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Seesaw Poncho
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Seesaw Poncho is an oversized poncho with all over wave pattern. It’s worked top down, beginning in the round and continuing back and forth in rows, with a bottom slit for ease and comfortable wear. All increases for the wave pattern are incorporated into the pattern repeats. Seesaw Poncho is a great layering piece for cold or mid-season period.
Seesaw poncho is one more piece added to Seesaw patterns family, included Seesaw sweater, Seesaw dress, Seesaw top and Seesaw cowl as well.
Seesaw poncho is worked top down and seamlessly.
Start by working ribbing first, continue in Wave pattern in the round with incorporated increases to reach the desired bust circumference. Then work in Wave pattern back and forth in rows with side slit for comfortable wear. Length can be easily adjusted working less or more sections of the Wave pattern.
This pattern doesn’t include any charts, it’s all written row-by-row.
Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)
Finished measurements
Bust circumferences – 103 (113, 122, 131, 141, 150, 159) cm / 40.5 (44.5, 48.0, 51.5, 55.5, 59.0, 62.5)’’;
Intended to be worn with 20 – 30 cm / 8.0 – 12.0’’ of positive ease already included in the bust circumferences;
Length (below neckline) – 47 cm / 18.5’’.
Length can be easily adjusted to the desired length.
Sample shown on 88 cm / 34.75’’ bust; size S with 25 cm / 10.0’’ of positive ease.
Needles
Circular 4.5 mm (US 7) 60 cm (24)’’ long for neckline;
Circular 5.5 mm (US 9) 60 cm and 100 cm (24 and 40)’’ long for body;
Or needle size needed to obtain the required gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers.
Original yarn
Approx 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins / 300 (300,400, 400, 400, 500, 500) g of Isager Aran Tweed
(100% wool; 100g / 3.6oz, 160 m / 175 yds, color Rose).
Yardage: approx 450 (480, 520, 570, 640, 700, 750) m / 492 (525, 569, 623, 700, 766, 820) yds of similar aran weight yarn.
For longer poncho you will need more yarn than estimated.
Suggested yarn: any similar aran weight yarn or heavy dk/ worsted weight yarn held together with a mohair lace yarn to obtain the required gauge.
Gauge
16 sts x 20 rnds = 10 cm (4’’) in Wave pattern in the rnd and back and forth in rows after blocking.
Take time to check your gauge before starting your project.
If you can’t obtain stitch and row gauge at the same time – it’s more important to obtain stitch gauge and the row gauge (length) can be adjusted according to the measurements in cm/inches.
Techniques used: Long tail cast on, knitting in the round and back and forth in rows, k2tog and ssk decreases, yarn over, knit through the back loop, bind off in pattern.
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- First published: February 2026
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