​Olive Poncho with Cables

You’ll need:

600g of olive Mondial Dolce Mohair yarn (60% mohair, 40% acryl; 150m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 7;

Auxiliary needle;

Tapestry needle.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Double rib: cast on half of the needed quantity of sts with contrast yarn.

1^st row: working yarn, * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: * make yarn over as knit st, slip 1 purl without knitting yarn on front of work*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd and all the following rows: * 1 knit st, slip 1 purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *, take off contrast yarn.

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts;

Cable (6 sts): 1^st row: knit;

2^nd and all the even rows: purl;

3^rd row: cross 6 sts to the right (leave 3 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, 3 knit sts, 3 knit sts from the auxiliary needle);

5^th, 7^th, 9^th row: knit.

Repeat 1^st-10^th rows.

Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.

Stitches control: stockinette stitch: 12 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Cable: 17 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 7 sts in 2 threads of yarn and work with stockinette stitch, cast on 7 x 3 sts, 7 x 4 sts and 2 x 5 sts in every 2^nd row, decrease 34 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the central st from both sides (from the right side: as broaching, from the left side: as knit2tog). In 38 cm from the set-up row, decrease 5 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row after the 1^st st and before the last st from both sides. In 8 cm from the beginning of shoulder chamfers, leave the rest 37 sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but leave the central 13 sts for neck-hole in 41 cm from the set-up row (by means of decreasing 32 x 1 st in every 2^nd row) and finish both sides separately, leave 2 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 5 cm from the beginning of neck-hole, leave the rest 9 sts for each shoulder.

Lower Placket

It consists 2 similar parts: for 1 part cast on 8 sts and work in the following way: 3 sts of double rib, 2 sts of wrong-side pattern,3 sts of stockinette stitch. From the left side, cast on 1 x 7 sts and 6 x 5 sts in every 2^nd row, knit these sts in the following way: the first 3 sts (together with 3 sts of stockinette stitch) of cable, * 2 sts of wrong-side pattern, 6 sts of stockinette stitch, 2 sts of wrong-side pattern, 6 sts of cable*; repeat from * to * x once, 2 sts of wrong-side pattern. In 117 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 7 sts, 6 x 5 sts and 1 x 8 sts in every 2^nd row from the left side (at 128 cm height from the set-up row).

Make the second part in the same way.

Assembly

Connect the previously left sts of back and front for one shoulder. For collar, cast on 56 sts along the neck-hole and make 18 cm of 2 x 2 rib, 6 rows of double rib and bind off the sts with kitchener’s stitch. Make the second shoulder seam and collar seams, make side seams. Connect both parts of plackets, sew short sides.

Sew the placket to the bottom of poncho, connect the seams of placket with central lines of front and back, sts of double rib – along the bottom side.