Lotte is half poncho, half sweater, fully perfect for keeping the chill away. She’s oversized and boxy but the long slender cuffs keep the overall silhouette from becoming sloppy.
The huge cable running up the front is not twisted like a cable. It is achieved by knitting each half separately and moving the “cable” sts back and forth from side to side. Side seams and 3-needle BO for shoulders are worked to create an exposed seam on the RS.
Skills Needed
General knitting skills, short rows (explained in pattern), 3-needle BO.
Sizes
s (m, l, xl, xxl)
Finished measurements
Width (measured flat): 31 (33, 35, 37, 39)"
Length: 24 (25, 25, 26, 26)"
Suggested Yarns
5 (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins Swan’s Island worsted weight (100% organic merino, 100 gr/250 yds; sample knitted in color russet, or
5 (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins Shibui baby alpaca (100% alpaca, 50 gr/255 yds, or
1200 (1300, 1400, 1500, 1600) yds heavy dk worsted weight yarn that gets gauge
Needles
US 7–8 straight or circ, or size needed to obtain gauge
US 7–8 dpns or circ (35" or longer) for sleeves (to accommodate all sts and use for magic loop)
US 9–10 for loose 3-needle BO
Spare Needles
US 7–8 same size as working needles
Circ needles same size or smaller than working needles
Notions
2 st markers, one hanging/opening
Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows = 4" in St st.
