Buy recipe nowCharlotte’s Poncho is one of my favorite projects. I didn’t actually mean to design this poncho. When Charlotte, who I have used as a model for several of my designs, asked if I could knit her one in red to use for the election, I couldn’t resist 🙂
I have chosen to knit it in Alpaca Storm from Viking. Quite simply, it’s an absolutely fantastic yarn that’s full-bodied, incredibly soft and, most importantly, lovely to knit with.
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Details about Charlotte´s Poncho – Onesize – Alpaca Storm
| Type | Poncho |
| Size | Onesize |
| Material(s) | Viking Alpaca Storm |
| Consumption | 15 keys and 5 buttons |
| Knitting gauge 10×10 cm | 17 stitches in double thread on size 6 needles |
| Sticks | 6 mm. |
| Level of difficulty | Let |
| Languages | Danish |
Model: Charlotte Roest
Photographer: Lennart Øster
The story of Charlotte’s Poncho
Charlotte Roest has been a model for several of my designs over the years and through that we have developed a great friendship. When Charlotte needed a poncho for the upcoming cold weather while harvesting the votes this fall, she asked for one in the Party color. Charlotte was later elected for List A in Næstved. She still shows off the Poncho at every opportunity.
It’s been fun to knit one of these to order. Now you can also knit than and you can make it in all sorts of other “party” colors if you wish. I think it’s beautiful in red myself – regardless of politics
It’s a poncho knitted in double Storm, so it’s thick and warm. As the yarn is very dimensionally stable, it doesn’t grow during the day. This makes it great to wear as outerwear with a thinner jacket/blouse underneath.