Merletto Poncho

The Merletto Poncho is the perfect summer swimsuit cover up or lightweight layering piece for you and your little one-available in adult and child sizes. The lace pattern is open and airy, but still provides some coverage, and if you ask my daughter it keeps her warm. Merletto is italian for lace. As you may know many of my designs have italian namesand this one is just delicious to say, maybe because it sounds like gelato another summer favorite. Yum.

I made ours in Lion Brand's Mandala which is a #3 lightweight yarn, but this pattern will work well for worsted weight too. You’ll need 2 cakes of Mandala for the children’s sizes and 3 for the adult. I've also included a chart of dimensions for length x width and stitch multiple should you wish to adjust it.