PATONS TOTEM, DOUBLE KNIT or
BARONESS BRI-NYLON
Poncho/Skirt
Main Color: 20 balls 1st Contrast: 2 balls
2nd Contrast: 3 balls 3rd Contrast: 2 balls
Fringe
Main Color: 1 ball 1st Contrast: 1 ball
2nd Contrast: 1 ball 3rd Contrast: 1 ball
Length without fringe: 20 ins.
NEEDLES—Milwards "Disc" or Patons "Beehive".
1 pair each Nos. 7 and 8, 1 set each Nos. 10 and 11.
4 Stitch Holders.
Milwards "Disc" Crochet Hook 5 M/M (No. 6) for fringe.
TENSION – 11½ stitches to 2 inches.
ABBREVIATIONS—M. = Main Color. C.1 = 1st Contrast. C.2 = 2nd Contrast. C.3 = 3rd Contrast.
PONCHO (4 pieces)
Using No. 8 Needles and M., cast on 131 stitches.
1st row—Knit. 2nd row—Purl.
Rep. 1st and 2nd rows once.
Using No. 7 Needles and joining in C.1, proceed as follows—
(NOTE—Do not weave colors in Fair Isle patt., but carry color not in use loosely across back of work. It is important, however, that no color should be stranded across more than 5 sts., and where this is necessary it should be woven under and over color in use at center st. Always carry colors to end of row.)
1st row—K.3M., * K.1C.1, K.1M., K.3C.1, K.3M., K.3C.1 K.1.M., K.1C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., K.2M.
2nd row—P.5M., * P.4C.1, P.1M., P.4C.1, P.5M., rep. from * to end.
3rd row—K.3M., * K.2C.1, K.1M., (K.3C.1, K.1M.) twice, K.2C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., K.2M.
4th row—P.3M., * P.3C.1, P.1M., (P.2C.1, P.1M.) twice, P.3C.1, P.1M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., P.2M.
5th row—K.2 tog.M., K.1M., * K.4C.1, (K.1M., K.1C.1) twice, K.1M., K.4C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1M., p.s.s.o.
6th row—P.3M., * P.5C.1, P.1M., P.5C.1, P.3M., rep. from * to end.
7th row—K.8M., * K.1C.1, K.13M., rep. from * to last 9 sts., K.1C.1, K.8M.
8th row—As 6th row.
9th row—K.2M., * K.4C.1, (K.1M., K.1C.1) twice, K.1M., K.4C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to last st„ K.1M.
10th row—P.2M., * P.3C.1, P.1M., (P.2C.1, P.1M.) twice, P.3C.1, P.1M., rep. from * to last st., P.1M.
11th row—K.2 tog.M., * K.2C.1, K.1M., (K.3C.1, K.1M.) twice, K.2C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to last 15 sts., K.2C.1, K.1M., (K.3C.1, K.1M.) twice, K.2C.1, slip 1, K.1M., p.s.s.o.
12th row—P.3M., * P.4C.1, P.1M., P.4C.1, P.5M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., P.4C.1, P.1M., P.4C.1, P.3M.
13th row—K.1M., * K.1 C.1, K.1M., K.3C.1, K.3M., K.3C.1, K.1M., K.1C.1, K.1M., rep. from * to end.
Break off C.1.
14th row—Purl. 15th row—Knit. 16th row—Purl.
17th row—(K.2 tog., K.14) twice, * K.2 tog., K.13, K.2 tog, K.14, rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (118 sts.)
Join in C.2.
18th row—P.8M., * P.1C.2, P.5M., P.1C.2, P.7M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., (P.1C.2, P.5M.) twice.
19th row—K.5M., * K.2C.2, K.3M., K.2C.2, K.7M., rep. from * to last st., K.1M.
20th row—P.6M., * P.5C.2, P.1M., P.5C.2, P.3M., rep. from * to end.
21st row—K.4M., * K.4C.2, K.1M., K.4C.2, K.5M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., K.2M.
22nd row—P.8M., * P.3C.2, P.1M., P.3C.2, P.7M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., P.3C.2, P.1M., P.3C.2, P.5M.
23rd row—K.2 tog.M., K.6M., * K.1C.2, K.13M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., K.1C.2, K.9M., slip 1, K.1M., p.s.s.o.
24th row—* P.9M., P.1C.2, P.1M., P.3C.2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., P.4M.
25th row—K.3M., * K.4C.2, K.2.M., K.1C.2, K.7M., rep. from * to last St., K.1M.
26th row—P.4M., * P.4C.2, P.3M., P.5C.2, P.2M., rep. from * to end.
27th row—K.4M., * K.2C.2, K.3M., K.1C.2, K.4M., K.1C.2, K.3M., rep. from * to end.
28th row—P.2M., * P.1C.2, P.2M., P.1C.2, (P.3M., P.1C.2) twice, P.2M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., P.1C.2, P.1M.
29th row—K.2 tog.M., * K.1C.2, K.4M., K.1C.2, K.3M., K.2C.2, K.3M., rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1M., p.s.s.o.
30th row—P.2M., * P.5C.2, P.3M., P.4C.2, P.2M., rep. from * to end.
31st row—K.6M., * K.1C.2, K.2M., K.4C.2, K.7M., rep. from * to last 10 sts., K.1C.2, K.2M., K.4C.2, K.3M.
32nd row—P.4M., * P.3C.2, P.1M., P.1C.2, P.9M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., P.3C.2, P.1M., P.1C.2, P.7M.
33rd row—K.8M., * K.1C.2, K.13M., rep. from * to last 8 sts., K.1C.2, K.7M.
34th row—P.4M., * P.3C.2, P.1M., P.3C.2, P.7M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., P.3C.2, P.1M., P.3C.2, P.5M.
35th row—K.2 tog.M., K.2M., * K.4C.2, K.1M., K.4C.2, K.5M., rep. from * to last 12 sts., (K.4C.2, K.1M.) twice, slip 1, K.1M., p.s.s.o. (112 sts.)
36th row—P.1M., * P.5C.2, P.1M., P.5C.2, P.3M., rep. from * to last 13 sts., P.5C.2, P.1M., P.5C.2, P.2M.
37th row—K.4M., * K.2C.2, K.3M., K.2C.2, K.7M., rep. from * to last 10 sts., (K.2C.2, K.3M) twice.
38th row—P.3M., * P.1C.2, P.5M., P.1C.2, P.7M., rep. from * to last 11 sts., P.1C.2, P.5M., P.1C.2, P.4M.
Break off C.2.
39th row—Knit. 40th row—Purl.
41st row—K.2 tog., K.12, (K.2 tog., K.12, K.2 tog., K.11) twice, (K.2 tog., K.12) 3 times, slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (103 sts.)
42nd row—Purl. Join in C.3.
Using C.3 in place of C.1, rep. rows 1 to 13 incl. once. (99 sts.) Break off C.3.
Using No. 8 Needles, work 9 rows, dec. at each end of 4th row.
65th row—(K.2 tog., K.10) 4 times, K.2 tog., K.9, (K.2 tog., K.10) 3 times, slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (88 sts.)
Work 23 rows, dec. at each end of every 6th row. (82 sts.)
89th row—* K.2 tog., K.8, rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (73 sts.)
Work 23 rows, dec. at each end of every 6th row. (67 sts.)
113th row—K.2 tog., K.7, * K.2 tog., K.6, rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (58 sts.)
Work 23 rows, dec. at each end of every 6th row. (52 sts.)
137th row—(K.2 tog., K.5) twice, * K.2 tog., K.4, rep. from * to last 2 sts., slip 1, K.1, p.s.s.o. (43 sts.)
Slip sts. on to a stitch holder and leave.
NECKBAND
Using back-stitch, sew pieces tog. With right side facing and using set of No. 10 Needles and M., knit sts. from stitch holders as follows—* K.2, P.2, rep. from * to end. (172 sts.)
Next round—* K.2, P.2, rep. from * to end.
Rep. last round until neckband measures 2 ins.
Using set of No. 11 Needles, continue in rib until neckband measures 6 ins.
Using set of No. 10 Needles, continue in rib until neckband measures 8 ins. Cast off loosely in rib.
MAKE UP (NOTE—Do not press Baroness)
With a slightly damp cloth and warm iron, press lightly. Fold neckband in half onto wrong side and slip-stitch in position. Press seams.
FRINGE
Wind yarn round a piece of cardboard 5 ins. wide and cut along one edge. With wrong side facing, using 5 M/M (No. 6) Hook and 1 strand each M., C.1, C.2, C.3, fold yarn in half and draw loop through a st. at lower edge, pull ends through loop and tighten.
Rep. around lower edge in every 3rd st.
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