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Open Mesh Poncho Knitting PatternDesigned by Barbara Breiter
Easy poncho is knit with two rectangles so there is no shaping, making the open mesh pattern easy to follow.
Gauge:8 sts and 9 rows=4" over pattern stitch slightly stretched Size: Finished size Approximately 38" wide from point to point and 31" long. One size fits most women. Materials: Size 19 US (15 mm) needles 5 balls Crystal Palace Yarns Big Net Color #3678 Camel Purple 40% nylon/30% wool/30% acrylic 100 grams/88 yards/80 meters Instructions Pattern Stitch (multiple of 4 stitches): Note: Pattern Stitch includes one additional selvedge stitch on each end. Slip all sts as if to purl. 
Row 1 (WS) and all WS rows: P (beginning with Row 3 and all subsequent WS rows, slip the first st and purl acrossRow 2: sl1, k1, *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1; rep from *, end k2 Row 4: sl1, k1, *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; rep from *, end k2 Row 6: sl1, k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso; rep from * to last 5 sts, end yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2 Row 8: sl1, k1, k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso; rep from * to last 4 sts, end yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1 Make 2 rectangles as follows, each 20" wide and 32" long (slightly stretched). CO 40 sts. Work in pattern stitch for 9 repeats or until 32" long. Purl one row. BO loosely. Finishing Referring to diagram, seam short end to long end as shown with RS of both pieces together. Fold back so that the points 2 line up and points 1 line up; both the front and the back should have the RS facing outward. Seam from point 1 to 2. 
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