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Lotte is half poncho, half sweater, fully perfect for keeping the chill away. She’s oversized and boxy but the long slender cuffs keep the overall silhouette from becoming sloppy.

The huge cable running up the front is not twisted like a cable. It is achieved by knitting each half separately and moving the “cable” sts back and forth from side to side. Side seams and 3-needle BO for shoulders are worked to create an exposed seam on the RS.

Lotte is half poncho, half sweater, fully perfect for keeping the chill away. She’s oversized and boxy but the long slender cuffs keep the overall silhouette from becoming sloppy.

The huge cable running up the front is not twisted like a cable. It is achieved by knitting each half separately and moving the “cable” sts back and forth from side to side. Side seams and 3-needle BO for shoulders are worked to create an exposed seam on the RS.

Skills Needed
General knitting skills, short rows (explained in pattern), 3-needle BO.

Sizes
s (m, l, xl, xxl)

Finished measurements
Width (measured flat): 31 (33, 35, 37, 39) in / 79 (84, 89, 94, 99) cm
Length: 24 (25, 25, 26, 26) in / 61 (64, 64, 66, 66) cm

Materials
Yarn
1200 (1300, 1400, 1500, 1600) yds / 1097 (1189, 1280, 1372, 1463) m heavy DK - worsted weight yarn that gets gauge

Shown in:
Swan’s Island Worsted - 100% organic merino, 250 yds per 100 g skein
5 (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins in Russet

Also Recommended:
Shibui baby alpaca -100% alpaca, 255 yds per 50 g skein
5 (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

Needles

US 7–8/ 4.5-5 mm straight or circ, or size needed to obtain gauge
US 7–8/ 4.5-5 mm dpns or circ (35” or longer) for sleeves (to accommodate all sts and use for magic loop)
US 9–10/ 5.5-6 mm for loose 3-needle BO

Spare Needles
US 7–8/ 4.5-5 mm same size as working needles
Circ needles same size or smaller than working needles

Notions
2 st markers, one hanging/opening

Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows = 4” in St st. (Note: row gauge is not really important.)