The Noro scarf has inspired me to start a scarf for Mr. Lear based on Kaffe's Crosspatch pattern in the brown colorway in Glorious Knits. I would like to back this with pieces of brown suede and velvet and canvas. My fallback plan is to make a glasses case, because I cannot imagine knitting 6 feet of this! Another plan is to knit one vertical strip of flags at a time and then sew them together.
I love this pattern in the new Kaffe Knits Again as a blue vest. I just don't think I can carry that many yarns without going nutty - vertical strips may be the answer for me. I could also start throwing in larger patches and get more of a crazy pattern as in his Glorious Knits Crosspatch coat. Knit some squares, lay them out, sew them up.
I like the glasses case idea. The scale of the pattern seems to speak to that idea.
ReplyDeleteHow about the flags just at the ends with stripes in between?
ReplyDeleteaack:: brilliant!!
ReplyDeletethe eyeglass case could be wonderful. i wonder would it would look like slightly felted...and you can buy suede at discount fabrics on san pablo ave.
ReplyDeleteMr. Lear couldn't be more excited!
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