Lana Grossa Poncho Cape Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Poncho in Bingo

What Is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Poncho in Bingo is a one-size-fits-all knitted poncho from Design 29 of the Merino Edition collection. This garment measures approximately 108 cm in width and 64 cm in length, offering generous coverage suitable for various body types. The poncho features a classic construction with distinct front and back pieces, a shaped neckline, and finished armhole bands for a polished appearance.

Techniques Used

This poncho is constructed using bottom-up knitting, meaning the pieces are worked from the cast-on edge upward toward the shoulders and neckline. The garment is worked flat on circular needles, allowing for easier handling of the large stitch counts required for the wide poncho width. Seaming is used to join the shoulder seams after all pieces are completed, creating clean, professional seams. The finishing process includes blocking to shape the pieces to exact measurements, crochet work for the neck trim, and picked-up stitches for the armhole bands, demonstrating advanced finishing techniques.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The poncho incorporates two distinct stitch patterns that work together to create visual interest and texture. The rib and texture pattern is worked according to Chart A, using a multiple of 4 stitches plus 2 selvage stitches. This pattern is worked for the first 15 cm of the back and front pieces, establishing the foundation of the garment.

The texture pattern is worked according to Chart B, using a multiple of 8 stitches plus 4 stitches plus 2 selvage stitches. This pattern repeats over 8 rows and continues for the remainder of the poncho after the initial rib section. On right-side rows, the pattern is worked as charted; on wrong-side rows, all stitches are purled. The texture pattern creates the main visual design element across the 108 cm width, with the 8-stitch pattern repeat worked 21 times across the width of the back and front pieces.

Additional stitch techniques include single crochet for the neck trim worked with a crochet hook, and ribbing (alternating knit and purl stitches) for the armhole bands, which are picked up from the main fabric and worked in coordinated rib and texture patterns.

Materials and Tools

The poncho requires 1100 grams of Lana Grossa Bingo yarn in the Camel colorway (color 724). Lana Grossa Bingo is a 100% pure wool yarn with a yardage of 80 meters per 50-gram ball, providing a substantial and warm fabric suitable for a poncho garment.

The required needles and hooks are a size 7 mm circular needle for the main knitting and a size 6 mm crochet hook for the finishing details. The gauges achieved on these tools are 17 stitches and 24 rows per 10 x 10 cm in the rib and texture pattern on the 7 mm needles, and 16 stitches and 22 rows per 10 x 10 cm in the texture pattern alone, allowing knitters to calculate yardage requirements and ensure proper fit.

Construction Details

The back piece is cast on with 174 stitches and worked upward, beginning with the rib and texture pattern from Chart A for 15 cm before transitioning to the texture pattern from Chart B. The back continues in pattern until reaching the full 64 cm length, at which point all stitches are bound off.

The front piece follows the same construction as the back until it measures 59 cm from the cast-on edge. At this point, neck shaping is introduced by binding off the center 30 stitches on a right-side row. Each side is then worked separately, with 3 stitches bound off at each neck edge once and 1 additional stitch bound off once per side, leaving 68 stitches remaining for each shoulder. The front continues in pattern until reaching the full 64 cm length, matching the back piece.

The finishing process includes pinning pieces to measurements and blocking to ensure proper dimensions and even fabric appearance. Shoulder seams are sewn together to join the front and back pieces. The neck trim is worked using a size 6 mm crochet hook with single crochet stitches around the entire neck edge. Armhole bands are created by picking up 54