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11.18.2006
thrift store fine - poncho
while at the thrift store last weekend looking for random fabric, i ran across this...
now, i'm not really a poncho sort of gal, but i thought it was handmade, so (obviously) i couldn't just leave it there. then, i saw this...
yup! handmade. by helen russell. i couldn't leave it there. the price?
$2.50.
which makes me sort of sad, knowing all of the yarn that went into all of the stockinette on this huge thing...
not to mention the time spent on the mounds of fringe.
i soaked it in eucalan and it was good as new. i like the garter stitch along the bottom. i sometimes forget about good ol' garter stitch, but it does look really cool.
there's a lovely pattern of leaves all around the yoke.
and two sets of buttons to keep it closed in front.
however, the best part for me is definitely the label. it was sort of falling off, so i just cut it out and reattached it after the shawl was done drying.
thanks, helen! i don't know who this was made for, but i'm going to enjoy it!
now, i'm not really a poncho sort of gal, but i thought it was handmade, so (obviously) i couldn't just leave it there. then, i saw this...
yup! handmade. by helen russell. i couldn't leave it there. the price?
$2.50.
which makes me sort of sad, knowing all of the yarn that went into all of the stockinette on this huge thing...
not to mention the time spent on the mounds of fringe.
i soaked it in eucalan and it was good as new. i like the garter stitch along the bottom. i sometimes forget about good ol' garter stitch, but it does look really cool.
there's a lovely pattern of leaves all around the yoke.
and two sets of buttons to keep it closed in front.
however, the best part for me is definitely the label. it was sort of falling off, so i just cut it out and reattached it after the shawl was done drying.
thanks, helen! i don't know who this was made for, but i'm going to enjoy it!
Comments:
That's not a poncho, that's a *cape*! (Doesn't that sound fancier? and more romantic?) What a find. Helen would be proud that her well-made handknit item was rescued and found an appreciative home at last.
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