Elegant hooded poncho knitted from Italy

Sizes: 42(46).

Materials: 1000 (1 150) grams of yarn "Merinos Otto" (100% merino wool, 50 grams = 90 meters), needles #3.5 and #4, hook #2.

Types of knitting: hollow ribbing, ribbing 2x2, stockinette stitch, reverse stockinette stitch.

Cable:

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: 11 purl, 8 knit, 3 purl
Row 2 and all even rows: as the pattern looks
Row 11: 3 purl, place 8 stitches on hold in front of work, 8 knit, knit the held purl, 3 purl.
Rows 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27: 3 purl, 8 knit, 11 purl
Row 29: 3 purl, place 8 stitches on hold in front of work, 8 purl, knit the held knit, 3 purl
Rows 31, 33, 35: 11 purl, 8 knit, 3 purl
Row 37: from the first.

Lace pattern:

Row: knit.

and all even: purl.

Row 3: * 1 yarn over, 1 knit, 1 yarn over *

Row 5: knit.

Row 7: * 1 knit, 1 yarn over, 1 yarn over *

Row 9: from the first.

Gauge for lace pattern: 18 stitches = 10 cm, cable: 22 stitches = 6 cm.

Knit the right part of the front poncho with needles.

With needles #3.5 and contrasting yarn, cast on 113(122) stitches and knit 1 row knit (this row will be cut at the end of the work), with the needed color yarn, knit 1 row purl and 6 rows of hollow ribbing, continue knitting with needles #4, distributing the stitches as follows: 1 edge stitch * 22 stitches cable, 18(21) stitches lace pattern * repeat from * to *, 22 stitches cable, 9(12) stitches lace, 1 edge stitch. At a height of 13 cm, decrease 1 stitch on both sides of the first 2 sectors of lace and 1 stitch to the right of the last lace section. Repeat these decreases every 18(16) rows 5(6) times, then after the next 14 rows and 3 times every 2 rows, place the decreases one above the other. Make sure that in the lace pattern, the number of yarn overs corresponds to the number of yarn overs. When finishing the decreases for the small size, the lace stitches will end (for the large size, decrease one more stitch left from the lace sections, knit the remaining lace stitch and the previous one together). At a height of 42(46) cm for the neckline on the right side of the work, bind off 11 stitches and continue to bind off every 2nd row 9 stitches, 10 times 3 stitches. Simultaneously with the 4th(2nd) bind off for shoulder shaping, decrease with a yarn over to the left before the last 2 stitches in every 2nd row 9(11) times by 1 stitch. After completing the 3rd shoulder decrease in the next row on the right side, decrease 2 stitches before the last 21 stitches, to decrease knit 2 together purl, 1 purl, 2 together purl, and in the next row decrease another 2 stitches above this decrease. For the next cable crossing, place the knit stitches on hold in front of work, and knit the remaining purls, then knit the held stitches. After finishing the shoulder decreases at about a height of 50(54) cm, bind off the remaining 5 stitches.

Knit the left part of the front.
Similarly to the right.

Knit the back poncho.

With needles #3.5 and contrasting yarn, cast on 242(263) stitches and knit 1 row knit (this row will be cut at the end of the work), with the needed color yarn, knit 1 row purl and 6 rows of hollow ribbing, continue knitting with needles #4, distributing the stitches as follows: 1 edge stitch, 9(12) stitches lace, * 22 stitches cable, 18(21) stitches lace * repeat this section 4 more times, 22 stitches cable, 9(12) stitches lace, 1 edge stitch. At a height of 13 cm, decrease 1 stitch to the left of the first lace section, and 1 stitch on both sides of 5 lace sectors and 1 stitch to the right of the last.

Repeat these decreases every 18(16) rows 5(6) times, then after 14 rows and 3 times every 2 rows, placing one above the other (for the large size, decrease the remaining stitches – one by one – from the lace in the central 5 sectors). At a height of 44(48) cm for shoulder shaping, decrease on the sides after the first 2 and before the last 2 stitches in every 2nd row 9(11) times by 1 stitch. After making the first decrease, in the next row on the right side, decrease 2 stitches among the central 6 stitches of each group of 14 purls. After knitting 2 rows, in the next row on the right side, decrease 2 stitches on the last 4 stitches of each group of 12 purls, after knitting 2 rows, in the next row on the right side, decrease by 1 stitch in each group of 10 purls. For the next cable crossing, place the stitches that look knit on hold in front of work, knit the remaining purls, and knit the held stitches. After finishing the last crossing in the next row on the right side, begin decreasing every 2nd row by 2 times 12 stitches, 6 stitches, and 3 stitches. To decrease 12 stitches, knit a yarn over between the last knit stitches of each cable and the next purl stitch and knit 2 together knit on the last purl stitch of each cable and the next knit stitch. To decrease 6 stitches, knit a yarn over on the last 2 stitches of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cables and knit 2 together knit on the last 2 stitches of the knit stitches of these same cables. To decrease 3 stitches, knit 1 yarn over on the first 2 knit stitches of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cables. Approximately at a height of 50(54) cm, bind off the remaining 58 stitches.

Knit the hood.

With needles #4, cast on 26 stitches and knit 1 edge stitch, 22 stitches cable, 3 stitches lace. After knitting 2 rows, start increasing to the left in every 2nd row 9 times by 3 stitches, 5 stitches. Spread the lace pattern over the first 30 new stitches, knit the last 2 stitches in stockinette stitch. After knitting 2 rows after casting on the last 5 stitches, continue knitting, increasing to the left before the last 2 stitches in every 6th row 5 times by 1 stitch, including the new stitches in the lace. At a height of 30 cm, bind off to the left in every 2nd row 8 times by 2 stitches, 3 times by 1 stitch. After knitting 2 rows after the last bind off, continue knitting, casting on from the left edge of the work in every 2nd row 3 times by 1 stitch, 8 times by 2 stitches, including the new stitches in the lace. At a height of 59 cm, start decreasing to the left before the last stitch in every 6th row 5 times by 1 stitch, then continue knitting, binding off in every 2nd row 5 stitches, 9 times by 3 stitches and the remaining 26 stitches.

Knit the flower.

Wrap the yarn 2 times around your index finger and in the half-finished ring crochet:

Row 1: 16 half double crochet, tighten the ring.
* Row 2: 2 half double crochet on each of the next 4 stitches, turn and for the petals continue knitting back and forth
Row: 2 half double crochet on each of the next 8 stitches, turn
Row: 1 single crochet on the first 4 stitches, 1 half double crochet on each of the next 8 stitches, 1 single crochet on each of the next 4 stitches, turn and continue to knit along the edge of the petal and knit 2 half double crochet on the next 2 stitches, 1 half double crochet on the next stitch of the first row *
Repeat another 3 times from * to *, similarly knit the second flower.

Assembly and finishing.

Sew the shoulder and side seams. For the button placket, with needles #3.5, pick up 119(127) stitches on the right side of the front and knit 2x2 ribbing, starting the first row with 1 edge stitch and 2 purl stitches. In the 4th row, knit 5 buttonholes by 2 stitches: the first after the first 5(9) stitches, the others spaced 24 stitches apart. For the buttonhole, knit 1 yarn over, 2 yarn overs and knit 2 together. In the next row, knit 1 twisted stitch on the first yarn over and 1 knit on the second. At a height of 2.5 cm, knit 4 rows of hollow ribbing, bind off all stitches. Similarly, knit the placket on the left, except for the buttonholes. Fold the hood in half vertically and sew the edges together, with needles #3.5, pick up 232 stitches along the front edge and knit 2x2 ribbing, starting the first row with 2 knit stitches. Sew the bottom of the hood to the neckline. Sew flowers to the bottom of the hood, sew on buttons.