Reversible Brioche Poncho

Free Poncho Knitting Pattern

The Reversible Brioche Poncho is a great garment for the Fall. Brioche knit construction makes the body of the poncho think and soft, and the turtle-neck style collar helps keep your neck warm. The poncho is also completely reversible. You can use any 2 colors of yarn. A particularly interesting look is if you use a self-striping yarn in combination with a solid yarn.

Skills required:

To knit this poncho, you have to know how to knit 2-color brioche stitch, and make brioche increases.

SIZE: S/M, L/XL, 2X/3X

MATERIALS
Lion Brand (affiliate link) Fishermen's Wool aran weight yarn 465 yd (458 m) / 227g, color Dark Brown – 2.5 skeins. (DC)
Lion Brand (affiliate link) Fishermen's Wool aran weight yarn 465 yd (458 m) / 227g, color Natural - 2 skeins. (LC)
Needles:
1 set of 21” circular US 6 (4.0 mm)
1 set of 32” circular US 6 (4.0 mm)
1 set of 60” circular US 6 (4.0 mm)
1 set of 60” circular US 9 (5.5 mm)

Stitch markers

GAUGE

14 sts/18 rows = 4" in brioche stitch
Note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 1 row of DC and 1 row of LC

PATTERN NOTES

Abbreviations:
Please note that I use Nancy Marchant terminology for brioche stitch. I highly recommend her books Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch and Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns, as well as her lessons on Craftsy. You can also visit her website at http://www.briochestitch.com/
k – knit
p - purl
sl – slip st
yo – yarn over
yf – yarn forward
yb – yarn back
sl1yof – slip 1, yarn over, yarn to front: with working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch, then bring yarn back to the front, ready to purl the following stitch.
yfsl1yo - yarn forward, slip 1, yarn over: bring the working yarn under the needle to front of work, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch. Leave yarn in back, ready to knit the next stitch.
brk – brioche knit: knit the stitch together with its yarn over
brp – brioche purl: purl the stitch together with its yarn over
brkyobrk – brk1, yo, brk1: [brk1, yarn over (yarn over under needle, then over needle to back), brk1] in the same stitch. This is an increase of 2 stitches.
LS – light side
DS – dark side
LC – light color
DC- dark color
plm – place marker
slm – slip marker


Short Overview of the pattern

The poncho is knitted top-down, in rounds, one round in DC followed by one round in LC. The DC is the “right” side of the poncho. However, the poncho is effectively reversible.


Poncho

Using larger needles and DC loosely cast on 80 (88, 96) st, join and continue to work in rounds with smaller needles. Change to longer circular needles as needed. Place marker at the beginning of the row.

Setup Round (DC): ((K1, yf sl1yo) × 10 (11, 12) times, plm) 4 times. [80, (88, 96) sts]. Bring the DC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work.
Setup Round (LC): ((Yf sl1yo, brp) × 10 (11, 12), slm) 4 times. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the DC yarn back.

Round 1 (DC): (Brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 8 (9, 10), yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, slm) 4 times. [96, (104, 112) sts]. Bring the DC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the LC yarn back.
Round 1 (LC): (Yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 9 (10, 11), yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, brp, slm) 4 times. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the DC yarn back.

Round 2 (DC): ((Brk, yf sl1yo) × 12 (13, 14), slm) 4 times. Bring the DC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the LC yarn back.
Round 2 (LC): ((Yf sl1yo, brp) × 12 (13, 14), slm) 4 times. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the DC yarn back.

Rounds 3 - 4: Repeat round 2 (DC and LC).

Round 5 (DC): (Brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) repeat to the 3 sts before the marker, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, slm) 4 times. [112, (120, 128) sts]. Bring the DC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the LC yarn back.
Round 5 (LC): (Yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) repeat to the 4 sts before the marker, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, brp, slm) 4 times. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the DC yarn back.

Round 6 (DC): ((Brk, yf sl1yo) repeat to the marker, slm) 4 times. Bring the DC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the LC yarn back.
Round 6 (LC): ((Yf sl1yo, brp) repeat to the marker, slm) 4 times. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work. Bring the DC yarn back.

Rounds 7 - 8: Repeat round 6 (DC and LC).
Repeat rounds 5-8 23 times or to desired length.

Change to larger needles and work 8 rounds of stockinette stitch.

Bind off.

Turtleneck Collar

With DC and smaller needles pick up and knit 80 (88, 96) st around the neckline. Work rib 1x1 for 10” (25 cm) or to desired length. Bind off.


FINISHING

Weave in ends.

Enjoy!

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Model Credit: Danica S.