At some point - and honestly, I still don't know how! - eight 50g balls of baby alpaca DK weight yarn showed up in my stash. One day, I decided to design something that would use up as much of it as possible. I decided to go for a poncho made out of two rectangles joined together at the shoulders. One fancy lace-and-cables edging chart and a whole bunch of moss stitch later, plus some garter stitch for the top and bottom edgings, and I had myself a fantastic, flowy layering piece!
Sizing
Finished widths given are for the narrowest point. Add another 2.5” for all sizes to get the widest point.
- XS: Wearer wingspan 52.5”, bust circumference 30”. Finished width 32”, length 22.25”
- S: Wearer wingspan 54.5”, bust circumference 34”. Finished width 33.25”, length 23”
- M: Wearer wingspan 56.5”, bust circumference 38”. Finished width 34.5”, length 23.25”
- L: Wearer wingspan 58.5”, bust circumference 42”. Finished width 35.75”, length 23.5”
- 1X: Wearer wingspan 58.5”, bust circumference 46”. Finished width 35.75”, length 24”
- 2X: Wearer wingspan 60.5”, bust circumference 50”. Finished width 37”, length 24.25”
- 3X: Wearer wingspan 61.5”, bust circumference 54”. Finished width 37.5”, length 24.25”
- 4X: Wearer wingspan 63.5”, bust circumference 58”. Finished width 38.75, length 25”
- 5X: Wearer wingspan 63.5”, bust circumference 62”. Finished width 38.75, length 25”
Skills required
- Cast on, bind off
- Knit, purl
- Increase, decrease
- Work yarnovers
- Cables
- Work with stitch markers
- Block to given measurements
Materials needed
- Yarn: DK weight (model shown used 400g of Indiecita "DK", 100% baby alpaca, 50g/113m/124yd, colour #401), approximately:
- XS: 1040 yards
- S: 1110 yards
- M: 1170 yards
- L: 1215 yards
- 1X: 1230 yards
- 2X: 1290 yards
- 3X: 1305 yards
- 4X: 1380 yards
- 5X: 1380 yards
- Needles:
- 3.5mm circular, at least 32" long
- 3.5mm circular, 16" long
- Cable needle
- Two (2) spare lengths of yarn at least 44.5" to 51.25" long (depending on size you're making)
- Two (2) stitch markers
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Gauge
- Stitch gauge:
- Moss stitch: 18 stitches to 4" after blocking
- 42-stitch edge pattern is 8.5" wide after blocking
- Row gauge, both patterns: 23 rows to 4" after blocking
2 comments:
Kathleen, I purchased your pattern for Serendipity Throwover and I’m wondering if you have a version for using a worsted weight yarn? I have Malabrigo Rios.
Hi!
No, the instructions in the pattern are for DK weight only. However, I have a few ideas which might help.
Firstly, DK and worsted can sometimes be so similar that you might end up getting the same gauge with your Rios as the pattern calls for. And even if you don't, you might still be able to get the same gauge by going down a needle size. Of course, that's always a bit of a risk, because although the gauge might be fine, you may not like the drape of the fabric you get (in this case, potentially too stiff), in which case, that's obviously not going to work. However, if you do like the drape, then you're good to go with the smaller needle size!
If you don't like the drape, though, the good news is that honestly, Serendipity is essentially just two rectangles (with wavy edges at the sides). So you could adapt whatever gauge you do get with the Rios fairly easily.
For example, let's say your 18x23 moss stitch gauge swatch with the Rios (on the needles that give you the drape you want) gives you a 4.5" square instead of a 4" square as the pattern calls for. This means that, regardless of which size instructions you follow, the garment is going to end up 12.5% wider than it would normally be, so to make up for that, just reduce the number of stitches that you're told to cast on by 12.5%. Just be sure to take that reduction into account when following the instructions, and always keep the number of edging stitches the same, just reduce stitches in the moss stitch section). For example, if you're working the smaller size, and you cast on 18 fewer stitches than the pattern called for at the beginning, then when it tells you on the first row to work moss stitch across 67 stitches, work moss stitch across 49 stitches instead (67 - 18 = 49).
I think that should do the trick, width-wise.
As for adjusting length and neckline width to suit your different gauge, the pattern does contain help on adjusting in those dimensions to suit your tastes.
Hope this helps!
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