How to Crochet a Beautiful Mohair Poncho

You’ll Need:

200g of mohair yarn;

Crochet hook 3 mm.

Instructions

Cast on 108 sts on the knitting needles 40 cm long in the following way: *1 st, marker, 53 sts for the central part, marker*; repeat from * to * x once. Circle the cast on sts in the ring and place a marker at the beginning of the row.

Row Instructions

1^st row: *1^st row according to scheme 1, marker, 1^st row according to scheme 2 (17 sts of pattern repeat x 3 times), marker*; repeat from * to * x twice. Continue work, repeating 1^st-16^th rows according to scheme 2 and 1^st-17^th rows according to scheme 1 until you reach 184 sts. Turn to longer knitting needles.

2^nd row: *10^th row according to scheme 1 (18 sts of pattern repeat x twice), 2^nd row according to scheme 2*; repeat from * to * x twice = 188 sts. Continue work according to scheme 1 up to the 17^th row and according to scheme 2 up to the 9^th row = 220 sts. Then, make 10^th-17^th rows according to scheme 1, repeat 18 sts of pattern repeat in 8 rows while working according to scheme 2 up to the 16^th row (totally, 8 times) and finish in the 16^th row according to both schemes = 680 sts: 53 sts of the central part and 287 sts of sides. Turn to longer knitting needles as the number of sts increases. Then, work according to schemes 3 and 4.

1^st row (increases): *according to scheme 3 (repeat 22 sts of the pattern x 15 times), according to scheme 4 (repeat 19 sts of the pattern x 3 times)*; repeat from * to * x twice = 818 sts. Continue work according to schemes 3 and 4 to the 4^th row, then repeat 3^rd and 4^th rows x 9 times. Bind off all the sts.

Note: WS of work is the RS of your poncho.

Collar

Cast on 108 sts from WS with short knitting needles. Place a marker at the beginning of the row and work as follows:

Collar Row Instructions

1^st row: *knit2tog, (yarn over) x twice, slip 1 st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

2^nd row: *1 knit st, 1 purl through back loop, 1 knit st through back loop (in yarn overs), 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows x 12 times.

Next row of increases: *yarn over, increase 1 st, yarn over, knit2tog, (yarn over) x twice, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row = 189 sts.

Next row: *3 knit sts, knit2tog, (yarn over) x twice, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Next row: *yarn over, slip 1 st, knit2tog and draw it through the slipped st, yarn over, knit2tog, (yarn over) x twice, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Repeat the last 2 rows x 8 times and bind off all the sts.