Poncho Sweater

And here I present a recently finished garment! This is a self drafted pattern. It's loosely based on a garment I saw in a window on a mannequin at a shop at the Shinjuku Station in Tokyo when I was there on vacay in October last year. I call it a "poncho sweater" because it is essentially two rectangles with a hole for the head. Well, it's a hole with a nice fluffy collar added :). I forgot what sort of collar the window garment had since I had deleted the photo by accident. I do know that it had fringe on the sides, but I didn't really want fringe. I ended up adding the button tabs on the sides because it reduces the flapping around of the pieces and also gives the garment an illusion of shape. The yarn is a blend of merino wool and bamboo so it has nice drape. It's a discontinued brand from WEbS. My favorite feature of this sweater is the fluffy collar.