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post #1 of 6
12/29/08 at 10:39pm
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I'm looking for a poncho pattern for myself...here's what I want...
-no tassles
-warm for winter but not too bulky
-no turtleneck
-something that won't cling to my thick midsection!
-relatively quick
-easy to intermediate
-something really hip/stylish not the granny poncho/Ugly Betty poncho

I've been searching all night and I'm exhausted and thought I'd try here. Thanks in advance!
post #2 of 6
12/30/08 at 6:14pm
First, I don't know what the Ugly Betty poncho is, but I really like the Yarn Harlot's poncho pattern. It looks really nice in variegated yarn, and you don't have to knit the fringe. I made one for my mom in Silk Garden using larger needles so it wouldn't be too heavy, and it turned out great.

Also, there's Holey Moley from Knitty. I made one but in just regular stockinette, again using bigger needles than the yarn might call for, and it turned out really cute. It's my most-worn poncho.
post #3 of 6
12/30/08 at 7:00pm
Knit or crochet?
post #4 of 6
12/31/08 at 11:56am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rootzdawta View Post
Knit or crochet?

Sorry-Forgot that important detail!

Knit please!


Thanks Honeytree. I do like the Harlot one and I like the Knitty one a lot too, but I think it will be a little too holey!
post #5 of 6
12/31/08 at 12:13pm
Maybe Villa, from Knitty?

Or Knitty's editor, Amy Singer has one on her blog here, with Rav linky here with pictures. Looks like it meets your req.'s.

Ooh, I just queue'd this one! Rav linky here! Pretty, and looks simple. Don't let the cable scare you off! If you haven't cabled, this would be a perfect way to start!
post #6 of 6
12/31/08 at 11:57pm
Yes, I should have specified that MY "warm for winter but not too bulky" criteria is based in Florida! Though again, using the two-rectangle principle but with a heavier yarn in a tighter gauge, you can do a lot. I saw a cute example in I think the Yarn Sisters book many years ago...

I'd love to see Amy Singer's Instant Poncho from the back. I personally tend to like ponchos that have a little vertical vs. horizontal shaping, since I'm trying to draw the attention AWAY from the width .
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