It's Madge-ical

**It’s Madge-ical** I’m always amazed at the processes of transforming fiber into yarn and yarn into wearable and decorative items. We are all magicians, working magical feats through our skilled hands. Take some beautiful yarn (which is magical in itself), tools and instructions, a little time and patience, and voilà, something truly original and magical appears! This shoulder cozy/ponchette/capelet (I never know what to call it) is a fun knit and a nice layering piece to add to your collection. It’s an easy exploration of a few different stitch patterns and techniques. This sample is knit with two skeins of Merino Sport, a lovely, heavy sport weight merino, hand-dyed by Fiber Macgyver, Susie. All of Fiber Macgyver yarns are simply fabulous! Susie, and her travel buddy, Madge, (her super cute camper, shop, office and home on the road), load up with gorgeous yarn, traverse the country, attending fiber fests, and offer beautiful Fiber Macgyver hand dyed skeins for purchase. Her yarns are also available on her website and at LYSs. Check out the website: fibermacgyver.com to see more pics and their schedule of events. I hope you enjoy this pattern and have a Madge-ical adventure of your own. The poncho is approximately 28” in circumference at the neck, 15" deep from the neck edge to the bottom edge x 60” in circumference at the widest part of the bottom. It is knit in the round, from the top down. Gauge is 5 sts./in., and 7 rounds/in. **Materials** Two skeins of Fiber Macgyver, Merino Sport, 100 grams, 274 yards/skein. (Approximately 540 yards used.) 100% SW Merino, heavy sport weight yarn. Pictured color DISCO. Size 6 circular needles in 24" and 40" or 47” lengths. Sixteen stitch markers – one to mark the end of the round, and 15 in a different color or shape. Yarn needle. The fuschia poncho was knit with Malabrigo Arroyo. Thank you to Carrie for modeling. Thank you to Michelle for test knitting. Thank you to Susie for yarn inspiration. Thank you to Elizabeth for modeling.