OSLO-PARIS BY JULIE KNITS IN PARIS

Oslo-Paris is a poncho that features both French and Norwegian garment traits and brings both cultures together in a casual-chic piece.
Norne Yarn indie dyer Tuva Hoen and her friends Lotte and Ebba were the most delightful guides when I came to the Oslo Knitting Festival last year. They took me to the Viking Museum so I could see the Gokstad drakkar in real life since it had been my inspiration to design a shawl for the festival, and they took me to the Folk Museum where they shared their extensive knowledge of traditional Norwegian costumes. Tuva even showed me her own bunad, which she wore on her wedding day.
This is why the Oslo-Paris poncho features a silver-brooch shaped brioche pattern : it is my tribute to Norwegian traditions and gorgeous costumes. As to the French touch, well, what could be more French than a striped jersey top?

Oslo-Paris is worked in the round from the top down and includes short-row shaping so that the front of the garment remains shorter than the back, for both stylish and practical purposes.

-Julie’s pattern description

This patten uses one skein each of Singles Merino/Silk/Yak and Lace Kid-Silk. The patten looks good in both high and low contrast colour combinations. The pink sample is knit with both yarns in the colourway Hagbard and the King’s Daughter, while the blue sample is knit using my Singles in Thor’s Wrath and Kid Silk in Skadi.

The pattern is available from Ravelry https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oslo---paris and Julie’s website https://julieknitsinparis.com/products/oslo-paris-poncho