My sister requested a poncho. So many of the poncho patterns out there look like big granny squares folded into triangles. I wanted to do something different. This pattern is sized as Women's XL, but the size is adjustable by adding or removing stitches from the beginning chain or by reducing hook size. Here she is modeling the creation.
I made the poncho very long. Some people prefer a shorter poncho.
The stitch is sort of a shell. The poncho can be worn as a rectangle, the front edge going straight across, or as a triangle with the point centered in the front.
I didn't suffer during the early pandemic toilet paper shortages because I'm a paper products hoarder. Whenever the giant, economy size package of TP or paper towels goes on sale, I buy it, whether I need it or not, and stack it up in the attic. We're eight months into this Covid mess, and I still have two big packages of Scott Comfort Plus. One of these days, I'm going to pull out the last roll. I'm fairly certain that the toilet paper I will purchase at that point will not be on sale.
While I find paying full price for something you use once and flush down the loo a little uncomfortable, I'm smart enough to realize that the occasional paper shortage does not justify the cost of installing a bidet - not to mention that a bidet would not enhance the resale value of a home in Hainesport, NJ.
The other day, I was on my way to the garage with a pile of leftover fabric that I planned to use for rags, and I had an idea. Why not cut up those rags and use them to wipe? I figured I would toss them out after one use. Then I saw this:
I decided that one can carry frugal a bit too far. I'm certainly not going to sew toilet paper substitutes, and I'm not washing and drying them for reuse. Why should I cut up that fabric? Things haven't gotten that bad yet. I will cheerfully pay the market price for my next case of bog roll.
