Poncho for Fall - knitting pattern for Tamar Poncho

Autumn is the perfect time to wrap yourself or your loved ones into big comfortable poncho! I love knitting poncho for my gorgeous girls and myself. I already have many interesting models in my collection – ponchos with sleeves, poncho with front pocket, ponchos with simple and complicated cables. However, multi coloured poncho was missing from it. So here it is. Please meet the Tamar Poncho!

The Tamar Poncho is the perfect cozy, oversized piece for your wardrobe. Whether you're knitting for a toddler or yourself, this versatile design brings warmth and comfort while looking stylish with its modern, textured features.

Design Features

The poncho is worked bottom-up and can be knitted on straight or circular needles. It features an oversized silhouette with dropped shoulders, giving it a relaxed, comfortable fit. The highlight of this design is the long turtleneck collar, worked in a beautiful textured ribbing that adds both warmth and style to the poncho.

Both the Front and Back panels are knitted in contrast colour stripes with vertical columns of slip stitches running down the length of the garment. These slip stitches create a subtle yet striking detail, giving the poncho an eye-catching texture. The edge bands are knit in garter ridges as you go, which not only adds a neat, finished look but also eliminates the need to pick up stitches later.

Once the front and back are completed, they are sewn together using four decorative buttons, adding another unique detail to the design.

Sizing for Everyone

The Tamar Poncho is available in a wide range of sizes, from 2-3 years (child) to adult 3XL, making it the ideal project whether you're knitting for a little one or creating something cozy for yourself.

Yarn & Color Inspiration

This design uses DK weight yarn, and I’ve chosen Drops Soft Tweed in five contrast colours for my sample: shades 03, 18, 16, 05, and 02. However, the poncho will look fantastic with fewer colours if you prefer a more muted palette. It's also a great project to use up your leftover yarn for the narrower stripes, making it a perfect stash-busting project!

Knitting pattern

The Tamar Poncho offers a wonderful balance between simplicity and texture. It’s easy enough for intermediate knitters and those who enjoy knitting oversized garments. The contrast stripes and slip stitch details add just enough flair without being too complex, and the versatile sizing means you can make one for everyone in the family.

Whether you're bundling up for a cool autumn day or layering up in the winter months, the Tamar Poncho is sure to become one of your favourite go-to pieces. Grab your needles, pick your favourite shades, and start knitting your own Tamar Poncho today!

Knitting pattern for Tamar Poncho is available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts.

Five Poncho designs for inspiration

Please feel free to discover more stylish  poncho designs from ViTalina Craft:

1. Temptation Poncho and Big Temptation Poncho

2. Dreamaway Poncho

The design features are dropped shoulder, wide collar and inverse trapezium silhouette. Front and Back of poncho are decorated with beautiful cables combination divided by columns of slipped stitches. There also combination of textured stitches on both sides of cable panels. Front and Back ate joined with four wooden buttons.

3. Ramble Poncho Light for children and adults

This comfortable oversized poncho knitted bottom up. Front and back of poncho knitted separately back and forth. After the shoulder seams closed, the stitches picked up for the hood. For the better fit of hood, there are couple of rows are knitted in the round for the short collar. Then the hood is knitted back and forth. The hood band is also knitted in the round. The poncho is designed with positive ease of 20-25 cm/8-10 inches. The attached wooden buttons used as decoration and for joining front and back together.

4. Cable Fantasy Poncho and Adult Cable Fantasy Poncho

Cable Fantasy poncho is perfect staple for any wardrobe. Knitted with Aran weight yarn, poncho is designed with plenty of positive ease for comfortable wear and keeping warm. The poncho knitted bottom up on straight needles. Front, back and sleeves of poncho knitted separately. After the raglan seams closed, the stitches picked up for the collar and edge band. The turtleneck collar and edge band knitted in the round in 2 x 2 rib. Front of poncho knitted in combination of moss stitch and cables; back and sleeves knitted in moss stitch only. The attached wooden buttons used as decoration and for joining front and back together.

5. Transformer Poncho and Hat

This comfortable set consists of over-sized poncho and a matching hat. The poncho is knitted back and forth in Stockinette and decorated with fancy cable in the front. The hat is knitted in the round.

The poncho is designed with positive ease about 25 cm/ 10 inches, dropped shoulder and high neck. Also, the poncho has removable sleeves, which allows it to be transformed into long-sleeved sweater. Back and front of the poncho are knitted separately. After the shoulder seams are completed, the stitches are picked up for collar and edge band. The edge band is formed with I-cord bind off.

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Knitting pattern - Dreamaway poncho

 If you've been following me for some time, you know how much I love cable knitting and creating various styles of ponchos for my daughters. This autumn, I've crafted another comfortable poncho design for children – the Dreamaway Poncho. Let's take a closer look!

Design overview

Unlike my other poncho designs, typically knitted with quite thick yarn, the Dreamaway Poncho is made with DK weight yarn in a beautiful grey color. The front and back of the poncho are decorated with a stunning cable combination, divided by columns of slipped stitches. Additionally, there's a combination of textured stitches on both sides of the cable panels.

The front and back are joined with four wooden buttons. The design features include dropped shoulders, a wide asymmetrical collar, and an inverse trapezium silhouette.

Yarn choice

The poncho is knitted with Drops Lima from Garnstudio, which is lovely budget friendly pure wool yarn widely available around the world. The yarn comes in many beautiful neutral shades as well as bright vibrant colours. It is quite warm yet a bit itchy if worn next to skin. However, it is great for vests and ponchos, which are normally, make a second or third layer of an outfit. 

For more yarn ideas please see some projects created by my test knitting team on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dreamaway-poncho/people

Knitting pattern

Knitting pattern for Dreamaway poncho comes in wide range of sizes from 2-3 years through 14-16 years. Knitting pattern has both cable charts with row-by-row instructions, size diagram and explanation. 

Knitting pattern for Dreamaway poncho is available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrats.

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Other poncho designs with cables.

If you love knitting cables as much as I do, you might be interested in some other designs of mine. 

Saunter Poncho:

This stylish poncho is knitted with worsted weight yarn and has a big comfortable hood for extra warmth and comfort. The front of the poncho is decorated with beautiful yet simple cables combo, the back and sleeves are knitted in simple stockinette.

You can read more about this project here.

Knitting pattern for Saunter poncho can be found on Ravelry and Lovecraft

Cable Fantasy poncho:

Cable Fantasy poncho is timeless design! Without a doubt it is one of my greatest designs! Complicated cable at front balanced with easy to knit moss stitch. This poncho will last years, as it looks great even as a vest when your child gets bigger. 

Read more about Cable Fantasy poncho here.

Pattern on Ravelry and Lovecrafts

Magic Leaves Poncho: 

It is great project for those who love seamless knits with a bit of interest! Magic Leaves poncho is knitted as one piece starting from the bottom of front and it has no seams at all. Beautiful Leaves motif combined with easy to knit tiny cables cables at front and beautiful twisted rib stitch along all edges. Sides of poncho are decorated with wooden buttons for even more stylish and unique look.

Read more about Magic Leaves poncho here

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Adult Saunter Poncho - pattern release and project kits

 I’m happy to share my new knitted design – Adult Saunter Poncho and project kits for it.

Adult Saunter poncho was created in collaboration with UK yarn company Blacker Yarns using their beautiful yarn Blacker Swan DK in shade Pale Maiden Undyed.

Adult Saunter poncho is comfortable oversized garment which makes perfect staple garment for any wardrobe. It is designed with plenty of positive ease, modified raglan sleeves and curve bottom edge. Front of poncho is decorated with beautiful cables combo. The poncho is designed with positive ease of 20-25 cm/8-10 inches.

The attached wooden buttons used as decoration and for joining front and back together. 

Knitting pattern comes in big range of sizes for finished bust measurements from 132cm/52 inches to 190 cm/79 inches. Pattern has both chats and row-by-row instructions. Also, it has instruction for two versions – turtle neck collar and comfortable hood.

Blacker Yarns launched the project kits for Adult Saunter Poncho which can be purchased from their website. Project kits come in a recyclable box and contain the set of yarn Blacker Swan DK and the pattern. The yarn is available in many beautiful undyed and dyed shades and great for cables. 

Single pattern for Adult Saunter poncho is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

There is also knitting pattern for child Saunter poncho. Please check Ravelry and Lovecrafts

To celebrate the pattern release please enjoy 10% off with code SP10 for both patterns – Saunter Poncho and Adult Saunter Poncho on Ravelry.  

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Transformer Poncho and Hat pattern release

My new knitting pattern for Transformer Poncho and Hat has been published! 

I've been thinking about poncho design with removable sleeves for quite a long time. My main concern was the poncho style - should the poncho have a straight boxy silhouette or should I make some shoulder and edge shaping; neck or hood; should the poncho be knitted in stockinette, textured or cabled stitch?  

As you know, I really love knitting cables. However, this time I really wanted to focus on a poncho design and multiple wearing possibilities rather than playing with different types of stitch. As a result, I decided to knit this poncho in stockinette stitch but to keep the knitting process engaging I added a simple cable to the front part. The cable is decorated with very simple 3sts bubbles.

Also, I replaced the edge band with the I-cord bind off in order to prevent the rolling of knitted fabric. 

The sleeves are knitted in a form of a long tubes with side holes for thumbs. Thanks to the ribbing the sleeves stay in place without any extra measures. However, for small kids they can be secured with the tiny button attached to the inside of the upper arm of the poncho and the matching chain button loop attached to the top of sleeve.

To complete the look I knitted the matching hat. However, because of the long cable repeat I transformed the cable into small diamonds. 

Transformer Poncho and Hat set is knitted with worsted weight yarn. I used Cascade 220 from Cascade yarns in shade 2441. It also can be knitted with any Aran yarn. I would recommend the following substitutions for this set: 

-Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool

- MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran

- Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran

- Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran

- Mary Maxim Woodlands

- Malabrigo Rios

Knitting pattern for Transformer Poncho and Hat is available from Etsy, Lovecrafts and Ravelry

This pattern is 10% off on Ravelry with code PONCHO10

 

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Transformer Poncho and Hat set - test knit

 I've opened a test knit for my new design Transformer Poncho and Hat set.

Pattern is written for the following sizes: 2-3 years; 4-5 years; 6-7 years; 8-10 years; 11-13 year; 14-16 years; adult S/M; adult L/XL; adult XXL

Design overview: This comfortable set consists of an oversized poncho and matching hat. The poncho is knitted back and forth in stockinette and decorated with fancy cable at front. The hat is knitted in the round.

The poncho is designed with positive ease about 25 cm/ 10 inches, dropped shoulder and high neck. It also has removable sleeves which allows it to transform into a long-sleeved sweater. Back and front of the poncho are knitted separately. After the shoulder seams are completed the stitches are picked up for the collar and edge band. The edge band is formed with I-cord bind off.

TYPE OF YARN: Aran/ 10-ply

YARN LENGTH: 150 yds (137 m) in 100g skein

USED YARN: Cascade 220 Aran

Deadline is 20th of November, 2020.

For more information and sign up please go to Knitting with ViTalinaCraft group on Ravelry. 

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Pattern release - E-motion mitts

I have got a request from some of my lovely customers to design a pair of finger-less mitts for children which can be worn with ponchos to keep the little hands warm and cosy. After some experimenting with designs and stitches I designed my E-motion mitts.

These mitts are simple enough to knit but they are really comfortable and cozy to wear.  I decided to make them with some positive fit around arm so they can be worn on the top of light weight sweater for extra warmth and comfort. To keep the mitts in place I added a twisted rib around wrist. To make the knitting more fun and enjoyable I’ve added a textured edge on both sides.

For this project I used Superwash DK yarn from SweetGeorgia in shade Birch.

Also, I couldn’t resist to make a pair of mitts for myself too. For my pair I used undyed yarn Laxtons Blueface Masham Marble DK  The mitts look gorgeous with my new Bloksy shawl, knitting pattern for which is coming soon.

Knitting pattern for E-motion mitts is written for both children and adults and it is available from Ravelry and LoveCrafts.

Knitting pattern for Emotion poncho is also available from Ravelry, Etsy and LoveCrafts

For some inspiration, you can also check the project pages of my lovely test knitters. I really love how they play with colours to customise they mitts.

SweetGeorgia yarn is available from LoveCrafts

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Fascination Poncho and Hat Set

Happy knitting everyone!
Please welcome my latest knitting design – Fascination Poncho and Hat set.

For some time, I’ve been thinking about designing of poncho which would have the same shape like Temptation Poncho (modified raglan sleeves, long neck, curve bottom band) but would be easier and faster to knit.  So, here it is. Knitted with bulky weight yarn this poncho has all these features and the matching hat too!

This set is stylish and super cosy clothing for you and your little one.
It is designed to keep you and your little one away from wind and cold.

For this set I used Cloufborn Fibers Superwash Merino Bulky. Front, Back and sleeves of poncho are knitted back and forth up to neck line, the collar is knitted in the round. The hat is knitted in the round too.

The knitting pattern for Fascination Poncho and Hat is written for all sizes from toddler through adult L/XL and available from my pattern stores:
on Ravelry:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fascination-poncho-and-hat-set

on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/664215575

on LoveKnitting:
https://www.loveknitting.com/catalog/product/view/id/231949/

and on Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/fascination-poncho-and-hat-set/663680

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