[Paige]

That’s exactly the thread I was thinking of Nicole, thank you!

[Paige]

I’ve been eyeing some Lana Canberra at purl soho to use up a GC, and at 95/yd and living in San Diego don’t want too much leftover 😛

I’m a bit of a fabric Scrooge as well and have never used full yardage for an o+S pattern myself, but I so appreciate that it is there. I have found all the responses fascinating and did end up purchasing a digital pattern and will print and piece once the sickies are in bed. Since it’s boiled wool there’s no grain to consider so even more freedom, but the large-looking pieces do make it more challenging.

Thank you all for your responses! I’ll follow up with pictures tomorrow in the light.

[Paige]

I don’t have the pattern yet-debating between digital or printed… Laying it out would have solved my dilemma if I could make any decision. 😛

I’m looking at a solid and have had good luck getting most patterns in a fair bit less yardage than called for, but it doesn’t look like there are many pieces to fiddle with placement. But since an XS-M all call for the same yardage thought id check. I could have sworn I read a thread somewhere in here (years ago!) with a bunch of mamas challenging themselves to get patterns cut from smaller bits of yardage.