Crafting a Beautiful Poncho with Schachenmayr Soft Linen Mix Color Yarn

You’ll Need:

4 skeins of Ocean Color (00084) Schachenmayr Soft Linen Mix Color yarn (70% viscose, 30% linen; 93m/50g);

8 skeins of the same yarn, but in graphite color (00092);

6 skeins of the same yarn, but in linen color (00006);

5 skeins of the same yarn, but in white color (00002);

6 skeins of the same yarn, but in grey-blue color (00052);

Crochet hook 4.5.

Stitches Control:

24 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 264 chain sts with grey-blue yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6^th st from the crochet hook for the 1^st double crochet. Make 66 rows due to the scheme in the following order of colors: 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 9 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 6 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows = 66 rows.

Right Front

Make 128 chain sts with grey-blue yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6^th st from the crochet hook for the 1^st double crochet. Make 66 rows according to the scheme, starting with the 55^th row, and make decreases according to the scheme. Color order: 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 13 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 10 grey-blue rows.

Left Front

Make 128 chain sts with white yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6^th st from the crochet hook for the 1^st double crochet. Make 66 rows according to the scheme, starting with the 55^th row, and make decreases according to the scheme. Color order: 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 11 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 3 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 5 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 6 rows of Ocean Color.

Assembly

Make shoulder seam, fasten poncho with arches of chain sts according to the scheme with grey-blue yarn. Sew front and back in the 45^th row to 21 cm wide “back needle”. For fringe, cut 136 threads of yarn 40 cm long (22 grey-blue, 28 graphite, 28 Ocean Color, 34 linen, 24 white) and make bunches of 2 threads in the arches of chain sts, cut the fringe to 15 cm long.