POEMA PONCHO
DIFFICULTY = Intermediate
YARN = POEMA by Laines du Nord col n. 100
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 4.5 mm tips and 80 cm cable
OTHERS = darning needle, stitch markers, scissors, tape measure.
10 x 10 cm = 19 stitches and 25 rows in Stockinette stitch using size 4.5 mm tips
It is very important to check your gauge and measure the tension correctly to achieve the same results and measurements as the pattern. If the gauge is different, try adjusting the needle size up or down by half a size until you get the correct measurement.
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
SM = stitch marker
M-SM = move the stitch marker
col = color
st(s) = stitch/es
k = knit
p = purl
yo = yarn over
rep = repeat
rep** = repeat from * to *
bind off = bind off (using the skp technique)
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped st over (slip 1 st knit-wise, k1, pass slipped st over).
M1L = make 1 left (insert left needle from front to back under the strand between 2 sts and knit 1 st through the back loop).
M1R = make 1 right (insert left needle from back to front under the strand between 2 sts and knit 1 st).
sl1 p-wise = slip 1 stitch purl-wise, holding the yarn at the back of the work.
sl2 p-wise = slip 2 stitches purl-wise, holding the yarn at the back of the work.
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together (insert right needle through the next 2 sts on left needle and knit them together = 1 st).
k3tog = knit 3 stitches together (insert right needle through the next 3 sts on left needle and knit them together = 1 st).
k3tog tbl = knit 3 stitches together through the back loop (work 3 sts together inserting the needle into the back loops)
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
SINGLE SIZE = 150 g
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Size shown in the picture: single size
Total length: 160 cm
Folded long side length: 80 cm
Width: 40/45 cm
Procedure
Using size 4.5 mm tips, cast on 92 stitches.
Work 3 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
Continue working in open-work stitch:
Row 1: sl2 p-wise, *k3, yo, k3tog tbl, yo, *repeat from * to* until 2 sts from the end of the row, sl2 p-wise.
Row 2: purl all sts
Row 3: sl2 p-wise, yo, k3tog tbl, yo, k3, *repeat from * to* until 2 sts from the end of the row, sl2 p-wise.
Row 4: purl all sts
Repeat from Row 1 to Row 4, once.
Continue working in Stockinette stitch:
Row 5: sl2 p-wise, knit until 2 sts from the end of the row, sl2 p-wise.
Row 6: purl all sts
Repeat Row 5 and Row 6, 19 times.
Repeat from Row 1 to Row 4, twice.
Repeat Row 5 and Row 6 until there are 25 grams of yarn.
Continue repeating from Row 1 to Row 4, twice.
Repeat Row 5 and Row 6, 19 times
Repeat from Row 1 to Row 4, twice
At last work 3 rows in 1x1 rib stitch. Length of the rectangle: 160 cm
Finishing:
Fold in half with WS outside (80 cm). Sew 40 cm along the long side, from the 1x1 rib band.
Weave in ends.
KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS
The garment is worked in a single rectangle. The seam is on one side.
