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This garment is also affectionately referred to as "Boo-Boo's Mancho" since he was my only available model at the time.
Girl's Hooded Poncho
Size 11, 24 circular needles or size needed for gauge
3 balls (147 yards) (Valley Yarns Shelburne and a novelty yarn scrap, but 150 yds (200yds, 250yds) of any bulky yarn would work as well.
Sizes:
2-4 (6-8, 10-12)
Gauge:
3 sts per inch
Poncho:
Cast on 108(128,148) sts. Place marker and join, being careful not to twist sts.
Round 1: P 27(32,37) place marker, *P 27(32,38) pm, repeat from * 2 more times. 108(128,148 sts with 4 evenly placed markers)
Round 2-3: Knit (if using a novelty yarn for contrast and fun, use it for these two rows)
Round 4: Decrease round. *K2tog, K to marker. Repeat from * 3 more times. (104, 124, 144 sts remain)
Round 5-7: K
Round 8: Repeat round 4. (100, 120, 140 sts remain)
Following stripe sequence, repeat rounds 5-8 , 3(2,1) times, then decrease every other round until 60 sts remain for all sizes. Knit 4 rounds on these 60 sts.
Final Round: K4, K2tog (50 sts) bind off loosely.
Hood:
All Sizes - Cast on 15 sts for top of hood with circular needles. Work top of hood in rows.
Row 1: K
Row 2: K
Row 3: P
Continue ST ST until top measures 6 from cast on edge. End having just worked a P row. Cut yarn, leave top on circular needle. With right side of hood top facing you pick up and K 15 sts across right side of top. Knit across 15 live stitches on needle. Pick up and K 15 sts across left side of top. (45 sts). Continue working in rows of ST ST, following stripe pattern, until piece measures 9 from edge of top. End by working a P row. Now form the points of the hood as follows:
Row 1: K 5, b.o. 35 sts, K 4 (5 STs on each side of hood remain)
Row 2: P 3, P2tog. Join second ball of yarn to other side. P2tog, P 3 (4 sts each side)
Row 3: K 2, K2tog on each side. (3 sts each side)
Row 4: P 1, P2tog each side (2 sts)
Row 5: K2tog, finish off.
Sew hood to poncho body with mattress stitch. Weave in all ends.
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