Kaleido cape poncho

The pattern we're showing you today is a design by Lohilé, and we're sure it will become a staple in your wardrobe this autumn: Knit this versatile poncho cape with side openings using 2 balls of our multicolor Rubí Mimú yarn. Its softness and fluffiness will captivate you!

MATERIALS

• 2 balls Rubí Mimú
• Circular needles 5.50 cm
• Cable 40 cm
• Cable 100 cm
• 6 Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Important tips before knitting

• Loopy or hairy yarn can make it difficult to see stitches, so I recommend using markers in each section where there are increases or stitch changes. This will help you not get lost.
• Counting rows is key: write it down in a notebook or use a row counter to avoid mistakes.
• Before you start, it's helpful to make a small swatch to get familiar with how the yarn behaves.
• To maintain the continuity of the stripe pattern, when you finish one ball, start the next by finding the same color where the previous ball ended, even if you have to discard a little yarn.

Stitches used:

K Knit stitch
P Purl stitch
Inc Increase
M Marker
Stockinette stitch:
When knitting in the round: all rounds are knit.
When knitting flat (back and forth): we knit one row and purl one row.

HOW TO MAKE THE CALEIDO PONCHO CAPE?

We start working from the neck down.
Cast on 60 stitches onto needles with the 40 cm cable.
Knit the first row flat.
Row 1: K
Row 2: K
Join the two ends and begin knitting in the round in stockinette stitch. It is very important to place a marker to indicate the beginning of the rounds.
From round 3 to 18: knit (approx. 12 cm)
Round 19: *K5, inc* repeat throughout the round (You will have 70 stitches)
Round 20: K
Round 21: *K7, inc* repeat throughout the round (You will have 78 stitches)
To begin the increases for the shoulders, divide the work by distributing the stitches and placing markers as follows: 37 stitches M / 2 stitches M / 37 stitches M / 2 stitches M
Also keep the marker for the beginning of the rounds.

We will knit in stockinette stitch and make increases in a fan shape; 1 before the marker and 1 after the marker.

We move the markers as we make the increases, so that they always remain between the two newly increased stitches and thus visually maintain the fan line on the shoulders.

We make increases every other round.

Knit these increase rounds from round 22 to 57, only on the odd rounds. Write down each round you knit on a piece of paper, noting whether it has an increase or not, so you don't get lost.

When we've completed a few increase rounds and notice that the stitches no longer fit well on the cable, we switch to the 100 cm cable.

To create the arm opening, we find the middle of the shoulder by counting the stitches between the markers where we've been making increases and place a marker in the center.

Remove the markers, leaving only the last ones we placed in the center for the opening and the start of the rounds marker.

From round 58 to 98 From this round, we stop knitting in the round and switch to knitting flat, 1 knit row and 1 purl row. (This will give us a length of 52 cm)

We knit the first and last 2 stitches knit, regardless of whether it's a knit or purl row.

We knit only the stitches of the first side flat. We leave the stitches of the second side on hold on the other cable.

For the first 16 rows knitted flat, we will make 1 increase at the beginning and end of each knit row as follows: At the beginning of the row, knit one stitch and then make the increase, and at the end of the row, make the increase when you have two stitches left on the needle and knit the last stitch.

On row 99 we bind off the stitches: Knit two stitches and pass the first stitch over the second, continuing in this manner until only one stitch remains. Remove it from the needle, cut the yarn, and thread it through the stitch to form a knot.

Pick up the stitches we left on hold and knit the second side in the same way.

With the help of the tapestry needle, weave in any loose ends, and your poncho is ready!