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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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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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