Poncho Fever
I knitted this poncho for Veronika and just as it is appropriate for a daughter she refuses to wear it just to teach me some much needed humility. "There will be no showing off, mother! I will do as I please ALWAYS! Motherhood is not about taking pleasure in dressing your child in pretty things! It is about hard hard... HARD work! Now go and suffer!" This is not verbatim, but that's pretty much what I heard. I am still smarter than her though and by appealing to her vanity I succeeded in convincing her to stand still for just a quarter second so I could take a picture. She complied for a quarter second and not more and immediately started pulling it off wailing in despair.
After that I had an even better idea.
There is no need to appeal to Digby's vanity as he will never miss an opportunity to be photographed (and receive a treat).
Posted at 01:06 PM on April 08, 2005
Don't tell Veronika, but I think the poncho suits Digby quite well. Regardless of who wears it, though, it really is beautiful. You're quite talented.
Everyone had to come look at this because I was laughing so loudly. Good one! :-)
Dinka, I also had a good laugh! And I think the poncho is pretty.
Hahaha! that is so funny! btw, what a great poncho! wish i could knit like you do!
Wow! I'm impressed. I really must learn how to knit. I admit though that just the thought of using different color yarn to form designs puts me in a cold sweat (particularly seeing as I suck at even just casting on). Nuff said.