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Toddler's Blanket Style Poncho

Age

Chest

Balls

Lgth

Wdth

6mths

17ins

5

13

19

12mths

19ins

5

14

21

18mths

21ins

6

15

23

2yrs

21.5ins

7

16

25

3yrs

23ins

 

17

27

Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton yarn, Needles Sizes 3.75 mm (U.S. 5) and 4 mm (U.S. 6) or size needed to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 20 sts/24 rows = 4 ins with larger needles in st st.

FRONT: Cast On 94, 104, 114, 124, 134 sts
Knit 5 rows

Thomas Pocket:
Place sts on a holder or spare needle.
Working on the center 30 sts only follow the graph below,
Work 5 rows garter st bind off loosely.
Return to original sts on holder or spare needle,
Working the first and last 5 sts of every row in garter st,
Work in st st picking up and knitting together 1 st from the side edge of pocket at the beginning of every row until pocket has been “grafted” into body.


Thomas Pocket

Continue until work measures 9 (10-11-12-13) ins from beginning ending with RS facing for next row.

Divide for front opening:
Next row: Pattern 47 (52-57-62-67) sts. Turn. Leave remaining sts on a spare needle.
Next row: Pattern to end of row.
Work even in pattern until work from beg measures 11 (12-13-14-15) ins, ending with WS facing for next row.

Neck shaping:
Next row: Cast off 6 (6-7-7-8) sts. Pat to end of row. 41 (46-50-55-59) sts.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on next and following alt rows to 36 (41-45-50-54) sts.
Continue even until work measures 13 (14-15-16-17) ins from beginning, ending with WS facing for next row.
Leave all sts on a spare needle.
With RS of work facing, join yarn to rem sts. Pattern to end of row. 47 (52-57-62-67) sts.
Work Right Side to correspond to Left Side, reversing all shapings.

BACK:
Joining row: Pattern to end of row 36 (41-45-50-54) sts.
Cast on 22 (22-24-24-26) sts. Pattern 36 (41-45-50-54) sts from spare needle 94 (104-114-124-134)sts.
Continue even in pattern, until work from joining row measures 5 rows less than Front,
Change to smaller needles and knit 4 rows. Bind off knitwise (WS).

Thomas Pocket Graph
(to print the graph only tell your printer to print page 2 only)

 

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