SIZE: One Size
Finished Length About 14 1/2 in. (37 cm), not including cowl
Finished Circumference at Lower Edge About 79 in. (200.5 cm)
GAUGE:
4 sts = about 5 in. (12.5 cm) with larger hook and A over pattern; 7 1/2 sc = 4 in. (10 cm) with smaller hook and B.
When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Making a Gauge Swatch
STITCH EXPLANATION:
picot Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.
V-stitch 2 dc in indicated stitch or space.
NOTES:
1. Poncho is worked in joined rnds beg at neck.
2. Cowl collar is worked around neck edge of completed Poncho.
PONCHO
With larger hook and A, ch 56; join with sl st in beg ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining and in each ch around; join with sl st in first sc – 56 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as joining, sc in next st , *2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc – 84 sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc in this rnd and in all following rnds), dc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining (first V-st made), ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st, *ch 2, sk next st, V-st in next st, ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * to last st, ch 2, sk last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 21 V-sts, 21 sc and 42 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in sp between 2-dc of first V-st, *ch 4, (sc, ch 3, sc) in sp between 2-dc of next V-st; rep from * around, ch 4; join with sl st in first sc – 42 sc, 21 ch-3 sps and 42 ch-4 sps.
Rnd 6: (Sl st, ch 3, dc) in first ch-3 sp (first V-st made), ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp, *ch 2, V-st in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp; rep from * around, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beg ch.
Rnds 7-16: Rep last 2 rnds 5 more times.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Edging
From RS with smaller hook, join B with sc in any sc along lower edge of Poncho, *picot, sc in next ch-sp, picot, sc in sp between 2 dc of next V-st, picot, sc in next ch-sp, picot, sc in next sc; rep from * around omitting last sc; join with sl st in first sc – 84 picots. Fasten off.
Cowl
Rnd 1: From WS with smaller hook, join B with sl st anywhere along neck edge of Poncho. Working along opposite side of foundation ch, ch 1, sc in each ch around; join with sl st in first sc – 56 sts.
Rnds 2-12: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts; rep from * 4 more times; join with sl st in first st – 61 sts.
Rnds 14-16: Rep Rnd 2.
Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *picot, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in first st – 30 picots.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
beg = begin(s)(ning) ch(s) = chain(s)
ch-space = space previously made dc = double crochet
rep = repeat(s)(ing) rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side sc = single crochet
sk = skip sl st = slip stitch
sp(s) = space(s) st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together WS = wrong side
source - Poncho With Cowl