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Materials
15mm needles. The bigger the needle the bigger and more open weave the
poncho.
1 100gms skeins of 12ply boucle mohair
Tension
Knit as loosely as you can. The looser you knit, the larger the poncho.
Pattern
Cast on 3 stitches.
Increase at beginning and end
of each row by knitting into the front and the back of the first and last
stitch until you have 35 stitches.
Increase only each end of every
second row until you have 59 sts.
Knit 22 sts, cast off 15sts,
knit 22 sts.
Knit 22 sts, turn work, cast
on 15sts and turn work again. Knit across remaining sts.
Decrease each end of next row
and every alternative row until you have 35 sts. (Decrease by knitting
2sts together).
Decrease at each end of each
row until you have 3sts left.
Cast off.
To make up:
Crochet a row of double crochet using 6mm hook around the neck to make
sure it stays firm.
Your poncho is now complete.
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