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Does anybody out there quilt? I'm not making a quilt, per se, but I am sewing some plaid flannel onto the back of a lightweight wool to make a blanket. I thought I might do some "quilting" on it - that is, sew designs through the whole thing to help it stick to itself. I don't know if this is clever or a terrible, terrible idea. I also don't know how to choose or make a design.

Edited: Simple embroidery. That's the solution. I'm doing swirls.

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P.S. Even though you're bored of it and have put it away for the time, is there any chance you could both link back to the pattern, and give feedback on how the pattern/knitting went? I am serious about loving the style, and will probably want to adapt it for myself as a project for later in the year.

P.P.S. Super secret presale! Blackberry jam and peach jellies are in. Sister Lucy made them this weekend.

Here's (http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/PATTkyoto.html) the pattern. I loved knitting the yukata, because, well, it's just a scarf, really. If I hadn't put it down for so long, I might have enjoyed knitting the up the rest, too, but I lost the momentum. I LOVED the bamboo yarn. So pretty.

Also, hook me up with some of the jam drugs! Just let me know what I owe you. I looooove the jam drugs.

Gorgeous! I think one in black accented with greys? Or ??? The possibilities are endless. It's a style that looks good on me, so maybe I'll make two. :)

I was thinking that if I re-start, I might do something tonal like your black-grey idea. I was thinking reds, because I love red.

I also suggest swatching. I did not swatch, and my obi (which is what I meant above when I said yukata - obi is the sash, yukata is the sweater) is a little funneh in the measurements.

Swatching? What's that?

Shades of red would be stunning. :)

Patterns often say "you MUST swatch" and "Swatching REQUIRED." You knit up a 4x4 inch square in whatever pattern they tell you to, and then you measure it to see if it matches what they say it should match (e.g. 7.5 st/inch or something like that).

I have way too many projects right now, but I'm gonna tuck that shades of red idea into the back of my mind for later....

Oh! Swatching = checking your guage. :)

Yep. I couldn't remember the word gauge, so I couldn't remember the other phrase. :)

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