So, I'm planning to make a Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, (only with crochet rather than knitting, it being an easy
conversion in this case. While using a tad more yarn, it will be so
much quicker that it is worth it), and found a fun and easy way to
play around with potential colour combinations.
Having downloaded the pdf in question,
I right-clicked and saved a copy of the layout pictures. Now, using
GIMP Image Editor, I erased the colours, and saved them as log cabin
blanks. Since I'm ordering Knit Picks yarn for this, (I decided to
move up a size to worsted weight, going with Wool of the Andes
worsted), I could also save copies of the pictures of each colour of
yarn that I was considering.
Rather than cutting and pasting bits of
these pictures, I instead used a simpler option; I copied the
pictures and saved them as new patterns. All I needed to do now was
use the fill tool, and play around with all the different
combinations. I can't help but think that it would be even cooler if
the source photos were of swatches rather than skeins, but it does
nonetheless provide the variations in shade and texture that make it
look like it's made of yarn rather than flat paint, and makes it much
easier to decide between subtly different shades. I'm not sure what other graphics programs will
allow for the same ease of use, but I do enjoy tinkering with GIMP
Image Editor, and really enjoy finding more knitting and crochet
applications for it.
I'm having so much fun with this that I
might just design a dozen Log Cabin blankets, whether I crochet (or
knit) them, or not. 
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