| Brand: | Tahki Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Super Bulky |
| Designer: | John Brinegar |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Finished Size: | S/M (L/XL, 2X/3X) |
| Techniques and Construction: | Bottom Up, Seamed, Worked Flat |
| Needles Required: | US 15 (10.00mm) single points |
| Featured Products: | Tahki Yarns Highland Roving Yarn - Wool Super Chunky |
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Goldenrod (25)
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The Searchlight Poncho from Tahki Yarns is the ultimate cozy layer, perfectly suited to keeping you warm through even the deepest chill. Super Bulky Highland Roving is a thick single ply of wool that’s gently spun with a lofty feel and an incredible toastiness factor. Your poncho will work up quickly on large needles, and the simple shaping makes this a beginner-friendly design too. Each piece is knit flat and seamed during finishing, allowing for a clever mix of stitch direction in the finished piece that adds that extra bit of style and interest. The Searchlight Poncho will keep you warm wherever your day takes you, whether it’s your favorite knitting chair during a snowstorm or out to run errands on a chilly day. With great coverage, a cozy hood, and handy arm openings, this poncho is made to move with you and make sure you’re toasty warm too. Stitch patterns are written out only.
Finished Measurements:
Circumference at lower edge –72 (76, 80)”
Length – 25¼ (26½, 28¼)”
Yarn Requirements: 7 (8, 9) hanks Tahki Yarns Highland Roving (100% Fine Highland Wool; 150g/90yds), shown in #25 Goldenrod
Gauge:
8¾ sts and 13 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch
9 sts and 13½ rows = 4” in broken rib
9½ sts and 13½ rows = 4” in welt stitch
The Searchlight Poncho is a knitted cape-style garment designed by John Brinegar. This easy-level poncho is worked as a flat piece and features a classic poncho silhouette with a generous circumference at the lower edge. Available in three sizes—S/M, L/XL, and 2X/3X—the poncho offers versatile sizing for different body types. The finished length ranges from 25¼ inches (64cm) in the smallest size to 28¼ inches (72cm) in the largest size, with corresponding lower edge circumferences of 72, 76, and 80 inches (183, 193, and 203cm respectively).
This poncho is constructed using bottom-up knitting methodology, meaning the garment is worked from the lower edge upward. The pattern employs worked flat construction on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for easier shaping and stitch manipulation. The finished pieces are then seamed together to create the final garment. The bottom-up approach combined with flat working and seaming provides excellent control over the poncho's drape and fit, particularly important given the garment's large circumference and the need for strategic decreasing to achieve the proper silhouette.
The Searchlight Poncho incorporates three primary stitch patterns:
The pattern also incorporates various decreasing techniques including K2tog (knit two together), ssk (slip, slip, knit), P2tog (purl two together), and ssp (slip, slip, purl) to shape the poncho as it is worked upward.
The Searchlight Poncho is designed to be knitted with Tahki Yarns Highland Roving, a luxurious yarn composed of 100% fine Highland wool. The yardage requirements vary by size: 7 hanks for S/M, 8 hanks for L/XL, and 9 hanks for 2X/3X. Each hank contains 150 grams (5.25 ounces) and provides 90 yards (82 meters) of yarn. The pattern calls for US size 15 (10mm) needles, though knitters should select the exact needle size needed to achieve the specified gauge. A yarn needle is required for seaming the finished pieces together and weaving in yarn ends. The pattern specifies three different gauges depending on the stitch pattern used: 8¾ stitches and 13 rows equal 4 inches (10cm) in Stockinette stitch; 9½ stitches and 13½ rows equal 4 inches (10cm) in Welt stitch; and 9 stitches and 13½ rows equal 4 inches (10cm) in Broken Rib. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure proper fit and finished measurements.
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The pattern for the side piece is not well written, although it is simple enough to understand. As soon as I realized I made a mistake, I undid everything and, instead of following the pattern, I followed my intuition, and it is looking like the picture. I am still in the process of making the pieces, so I am not done yet. I might take another star when I put together everything.
