. Bed runners are certainly back in fashion. That is a lovely present you've made for your DIL and it matches the colour in her bedroom very well. My nephew brought me one from Dubai a couple of years ago when he was visiting; a beautiful thing...really Moorish. Unfortunately we have twin beds so one runner wasn't going to be of much good for us. I did contemplate hanging it on the wall it was that pretty but in the end I sent it to my sister in the UK and she uses it as a table runner. It looks really lovely on the table too. keep well Amanda x

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  22. Bed runner is lovely. Painted rock and the picture by your DIL is also beautiful.

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  23. I love the bed runner, it's not something I've ever thought to have for our bedroom but they do add a splash of colour to plain bedding and give a room a hotel chic feel don't they?

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