This textile can be used on a table alone or on top of another compatible table cloth, made into a pillow, or even hung on the wall.

 Three strands of number 10 crochet cotton, worked together in double crochet, give a rustic, drapeable  textile.  This piece is about 18 inches square.  The three strands together cause a tweed-like effect when I use different color combinations.  They also permit one to modulate the colors.

I learned that black thread as one of the three gives a dark value.  Totally different threads can come out  very similar in effect.  There are two axes available with which to play.   I started out with one idea in mind, which I modified according to my available thread colors.

The log cabin pattern is a very versatile , and can give larger patterns in combination.  Try searching “log cabin crochet”, and you can see many examples.