Seamless Poncho for 14-inch Doll

Free Doll Poncho Knitting Pattern

This knitting pattern helps you create a poncho for a 14-inch doll, worked top-down and in-the-round with no seams. It’s a straightforward project for knitters familiar with circular knitting. Follow the steps to craft a cozy, seamless poncho, perfect for dressing up your doll.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
---Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
---Increasing: make 1 (m1)
---Working in the round on circular double pointed needles

Size: fits 14-15-inch dolls like Ruby Red Fashion Friends, Wellie Wishers, Heart-to-Heart, Glitter Girls and other dolls of similar size.

Materials: Red Heart (affiliate link) Mystic aran weight yarn (70% Acrylic, 30% Alpaca), 154 yds (141 m)/85 gr - 1 ball.

Needles: circular or/and double pointed needles (dpn) US #7 (4.5 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows = 4" (10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Notions:
yarn needle, 4 stitch markers, small embellishments of your choice (optional).

Abbreviations:
k - knit
p - purl
m1 - make 1 increase - make a backward loop over the right-hand needle and in the next row/round purl/knit as a regular stitch.
sm - slip marker
pm - place marker
rm - remove marker

Pattern Notes:

Stockinette in rounds: all rounds knit

1x1 rib in rounds: all rounds *k1, p1 - repeat from * around

Garter Stitch in rounds:

Round 1: knit around
Rounds 2: purl around
Repeat 2 rounds

Raglan increases: in every second round, work till marker, make 1 (m1), slip marker (sm), k1, m1. There are 4 raglan lines, repeat on each raglan line, thus the number of sts in each second round will increase by 8.


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The poncho is worked top-down, in-the round, without seams. The collar is worked in 1x1 rib, the main part of the poncho is worked in stockinette and the hem in garter stitch.


Poncho

Loosely cast on 40 sts, close into round, place a marker to mark the beginning of the round. Slip the marker while working.

Work 10 rounds in 1x1 rib: *k1, p1 - repeat from * around.

Round 11: slip the marker, k10, place the second marker, k 10, place the third marker, k10, place the forth marker, k10.

Round 12 (increase round): *m1, sm, k1, m1, k till next marker - repeat from * 4 times

Round 13: knit around

Repeat round 12-13 three more times

The number of stitches after every increase round:
Round 12: 48
Round 14: 56
Round 16: 64
Round 18: 72

After round 19, remove the second and the forth markers (shoulders), leave only the first and the third ones: centers of the front and back).

Round 20 (increase round): *m1, sm, k1, m1, knit till the next marker - repeat from * = 76 sts

Rounds 21-24 - knit around

Round 25 (increase round): *m1, sm, k1, m1, knit till the next marker - repeat from * = 80 sts

Rounds 26-29 - knit around

Work 6 more rounds in garter stitch: round 30 purl, round 31 knit, repeat these two rounds 2 more times.

Bind off.


FInishing

Weave in yarn ends. Block if needed.

Have fun!