"I'd rather have this one, Mom."

Have I been rescued?
or am I about to jump out of the frying pan, into the fire?

My DD17 (I think that's how you say, "Dear Daughter of 17 years", right?) described this poncho to me as she eyed the slippery square of Bozo scalp I have produced with the other pattern, which consists of: "garter stitch, 45 sts. x 3balls Patons Cha-Cha = rectangle. Repeat and seam."