ABBREVIATIONS: ch = chain; dc
= double crochet; mm = millimeters; rep
= repeat; rnd = round; sl = slip;
sp = space; st(s) = stitch (es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated; [] =
work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
UPC: 0-77216-01549-4
LM0165
Crocheted Poncho - Easy Level Designed by Marilyn Coleman
GAUGE: 8 sts = 3 1/2"; 5 rnds = 4" in
pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the
gauge.
Ch 68 loosely; join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring being
careful that ch is not twisted.
Rnd 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook, ch 1; (dc, ch 1,
dc) all in next ch – v-st made; ch 1, skip next ch, [dc in
next ch, ch 1, skip next ch] 14 times, [v-st in next ch, ch 1 (do
NOT skip a ch)] twice, v-st in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch, [dc
in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch] 14 times, v-st in last ch, ch 1;
join with a sl st to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 2: (Sl st, ch 4, dc) all in next ch-1 sp,
ch 1, v-st in next sp, ch 1, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 17 times, [v-st
in next sp, ch 1] 3 times, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 17 times, v-st
in last sp, ch 1; join to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 3: (Sl st, ch 4, dc) all in next ch-1 sp,
ch 1, v-st in next sp, ch 1, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 20 times, [v-st
in next sp, ch 1] 3 times, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 20 times, v-st
in last sp, ch 1; join.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, * dc in next sp,
ch 1; rep from * around; join.
Rep Rnd 4 until approximately 14" from beg.
Last Rnd: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 2 sc
in next sp, * sc in next dc, 2 sc in next sp; rep from * around;
join with a sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Tips & Hints
Join a new ball of yarn when there are approximately
6" of yarn left from the old ball, also leaving a 6" tail
of yarn with the joined yarn. Weave these ends in neatly on the
wrong side of the fabric in a zig-zag pattern for a few inches,
and then trim off excess.
A Yarn Needle is a blunt-tipped needle with a large
eye that will accommodate many different sizes of yarn.
To thread yarn into the needle: fold the yarn end over the eye section
of the needle and squeeze it lightly between 2 fingers; withdraw
the needle from your fingers, push the open side of the eye down
over the yarn that is still squeezed between your fingers –
the yarn should slip easily into the eye.
