I’ve never been to Harper’s Ferry, WV but it looks like a beautiful destination for spring or fall which is the best time to wear a poncho. It’s a poncho that you will wear over everything to keep away the chill while looking totally put together at the same time. Knit it in a fun multi color or solid yarn.
Skills
Stockinette Stitch; alternate knitting one row, purling one row
Ribbing; knit 2 stitches, purl 2 stitches
Picking up stitches for the rib along the sides and center front
Casting on
Binding off
Seaming the shoulder using the kitchener stitch
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Yarn
DK weight or light worsted I used 4 ( 4, 5, 6, 6 ) balls of Berroco’s Summer Sesame, Color #5249 295 yards, 47% cotton, 44% acrylic and 9% nylon.
Supplies
Size 4 (3.5 mm)and size 6 (4 mm)circular knitting needle You are not knitting in the round but will need a circular needle when knitting the back to fit a large amount of the stitches.
Tapestry needle
Tape measure
1- 1 inch button
Gauge
21 stitches over 4 inches or 5.25 stitches per inch using a #6 needle. You may need to go up or down a needle size depending on your knitting style to get this gauge. Knit a swatch first!
More About the Yarn and Gauge
You will be knitting this poncho in a dk weight. Look for a yarn that gets 5.25 stitches per inch
or 21 stitches over 4 inches. Your ball band will give you this information so that you know that the yarn is a good fit for this pattern. Again, the needle size is only a suggestion as your knitting style may vary.
Measurements Sizes XS/S(M, L, XL, 2XL)
BUST: 32/35 (44, 48, 52, 56) inches LENGTH: 23 ( 23, 23, 24, 25 ) inches.