Time: Weekend Project

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: One size fits most

 24” around at cowl opening, 9” long cowl, 25” long from base of cowl to bottom point.

Gauge: In V-st pattern 4.5 V-sts and 7 rows = 4” [10 cm] after blocking

In Stacked Rows Foundation 15 rows = 4” [10 cm] after blocking

Materials

Yarn: Berroco Ultra Wool (100% Superwash wool; 219 yards [200 meters]/100 grams):

color #33157 Lavendar, 6 balls

 

Hook/Needles: US size J/10 (6 mm)

Notions: Stitch markers (3 colors), tapestry needle

Abbreviations

PM – Place Stitch Marker

Special Stitches

V-Stitch (V-st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated place

Increase Shell (IncShl): ([dc, ch 1] 2 times, dc) in indicated place

Double Crochet Decrease (dc dec): YO, insert hook in first indicated place, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, insert hook in second indicated place, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through all remaining loops on hook.

Single Crochet Decrease (sc dec): Insert hook in first indicated place, yo, pull up a loop, insert hook in second indicated place, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through all remaining loops on hook.

Pattern Notes

This poncho is worked top down in turned rounds. First a tube is worked off the sides of the stacked rows foundation for the cowl, then the body is worked with 6 increases around the base of the tube with 4 increases being dropped once the shoulder shaping is finished.

In the lower body, 2 splits are marked and work proceeds in 2 sections of turned rows to bottom hem. Single crochet edging is worked for a clean finish.

Stitch markers are very important for following this pattern. 6 in one color for regular increase points, 2 in different color for splits at front of lower body.

Pattern

Stacked Rows Foundation / Neckline

Row 1: Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 2 (RS): Ch 2, turn, sc in sc.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc.

Rows 4-90: Rep Rows 2-3, ending with a Row 2, without twisting stacked rows sl st to bottom of Row 1 to form ring. (90 sc rows)

Cowl Neck

Turn to work along straight edge of neckline rows with WS facing.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, dc in same sc row as join (counts as first V-st of Rnd), sk next 2 sc rows, [*V-st in next sc row, sk next 2 sc rows*, rep from * to * until beg of rnd, sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (30 V-sts)

Rnd 2 (RS): Turn, (sl st, ch 4, dc) in ch-1 sp of first V-st (counts as first V-st of Rnd), *V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st until beg of rnd, sl st to 3rd ch of first ch-4. (30 V-sts)

Rnds 3 – 16: Repeat Rnd 2.

Body of Poncho

PM for increase points in ch-1 sp of 4th, 9th, 14th (Center Front), 19th, 24th and 29th (Center Back) V-st from join. PM at center back on side of sts on Rnd 16 of cowl section to keep track of Rnds as the body is worked.

Rnd 1: Turn, (sl st, ch 4, dc) in ch-1 sp of first V-st (counts as first V-st of Rnd), *V-st in each ch-1 sp until marked ch-1 sp, IncShl in marked ch-1 sp, move st marker up to the middle dc of IncShl just made*, rep from * to * until last marked ch-1 sp is worked, V-st in each ch-1 sp to end, sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.  (24 V-sts, 6 IncShl {4 V-sts between each IncShl})

Rnd 2 (RS): Turn, (sl st, ch 4, dc) in ch-1 sp of first V-st, *V-st in each ch-1 sp until marked IncShl, V-st in first ch-1 sp of IncShl, ch 1, skip marked dc, move st marker to ch-1 sp just made, V-st in 2nd ch-1 sp of same IncShl,* rep from * to * until last marked IncShl is worked, V-st in each ch-1 sp to end, sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (36 V-sts, 6 marked ch-1 sp)

Rnd 3 – 8: Rep Rnds 1 and 2. At end of Rnd 8 remove shoulder increase markers leaving only the Center Back and Center Front markers. (Count at end of Rnd 8: 72 V-sts, 6 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 9: Turn, (sl st, ch 4, dc) in ch-1 sp of first V-st (counts as first V-st of Rnd), *V-st in each ch-1 sp, moving st marker up to V-st made in marked ch-1 sp*, rep from * to * until last marked ch-1 sp is worked, V-st in each ch-1 sp to end, sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (78 V-sts)

Rnd 10: Rep Rnd 1. (76 V-sts, 2 Inc Shls)

Rnd 11: Rep Rnd 2. (80 V-sts, 2 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 12: Rep Rnd 9. (82 V-sts)

Rnds 13-21: Rep Rnds 10-12. (Count at end of Rnd 21: 94 V-sts)

Fasten off yarn at end of Rnd 21.

Lower Body of Poncho Front Section

PM in 10th V-st to either side of marked Center Front V-st.

Row 22 (RS): With WS of Rnd 21 facing attach yarn with a slip st in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place, ch 3 (counts as first dc), sk 2 sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp until marked Center Front V-st, IncShl in marked ch-1 sp, move st marker up to the middle dc of IncShl just made, V-st in each ch-1 sp to next marked V-st, dc in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place. (18 V-sts, 1 IncShl, 2 dc)

Row 23: Ch 2, turn, sk 2 sts, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to IncShl, V-st in first ch-1 sp of IncShl, ch 1, skip marked dc, move st marker to ch-1 sp just made, V-st in 2nd ch-1 sp of same IncShl, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to last V-st of row, (dc, ch 1) in ch-1 sp of last V-st, work dc decrease putting first st in same ch-1 sp and second st in top of ch-3 from previous row. (19 V-sts, 2 ch-1 sp, 1 ch-2 sp, 1 dc, 1 dc dec)

Row 24: Ch 2, turn, dc in ch-1 sp of first V-st (counts as first dc dec), sk 2 sts, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to Center Front marker, V-st in marked ch-1 sp and move st marker up to V-st made in marked sp,

V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to last V-st of row, dc dec over last ch-1 sp and second dc of last V-st. (19 V-sts, 2 dc dec)

Row 25: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, sk 2 sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp to marked Center Front V-st, IncShl in marked ch-1 sp, move st marker up to the middle dc of IncShl just made, V-st in each ch-1 sp to next marked V-st, dc in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place.

(18 V-sts, 1 IncShl, 2 dc)

Row 26 – 42: Repeat Rows 23 – 25, ending with a Row 24

(Count at end of Row 42: 19 V-sts, 2 dc dec)

Row 43 (Edging): Ch 1, turn, sc dec using first 2 sts, sc in each st and ch-1 sp to marked ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in marked ch-1 sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp until only 2 sts remain unworked, sc dec using the last 2 sts. (48 sc, 2 sc dec, 1 ch-1 sp)

Lower Body of Poncho Back Section

Row 22: With WS of Rnd 21 facing attach yarn with a slip st in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same ch-1 sp as join, sk 2 sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp to marked Center Back V-st, IncShl in marked ch-1 sp, move st marker up to the middle dc of IncShl just made, V-st in each ch-1 sp to next marked V-st,  2 dc in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place.

(70 V-sts, 1 IncShl, 4 dc)

Row 23: Ch 4, turn, dc in first st (counts as first V-st), sk 2 sts, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to IncShl, V-st in first ch-1 sp of IncShl, ch 1, skip marked dc, move st marker to ch-1 sp just made, V-st in 2nd ch-1 sp of same IncShl, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st until last V-st of row is worked, sk 2 sts, V-st in top of ch-3 from previous row. (74 V-sts, 1 marked ch-1 sp)

Row 24: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to Center Back marker,

V-st in marked ch-1 sp and move st marker up to V-st made in marked sp, V-st in ch-1 sp of each V-st to end, dc in top of last st. (75 V-sts, 2 dc)

Row 25: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, dc in same ch-1 sp as join, sk 2 sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp to marked Center Back V-st, IncShl in marked ch-1 sp, move st marker up to the middle dc of IncShl just made, V-st in each ch-1 sp to next marked V-st,  2 dc in ch-1 sp of marked V-st, leave st marker in place. (74 V-sts, 1 IncShl, 4 dc)

Row 26 – 42: Repeat Rows 23 – 25, ending with a Row 24.

(Count at end of Row 42: 99 V-sts, 2 dc)

Row 43 (Edging): Ch 1, turn, sc in each st and ch-1 sp to marked ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in marked ch-1 sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp until work in the last st. (300 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Finishing

Aggressively wet block by pinning out. When dry, weave in all your ends.