skill level easy
finished measurements
Neck: 34" [86cm]
Hem: 45" [114cm]
Length: 15" [38cm]
Poncho fits most women.
Honeycomb
materials
yarn
RED HEART® Boutique Twilight™: 5 balls 9959 Mercury
(7 Jumbo) RED HEART® Boutique Twilight™ Art E829
available in 3.5oz [100g], 59yd [54m] balls
needles
US 15 [10mm]
yarn needle, stitch marker
gauge
8½ sts = 4" [10cm]; 16 rows = 4" [10cm] in Simple Garter
Lace Pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size
needles to obtain the gauge.
SPECIAL STITCHES
P2tog = Purl 2 Stitches Together. Purl 2 sts together
(decrease).
Yfrn = Yarn Forward Round Needle. Bring yarn forward
and wrap around needle. It's worked as a yarn over
when worked between a knit stitch and a purl stitch
(increase).
poncho
The Honeycomb
Poncho is one of
those fairly quick
projects to make
for a cherished
someone on your
Christmas gift list.
PATTERN STITCH
Simple Garter Lace Pattern (multiple of 4 sts + 2)
All Rows: K2, *yfrn, p2tog, k2; repeat from * to end of
row. Repeat every row.
Notes:
Poncho is worked in rows. The 2 pieces (Front and Back) are
sew together. When casting on, leave a 25"
(64 cm) tail for seaming. When joining Front and Back pieces
together, use the “edge st” for seaming.
PONCHO
Front and Back (make 2 pieces)
Cast on 48 sts.
Knit 1 row on Wrong Side.
Next Row (Right Side): K1 (edge st), work across row in
Simple Garter Lace Pattern to last st, k1 (edge st).
Place stitch marker to mark Right Side of work.
Keeping first and last sts in Stockinette St for edge
stitches, and center 46 sts in Simple Garter Lace
Pattern, continue until piece measures 14½" [37cm]
from cast on edge, ending with a Wrong Side row.
Next Row (Right Side): Knit across row decreasing 12 sts
evenly spaced—36 sts.
Next Row (Wrong Side): Knit all sts.
Next Row (Right Side): Bind off all sts leaving a 25" [64cm]
tail to sew side seam.
17"
[43 cm]
FRONT
&
BACK
15"
[38 cm]
finishing
Join Front and Back pieces together using yarn needle
and Mattress St. Sew the “edge sts” together creating a
flat, invisible seam. Weave in ends.
abbreviations
yfrn = yarn forward around needle;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.
22½"
[57 cm]
Photos courtesy of Red Heart
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