my poncho grew

One of the things I learned with going through my Mom's things is that if you are a maker you usually get those things you made or gave back!  I had worked on a hat for my Mom and gifted it to her a year or two ago.  It came with me. 

I thought it was a cool pattern and I documented my work here.  It did not really look like a crocheted hat.  It also did not wear like a crocheted hat.  I had been gifted yarn to make my own hat from that pattern but after wearing the one I made my Mom I decided that yarn needed a different purpose.  

So, I took apart the hat I made my Mom.  I found the skein of yarn for the hat I was to make.  I had also been gifted two small skeins of some lovely grey yarn.  I decided I was going to add it to the edge of the poncho I had made earlier this year.  Make it a better size to wear around the house.

I turned out well.  I used the single stitch I like, which is a single stitch and then a chain.  After the first row of single stitching with a change of color, I used a double stitch.  It gives it a bit of an eyelet feel.

My rocking chair and spinning wheel are right next to the air conditioning.  Or, it can be a drafty corner in winter because the chair is between two sets of windows.  It is now like having a blanket while I work.  I find normal blankets are great for my lower half but this keeps the top half warmer.  And there is room for a sweater underneath.  I do not lose it like I do shawls.  Though, I still really like shawls.

I would say this is a win.  There is going to be more bits and bobs of leftover yarn from other projects that may be of the same tones but I think this is the right size.  I will have to see if those become a shawl or a poncho.  I will just have to see.