One woman’s “fug” is another woman’s object d’art.
Sometime in late December or early January, I got it in my head that I had to have a poncho.
After much rumination, the project began to take shape in my consciousness. My intent was to reclaim yarn used in projects I would never finish and other scraps. When all was said and done, I would have an awesome poncho, and the tangle quotient in my yarn empire would be on a downward trend. I figured I couldn’t lose.
The first challenge was to find a crochet pattern I could use. After searching the ravelry pattern library with the terms “crochet,” “granny,” and “poncho” I found several potential contenders including this beauty from Lion Brand Yarns:

After some experimentation, I found that with an 5.0mm hook, worsted weight yarn scraps, and my personal gauge, the pattern was just right, and while there were a few bumps along the way, today I finished work on this much wanted poncho.
I last wrote about my work on this project on Super Bowl Sunday. I had completed 21 rounds and had a bazillion ends to weave in, Yesterday, I added three additional rounds:


and got to work weaving in the many ends with my Clover bent-tipped yarn needle. After just two days of solid work, I had the body of the poncho done:


In order to make the poncho as stylish as possible, I also made this decorative tie:

After blocking the body of the poncho to give it more drape and make it easier to unfurl the edges, the poncho was completed:

and ready to wear:

This poncho encompasses many aesthetics that are important to me, and I’m sure it will inspire me on many of my future crochet adventures.
AWESOME
Looks great on you! Nice to see your face in your blog!
Perfect!!! Yes nice to have a face to go with the poncho. it was worth all your time.
Your face, poncho and hairband all go together – and all are lovely.
That really was worth the work although the thought of all those ends makes me shudder!
It looks great!
Your poncho turned out fantastic. I love all the colors and the pattern you used.
it looks great. so cheerful!
Looks great! Very pretty and I like the look of using the scraps!
your comment…Well done! It is lovely.