Crochet ponchos in fashion?
Heya everyone,
I lurk in this group a lot :-). Just wanted to ask about the crocheted ponchos which are supposedly in fashion right now - what do they look like? Any pictures that I could look at? Thanks, Angela |
This is the one my roommate and I are making:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com...poshponcho.php Both the patterns we considered making are new patterns, not vintage ones. The popular ponchos are mostly the more open, just for fashion, not for warmth type garments. They're also shorter than a lot of the vintage patterns I found. This one works up pretty quick; after you get past the band at the top, it goes very fast...last night was slow crocheting because I had to keep stopping to help my roommate with her crocheting...at least that's going better than the knitting lesson I tried to give last winter! ~Kristen "Angela" wrote in message ... Heya everyone, I lurk in this group a lot :-). Just wanted to ask about the crocheted ponchos which are supposedly in fashion right now - what do they look like? Any pictures that I could look at? Thanks, Angela |
Hi Angela,
Here is the Lion Brand website with a free knit and crochet poncho pattern. http://www.lionbrand.com/ Hugs, Nora |
Thanks so much! I had a great time looking through the links, and the links
from the links, and so on *laugh*. So that's what the fashion ponchos look like - more decorative and fishnet-like than practical! Just had an idea - I think putting in tiny shiny beads would make the poncho "shimmer" and look even more glamourous. Hmm! Time for me to learn how to add beads to my stitches. Hugs, Angela |
My friend Haya made me a shawl and sewed in some charms ,,, it loks
great and feels ever so good , mirjam |
The following pages have lots of patterns/links to patterns for
variously sized ponchos. Perhaps you'll find one you like. http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com...ry/ponchos.php http://faerycrafty.blogdrive.com/archive/140.html Kelly the Yarn Junkie Pensieve A Harry Potter List for Adults Low Traffic - High Quality http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pensieve |
Quoth Angela on Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:13:56
+0800, Just had an idea - I think putting in tiny shiny beads would make the poncho "shimmer" and look even more glamourous. Hmm! Heh, the fashion trend hasn't gone that far yet. Bet your first beaded fishnet poncho becomes a trendsetter! It does seem a great idea! Time for me to learn how to add beads to my stitches. Load the beads on the thread/yarn first, then bring them into the work one at a time. Hmm you will not want to use a fluffy thread/yarn if you go this route -- there will be a LOT of beads on your waiting yarn! A picture is worth a thousand words, and this site is useful: http://beadcrochet.com/ Another tried and true method is to string the beads on a very strong, light, inconspicuous thread and carry it along with the heavier, textured and/or otherwise hard to string many beads onto main thread/yarn.You'd work it the same way, just using the two threads together. ----------------------------------------- Only know that there is no spork. |
I am just finishing my DD's poncho in which I used Homespun yarn. This
particular yarn does fray at the ends. She wants fringe and I was reluctant to do it, but she asked me to add beads on the ends of the fringe, along with a knot after the bead. Seems that she saw that in a store at the mall. This may be another alternative in using beads in crochet. I am gonna try this and see how it turns out. I won't put a bead at each fringe end, but just some of them. Diane _____________________ "Elizabeth Naime" wrote in message ... Quoth Angela on Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:13:56 +0800, Just had an idea - I think putting in tiny shiny beads would make the poncho "shimmer" and look even more glamourous. Hmm! Heh, the fashion trend hasn't gone that far yet. Bet your first beaded fishnet poncho becomes a trendsetter! It does seem a great idea! Time for me to learn how to add beads to my stitches. Load the beads on the thread/yarn first, then bring them into the work one at a time. Hmm you will not want to use a fluffy thread/yarn if you go this route -- there will be a LOT of beads on your waiting yarn! A picture is worth a thousand words, and this site is useful: http://beadcrochet.com/ Another tried and true method is to string the beads on a very strong, light, inconspicuous thread and carry it along with the heavier, textured and/or otherwise hard to string many beads onto main thread/yarn.You'd work it the same way, just using the two threads together. ----------------------------------------- Only know that there is no spork. |
Angela wrote:
Thanks so much! I had a great time looking through the links, and the links from the links, and so on *laugh*. So that's what the fashion ponchos look like - more decorative and fishnet-like than practical! Just had an idea - I think putting in tiny shiny beads would make the poncho "shimmer" and look even more glamourous. Hmm! Time for me to learn how to add beads to my stitches. Hugs, Angela Friday's New York Times fashion editor sniffed that "ponchos won't last; they'll be next year's big markdown" -- but these are the people who are touting the wonders of shoes that will ruin your feet and back! Me, I look forward to seeing ponchos go the way of shawls, with varied weights, patterns, and decoration. The fashion plate in our office has been wearing glittery openwork shawls for some time, and Friday she wore an openwork pink knitted poncho. What Gwen wears, everybody admires, so i expect to see the knitters in our office follow suit soon! |
My roommate wanted to use Homespun on her poncho but I quickly told her she
couldn't use it if she wanted fringe! I used TLC Amore yarn, while she chose to use some Wool-Ease. I finished mine over the weekend and have been commissioned to make two more, and to finish one I'd started out of scrap yarn to test out the pattern (of course, I'm not going to have enough of the scrap to finish, by just barely, so I"ll have to buy another skein of it). This one works up very quickly! ~Kristen "Seaspray" wrote in message ... I am just finishing my DD's poncho in which I used Homespun yarn. This particular yarn does fray at the ends. She wants fringe and I was reluctant to do it, but she asked me to add beads on the ends of the fringe, along with a knot after the bead. Seems that she saw that in a store at the mall. This may be another alternative in using beads in crochet. I am gonna try this and see how it turns out. I won't put a bead at each fringe end, but just some of them. Diane _____________________ "Elizabeth Naime" wrote in message ... Quoth Angela on Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:13:56 +0800, Just had an idea - I think putting in tiny shiny beads would make the poncho "shimmer" and look even more glamourous. Hmm! Heh, the fashion trend hasn't gone that far yet. Bet your first beaded fishnet poncho becomes a trendsetter! It does seem a great idea! Time for me to learn how to add beads to my stitches. Load the beads on the thread/yarn first, then bring them into the work one at a time. Hmm you will not want to use a fluffy thread/yarn if you go this route -- there will be a LOT of beads on your waiting yarn! A picture is worth a thousand words, and this site is useful: http://beadcrochet.com/ Another tried and true method is to string the beads on a very strong, light, inconspicuous thread and carry it along with the heavier, textured and/or otherwise hard to string many beads onto main thread/yarn.You'd work it the same way, just using the two threads together. ----------------------------------------- Only know that there is no spork. |
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