Knitting a Poncho Scarf

This lesson will teach you how to knit a poncho scarf. You will learn about yarn weights, corresponding needle sizes, getting the gauge you’re looking for and how to hold your needles. We will teach you how to ‘caste-on’ and ‘bind-off’ and everything in between. The end result is a unique-looking poncho scarf that is easy and painless to create.

Note: You will need 2 skeins of wool in either wool or acrylic, in worsted weight, coupled with one skein of very fine yarn to mix in with it.

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Table of Contents
Transcript

Module	Description	Step
1	Introduction to Lesson	1-3
2	Knitting Supplies and Materials	1-3
3	Yarn Weight, Needles and Gauge	1-6
4	Casting-On Stitches	1-10
5	Knitting the Poncho Scarf	1-8
6	Sewing the Poncho Together	1-2
7	Knitting the Neck	1-4
8	Knitting a Border	1-2
9	Blocking the Poncho Scarf	1-5

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MODULE 1 • Introduction to Lesson

Step	Description
1	I know you’ve been seeing lots of beautiful hand-knit sweaters, ponchos and scarves just everywhere recently. And you might have been thinking: I could make that… but there’s just one problem… you don’t know how to knit. Well…you’ve come to the right place! Here’s a video that will help you make a gorgeous short poncho, and along the way – painlessly – you will learn how to knit.
2	For this first, very simple knitting project, you will be knitting a rectangle that is 18” (45.7cm) wide and 36” (91.4cm) long. Then you’ll fold it over in a magical way, sew it together, and knit a small border.
3	Here’s what you’ll learn: Understanding yarn weights Corresponding needle size Getting the gauge you’re looking for Holding the needles and yarns in your hand Controlling yarn tension with your pinky Casting on stitches to begin a project How to knit two different stitch patterns Using color and texture to design a gorgeous poncho Binding off your stitches at the end of a project How to attach two pieces of knitting together Blocking the poncho to control how it drapes I know it all sounds like a lot, but remember that I called it painless. So, let’s go!

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Description

I know you’ve been seeing lots of beautiful hand-knit sweaters, ponchos and scarves just everywhere recently. And you might have been thinking: I could make that… but there’s just one problem… you don’t know how to knit. Well…you’ve come to the right place! Here’s a video that will help you make a gorgeous short poncho, and along the way – painlessly – you will learn how to knit.

For this first, very simple knitting project, you will be knitting a rectangle that is 18” (45.7cm) wide and 36” (91.4cm) long. Then you’ll fold it over in a magical way, sew it together, and knit a small border.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Understanding yarn weights
Corresponding needle size
Getting the gauge you’re looking for
Holding the needles and yarns in your hand
Controlling yarn tension with your pinky
Casting on stitches to begin a project
How to knit two different stitch patterns
Using color and texture to design a gorgeous poncho
Binding off your stitches at the end of a project
How to attach two pieces of knitting together
Blocking the poncho to control how it drapes

I know it all sounds like a lot, but remember that I called it painless. So, let’s go!

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