I know, this coming from the guy that lives in Houston, where we hit 20 degrees once a year...

The quick math you just did there crossed my mind yesterday. The one advantage I could come up with is that it will still have the balance of a box-pleated kilt. I couldn't imagine building a 'typical' 8 yard knife-pleat out of it! I had my eye on some truly horrendous worsted 100% Merino in 32 oz, but that just seemed silly after a moment, leading to the question of just where that grey area on the upper end of weights may be.