The Design

“Cuddle up in a cloud!”

We really stepped up the cuddle with the Chunky Seamless Poncho. At the same scale as our beloved , but with the clever, seamless construction of our , we’ve knit this Churchmouse Classic at a chunky gauge. Our pattern includes options for a ribbed edging, as well as a nice, squishy ribbed cowl if you’d like some extra warmth around your neck!

For this , we used the exuberantly self-striping Lang . This chunky-weight yarn is 90% merino extra fine virgin wool, with a 10% touch of strengthening nylon. Long washes of shifting color—from warm autumnal tones, to sunset pinks and oranges, to bright, happy rainbows—make for fun, gradient stripes in your knitted fabric. Let the yarn do the work!

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The Details

FINISHED SIZES
Poncho: Approx. 25"/63.5cm across x 22"/56cm deep, folded.
Cowl neck: Approx. 24"/61cm around x 8"/20cm tall.

YARN
3 skeins (284 yds/260m each); shown without turtleneck in Color 12.

Poncho body: Approx. 650 yds/594m of a soft, chunky-weight yarn with good drape.
Optional turtleneck: Approx. 120 yds/110m of your chosen yarn.

NEEDLES
US 10½ (6.5mm) 24"/60cm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge.
US 10 (6mm) 24"/60cm circular and 16"/40cm circular needles, or one size smaller than gauge needle for ribbing.
US J (6mm) crochet hook and smooth worsted-weight waste yarn for provisional cast-on.
1 locking marker; 2 stitch markers.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and/or pins.

GAUGE
13 sts/approx. 20 rows = 4"/10cm in st st, after blocking, pressing, and resting (see ‘Finishing’, page 3).
Note: Remember, you’ll use your own blocked row gauge to determine number of rows to knit.