Midnight Fur – The Poncho

Let the neck stand up outdoors and fold it double indoors. Knit a beanie with a pompom in the same yarn, and the set comes together. Over jeans and boots it is styled and ready.

• A winter garment with no sleeves, buttons or fit to worry about
• Rib that does not roll and does not need counting
• To decide the length yourself, as you go
• A pattern you can put down in the middle of a round and find your place again
• Your first larger garment

• Digital knitting pattern (PDF), built for your phone
• Nine steps with tick-boxes along the way
• Cosy Cues with technical tips throughout the pattern
• Video links for stretchy cast-on, stitch markers and lace pattern
• Print section and notes page at the back
• The pattern in Norwegian, English, Swedish, Danish and German

Some garments are for looking at. This one is for wearing. The poncho is knitted in the round and top-down, with not a single place where you can go wrong in a way that cannot be fixed. The neck is high enough to fold double, and the fringe at the bottom makes it hang rather than stand.

The poncho collection from CosyMonday. Soft, bohemian, easy to move in and effortless.

Midnight Fur is the simplest of them. No popcorns, no pattern knitting — just rib, a high neck and fringe.

• Adventure of a Lifetime – The Poncho
• I Want Something Just Like This – The Poncho
• I Want Something Just Like This – The High Neck
• Don't Panic – The Poncho
• Sparks – The Poncho
• The Magic Woods – The Poncho
• The Pink Hour
• Little Miss Sunshine – The Poncho Junior

One Size

• Neck: approx. 22 cm
• Body: approx. 56 cm
• Fringe: approx. 10 cm extra
• Total length: approx. 88 cm

You decide the length yourself. The pattern tells you how to measure as you go and where to stop.

Recommended yarn

Hip Wool – HipknitShop, colour Teddy Bear Brown

• Approx. 14 balls of 50 g
• Of these, approx. 3 balls go to the fringe

Needles & notions

• Circular needle no. 8 – 40 and 80 cm
• Crochet hook
• 2 stitch markers
• Darning needle, scissors and tape measure

14 stitches × 17 rounds = 10 × 10 cm on needle no. 8. If you knit more loosely, go down to no. 7. If you knit more tightly, go up to no. 9.

The poncho is knitted in the round, top-down, in rib. It starts with the high neck and is increased out from two centre stitches, so it falls in points at the front and back. At the bottom the rib turns into an eyelet border that the fringe is attached to.

• Stretchy cast-on
• Rib in the round
• Increasing with yarn overs from a centre stitch
• Eyelet border
• Fringe

Techniques explained in Knittipedia: Lace pattern · Fringe

Nordic · Roomy · Warm · Timeless · Layering · Everyday wear

CosyMonday is founded and run by Anne-Turid, a Norwegian knitwear designer trained in fashion at Moteskolen Esmod AS. Every pattern is designed with clean lines, real quality yarn and the details that make a garment your own. When you choose a CosyMonday pattern, you become part of a growing community of knitters who share the same love of good craft and timeless design. Welcome into the universe.