Six Stripe Poncho by Sarah Scully

Six Stripe Poncho

Knitting
October 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch, after blocking
US 9 - 5.5 mm
940 - 980 yards (860 - 896 m)
38 inches wide and 26 inches from center V of neck to bottom tip, when worn with point in front
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This simple garter stitch striped poncho is a fantastic canvas for playing with color. Use up your scraps from previous projects, or combine single skeins that you’ve accumulated over time.

Needles
A 32-inch or longer circular needle in the size required to achieve gauge is recommended, to hold all the stitches along the long edge of each rectangle.

Yarn requirements
Worsted-weight yarn in the following amounts…
Colors A and B = 200 yards each
Colors C and D = 160 yards each
Colors E and F = 120 yards each

The pattern includes a blank coloring template so that you can try out color combinations before knitting.

Techniques
German twisted cast-on, Yarn-over bind-off, and Mattress stitch. Links to tutorial videos for each technique are included in the pattern.