Viva Poncho: Twenty Ponchos and Capelets to Knit
November 7, 2018 - Comment
An extensively photographed craft and style guide features twenty poncho designs for every season, sharing patterns accessible to both beginning and experienced knitters for customizable serape, pullover, wraparound, and other poncho variations. Original. 20,000 first printing.
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Progressive Knitting Instruction in These Projects I have only been knitting for a couple of years and my 14 year old is knitting now, too. We both LOVE this book because it teaches new stitches and techniques as you progress through the book. Even if you skip to the last project, you can look at the stitch instructions in previous projects to figure out how to proceed. Also, I’m generally not a fan of the poncho –too plain for me, however, there are so many creative variations in this book that even I found a few to make and wear. The…
Something for everyone I love this little book. The projects are diverse from simple and quick to complex. It is written so that it would be easy to convert to any yarn of similar weight. After the first review I earmarked 6 projects I would love to try.I had the great fortune of learning to knit shawls under the tutelage of Joanne Schroeder who is one of the foremost knitters of shawls. As an accomplished shawl knitter, I found this book exciting for the variety of projects from easy and quick to complex…
Product I use it as a cover up and in Church it is sometimes a little cool for a sleeveless dress and this gives you a little warmth.