Knitting Updates- Purple Poncho and Rainbow Sweater

 I've had very little time for quilting the last few months, it requires being home and having enough mental fortitude to be creative, but I have done a fair amount of knitting.  

After finishing my dinosaur cardigan, I decided to cast on another sweater using the same top-down sweater book.  I'm still in a stash-yarn phase, so I pulled out some rainbow bamboo pop yarn I inherited from Trish and added some leftover green from some socks and a little bit of teal.  The rainbow was busy enough I just wanted a little pattern up top so I used the DNA from the science doodle pack.  

I wanted a short sleeve slouchy fit shirt, so I added a bunch of increases going down the body to have a loose comfy fit.  The pattern was for full-length sleeves, and for some reason I was paranoid that the sleeves were going to angle up weirdly on the outer part of the arm so I added a bunch of short rows to that part of the sleeves. I made it as long as I had yarn since it was a yarn using up project and did a 3 stitch I-cord bind off which I really like for sweaters.

In the end there was no need for the sleeve short rows and now it looks like the sleeves have funny little tabs on the outside edges, but that's ok.  It's super comfy and light weight for summer, and I love the bright colors. 

I also recently finished this purple poncho made from some wonderful Mothy & the Squid hand-dye I picked up on a trip to Scotland a few years ago.  I had originally intended to make it for me, but I received a purple poncho from a friend not too long ago, so I decided to knit it for my sister who loves purple.  It's super light-weight and lacy, so a great overlay layer for air conditioned rooms.

Definitely one size fits most,  you can see it below on me and on my sister.  The pattern is the Irish Sea Shawl on Ravelry and it was a quick, one skein knit. I really like the over-the-head shawl style,  so often my other shawls fall off, so I might knit another one of these for me in a different color.

I hope you have all been able to do some fun fiber activities lately!