Sunburst Spectacular (poncho/shawl) by Mary C. Gildersleeve

Sunburst Spectacular (poncho/shawl)

Knitting
Light Fingering ?
6 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette in the round (blocked)
US 8 - 5.0 mm
400 - 450 yards (366 - 411 m)
one size fits all (see notes below)
English
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I was tasked with designing a one-skein garment for the goodie bags for participants at an upcoming knitting workshop. Since the workshop will be in mid-April, I wanted to make something Spring/Summer-ish, fun and unique … thus was born the Sunburst Spectacular!

Just in time for Summer evenings … a lovely, lacy poncho/shawl that shows the multi-colors to perfection! Sample is knit using one skein of Tofutsies, but any sock-weight yarn would work equally well – and the colorways available in the hand-dyes are amazing!

Finished dimensions of the in-the-round:
• neck – 9” wide by 3” deep
• length – 17” from neck to hem-point
• hem circumference – approx 128”

The directions are both charted and row-by-row with notes for changing the design from in-the-round to a flat, shawl-style are included.