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  #11  
Old September 6th 04, 10:31 PM
Kristen
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Definitely more fashion than practical! The one good thing about the
pattern I made is that the band around the top is tightly crocheted, so it
does give some warmth to your shoulders--just perfect for a nice fall day,
or when you're stuck in a building with too cool of a temperature!

Beads would be an interesting addition! I've never done beaded crochet, but
I can imagine that it would take what seems like forever to string all the
beads on before starting!

~Kristen

"Angela" wrote in message
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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




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  #12  
Old September 7th 04, 02:14 AM
Hubbell's
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I am going to attempt this one as well. My daughter wants one, so why not
try. I had printed this from the same site. There are others on the same
site that are pretty cute for little ones.
"Kristen" wrote in message
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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
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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






  #13  
Old September 7th 04, 03:29 AM
Kristen
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It went very quickly and I finished one and almost another since last week
and really didn't work much on them.

I've been asked to make two more ponchos and one is for a 7 year old (upon
showing her mine and putting it over her shoulders she looked up and said
"make me one!"), so maybe I'll take a look at some of the children's
patterns now!

~Kristen

"Hubbell's" wrote in message
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I am going to attempt this one as well. My daughter wants one, so why not
try. I had printed this from the same site. There are others on the same
site that are pretty cute for little ones.
"Kristen" wrote in message
...
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








  #14  
Old September 7th 04, 05:35 AM
Kristen
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I think I have plenty of scarves that if I wanted something to go around my
neck, I could find something easily! I think, though, because of the
openness of this pattern, this poncho will definitely be a fall garment.
Weather here never seems to be in between; it will be nice and comfortable
one week and super chilly the next!

~Kristen

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
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Kristen???
have you comsidered adding a collar ,,, or a kind of small shawl colar
one could wrap around the neck in the colder days ??
mirjam

Definitely more fashion than practical! The one good thing about the
pattern I made is that the band around the top is tightly crocheted, so

it
does give some warmth to your shoulders--just perfect for a nice fall

day,
or when you're stuck in a building with too cool of a temperature!

Beads would be an interesting addition! I've never done beaded crochet,

but
I can imagine that it would take what seems like forever to string all

the
beads on before starting!

~Kristen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
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







  #15  
Old September 7th 04, 05:37 AM
Kristen
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I'll certainly be happy to make her a poncho

My first year of college she picked out yarn for me to make her an afghan
(she was 3 at the time) and I think she still does tote it around with her
whenever she goes on trips, and it's not a child-size afghan, either!

~Kristen

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
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Kristen ... that was cute .. the looking up and saying "Make me one "
great compliment ..
mirjam



  #16  
Old September 7th 04, 06:09 AM
Mirjam Bruck-Cohen
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Hee Kirsten Welcome back ,, god to READ you !!
And why is the homespun not good for a poncho ????
mirjam

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
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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
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"Elizabeth Naime" wrote in message
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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.


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  #17  
Old September 7th 04, 06:09 AM
Mirjam Bruck-Cohen
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Kristen???
have you comsidered adding a collar ,,, or a kind of small shawl colar
one could wrap around the neck in the colder days ??
mirjam

Definitely more fashion than practical! The one good thing about the
pattern I made is that the band around the top is tightly crocheted, so it
does give some warmth to your shoulders--just perfect for a nice fall day,
or when you're stuck in a building with too cool of a temperature!

Beads would be an interesting addition! I've never done beaded crochet, but
I can imagine that it would take what seems like forever to string all the
beads on before starting!

~Kristen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
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





  #18  
Old September 7th 04, 06:09 AM
Mirjam Bruck-Cohen
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Kristen ... that was cute .. the looking up and saying "Make me one "
great compliment ..
mirjam

  #19  
Old September 7th 04, 06:43 AM
Mirjam Bruck-Cohen
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Ohh Kirsten you are Up and about !!
here it is 07.42
have you thought of knitting a separate Collar .....you know i think
it is called a Dicky ....
mirjam
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:35:22 -0400, "Kristen"
wrote:

I think I have plenty of scarves that if I wanted something to go around my
neck, I could find something easily! I think, though, because of the
openness of this pattern, this poncho will definitely be a fall garment.
Weather here never seems to be in between; it will be nice and comfortable
one week and super chilly the next!

~Kristen

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Kristen???
have you comsidered adding a collar ,,, or a kind of small shawl colar
one could wrap around the neck in the colder days ??
mirjam

Definitely more fashion than practical! The one good thing about the
pattern I made is that the band around the top is tightly crocheted, so

it
does give some warmth to your shoulders--just perfect for a nice fall

day,
or when you're stuck in a building with too cool of a temperature!

Beads would be an interesting addition! I've never done beaded crochet,

but
I can imagine that it would take what seems like forever to string all

the
beads on before starting!

~Kristen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
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








  #20  
Old September 7th 04, 04:08 PM
JudyTurpin
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I tried out the pattern with some leftover microspun. It isn't too hard for me
(a beginner at crochet) but I did run out of the microspun with a mini poncho
completed - so I either need to get more or try with something else. Actually
while I don't like working with that yarn as it tends to split easily, I have
to admit it feels good and has a nice drape to it. The pattern is quite
forgiving as it can easily be ripped back when I find a mistake.


I am going to attempt this one as well. My daughter wants one, so why not
try. I had printed this from the same site. There are others on the same
site that are pretty cute for little ones.
"Kristen" wrote in message
...
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








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