Summer Poncho

Finished! This used up most of the Ella Rae Shibu -- I have part of a ball left. The garter stitch is very stretchy, and so I didn't use all of the yardage required although I did complete more repeats of the pattern than written.

Silk Poncho

Love this yarn! And I got two projects out of one shipment. It took just a little more than 3 balls of Ella Rae Shibu to make the larger version of Cool Hemp Ponchette by Lanaknits. It's the perfect cover up for a cool summer evening. The stitch pattern was easy to remember and the whole thing took about a week to knit. You can wear it with the point in front or in the back.

On the Needles...

Currently I have 3 active projects on the needles:

• Blue silk poncho
• Hemp/Wool "cocoon"
• Pink poncho for Jennifer

In addition to trying to clear my bookshelves of unread books, I'm trying to clear out my yarn stash, and it is Jennifer's b-day. I also have my "scrapbooking" knitting project that is another attempt to make something out of old yarn -- the French Scarf.

Below are the blue silk poncho and the French scarf in progress: