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Poncho

Embun Poncho

Airy, light and full of tiny sequins. Embun means morning dew in Indonesian. Knitted outdoors, with the rice field just behind. The pattern is coming soon.

Tine stands barefoot and smiles in the Embun Poncho, leaning against a dark pillar by the pool. The airy blue knit falls into a point at the front, over dark shorts.
Tine smiles in the Embun Poncho by a dark pillar on the terrace. The airy blue knit falls into a point at the front, with tropical trees behind.Tine stands barefoot by a pool and smiles, wearing the Embun Poncho over dark shorts. The airy blue knit falls into a point on one side.Tine holds her arms out, showing the straight, asymmetric shape of the poncho.The Embun Poncho from the side and slightly behind, with one point hanging lower than the rest.The Embun Poncho from behind. The airy knit lies over the shoulders and falls diagonally towards one side.

Beginner

NOK 89

Coming soon

The pattern is released Monday 19 October at 09:00 (Norwegian time)

This is my first proper design, so I am probably more excited than you are, reading this 😅🧶

Once it is out, the PDF is sent to your email straight away.

An interactive version too

The PDF comes with an interactive version for your phone while you knit: tick off the steps, count your rows, and put the project down without losing your place. Next time you open it, it remembers where you left off.

Yarn
Fine lace weight cotton and linen, for example Tibetan Hemp Silk or Isager Trio 1
Yardage
About 350 m (380 yd), one 50 g skein
Needle
6 mm (US 10) circular needle, 40 to 60 cm
Gauge
About 15 stitches in stockinette = 10 cm, after blocking
Finished size
About 48 × 39 cm measured flat, head opening about 27 cm
Size
One size that fits most
Technique
Stockinette worked flat, stretchy cast-on and Icelandic stretchy bind-off
Language
Norwegian and English

About the pattern

Embun means morning dew in Indonesian 💧 The poncho was made in Indonesia, knitted outdoors with the rice field just behind, in a fine cotton and linen yarn 🌾

It is knitted flat in stockinette, as one rectangle. No increases and no decreases, just straight on until you reach the length. Then you fold it in half and sew part of the way along the top, which gives an asymmetric poncho with a point at the front and the back.

Blocking does the work. Before washing, the knitting looks like almost nothing, but once it is wet and stretched out, it opens up and becomes airy and light ✨

It is a lovely first garment, and just as nice over a bikini as at a Christmas party 🎄🤭

If you knit one, I would love to see it! Tag it with #embunponcho on Instagram 💜

What you get

Step by step

The whole pattern written out, with the cast-on and bind-off explained so you can follow along without video.

Yarn that works

Yarn suggestions you can find in Europe, and how much you need of each.

Blocking and assembly

How to block it without blocking mats, and a drawing of where to sew.

See it done

The bind-off that makes the edge as stretchy as the rest of Embun.

The films are free. You do not need to buy the pattern to watch them.

PlayThe video only loads from YouTube when you press play.
Icelandic stretchy bind-offStep by step, from the right side.

While you knit

Electrolytes that cost pennies

Half a litre you mix yourself for next to nothing. With what the research actually says about the salt — including the part that is not on the packet.

Read the recipe