MATERIALS BERROCO FOLIAGE (50 grs), 4 balls #5990 Bachelor Button (MC). BERROCO SUEDE (50 grs), 1 ball #3704 Wrangler (CC).
Crochet hooks, sizes 5.00 mm (H) and. 7.00 mm (K) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE. GAUGE
9 sc’s or dc’s = 4”; 8 rows = 4” in Pat St with MC using size K crochet hook.
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.
PONCHO
With larger crochet hook, using MC, ch 41. Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across – 40 sc’s. Turn.
Row 1: Ch 3, work 1 dc in each sc across. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each dc across. Turn. Rep these 2 rows until piece measures 54” from beg. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Fold poncho in half widthwise with the cast-on and bound-off edges tog and to your right. Starting at these edges, sew right edges (as they face you) tog 15” up from cast-on/bound-off edges and leaving 12” before fold open for neck.
Fringe: Cut three 16” long strands of CC. Put strands tog and fold in half. With RS facing, using smaller crochet hook, draw center of strands through first st on cast-on edge of poncho forming a loop. Pull ends of fringe through this loop. In this manner, make fringe in every other st across cast-on and bound-off edges of poncho. Trim if necessary.
