​Knit Poncho With Fur Stripe

You'll need:

450 g of Soft Wool (100% wool; 50g/110m) of light-brown colour and 300 g of DIVa yarn (60% polyamid, 40% wool; 50g/120m) beige colour

Circle needles 9-10 with wire ropes 60 cm and 100 cm long

Double pointed needles

Fur stripe 75 cm long

Size (chest circumference): 86-97 cm

Ornaments and types of sts: stockinette sts, 2x2 rib.

Stitch control: 10 x 10 cm = 10 st x 16 rows three-fold yarn

Note: knit with three-fold yarn (2 threads of Soft Wool + 1 thread DIVA)with circle row (arrow on the pattern with work direction), with row start on one side.

Instructions

Cast on 202 sts knit stockinette st in circle rows with three-fold yarn criss-crossed.

In the 1st row place markers on 51st st (back center) amd 152nd st (front center).

In the 2nd row and then in each 4th row slip the marked st together with the previous st in knit way, make 1 knit st and throw already knit st through the slipped = decrease 4 sts in each row.

After 59 rows (37 cm height) there should be 142 sts left on knitting needle. Place markers for one shoulder on 71st and 72nd sts and for another one - 1st and each last st in each row.

In the next row make decreases in the following way: in the beginning of row make decreases on the 1st and next sts (= slip 1 st knit way, 1 knit st, throw already knit st through the slipped), then knit 1st marked st together with the previous st in knit way and then make decreases on the 2nd marked st together with the next st, knit 2 knit sts together in the end of the row.

Repeat these decreases in each 4th row once and then 14 times in each 2nd row = 64 decrease sts.

In the center of front and back in each 4th circle row make decreases on 3 sts. 92 rows (57 cm height) bind off the rest 46 sts for the neck hole.

Total height of front and back in the center is 61 cm.

Colar

Cast on 72 sts knit 24 cm of 2x2 rib with three-fold yarn criss-crossed.

Then without binding off the last row, sew the colar along the neck hole with "stitch in stitch" seam.

Sew the fur stripe under the typesetting edge of the colar.