Comprehensive Guide to Crocheting a Beautiful Poncho

You’ll Need:

400 (450)g of brown Bandana yarn (50% cotton, 50% polyester; 90m/50g);

Crochet hooks 4,5 and 6.

Size:

S (M-L).

Note:

Work from up to down.

Stitches Control:

Single crochets, crochet hook 4,5: 11 sts x 5 rows = 10 x 3,5 cm;

Triple crochets, crochet hook 6: 9 sts x 4 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Make 84 (96) chain sts with crochet hook 4,5 and circle it in the ring with 1 slip st. Make 3.5 cm = 5 rows of single crochets for the placket. Start every circle row with 1 chain st increase and finish with 1 slip st in chain st increase. Then, work with triple crochets using crochet hook 6. Start every circle row with 5 chain sts increase and finish with 1 slip st in chain st increase.

Mark the 21^st (24^th) and 63^rd (72^nd) triple crochets from the beginning of circle row. For a wide shape, increase 4 triple crochets in the next 4^th row. To do this, make 3 triple crochets after the marked triple crochet, marking the center of 3 triple crochets = 88 (100) triple crochets. Make these increases in every row x 16 (18) times; increase *in the next row before marked triple crochets, in the following row after marked triple crochet*; repeat from * to *, ensuring the increased sts are placed one above the other with replacement = 152 (172) triple crochets.

In 48 cm = 18 rows (53.5 cm = 20 rows) from the placket, finish your work. Turn your poncho to the WS and make 1 tassel of 3 threads of yarn 48 cm long each between every 3 triple crochets. Cut the tassels to 20 cm long. For straps, join the yarn, fold in half, to the edge of the shoulder placket in 13.5 (15) cm distance before the center of the increases line, make 30 chain sts and join it to the edge of the set-up row in the same 13.5 (15) cm distance before the center of the increases line.