No-sew knit poncho pattern

This warm but lightweight poncho brings the colour and feel of autumn to your wardrobe all year round, and wraps you up in sheltering warmth. The poncho is knitted in the round from the top down, starting with the ribbed cowl neck, increasing throughout the body and then finishing with short rows to give a longer back hem.

What you need

SIZE

Width at neckline: 13in (33cm)
Width at widest point: 281/4in (72cm)
Front length: 201/2in (52cm)
Back length: 251/2in (65cm)
Collar length: 91/2in (24cm)

You will need:

Rowan Tweed Haze 40% mohair, 39% alpaca, 10% polyamide, 8% cotton, 3% polyester (approx 131yd/120m per 50g ball)
5 x 50g balls in 557 Sunset
6mm circular needle
Stitch markers

Note: Yarn amounts given are based on average requirements and are approximate.

TENSION

14 sts and 20 rows to 4in (10cm)
over st st
Use smaller or larger needles if necessary to obtain correct tension

Instructions

LACE LADDER
Worked over 6 sts and 4 rnds
Rnd 1: P2, yo, ssk, p2.
Rnd 2: P2, k2, p2.
Rnd 3: P2, k2tog, yo, p2.
Rnd 4: As rnd 2.
These 4 rnds form patt and are repeated

PONCHO
Cast on 124 sts. Join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts, pm to mark beg of rnd and after 62 sts to mark halfway point.

Rib rnd: (K1, p1) around.
Rep rib rnd 6 more times.

Next rnd (dec): Rib to 1 st before halfway marker, remove marker, sk2po, pm, rib to last st, remove marker, sk2po, pm (120 sts).

Rib 3 rnds.
Rep last 4 rnds 6 more times, then work dec rnd once more (92 sts).
Rib 16 rnds straight.

Turn piece inside out so the WS becomes the RS and cont working in this way for the rest of the project.
This is so that the neater side of the rib decreases will fall on the RS when the collar folds over.

SET BACK NECK ELEVATION
Worked using short rows.

Short row 1 (RS): K to halfway marker, sm, k1, w&t.

Short row 2 (WS): P to beg of rnd marker, sm, p1, w&t.

Short row 3: K to wrapped st, k wrap tog with wrapped st, w&t.

Short row 4: P to wrapped st, p wrap tog with wrapped st, w&t.

Short row 5: K to end of rnd.

Next rnd: Knit, working wraps tog with wrapped sts.

Set body patt and increases

Rnd 1 (inc): K8, pm, m1L, k to 8 sts before end of rnd, m1R, pm, k to halfway marker, sm, k8, pm, m1L, pm, work Lace Ladder patt rnd 1 over next 6 sts, pm, k to last 14 sts, pm, work Lace Ladder patt rnd 1 over next 6 sts, pm, m1R, pm, k to end (96 sts).

Rnd 2: K to halfway marker, sm, k to inc marker, sm, k to first patt marker, sm, work Lace Ladder patt rnd 2 over next 6 sts, sm, k to next pattern marker, sm, work Lace Ladder patt rnd 2 over next 6 sts, k to end slipping markers.

Rnd 3: K to inc marker, sm, m1L, k to next inc marker, m1R, sm, k to next inc marker slipping markers, sm, m1L, k to first patt marker, sm, work rnd 3 of Lace Ladder patt, sm, k to next patt marker, sm, work rnd 3 of Lace Ladder patt, sm, k to inc marker, m1R, sm, k to end (100 sts).

Rnd 4: As rnd 2, but working rnd 4 of Lace Ladder patt.

These 4 rnds set position of Lace Ladder patt and increases. Cont as set, working inc rnd as foll:

Every alt rnd another 6 times (124 sts).

Every 4th rnd 19 times (200 sts).

Finish with rnd 4 of Lace Ladder patt.