Note: Hat along uses 2 balls charcoal, 1 each of black and white
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Alaska Poncho and Hat: Man's Version
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick®
GAUGE:
10 sts + 16 rows = 4 inches [10 cm] in St st (k on RS, p on WS). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
STITCH EXPLANATION:
ssk (slip, slip, knit) Slip next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, to right needle; insert left
needle into fronts of these 2 sts and k them tog.
Chart 1 (Multiple of 4 sts + 2 extra)
Row 1 (RS)- With B, knit. Row 2- With B, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 3- With A, knit. Row 4 - With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 5- With A, knit. Row 6- With C, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 7- With A, knit. Row 8- With A, k1, *with A, p1, with B, p2, with A, p1, rep from * to last st, with A,
k1. Row 9- With A, k1, *with A, k1, with B, k2, with A, k1, rep from * to last st, with A,
k1. Row 10- With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 11- With C, knit. Row 12- With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 13- With A, knit. Row 14- With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 15- With B, knit. Row 16- With B, k1, p to last st, k1.
Chart 2 (Multiple of 4 sts + 2 extra)
Row 1 (RS)- With A, knit. Row 2- With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 3- With A, k1, *with A, k1, with C, k2, with A, k1, rep from * to last st, with A,
k1. Row 4- With A, k1,*with A, p1, with C, p2, with A, p1, rep from * to last st, with A,
k1. Row 5- With A, knit. Row 6- With A, k1, p to the last st, k1. Row 7- With C, knit. Row 8- With C, k1, *with B, p1, with C, p3, rep from * to last st, with C, k1. Row 9- With C, k1, *with B, k1, with C, k1, with B, k1, with C, k1, rep from * to last
st, with C, k1. Row 10- With C, k1, *with C, p2, with B, p1, with C, p1, rep from * to last st, with C,
k1. Row 11- With C, knit. Row 12- With A, k1, p to last st, k1. Row 13- With A, knit. Row 14- With A, k1, * with A, p1, with C, p2, with A, p1, rep from * to last st, with
A, k1. Row 15- With A, k1, *with A, k1, with C, k2, with A, k1, rep from * to last st, with A,
k1. Row 16- With A, k1, p to last st, k1.
NOTES:
Ponchos is worked from one cuff to side of opposite arm. For neater edge, knit first and last st of every row (as shown on charts).
MEN’S PONCHO
With A and longer needle, cast on 106 sts. Knit 4 rows. Work Chart 1 for next
16 rows. With A, work in St st for 18 rows. Work Chart 2 for next 16 rows. With
A, work in St st for 18 rows, casting on 24 sts at beg of last 2 rows – 154
sts. Work Chart 1. With A, work 18 rows in St st. (Piece should measure
approximately 27-28 inches [68.5-71 cm].)
Next Row (RS)
Work Row 1 of Chart 2 across 74 sts, k2tog, k 1, join
2nd ball of yarn, k 1, ssk, work in pattern across remaining 74 sts – 76 sts
each side.
Continuing with chart and working both sides at same time, dec 1 st at each
neck edge every RS row 7 more times – 69 sts each side. AT SAME
TIME, with A, work 18 more rows in St st, and then Rows 1-8 of Chart 1.
Bind off loosely.
FINISHING Sew bound-off edges together. With shorter needle, RS facing, and A, pick up and knit 60
sts around entire neck edge. Join and work K 1, P 1 Rib in the round until neck measures 9 inches
[23 cm]. Bind off loosely. Weave in ends.
HAT
With longer needle and A, cast on 54 (62) sts. Work 2 rows in K 1, P 1 Rib. Work Rows 1-16
of Chart 2. Knit 1 row. (This is the row where brim will fold to outside.) Work in St st for 4 (5)
inches [10 (12.5) cm], ending with a WS row. Work Rows 1-10 of Chart 1, dec 2 sts evenly across Row
10 – 52 (60) sts. Next Row (Row 11 of Chart 1) *K 2, k2tog; repeat from * across – 39 (45) sts.
Work Row 12 of chart. Next Row (Row 13 of Chart 1) *K 1, k2tog; repeat from * across – 26 (30) sts.
Work Row 14 of chart. Next Row (Row 15 of Chart 1) K2tog across row – 13 (15) sts. Next Row (Row 16 of Chart 1) *P2tog; repeat from * to last st, p 1 – 7 (8) sts.
Break yarn, thread through remaining sts, and pull to gather. Sew seam. Weave in ends.
Alaska Poncho and Hat: Man's Version Reviewed by Judy Gray on 2011-11-11
First off, let me say that if you order your yarn here, or buy it somewhere else, keep your receipt. I had 7 balls of this yarn left over. I would have had more if I had of knit the shoulders separate instead of at the same time. As it is, I have skeins that are not full, and can not be returned. If you don't have any use for the left over yarn, you will want to return it. I have plenty of use for mine.
I made this for my son. In general, the pattern is easy. However, I Could NOT get the center pattern of chart 2 to make that pattern. See my pictures here. I ripped out that part of my poncho 4 times before I gave up and made my own pattern there. I also had to add a couple extra rows to get my full pattern. It looks great anyway, but I wasted quite a bit of time trying to get the pattern to work. (When I got done, I made a small piece trying ot get the pattern to work, and it still didn't work. I included that picture.)
Also, with this whole pattern being made in stockinette stitch, the edges did the usual curl under thing. Since, I had plenty of yarn left,I did a basic crochet stitch around all curled edges. Now, it hangs flat as it should.
The shoulder seam was huge and in tow colors since you bind off in the middle of the pattern. I didn't like that, so I took it back out and used the 10 1/2 needles to do the pattern, and then used a size 9 needle to do the last row and bind off. It made for a less bulky seam.
My son picked his colors, and asked for a shorter collar, so I made the collar only about 3 1/2 inches. It still folds down. I also used the size 9 needles on the collar and increased ten stitches after picking up 60 to give a slightly looser fit for him.
I told of my adjustments just so others will know they can make adjustments as needed also and still have the pattern work nicely.
I gave this 4 stars only because I couldn't get rows 8, 9, and 10 of chart two to work right. I
It only took me about a week to make this poncho. It's bulky work with this yarn, but nice and warm without being too heavy to wear.
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MEN’S PONCHO
FINISHING
