Nice Pink Poncho

9-10-11 skeins of pink (Rose The 1258) yarn Anny Blatt Angora Super (70% angora, 30% wool, 106m/25g);

2-3-3 skeins of pink (Rose The 1258) yarn Anny Blatt Victoria (100% polyamid, 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 3,5 and 4,5;

Crochet hook 3,5.

1st row: * 1 cross knit st, 1 purl; repeat from * to 1 last st, 1 cross purl.

2nd row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st, 1 purl; repeat from * to end.

Repeat 1st and 2nd rows.

Knit due to the scheme, wrong side rows - due to the pattern, yarn overs as purls. Repeat pattern's sts, finish with sts after the pattern. Repeat from 1st to 4th rows. Braid: knit on 9 sts due to the scheme, wrong side rows - due to the pattern. Repeat from 1st to 4th rows.

Stitches control: fancy pattern with Angora Super yarn, knitting needles 4,5: 18 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Cast on 119-125-131 sts on knitting needles 4,5 with Angora Super yarn and knit with fancy pattern, start and finish with selvedge sts.

In 48-51-54 cm from the set-up edge bind off in each 2nd row from the right side for the neckhole: 1 x 5 sts, 23 x 1 sts, 1 x 5 sts. At the height of 66-69-72 cm from the set-up edge bind off the rest 86-92-98 sts. Braid placket: cast on 11 sts on knitting needles 3,5 with Victoria yarn and knit in the following way: selvedge st, 9 sts on the braids due to the scheme, selvedge st. At the height of 35-37-39 cm from the set up edge, bind off the sts. Make another placket in the same way.

Sew braid-plackets to the shoulder chamfers, starting from the neckhole (leave one seam unsewn). Cast on 140 sts on neck hole and knit 1 row of knit sts on the wrong side and 3 cm of crossed 1 x 1 rib with Victoria yarn. Bind off the sts. Make the last shoulder seam and placket seam.

Sew the lower part of your poncho on the width 33 cm, starting with the cuffs.