It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, the Summer Poncho in Flax.
We’re on the road to Columbus, OH right now for the annual summer National Needlearts Association trade show, but we still had to share this absolute beauty.
The Summer Poncho is designed by Susan Whitmore, the owner of Rainy Day Creations yarn shop in Pineville, NC. To the right you can see Susan snuggling with Suzy the Cuddlebunny at a previous year’s show in the Universal Yarn booth.
She has just closed her shop and is enjoying a richly deserved retirement. We miss her welcoming shop, but we’re so glad that she’s taking time to enjoy herself. And we’re doubly glad that she shared this lovely design with us before hopping on her motorcycle and vrooming off into the sunset!
Knit in FibraNatura Flax linen yarn in two pieces and seamed, this oversized poncho will fit a variety of sizes and is easy to adjust simply by seaming more or less of the sizes and neck. It’s a simple written pattern and contains a schematic for assembly. Such a great piece for summer!
We hope you enjoy this piece, and that you pull a page from Susan’s book and take time to enjoy life.
Happy knitting!
I am just starting the gauge swatch for the Summer Poncho and realized there is an error on the needle size – “US Size 9 (4.5mm) 32″ circular” – a US size 9 is 5.5mm. I gauges the 4.5 first and is is definitely incorrect, so I believe it should read “US Size 9 (5.5mm) 32″ circular”
I cannot wait to get started on the poncho! Thank you
Oops! Thank you so much for catching that! Looking at the finished poncho, I do believe you’re right. We’ll make a correction!
Hi, I found this pattern when doing a search on crochet shawls but was surprised to find it is actually knit. Is there a similar crochet pattern for this shawl ?
Hi Dawn,
We don’t have anything super similar to this poncho that is done in crochet. But we have many crochet patterns on our website. Here are links to a few things I think you might like:
http://www.universalyarn.com/pattern.php?pattern=1941
http://www.universalyarn.com/pattern.php?pattern=1657
http://www.universalyarn.com/pattern.php?pattern=1381
Also, if you visit the “patterns” tab on our website, you can click the “crochet” filter on the left side of the page to see all of our crochet designs.
http://www.universalyarn.com/patterns.php