looking through my Ravelry favorites for colorwork motifs that I could use for a cushion cover. I'm not buying yarn, so it has to be something that could look right in random colors and can't rely on huge gauge, since I need to use random shit already on hand.
Some ones that could work:
The fuck sweater with one of my rainbow barfs held double? And one of my undyed handspuns as the background.
dinosaurs - could unspin the medium browns from the cotton 4 strand so that could be the "dirt" and the rainbow barf the bones
Some that probably can't work:
cool bugs since it seems like the high contrast is required. The many small sprinkles would get lost if the background weren't in such contrast.
And this cover will inevitably felt, so there's another reason why I should stay away from tiny details? Maybe.
circuits-ish thing that seems like it would be best with circuit board colors.
If you know a cool colorwork pattern, please share!