Knit small to knit large

Buffy, I slept on the idea. The Jug Coat is made out of even-sized rectangles and only the two center neck pieces are "out of square," with shaped edges that fit the neck. It could easily be made block by block and seamed together after all were finished.

The upside to making many blocks and seaming them together like a quilt would be many:  The project,  would be very portable and could be picked up at any time for a few short rows.  Intarsia yarn strands could be longer for they would not make such tangles, and there would be fewer ends to knit in. Friends could knit a bit on their own pieces! And did I mention portability???

The seaming might make the coat less supple, but it's as thick as a bath mat as it is. Removing the extra hidden ends of the shorter strands might be an even trade off for the many seams.

The only downside is the seaming itself. It must be perfect!  But there's proof that this can be accomplished. Take a long look at AmyB's Double Wedding Ring Quilt (572 hearts!) There is an even number of stitches on both the short and long side of each patch. Perhaps I could do a three-needle bind off on the tops and bottoms of the patch, and a three-needle bind off on the side edges after carefully picking up stitches.

I'm still waiting for the Silk Cloud to arrive, so I can think about this some more. What do you think, Buffy?