How my poncho turned into a blanket....

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a little story with you that might make you smile:

Last year, I wanted to crochet myself a great, warm poncho.
I quickly found and bought the pattern, and the yarn, too.

By early December, my poncho had turned into an UFO. I dug
it out again the week before last and finished crocheting the poncho.

The yarn was very thick, though, and I used a total of 1200 gr.
I put the poncho on, and it looked absolutely terrible—
way too heavy and way too big, grrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—even though I’d
tried it on several times before.

So what to do?????
I didn’t want to go through the process of unraveling it just to have it sit in the closet;
it was too much work.

I went back and forth about it.....

Then I crocheted a granny square, sewed it into the neck opening, and
my blanket was done.

It definitely keeps me warm.

Love, Heike

And where’s the photo?
:-)

Great idea

Photo coming soon.....

I’m also really looking forward to seeing the photo...
It’s a brilliant idea, though—maybe I can use that for my own failed jacket
(a beginner’s pattern, also far too big and bulky)...

Great idea, Heike! I’m looking forward to seeing the photo, too. :-)

Here’s the photo:

The blanket is 1.45 m long.







Best regards, Heike

That looks really good. But take it easy on your arm for a bit now.

Your blanket looks great! 

Wow, that looks really great! You can always use blankets. Great idea!

Hi,

thank you all so much.

To think that it used to be a poncho ;-)

Best, Heike

Beautiful blanket with great colors. I would have been so frustrated and would have unraveled it right away.
Enjoy your masterpiece!

I admire that, after you realized it wasn’t going to work, you came up with a new solution that also looks very cozy.

I think I would have just put that thing in the closet, and it would have sat there gathering dust.....

Looks great—good idea!

Wow, the poncho blanket turned out really pretty.
Maybe you’ve found a niche in the market. :-)

Here’s another photo of the improvised neckline:

That looks absolutely great! You found a wonderful solution—you’d never guess it used to be a poncho!