My Mom's Poncho
I'm knitting a poncho for my mom. I just started it last night, and got a good bit of it done, surprisingly enough. For some reason my knitting is getting faster these days. I don't know what it is, but whatever the cause, I like it! The pattern I am using is http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lionbrand/index.fcgi?page=http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/khs-mansPoncho.htmlI'm actually using 7 colors of yarn, arranged in 8 stripes of 10 rows each (one of the colors is used twice). It'll be a bit shorter than the poncho shown in the pattern, but my mom isn't a tall woman. This pattern has a nice increase pattern on the shoulder to give it a little more shape than the typical two-rectangles-joined-together or the single-large-rectangle poncho. However, it isn't a difficult pattern, and I think someone with a scarf or two under her belt would be able to knit one of these easily. It's knitted in two halves, and joined along the stripes in the front and back- a great opportunity for someone to practice seaming knitted fabric. I'll post some pictures in a day or so when it's a little further along.
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