“And Just Like That” my neighbor said when she saw me walking the dog in my latest poncho. She was over for coffee and blueberry pie the day this yarn was delivered, a short four days ago. So, now you know our inside joke, anyway, I digress, here’s the story behind the poncho.

Some days you just need a hug and there’s no one around to give you one so you have to make do, find another way to get that hug. For some of us it’s that favorite blanket made by a long gone relative which is fine around the house but it does cause a few stares and comments if you try to wear it out running errands, ask me how I know this. So, instead, lets take the concept of a big fiber hug, add some fun fringe that moves with us, induldge in that down to earth comfort of a classic stitch and wear it proudly to the farmers market or where ever the day’s errands take us. For me, during “shoulder season” I head off to get my New Englad Classic, blueberry pie, if I’m really lucky, the blueberry cream pie but to be honest, the early bird gets that pie and I am seldom up that early.