The Design
“A toss of the dice!”
The Lucky Striped Poncho is a joyful, stripey riff on one of our favorite patterns! Inspired by our beloved , Kit got playful with random stripes, choosing colors and stripe widths by rolling a pair of dice. Allowing for this wonderful randomness, no two ponchos will ever be the same!
We knit our Lucky Striped Poncho in six colors of Rowan , but your favorite, woolly, light DK-weight yarn will do wonderfully. (For extra colorful fun, try the ten, rainbow shades of the version we made to celebrate Jimmy Bean’s 20th anniversary!)
This 4-page pattern includes:
- Color photography by Laura Gehring
- Special Techniques:
- “Doing Random”—or how we used dice to determine the striping sequence!
- Sizing schematic
- Instructions for seaming, finishing, and blocking your piece
The Details
FINISHED SIZE
One size: 22 x 50"/56 x 127cm, before folding and seaming.
YARN
6-color version: 6 skeins (191 yds/175m each). Shown on cover right in 1 skein each of Colors 170, 216, 145, 159, 153, and 211.
10-color version: 10 skeins (191 yds/175m each). Shown on cover left in 1 skein each of Colors 201, 200, 222, 198, 181, 213, 204, 203, 202, and 214.
Or approx. 955 yds/873m of an equivalent DK-weight yarn. Note: If you adjust size, allow approx. 1 yd/m of yarn per knitted square inch.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 6 (4mm) needles (circular or straight), or size to obtain gauge.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires (or lots of T-pins or forked blocking pins).
GAUGE
20 sts = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch, wet-blocked and steam pressed.
