Turkeying Around With Autumn

I did a thing this past week. I haven't crocheted in quite awhile. Been hooked on the cross stitch since early summer. When I put the Halloween decor away and dragged out the Autumn stuff, I decided the dining table needed a little something. I don't crochet much for myself. Am always doing it for others. But I decided I wanted a fall-ish doily for the table.

I used thread I had on hand instead of trying to buy more. I didn't have any of the traditional rust/burnt orange/reddish colors. I looked at what I did have and decided that the colors you see here are perfect Texas fall colors. Texas stays green well into December, especially this far south. Mostly what you see in this part of the world in the fall is brown. Leaves go from green to brown with a few days of yellow while transitioning. Texas Autumns aren't traditional picturesque colorful. So the olive green, bronze, yellow, and maize colors I have were perfect. I used an antique white for the center. The old tried and true grape doily pattern was the only choice for this.

I played around with Autumn decor I have and settled on the glittered Turkey. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love glitter, mostly at Christmas time. I found the glittered turkey at HEB a few years ago and couldn't pass it up. This was a fun project...something I'll enjoy for many years to come. 

~ Happy Fall, y'all!🍁🍃🍂