I started out with less than two balls of James C. Brett's Marble Chunky. They are really big balls of yarn... and really soft and really neat. I like them a lot but never know what to do with them.
The first thing I made out of the yarn was my mom's Einstein Coat.
I really liked how this colorway striped. And my mom loved it because of the colors and the softness of it.
I had purchased this yarn to make another jacket but it took me forever to make the last one and I didn't know if the person would have even liked it so I let the yarn sit. I made a had and scarf for my nephew and that ate up some of the yarn but then I had a ball and some left over.
Well my roomies birthday was coming up and I knew she liked ponchos... and one looked like a lot of fun to make. So off I went. I loved knitting it and it was wonderful yarn to work with. Until I came close to the end. I wasn't going to have enough. I was going to be short. Not by much. So out I trekked and found a complimentary color and added a little on the bottom and an edge around the collar and voila....
It worked... I was so happy. Now I probobly would have been fine with the yarn I had, if I had not wanted to add fringe.
I think it looks a lot better. It holds the edge down and shows off the colors very nicely.
I even got her to show it off and smile too. So pretty... oh yeah, the poncho is too.
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