Ballerina Poncho pattern PDF
Ballerina is a featherweight, slightly oversized poncho in delicately transparent merino and mohair brioche. It has a round low-cut neckline to accentuate your neck and collar bones, and its folds will gently brush your arms as you walk, making you feel as glamourous as a ballet dancer.
Yarn
MC: 550 m / 600 yds of La Bien Aimee Merino Singles 100% merino 366 m/100 g (colourway: Happy Accident, close to the regular Romance colourway)
CC: 490 m / 535 yds of La Bien Aimee Mohair Silk 70%mohair 30% silk 500 m/ 50g (colourway: Direwolf)
Needles and notions
4 mm/US6 circular needles or needles required to obtain gauge
3mm/US3 circular needles or needles 1mm smaller than main needles
Cable needle or locking stitch marker
Tapestry needle, markers
Gauge
18 sts and 20 rows = 10cm/4in in plain two-colour brioche after blocking
Finished measurements after blocking
52 cm /20,5in from neckline to bottom edge
neckline : 60 cm/23,5in circumference
bottom edge : 180 cm/71in circumference
lace panel : 14 cm/5,5in high
One size fits all, well, lots of sizes and body shapes anyway, for real ! (see pictures !)
The pattern includes instructions to adapt the poncho to petite knitters.