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Adult Saunter Poncho - pattern release and project kits

13.3.23

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.

Saunter Poncho - pattern release

3.10.22

Winter is coming soon and will bring cold weather – no doubt! Therefore, it is time to knit a perfect comfortable poncho for your little and big kids. To help you with the pattern idea I am happy to share my new poncho design - 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.

Designed with raglan sleeves and plenty of positive ease, the poncho is decorated with wooden buttons, which are also used to hold front and back together. Additional shaping around the neck and from the back of the hood helps to keep away from wind and keep the hood in place.

The knitting pattern has both charts and row-by-row instructions and it is written for sizes from 2-3 years to 14-16 years

It is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

Special offer: to celebrate the pattern release I am happy to offer 15% off on Ravelry with code NEW15

To see some behind the scene photos you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

Ramble Poncho Light - pattern release

23.3.22

Knitting pattern for Ramble Poncho Light is here!

I am so happy to share the most comfortable poncho I have ever designed. Knitted with chunky weight yarn on straight needles, poncho designed for both children and adults. Large hood has anatomical shape and close fit around neck, which help to keep it on the head when needed. Comfortable deep shoulder shaping protects from the wind and kangaroo pocket at front hides your hands from the cold.

Poncho designed with plenty of positive ease and knitted bottom up with minimum seaming. There are just shoulder seams only. After front and back joined, the stitches picked up for hood. Wooden buttons on sides used as a decoration and for keeping front and back together. The front pocket knitted on the go and the pattern has a photo tutorial for it.

The knitting pattern for Ramble Poncho Light written for sizes from 2-3 years up to adult 3XL.

It is available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts.

There is also similar poncho available in super bulky weight yarn – Ramble Poncho.

Both patterns are available with 10% off on Ravelry. Use code RAMBLE10 to get your discount.

To see some behind the scene photos, you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

Promo codes for all patterns on Ravelry: 310 - to get 10% off for 3x patterns; 515 - to get 15% off for 5x patterns

Offer on Etsy for all patterns:

- Choose ANY three knitting patterns for £10.01

- Choose ANY five knitting patterns for £16.17

Five reasons to block your knitting

7.3.22

Based on my questionnaires’ in the FB groups, many knitters skip blocking the finished knitted/crochet garment for a number of reasons. Let us find out what blocking is and why it is recommended not to ignore this important step.

What is blocking?

Blocking is the process of wetting/washing or steaming finished knitted parts or garments in order to give them their permanent size and shape.

Blocking can be done before or after seaming.

Why I recommend blocking/washing the knitted garment before starting wearing or gifting it.

1. As you knit, the edges of the pieces can be rolled badly, especially in stockinette stitch. Blocking helps to eliminate or reduce this problem and flatten the fabric, which helps with seaming.

2. Blocking helps to even the stitches and makes fabric more pretty. This point is very important for lacy garments and shawls. Most lacy stitches does not look beautiful until blocked (see the first photo in this post). Blocking helps to reveal beautiful lacy stitches and “read” them.

3. Many wool yarns such as merino wool, mohair, angora, etc. become much softer and more hairy after being blocked and washed for the first time.

4. You can make some changes to the shape and size of you knitted garment or pieces (if you block before seaming) as you block. The amount of change that you can achieve with blocking depends on the type of yarn, your knitting tension (how tight the finished fabric is) and blocking method. Wet blocking allows for more changes than steaming.

5. Wet blocking is also an important step to wash out dye residue, grease and other contaminants from knitwear prior to first wear. Every inch of yarn passes through our hands and can absorb grease, dirt, hand cream, etc. All this stuff should be washed out, especially on baby and children knitwear.

To see some behind the scene photos, you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

Adult Cable Fantasy Poncho - pattern release

30.11.21

Please welcome my new knitting design - Adult Cable Fantasy poncho!

This stylish comfortable garment is perfect for any wardrobe. Designed with plenty of positive ease, the poncho shape is close to sweater and can be styled with many types of jeans/trousers. Short sleeves allow wearing this poncho under winter coats.

Poncho knitted with Aran weight yarn on straight needles in four parts – front, back and sleeves. After all parts sewn together, the stitches picked up for neck and edge band which are then knitted in the round.

Poncho has pretty cable combination in front while back and sleeves are knitted in moss stitch only.

The pattern is written for sizes from S-M to 5XL and available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts

Links for children poncho:

Cable Fantasy Poncho - finished project

4.10.21

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.

I-cord bind off and attached I-cord - Finishing Techniques

11.5.21

In my recent design Transformer Poncho and Hat set I used I-cord bind off for pretty and simple edge finishing.

Since this design is very simple with focus to it's shape I did not want to add any ribbing or textured band along the edge,. Instead, I wanted to keep the edge plain and simple, so I cord was a perfect choice. This technique is also used in my several older designs so I decided to make a quick video tutorial for I-cord bind off. Hope you will find it useful not just for my designs but for other projects too.

However, for bigger sizes of the Transformer Poncho picking up stitches along the edge and working on I-cord bind off can be a bit challenging so there is another useful technique - attached I-cord. It can be added to any edge of finished garments fast and easy.

Knitting pattern for the Transformer poncho is available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts

Happy knitting!!! :)

Comfort Formula Poncho - Pattern Release

24.3.21

The life has changed dramatically for everyone. The new lifestyle calls for more comfortable and simple garments. Since we've been staying at home most of the time we need more cosy and pretty garments which we can wear at home or walk around feeling relaxed. So today I'd like to share my latest design - Comfort Formula Poncho.

This comfortable oversized garment is knitted with English rib in Aran weight yarn. The design features large armholes, dropped shoulders and long neck.

Front and back of poncho are knitted back and forth on straight needles and the neck is knitted in the round.