Corlie suggested I finish off my crocheted poncho with picot stitch. I didn't actually know what crocheted picot stitch was, my picots are usually tatted. I looked up a few tutorials and found it's really quite easy and does give an interesting finish to the edge. So here's the poncho with its revised edging finished off:
Jane,
ReplyDeleteThe poncho is so bright.. Looks bulky by the size of yarn. is this for you?
what is the size of this yarn??(well.. is this called size or ply??) :)
picots edging is really is good.. Have you tried a lighter shade for picots?.. I thought they would have shown up well.
Usha, it's handspun wool, wool I spun on my spinning wheel, so it doesn't have a specific size or ply. I crocheted it for a competition. It's called the Molly poncho, a pattern from Ravelry.
DeleteThe picots do set the edge of the poncho off nicely!
ReplyDeleteGives it a daintier look . But personally, I kind of liked the rustic look without Any edging. The colours, patterns, stitches all gave a very pleasing synchronized Gestalt & I'm still not convinced about the edging. I apologize for my bluntness & this, in no way, takes away from your incredible talent & effort , Jane.
ReplyDeleteNo problem at all! Actually, I prefer the narrow white edging. But my adviser knows a great deal more about what the judges want than I do, so I'll follow her advice!
DeletePlain or fancy, oh dear what a decision! Like them both, but yes good idea to go for what the judges require and good luck.
ReplyDeleteOh yea I almost forgot, nice choice of color, neutral makes a great frame for all those pretty colors!
ReplyDeletePoncho perfect picots! This is lovely and you should get a lot of wear out of this poncho.
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! :)
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