Winona is a tiny village located along historic Route 66 in northwestern Arizona. The area has been inhabited for ages—first by Native Americans, then by European settlers—and the Winona Poncho incorporates artistic influences from the different cultures that have populated the area.

The poncho is worked in one piece from side to side in an allover wave lace pattern that is worked on both right- and wrong-side rows and then grafted. A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches. The fringe adds the final touch to this bohemian-inspired summer poncho.

You can choose to work the lace pattern from written instructions or the chart.

Finished Size
61.5 (81.5) cm 24.25 (32)” wide and 61.5 (81.5) cm 24.25 (32)” long, not including the fringe

Material
3 (5) skeins of sport weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 250 m (273 yds) per 100 g
Used in the sample: LoftyFiber Euroflax Sport Weight (100% wet spun linen; 246 m 270 yds per 100 g) in colourway Natural (2364), 3 (5) skeins

4.5 mm / US size 7 circular needle, 80 cm (32”) or longer to accommodate the large number of stitches and DPNs or circular needle(s) of the same size for your preferred way to knit small diameters in the round for the neck

1 stitch marker, darning needle, crochet hook
Optional: additional 17 (23) stitch markers to mark pattern repeats

Gauge
15 sts /24 rows = 10 cm/4” in lace pattern, blocked