Seamless Knitted Poncho Pattern for 14-inch Dolls — Easy Top-Down Tutorial

This seamless, top-down knitted poncho is designed to fit 14–15-inch dolls (Ruby Red Fashion Friends, Wellie Wishers, Heart-to-Heart, Glitter Girls and similar). The pattern is worked in the round with a 1x1 rib collar, raglan increases, stockinette body and a garter-stitch hem — a quick and satisfying project for knitters comfortable with basic increases and working in the round.

Mini poncho on a 14-inch doll — a seamless, top-down construction with a rib collar and garter hem.

This pattern includes materials, gauge, abbreviations and step-by-step instructions to make a cozy poncho that is easy to put on and take off thanks to its seamless design.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:

---Knit & purl, cast on & bind off

---Increasing: make 1 (m1)

---Working in the round on circular or 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 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

Round 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, k10, 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!