Cable Fantasy Poncho - finished project

Recently I have completed another Cable Fantasy Poncho for my older daughter.

Designed in 2015, it became a favourite piece of wardrobe almost straight away. It served my little princess well over many years – first as a poncho, and then as a comfortable short sleeve vest.  Even six years later, she was not ready to pass it to her smaller sister so I decided to knit her a new one.

The new Cable Fantasy Poncho is knitted with my favourite yarn Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran in shade Basil. This yarn is my first choice for all sorts of cable knitting. 

I decorated the poncho with wooden buttons in natural colour that matches perfectly with blond hair of my daughter.  

The knitting pattern for Cable Fantasy poncho is written for sizes from 2-3 years up to 10-12 years and available from Etsy, Ravelry and Lovecrafts. It is also available as a knitting kit from Mary Maxim.

Last but not least, I could not resist to knit a matching poncho for myself too. So I’m happy to announce that the knitting pattern for Adult Cable Fantasy Poncho will be available this winter. This week I'm planning to open new test knit for it. If you are interested to participate in it and fancy to knit yourself this comfy poncho before the pattern release, please join my knitting group on Ravelry or follow me on Instagram to be the first who knows about the test knit. 

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Driftwheel Cardigan - test knit

New test knit alert!

It has been for a while since publishing my last male design. There are a few reasons for it. I do love knitting sweaters and cardigans with complicated cables and buttons or open fronted but my husband does not like wearing them. He prefers wearing cardigans with a zip closure, which takes some time to insert it accurately. It is not difficult but requires some concentration on process and takes some time to make it beautifully.

This Fall I have decided to design a few cardigans with zippers. The first one is ready and the test knit has been opened on Ravelry.  The knitting pattern is written for sizes from S to 3XL and has photo tutorial for zipper fitting. 

If you are interested to participate in this test knit, please head to Ravelry for more info about it and sign up.

The cardigan knitted with DK weight yarn and features raglan sleeves, stand up comfortable collar and boxy silhouette with plenty of positive ease for comfortable wear.

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