Hand Made Holidays: Easy Knitted Poncho

Calling all knitters in need of a simple and quick gift! I got you covered.....

 This is the Easy Knitted Poncho. If you can knit, you can make this. If you cannot knit, go HERE and check out these simple lessons on knitting. The wonderful thing about this poncho is that it only takes   a few hours to knit and it is absolutely in fashion right now! They make wonderful gifts!

 First you will need some chunky yarn and size 15 needles.

 This is the yarn I chose for this poncho because it has wool in it and yet it is still soft. The colors are also very beautiful.

 The yardage was 247 yards and I did not quite use the entire skein.

 This entire poncho is knitted with a garter stitch. This means all you do is knit! Cast on 30 and then just knit, knit, knit. 30 cast on stitches should equal about 12 inches wide.

 Keep knitting until you reach about 35 inches in length. You will have a nice rectangle. Mine was not crooked...this is a really bad picture, which explains why I am not a professional photographer:-) But hey! Those colors are sooo beautiful!

 After you bind off, thread some yarn into this yarn needle.

 Fold one side of the rectangle over like this.

 Fold the other side to meet the first. This gives you the pointed corner when it hangs.

 Sew the 2 sides together with the yarn. Weave in your ends and you are finished! SIMPLE!

Now you can make one for at least a few people on your list, right?

So what are you waiting for?

Have a groovy week!