Winter knitting

Being inspired to try chevron stitch, I looked up a few patterns and found the Dummies guide for this stitch - simple, easy or so it said. This dummie spent a day pulling out and was ready to start pulling out my hair before finding another pattern that did seem simple.....

With a pair of giant needles and ball of wool, it progressed.....

To be finished as a very thick table mat.....

The wool had come from the op shop along with these 2 early Japanese coffee mugs.....

I really like the harbour and boats depicted on the mugs also the pale colours.....