Here we go Loopy Lou

 I've been enjoying working with this yarn.  It's Rowan Purelife Revive, I've never used it before but it's very interesting up close because it's got a lot going on in there.  The pink and red make up the main colour but there are flecks of blues, yellow, orange and even a neon green.

I've been using it in the poncho I've been working on and I like the effect of this yarn against the plain pink which makes up the main part.  I've been wanting to make a poncho for a while.  I love shawls, really love them, but they do have a habit of getting all un-arranged and flopping down from where you'd like them to stay.   I wanted something that would keep me warm and allow me to make a cup of tea without me having to hold everything in place to stop it dangling in the cup while I do it.

I wanted something fairly simple but not completely plain so I used one main colour and just added a couple of contrasting rows to keep it interesting.  I quite like how it turned out.  My favourite bit, naturally, is the loops on the bottom.  I had the idea to do this sort of thing a while ago and this seemed like the right place to try it out and I love the effect.  It looks all intertwined and highly complicated but it's really not.  It's actually easy peasy to do.  The hardest part was thinking out different sizes.

I wanted to make this into a pattern and I also wanted to have an attempt at a garment with different sizes and this, relatively simple thing seemed like a good place to start.  I don't know about you, but crochet maths can sometimes make my head hurt so it took me a while to figure out how it should all go.  But I managed it and actually, once I could see the pattern in the numbers, it was quite straight forward to go up and down in size.

To test things out, I'm making a second once for my Little Miss.  She actually asked if I would make one for her, which she doesn't often do.  It's hard to refuse her cute little face and anyway,it gives me a good chance to check my sizing theories.   If that works out ok I'll get the pattern and other sizes all tested.  All very exciting but I'm feeling a little intrepid too, this sizing business is new ground for me.

Still, if all goes well, I'm hoping to have a go at re-working my Granny Shrug pattern, which is something I've been wanted to do since I originally made it.

I'll have my fingers crossed while I see how it goes.

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: :  LOOPY LOU PONCHO  : :

Pattern:  Loopy Lou Poncho by Me

Hook:  4.5mm (G/H)

Yarn:

Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran - Rose & Maroon

Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran - Heather 

Rowan Purelife Revive - Firestone

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