This blog is in response to Oediles' request for a knitting or crochet pattern for a garment I included in a previous blog -Oedile wrote, "I love Poncho Viva---is there somewhere I can get a pattern for this to knit or crochet it?"
For those of you who like a good project to keep you interested, I thought I would introduce you to my clever, creative friend, Renotta, who is in short, amazing! Treat yourself by visiting her site www.shopatnextdoor.com where she has several blogs - one where she photographs something she creates every day for a year (countdown time in February) "One a day blog' and another where she posts how to make some of the pieces http://projectknitway.blogspot.com
She and I also blog together on http://grannycircle.blogspot.com but I am not as clever as she is - however someone said to me once,"If you hang around with clever people you become clever yourself", so you never know. The pattern for Poncho Viva is below but you will find many more on http://projectknitway.blogspot.com/
Clara
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| Poncho Viva |
I had a request for the "how to" on this poncho. It's one of my favorite pieces to knit and is super easy whether you knit by hand or machine. It's basically just one long rectangle 26" wide and 60" long. Here again you just have to know your gauge. For example, if it's 4 st/" and 5 rows/" cast on 104 st and knit 300 rows. You can knit textured stitches or the faux rib stitch I've previously discussed or just about any stitch that fancies you. Once you have the rectangle knit, fold it in half and stitch up the shoulder seam and the side seam as shown in the diagram. You can sew the seams by hand or machine, whatever your preference. In blogs ahead, I'll add collars and other decorative touches to make your poncho unique. So enjoy your knitting and long live the poncho
Materials Used: 3 skeins of Homespun by Lion Brand
