I [heart] Ponchos

My first Poncho looked much like this.

Growing up as a kid in the 70's, my clothes were "groovy".  They had lots of color, nothing really matched and the patterns were a tad wild.  Mind you, in every old picture I have our "chesterfield" and wall paper in the background were equally as wild. 

One of the must have items of the day was the Poncho.  My very first one was made by my grandma with purple verigated wool and it had fringe on it.  OOO how stylin I was when I wore it with my dress and leotards.

For many years, ponchos fell out of fashion.  But alas, they are back.  No, not everyone wears a poncho, but that is alright with me.  I like to wear a poncho.  Yes, I could just wear a jacket..that is practical.  Well often I do, but whenever I can, I like to get out my nice cozy poncho.

A poncho is like a nice hug.  It covers your shoulders and your arms but has room to move.  It is nice and warm, yet cool and nonrestrictive at the same time.  The cool weather is making me think about poncho wearing again.  Erron has been talking about knitting, which has reminded me that I wanted to knit a nice new poncho.  I think this will be a winter project.