Crochet Poncho Tutorial With Hood & Without Hood

Check out our Crochet Poncho Tutorial, featuring designs both with and without a hood! This guide provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions to help you whip up a stylish poncho that suits your style and needs. Whether you prefer the added coziness of a hood or the simplicity of a classic poncho, this tutorial has you covered.

Crochet Poncho

Materials:

Lion Brand Mandala Bonus Bundle yarn in the color Centaur (size 3 DK weight, approximately 1,181 yards per cake)
4.5 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Abbreviations:

ch: chain
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
fpdc: front post double crochet
fpsc: front post single crochet
V st: V stitch (double crochet, chain 1, double crochet in the same chain space)

Pattern:

Chain 130.
Slip stitch to the first chain to form a chain ring.

Round 1:

ch 1, hdc in the same stitch as ch 1, hdc in each ch across, sl st to the first hdc. (You should have 130 hdc stitches.)

Round 2:

ch 3 (counts as the first dc), dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in the next stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in the next stitch (this forms the first corner), place a marker in the ch 2, skip the next 3 stitches, 2 dc in the next stitch, ch 1, 2 dc in the next stitch, skip the next 3 stitches, 3 dc in the next stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in the next stitch (this forms the second corner), place a marker in the ch 2, repeat from to until you have 12 repeats (not counting the marked corners), sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3.

For Round 3:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, skip the next 2 dc, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

Round 4:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, skip the next 2 dc, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the marked corner, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the ch-2 space, fpdc in the next 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the marked ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 dc in the next stitch, move the marker up to the ch-2 space you just made, skip the next dc, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

Round 5:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you reach the marked corner, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the ch-2 space, fpdc in the next 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the marked ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 dc in the next stitch, move the marker up to the ch-2 space you just made, skip the next dc, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you reach the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

For Round 6:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

Round 7:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the marked corner, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the ch-2 space, fpdc in the next 2 dc, ch 2, 3 hdc in the marked ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 hdc in the next stitch, move the marker up to the ch-2 space you just made, skip the next dc, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you reach the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

Round 8:

sl st to the next dc, fpsc in the next dc, ch 2, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you have worked into the dc before the marked corner, fpdc in the next 2 dc, V st in the ch-2 space, fpdc in the next 2 dc, ch 2, 3 hdc in the marked ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 hdc in the next stitch, move the marker up to the ch-2 space you just made, skip the next dc, fpdc in the next dc, V st in the next ch-1 space, fpdc in the next dc, repeat from to until you reach the beginning ch 2, sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.
Repeat rounds 7 and 8 until you have completed a total of 29 double crochet rounds.
Fasten off and weave in any ends.

To make the hood:

Attach a new skein of yarn to the top of the Poncho, chain 30, and work the same pattern as the body of the Poncho, but only work 15 rounds.
Fasten off and weave in any ends.

To attach the hood:

With the right side of the hood facing you, attach the hood to the top of the Poncho, matching the center back seam of the hood to the center back seam of the Poncho.
Single crochet the hood to the Poncho, working from the inside out.
Fasten off and weave in any ends.