Hood with Scarf -- and ties. Huh?

I'm beginning to wonder about LionBrand's patterns. Especially when they don't give you a good view of what the finished product is supposed to look like.

This picture was taken in 2020 because I forgot.

This is a hood with scarf. Neat enough, and wow is it warm and soft! I bought the white yarn for this ages ago, but held off until I could find the color "Ivory" instead of "Champagne." I like the off-white look.

The only thing I don't get is the tie concept. They're down too low to be effective in closing at the throat. Mom wants one of these in blue and black, and I think I'm going to leave the ties off of hers, and just make the scarf longer.


METHOD:
This was made holding two strands of fun fur together. I used White and Ivory. Done on #10 needles, you use a little over 3 balls of each color if you make the ties.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
To ditch the ties. Oh, and I'm pleased to add I didn't end up with more or less stitches on the needles, and I periodically checked for that! I'd like to think this means I'm getting better.

These might make interesting Christmas presents if I can get the eyelash yarn for $2.50 a skein again. That's about $15 for a hat without ties.

First poncho!

Whee! This is my favorite project so far! It's supposed to be in the style of the Martha Stewart "Coming Home" poncho, but I hate Martha Stewart and all she represents, so we'll just call it the Lace Poncho.

I think somewhere along the line I screwed up the lace pattern, because the eyelets aren't even, but oh well. I love this garment. It's quite warm, for acrylic, and I think it's so pretty. A lighter yarn might have shown off the textured stitches, but I do so love purple. I think the piece looks store-bought. But then, I'm prejudiced.


METHOD:
From the LionBrand pattern; 4 skeins of HomeSpun on #10 needles. Piece was created in 4 triangular sections, then sewed together, which I did NOT enjoy, even though I tried to do it like the instructions said.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
I really need to learn some proper finishing techniques. But hey, you can't see the mistakes, so as far as I'm concerned, they're not there. :)

(This is now, officially, the largest thing I've knitted. And it didn't take me a lifetime. Afghans aren't looking QUITE so frightening now.)