Using the flecked tweed pattern from Alison Ellen's book New Directions in Hand Knitting, I dived into the yarn stash for colourways that came out of my corals picture.

Texture of yarn was important as well as colour. I wanted a reasonably firm handle but with softness and textural interest. I sampled with combinations of regular yarns, fuzzies, metallics, variegated. Some worked better than others.