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just a few mods to the celtic poncho pattern. the pattern has you bind off the stitches for the neck opening, then knit up both sides of the neck, cast on the same amount of stitches , then continue for the other half of the poncho (i hate that word, must think of something else to call it).
instead, i placed the stitches that would have been bound off on a piece of yarn, knit the 2 sides of the neck as in the pattern, then did a provisional cast on for the cast on stitches.
don't know if there is any advantage to doing it as written in the pattern, but i hope mine will look neater.
almost forgot, on the 2 sides of the neck, the pattern says to just knit stockinette if you don't have enough sts for a whole cable repeat. instead, i did i slight mod of the cable pattern, and continued the cables. keep your fingers crossed for me!
instead, i placed the stitches that would have been bound off on a piece of yarn, knit the 2 sides of the neck as in the pattern, then did a provisional cast on for the cast on stitches.
don't know if there is any advantage to doing it as written in the pattern, but i hope mine will look neater.
almost forgot, on the 2 sides of the neck, the pattern says to just knit stockinette if you don't have enough sts for a whole cable repeat. instead, i did i slight mod of the cable pattern, and continued the cables. keep your fingers crossed for me!
posted by vanessa | 5:21 PM
5 Comments:
Wow! That is beautiful!
Your changes should make the neckline stretchier, which is a benefit for anything that gets pulled on over one's head! A bind-off at the neckline constricts the neckline. You are not only a super-fast knitter, but a thinking knitter!
I can't wait until the non-poncho is finished. The cables really pop and the color is great. I can't believe how fast you knit.
That's looking great!
I think it's more of a Serape than a poncho. I don't like poncho either.
Beautiful work and the Black Water Abbey yarn looks nice!
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