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Diagonale is an easy poncho featuring a brioche “cable” traveling from one side of the piece to the other, dividing the piece into a lighter part and a darker one.

It is an intermediate difficulty level project, playing with
simple increases and decreases over a two-color brioche stitch worked flat.

Finished sizes:
38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58)”
to fit bust: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50)”.
8” positive ease recommended.
Shown in size 42”.

Materials
Yarn
LC: Rowan Alpaca soft DK (70% Virgin Wool, 30% Alpaca 125 m 137 yds/50 g) col 00210 Rainy Day 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins.
DC: Rowan Alpaca soft DK (70% Virgin Wool, 30% Alpaca 125 m 137 yds/50 g) col 00211 Charcoal 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins.
Needles
4 mm /US 6 * circular knitting needles with 80 cm/32” cable.
* or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions
2 markers A (for Borders), 1 marker B (for beg of Cable pattern), 1 marker C (for end of Cable pattern).
Stitch holder or waste yarn to hold neck stitches.
Waste yarn for provisional cast on for the Back.
10 buttons with 2 cm (0.75”) diam.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge
15 stitches and 20 brioche rows = 10x10 cm (4”) in two-color brioche stitch.