Simple comfort elevated by carefully chosen details will make this poncho vest a practical favorite. With a split hem and a cartridge rib collar wide enough to wear comfortably over button-downs, Kirwin is gently flattering and easy to style. The fabric is textured with a diagonal seeded pattern that changes direction on the bias. An exposed seam highlights the gracefully sloped shoulders, and I-cord edges create a neat, minimalist finish. Knit Kirwin in a classic neutral to go with everything you own or choose a pop of your signature color. Yardage 930 (1080, 1325, 1495) total yards of worsted weight wool yarn Yarn 7 (8, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
Photographed in color Long Johns Gauge 17 stitches & 29 rows = 4” in pattern from Right Diagonal or Left Diagonal Chart with Size A needle, after blocking Needles Size A (for Main Fabric)
One 32” circular needle and one spare needle (any style) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8) Size B (for Collar)
One 16” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7) Finished Dimensions 52½ (56½, 64, 68)” / 133.5 (143.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm circumference at bust
Sized to fit approximately 30–34 (36–40, 42–46, 48–52)” / 76–86.5 (91.5–101.5, 106.5–117, 122–132) cm bust
Intended Ease: + 16–22” (40.5–56 cm)
Sample shown is size 52½” (133.5 cm) with 20½” (52 cm) ease on model Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Short Rows: Wrap & Turn Method
Modified Exposed Joinery Bind Off
Sloped Bind Off
Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method) |