The back of the bulletproof poncho is finished and I quickly seamed it together to see if it would fit because I had my suspicions that it would not. I pulled it on and it caught on my shoulders. The hole for the neck was up at my chin and I have not added the turtleneck yet. As it fits now, if I add the turtleneck it will cover my nose. Yikes. To fix it I will have to rip back and change the rate of decreases to make additional room for my shoulders.
It is fixable. But do I want to fix it? When I tried it on there was just no excitement. The yarn is great, love the color and love the cable but is it flattering and wearable? I am a little blue so that may be affecting my perception of it. When I showed it to Hub he suggested that I try it on with jeans (I was wearing a skirt). He was right because it was an improvement. But this yarn would make an excellent throw. It would be easy to adjust the pattern to make it a rectangular throw with the cable up the middle.
So what am I going to do? What women have done throughout history – I am going to show it to a friend for an honest evaluation.
