Ribbon Poncho

Dimensions: 22-1/2"from neck to point

Materials:

3 skeins Crystal Palace Deco Ribbon
(4 skeins if you want fringe on your poncho)
US size 17 needles

Gauge: 5 sts/ 4" in pattern stitch

Hint: Dealing with ends when you are knitting with ribbon can be hard. To solve this, when I started the new ball of yarn, I actually got out a needle and thread and sewed the ends together. I did about a ≤‰ overlap and just stitched around the edges. It made a nice join and saved me having to sew in all but the cast on and bind off ends.

Cast on 34 sts very loosely.

Row 1: K2, *YO, K2tog, K1* repeat *to *until 2 sts remain, YO, K2tog.

Row 2: P2, *YO, P2tog, P1* repeat * to * until 2 sts remain, YO, P2tog.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 until piece measures 58" hanging from the needle, finishing with a Right Side row.

Bind off purlwise, loosely, leaving a long tail to sew with.

Finishing

Sew the bound-off edge to the side of the other end, starting at the cast-on edge.

You can adjust the size of the neck opening by how far up you sew. I would recommend stretching the bind-off edge and sewing it up the side a little farther than you would think. The neck opening tends to stretch some while you are wearing it.

Sew in ends.

In the great fringe/no-fringe debate, I decided to go with no fringe. If you decide you want fringe, be sure to get another skein of yarn!