Monday 6 September 2010

Help me choose buttons!





 Kingscot needs closure(s). But should they be the iridescent glass ones at the top, or the green flower ones at the bottom? I like how the first ones echo the shape of the bobbles, and perhaps their more neutral colour would be more versatile. Then again, I love the contrast of the green... I need your help! Sometimes I think that choosing the buttons is the trickiest part of making a cardigan.

10 comments:

  1. I love green buttons, too!
    And the shape is very cute.
    They are lovely flowers.

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  2. I would go for the glass, the green are cute too though

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  3. I will cast my lot in favour of the glass buttons at the top. I think they enhance the beauty of Kingscot without capturing one's attention, as I think the green ones tend to do by their colour.

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  4. I think you should find ones that match the shade of the wool - it's busy enough already, better to choose something that doesn't attract any attention. The green ones are very nice, but a bit too fussy for this garment, I would say.

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  5. I'd go with the glass buttons. I like the green, but I think they would compete too much with the pattern, while the glass buttons would dimple merrily in the light and otherwise allow the awesomeness of Kingscot to take centre stage.

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  6. I think green ones would look really nicely.

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  7. I'm a vote for the glass too - unless the colour of the yarn is a long way off in the photo, the green look to distract from the glory of the knitting, whereas the glass seem to echo the bobbles without distracting...

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  8. Green! Green! Green!
    I've been a fan of your blog/projects for a while, but too shy to comment until now, but my love for those green buttons trumped my shyness! :)

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  9. Casting my vote for glass, can't wait to see the finished product!

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  10. I'd go for the glass! Or even a colour that matches the yarn more (i.e. not the green). As someone said earlier, there's a lot going on with the texture/pattern so the buttons should blend in rather than compete with that.

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