Get ready to beat the cold in style with our Crochet Easy Poncho Tutorial for Frosty Weather! This tutorial offers a simple pattern that anyone, whether a newbie or seasoned pro, can follow to make a chic, cozy accessory.
Crochet Poncho
Materials:
- Weight 3 acrylic yarn (2 skeins of 590 yards each)
- 6 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needles
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
Pattern:
Foundation Chain:
ch 60, sl st into the first ch to form a ring.
Row 1:
- ch 1, hdc in the same st, hdc in each ch around, sl st into the first hdc.
Row 2:
- ch 1, hdc in the same st, hdc in each st around, sl st into the first hdc.
For Row 3:
- ch 1, hdc in the same st, hdc in each st around, sl st into the first hdc.
Row 4:
ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, corner stitch: 3 dc in the next st, ch 3, 3 dc in the same st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st
skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, corner stitch: 3 dc in the next st, ch 3, 3 dc in the same st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, sl st into the top of the first ch 3.
- Repeat Rows 5 and 6 until you reach Row 33.
Row 5:
ch 3, 3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, repeat until you reach the corner, corner stitch: 3 dc in the next st, ch 3, 3 dc in the same st, repeat until you reach the beginning of the row, skip 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, sl st into the top of the first ch 3.
For Row 6:
ch 3, 2 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, repeat until you reach the corner, corner stitch: 3 dc in the next st, ch 3, 3 dc in the same st, repeat until you reach the beginning of the row, sl st into the top of the first ch 3.
Fastening Off and Adding Tassels:
- Weave in all loose ends.
- Steam the poncho if desired.
- Cut 10 strands of yarn for each tassel, about the length of a notebook.
- Bunch the strands together and tie a slip knot around them.
- Skip a gap between the clusters and insert the tassel into the gap, pulling the strands through the loop to secure it.
- Repeat for the remaining tassels.
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