El Poncho Verde.

I've been working full-time and then some since my last post, but the great thing about the full-time job is it comes with an hour lunch break. It only takes me about 15 minutes to heat up and eat my frozen lunch, so that gives me 45 minutes to crochet (or, occasionally, return calls from web design and IT clients).

This has been especially great since I tore out the beginnings of a poncho I'd started last December (I got some yarn for Christmas, and immediately started far more projects than I really needed to) and re-did it, this time with proper sizing. What I have now dubbed the Poncho Verde has turned into something I will actually wear once this stupid heat wave is done with.

First, I made the two main pieces of the poncho. It's two rectangles 12" x 24", with an overall pattern of st1, sk2, in alternating rows of sc and dc. It makes a bunch of small squares (I may do this in stripes someday).

The rectangles are sewn together short side to long side. I should probably draw a diagram, but not right now. :)

Then I decided it needed a trim. I looked through an old pattern book given to me by a friend's mother (the friend does not crochet; her mother thinks I am awesome because I do, and she gave me a bunch of stuff) and found a "bouquet" trim. It's really meant for a cotton thread, not acrylic yarn, but I used it anyway because, hey, I liked it. This shot is a bit dark but you can get the idea.

And here is the poncho with half the trim attached. Maybe after the heat wave is over, or in the A/C at work, I can get a shot of me wearing the finished item. I'll post that up as soon as I get it. I am really pleased with how this project turned out, and I am hoping for some good cool weather this fall so I can wear the Poncho Verde a lot!