The “poncho”
After knitting those animal hats for my kids, I wanted to knit something for myself. I started this project back in January and it took me close to 3 months to do. Don’t get me wrong, the pattern was not 
difficult. I just took my time. I made a few rookie mistakes, but overall, I’m happy with this as it keeps me cozy on chilly mornings.
Oh, and thank you to many trusty fold up chair for modeling the poncho 
Pattern: Yarn Girls’ Guide to Beyond the Basics
Yarn Addiction
I knew it would be a bad idea for me to head into one of my favourite yarn shops to buy some yarn… I just wanted something to go with my vibrant lilac/pink alpaca sport weight… Bad idea… I ended up buying $50 worth of yarn… Sigh…. Ok, this is the last time I buy fancy yarn. I’m done.
This is the (slightly) variegated orange yarn I bought to go with the vibrant lilac/pink alpaca sport weight. This orange yarn is thinner than my sport weight, but I might try crocheting with two strands. And there is 400 yrds of the stuff, I’ll never need to buy orange again! Malabrigo superwash merino wool sock yarn $23.95/skein.
You know I cannot resist variegated yarn like this. It looks like candy! This was on sale 60% off. Reg $20/skein, on sale $$7.95/skein. How could I say ‘no’? I bought three skeins. Will try to make a chunky scarf… Like I don’t have enough yarn or scarves already… Hee hee!
