Martha Stewart Poncho

Well, I have managed to go quite a long time without mention of the famous poncho, but it's brought crochet into the national limelight again. Martha left prison in a beautiful crocheted poncho that a fellow inmate had made. Crocheters everywhere were excited and talked about the poncho, shared newspaper photos, and searched and begged for the pattern. Several yarn companies offered versions of the poncho. "Lion Brand yarn"
"Bernat yarn"
"Interweave Press pattern designed by Lily Chin"

Here's a news article from March about Matha's "Coming Home" poncho "The Early Show"
Well Martha has a new television program and yesterday (Sept. 13th) she had an audience full of people who have made a version of the poncho. Lily Chin was a guest, showing off her super fast crocheting skills.
Don't want to crochet the poncho yourself? The Martha Stewart online store has completed ponchos for sale, with profits going to various charities and organizations that benefit women and families. "Martha Stewart store"

For a long time the original crocheter's identity was not released, but I see that she's now getting credit for her lovely work. Martha Stewart's company, Interweave Press, and Lion Brand all made donations to the prison in honor of the poncho maker!

Crochet is hot right now! And as always, crochet is really cool!