Want to quickly dress your little girl in something warm that also looks super cute? You can with this girls’ poncho! You’ll knit this cheerful piece using the warm Phildar Partner 6 yarn. The girls’ poncho features cheerful knitted figures and tassels. Every girl turns into a sweet little Indian as soon as she puts on the poncho. Check out the Free Knitting Pattern.
You can make this girls' poncho for children aged 6, 12, and 18 months, and 2 and 4 years. Since you knit it with Phildar Partner 6, it’s a chunky poncho that’s nice and warm. The poncho is extra cute thanks to its cheerful pattern and the tassels attached all around. The pattern is partly knitted in and partly embroidered later.
The number of stitches and other tools & supplies vary depending on the size and age. The pattern specifies the number of stitches required for each size. This is indicated using the letters listed below:
A = 6 months
B = 12 months
C = 18 months
D = 2 years
E = 4 years.
Tools & Supplies:
Number of Phildar Partner skeins per color:
A) 6 months: 4 Sable (2176), 1 Berlingot (1136), 1 Pink (2144), and 1 Cognac (2333)
B) 12 months: 4 Sable (2176), 1 Berlingot (1136), 1 Pink (2144), and 1 Cognac (2333)
C) 18 months: 5 Sable (2176), 1 Berlingot (1136), 1 Pink (2144), and 1 Cognac (2333)
D) 2 years: 5 Sable (2176), 1 Berlingot (1136), 1 Pink (2144), and 1 Cognac (2333)
E) 4 years: 6 Sable (2176), 1 Berlingot (1136), 1 Pink (2144), and 1 Cognac (2333)
Knitting Needles
5.5 mm Knitting Needles (for garter stitch), 6 mm needles (for stockinette stitch and Jacquard), and if you’re knitting the insert in the round: 1 6 mm Circular Knitting Needle.
Gauge swatch:
10 cm in stockinette stitch, 6 mm needles = 15 sts and 21 rows
Stitches used:
- Garter stitch - Stockinette stitch - Stockinette stitch and mesh Jacquard: see chart
- Knit 2 stitches together
- Simple straight slip stitch: slip 1 stitch, knit the next stitch, and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
- Embroidery using running stitches: see the count pattern.
Knitting Pattern for a Girls' Poncho
Back and front panels
Cast on A)14 – B)14 – C)15 – D)15 – E)15 sts using 6mm Knitting Needles and the color Sable; knit in stockinette stitch and increase on both sides every 2nd row:
A) 1 x 5 st., 2 x 3 st., 1 x 2 st., and 11 x 1 st.
B) 1 x 5 st., 2 x 3 st., 1 x 2 st., and 11 x 1 st.
C) 1 x 5 st., 2 x 3 st., 4 x 2 st., and 15 x 1 st.
D) 1 x 5 st., 2 x 3 st., 4 x 2 st., and 15 x 1 st.
E) 1 x 5 st., 3 x 3 st., 5 x 2 st., and 16 x 1 st.
You have 62 - 62 - 83 - 83 - 95 pieces.
Meanwhile, work to A) 15 cm (32 rows) – B) 15 cm (32 rows) – C) 20 cm (42 rows) – D) 20 cm (42 rows) – E) 26 cm (54 rows) total height, hold the center A) 20 – B) 20 – C) 21 – D) 21 – E) 21 sts, continue knitting each section separately, and on every 2nd row (in the center), hold:
A) 1 x 4 st., 1 x 3 st., 2 x 2 st., and 1 x 1 st.
B) 1 x 4 st., 1 x 3 st., 2 x 2 st., and 1 x 1 st.
C) 1 x 4 st., 1 x 3 st., 3 x 2 st., and 4 x 1 st.
D) 1 x 4 st., 1 x 3 st., 3 x 2 st., and 4 x 1 st.
E) 1 x 4 st., 1 x 3 st., 3 x 2 st., and 4 x 1 st.
Once you have placed all the stitches on hold, bind off on the outer edge every other row:
A) 4 sets of 2 stitches and 1 single stitch
B) 4 sets of 2 stitches and 1 set of 1 stitch
C) 6 x 2 sts. and 2 x 1 st.
D) 6 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st
E) 9 x 2 st. and 2 x 1 st.
Finish the other side of the neckline in the same way. You will have A) 44 – B) 44 – C) 55 – D) 55 – E) 55 stitches on hold. Knit a second piece identical to the front. Cast on the two pieces onto one needle as follows (if you’re knitting in the round, you don’t need to add a stitch at each end): starting at the center of the back: cast on 1 stitch (for the seam), pick up the held-over A) 22 – B) 22 – C) 28 – D)28 – E)28 held-over stitches in purl, then pick up the A)44 – B)44 – C)55 – D)55 – E)55 stitches from the front piece, knit the last stitch of the back piece together with the first stitch of the front piece, then pick up the last A)22 – B)22 – C)27 – D)27 – E)27 held stitches, knit the last stitch of the front piece together with the first stitch of the half-back piece, and make 1 increase at the end of the row (for the seam). You now have A)88 – B)88 – C)110 – D)110 – E)110 sts. Knit the insert according to the chart and make 2 increases on the 2nd row. You have A)8 – B)8 – C)10 – D)10 – E)10 motifs of 11 stitches, and 1 edge stitch at each end. When the 28 rows of the pattern have been knitted, there will be A)42 – B)42 – C)52 – D)52 – E)52 sts remaining, which you will bind off.
Finishing
Embroider using satin stitches (see chart). Using 5.5 mm Knitting Needles and color Sable, pick up A) 84 – B) 84 – C) 112 – D) 112 – E) 129 stitches at the bottom edge of each piece, knit 2 cm in garter stitch, and then bind off all stitches. Seam the side seams and the center back seam, then pick up A)40 – B)40 – C)50 – D)50 – E)50 sts at the neckline using 5.5 mm Knitting Needles and Sable yarn; knit 2 cm in garter stitch and bind off. Make A)8 – B)8 – C)10 – D)10 – E)10 tassels from 17 cm strands of Sable yarn folded in half, and attach them between each motif at the level of the 1st row in Cognac (see photo). Trim them evenly to 8 cm.
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