Crochet Poncho

Hello friends, Last week, I made this poncho for daughter of my sister. This is her favorite colour and hence I ordered it online due to this lockdown situation. Actually I want 4 ply but in this colour it is little bit thin. So the outcome is very nice as it's weight is 350 gm only. We use Ganga Glowing Star yarn and 3.5 mm hook. Chs 120, (approximately 24") place marker at the middle ch 60 chs on each side of marker, make a ring by sl st in first ch. R1: ch3, dc 1 in each ch, cl.

R2: (leaf 1, ch4, leaf 1) in the same st, [ch4, skip 4 sts, (leaf 1, ch4, leaf 1)(we call this shell of leaves) in next] rep this till end , cl. There will be 24 shells of leaves. Leaf means: 4 tr tog in same st. Note that first incomplete tr means ch3. 4trtog means: make 4 incomplete tr, (there are 5 sts on hook), YO pass through 4 sts, YO pass through remaining 2 sts. Incomplete tr means: YO twice insert, YO get 1 st out, there are 4 sts, YO pass through 2 of them, (3 sts on hook), YO pass through 2 sts, (2 sts on hook), this is one incomplete tr. Place 2 markers in ch4-space, in between two leaves so that 11 shells will be on both sides of marker.

R3: Repeat as round 2 till marker. At marker make 2 shells that is 4 leaves. (leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf) in the same ch4-sp. Again shell on shell till marker at marker work (leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf) in ch4-sp. Again leaves shell on each shell. At second marker’s ch4-sp work (leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf, ch4, leaf) in ch4-sp, cl. R4: [shell on shell, at corner there are three ch4-spaces, make (shell , ch4)in each ch4-space, place marker at the middle shell] twice, cl. R5: [shell on shell, at marker make (shell, ch4, shell)] twice, cl

Repeat rounds 4 and 5 till the required height. We make height 19”. This increased portion will be on back and front side. Neck Band: R1: Join yarn at some st, count so that middle st in front side should be front post double crochet and go on making (fpdc1, bpdc1) till 2 sts to front centre. Make incomplete fpdc1, skip next st of bpdc, incomplete dc 1 in next, skip 1 bpdc, fpdc 1 in next, there are 4 sts on hook, YO and pass through all. For remaining sts, make (1bpdc, 1 fpdc) till back centre. Decrease similarly on back side also, again (fpdc1, bpdc1) till end, cl. (8 sts decreased)

In next round we have only decreased sts in front side and back side we simply work as (fpdc1, bpdc1). Total 12 sts decreased. There are 108 chs, which are needed for neck. Tassels: On cardboard of 5.5” wrap 5 times and make tassels. Attach them on each ch4-sp in between the leaves shell. See fig 1. Tassels attached to cord: Take double strands, R1: In a magic loop make ch3, dc 15, cl. Make one more.

In continuation of one of the round of 16 dcs, make chs 200 for the length 50”. Pass the cord around the first row of neck band, attach another circle of 16dc. Sew big beads at the cetre of both rounds on both sides. Here we make bigger tassel with 15 times wrap and attach them in the same way.

Poncho is ready here. If you want to make same poncho for small girls then, For one year girl, make starting chs to measure 15" For 3 years girl, make starting chs to measure 17" For 3-10 years, make starting chs to measure 19" For 10-18 years, make starting chs to measure 21" and for ladies make starting chs to measure 22"-25". The following video with English subtitles may help you. ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.