SEED STITCH PONCHO

By admin on April 22, 2026

SEED STITCH PONCHO

I have started to knit a wool poncho (for those chilly winter days in the Kootenays) I am using the EMF/wool blend yarn that I spun recently. I spun the yarn to a Worsted weight (approx) After I spun the yarn, I dyed each skein using plant dyes.

Using a DK weight handspun yarn, Cast on 96 stitches onto circular needles.
Knit 4 rows in Knit Stitch.
Place 2 Stitch Markers
1 at the beginning of the row
1 in the middle of the row.
I didn’t have any fancy knitting markers so I used short pieces of coloured wool as Stitch Markers.
Stitch increases are knit on every other row.
Increase a stitch, knit 2 stitches, Increase a 2nd stitch.
Continue knitting in Seed Stitch to the next Marker
Increase a stitch, knit 2 stitches, Increase a 2nd stitch.
Knit in Seed Stitch for the 2nd row.

Seed Stitch:
Knit 1 Purl 1, repeat across the row.
Row 2 – Purl the previous Knit stitch, Knit the Purl Stitch
Continue in Purl 1, Knit 1 across the row.

Row 3 – Knit, Purl across the row to the next Marker
Knit 2 in 1 stitch
Knit 1
Add a Marker
Knit 1
Knit 2 in next stitch

Row 4 – Knit, Purl across the row, Knitting the Purl stitches, and Purling the Knit stitch from the previous row.

ALLFIBERARTS – YOUTUBE

SEED STITCH PONCHO – KNITTING

KNIT THE PURLS & PURL THE KNITS
Seed Stitch Part 2

PLANT DYED COLOURS
The Natural Plant Dyes that I dyed for this project are:
Indian Madder (reds, pinks)
Brazilwood or Sappan Wood (darker reds, pinks)
Himalayan Rhubarb (yellows)
Pomegranate (warm yellows)
Himalayan Arjuna (Oranges)

SEED STITCH PONCHO PROJECT – PLAYLIST