Ponchos continue to rule the fashion world, and Viva Poncho: Twenty Ponchos and Capelets to Knit gives you just what you need to pit your own spin on the trend. The patterns – for capelets and for ponchos that are knit in one or two pieces – are accompanied by confidence-building tips that will be useful to every knitter, but particularly so to novices who want to avoid surprises as they expand their stitch repertoires.