PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK 7 FINISHING UP

JOINING UP 

Now we are going to join the rectangles in a rather clever way to form a V-shaped poncho!

Use the diagrams below to help as well as my photos. Have a good look at the photos and the diagrams BEFORE you join!

Showing it folded in place and joined with stitch markers

Sew or crochet together 

Note the stitch markers used to join before joining

 I used plastic stitch markers as safety pins to join the rectangles and try it on before actually crocheting it together. 

Start by joining one short end to one side of a long end. 

Then you fold over the top part of the long side and fold over the short side to join this. You might need to play around until you get it right but you should end up with a triangular point on both the front and back at the bottom and a neck hole at the top.  

Once you are happy with the joined position decide how you would like the join to appear. If you don't want to see the join at all then I suggest you sew it together with a suitable cotton thread that will disappear into the yarn. 

I decided to use a contrasting colour to make a feature of the join.

You could crochet it together in number of ways. Have a little play and see which method you prefer as they all give different results. 

I have slip stitched the edges together using the back loop of the first side and the front loop of the second side - see photo below. This gives quite a flat join and you can see the stitches clearly. 

You could use all 4 loops instead of just 2. You could use Dcs to join in 2 loops or 4 loops instead of slip stitches. Don't be scared to try a few out first - the beauty of crochet is the ease with which you can try new things and pull them out again! 

THE NECK

Choose from the 'Peter Pan' style collar or  my 'V-Flap' Collar

Both methods start the same way. 

This is NOT worked in the round but worked in rows turning for each row.

1) Join yarn to one end of neck and work dcs evenly across . Turn

2) Ch3, work 1 tr in each stitch to end. Turn

3) Ch3 (counts as a BPTr), work *1FPTr around next Tr, 1 BPTr around next Tr across. Turn

4) Ch3 (counts as BPTr), work FPTrs around FPTrs and BPTrs around BPTrs to form a rib. Turn

5 ) Ch3 Repeat row 4

For the Peter Pan Collar only

If you are happy with the length of the collar as it is just weave in the ends and add a decorative button on the middle if desired. Add length by repeating row 4 as many times as you wish. 

This is the flat 'Peter Pan' collar option (make it as big as you want by adding more rows

For The V-FLAP Collar

Simply lift one side of the collar flap up and sew in place lining up with the other side of the neck. I have added a button for decoration purposes only. See photo above

 

This is the V-flap collar I have opted for with an added decorative button

PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK 6

 34) Long side Ch4 (=1tr+1ch), 1 tr in same place (1 v-st made), *miss 1 tr, 1 v-st in next tr

Corners and short sides as previous

35) Long side : slip stitch into the next ch-sp, Ch4, 1 tr (=1 v-st),  now work 1 v-st in every ch-sp

Corners and short sides as previous

36) Long side Ch3, 1 tr in every treble (miss the ch-sps), corner 2tr2ch2htr

Short sides : 1 htr in every dc and in every ch-sp corner 2htr2ch2tr

NOW MEASURE YOUR RECTANGLE . Ideally the width should end up being at least 2/3 of the length.

37-45 ? If needed add on rows of trebles to one of the long ends on each rectangle to ensure you have  the correct proportions. My finished rectangle measures 90cm by 64cm

Next week will be construction and making the neck so use the time to sew in all your ends! 

If you wish to block your rectangles now is the time to do this. This works best on natural fibres such as wool so if your yarn is 100% acrylic it might not be worth the extra work!

THE PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK5

 29) Filet crochet section :  Long sides ; *ch4, miss 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, repeat from * to corner 

Corners and Short sides as previous MARK END/START OF ROW WITH A STITCH MARKER

30) Long side : slip stitch along 2 chains to get to the middle of the ch4, *ch4, 1 dc in next 4-ch-sp repeat from * 

Corners and short side as previous but no need to slip stitch to join just carry straight on to next round...

31)... Long side : repeat previous round by continuing with Ch4, dc in next ch-sp

Corners and short sides as previous then slip stitch to join at end of round

32) Long side :working in the 4-ch-sp Ch3 (=1tr), 2 tr in same ch-sp, work 3 tr in each ch-sp around 

Corners and short sides as previous

33) Ch3, 1 tr in every tr

Corners and short sides as previous

includes rows 29-31 Filet crochet in purple

PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK 4

 24) Long sides  - Ch3 to start ,  1 tr in every stitch 

Short sides - work *1dc, 1 ch, miss 1 stitch, 1 dc in next st repeat from * (start of LINEN STITCH)

Corners as before 

25) Long sides  ch4 to start  (=1tr =1ch), * miss 1 st, 1 tr in next st, 1 ch, repeat from * #

Short sides - work 1dc in the ch-sp , 1 ch, 1 dc in the next ch-sp along

Corners as before

26) Long sides - begin popcorn in ch-sp below (ch3, work 4 tr in same place, remove hook and place back under loop at top of ch3 then back under loop of 4th tr, yo pull through all loops), * ch4,  miss 1 ch-sp, work a 5Tr Popcorn in next ch-sp (work 5 trs in space indicated, remove hook and replace  under loop of first trbel then under loop of 5th tr, yo and pull through all loops), repeat from * to corner. I had 19 popcorns on each popcorn side but don't worry if you have a different number as long as it's staying flat! 

Short sides repeat as for round 25

Corners as previous

27) Long sides Ch3 (1tr) , now work 1 V-st in every 4-ch-sp and 1 tr in top every popcorn

Short sides and corners as previous

28) Long sides - work 1 tr in every treble (miss the ch-sps)

Short sides and corners as previous

'short' side showing linen stitch rows

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'long' side with popcorns row 26

THE PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK 3

16) THIS ROUND WILL CREATE 2 LONG SIDES AND 2 SHORT SIDES TO TURN THE SQUARE INTO A RECTANGLE

 **PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CORNERS - THEY HAVE BOTH DCS AND TRS TO MAKE A SHORT/LONG SIDE**

Long Side : Ch3 (=1 tr) , work 1 tr in every stitch to the corner   

work  2 tr 2ch 2 dc (note the different stitches) in 1st corner

Short side: work 1 dc in every stitch to the corner

work 2 dc 2 ch 2 tr in the 2nd corner

Long side : Work 1 tr in every st to the corner

work 2 tr, 2ch 2dc in 3rd corner

Short side : work 1 dc in every stitch to corner

work 2 dc 2 ch 2 tr in 4th cornerLong

Finish long side by slip stitching to join to top of first chain 3. 

ALL CORNERS WILL FOLLOW THIS PATTER FROM NOW ON 

17) Long side : Ch4 (=1 tr +1ch), * miss 1 st, 1 tr in next st, 1 ch, repeat from * to corner

work  corner as above

Short side : work 1 dc in every stitch to corner

work corner as above

Long Side: repeat from * 

Short side as above

18) Long side  - Ch4 (=1 tr +1 ch), * working in the next ch-space  do 5tr Cluster (YO, into space, pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 , repeat 4 more times until 6 loops on hook then yo pull through all 6 loops), 1 ch, 1 tr in next ch-sp, 1 ch repeat from * to corner (work as before)

Short side - 1 dc in every stitch along to next corner and work as before

Long side repeat from * on first long side, short side work dcs in every stitch

19) Long side  - ch3,  now work 1 tr in every tr, 1 tr in every ch -sp and 1 tr in every cluster along to the corner - work as before

Short side - work dcs along

Long side - work as first side, short side as before

20) Long side(s) Ch3 - work 1 tr in every stitch along

Short sides - work 1 dc in every stitch

Corners as before

21) Long sides - Ch3, now work * 1 FPTR around next tr, 1 BPTR around next tr, repeat from * to corner (work as before)

Short side as before

22) Repeat Round 21  On the long sides ensure you work FPTRs around FPTRs and BPTRs around BPTRs to make a rib effect

23) Repeat round 22

rows 21-23 showing the Fptrs and Bptrs

THE PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK 2

 

11) Ch3 , * 1 tr 1 ch 1 tr (= v-stitch) in next ch1 sp, miss 1 st, rep from * to end doing 2 tr 1ch 2 tr in each corner ending with last tr 1 ch to join to top of 1st ch3 with a slst.

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12) Ch3, now do a v-st in each v-st ch-sp around , doing 3tr 2ch 3 tr in each corner ending with 1 tr 1 ch, slsttj to top of ch3.

13) ch2, now do  2 htrs in each ch-sp and 1 htr between each v-st around , doing 2htr 2 ch 2 htr  in each corner and 1 htr in each tr before and after the corner sp. Slsttj.

14) Begin popcorn : ch3, 4 tr in same place,  remove hook from loop and replace in top of ch3 then back under last loop made of the 4th tr, yo pull through .

* Ch 3,  Miss 2 sts, 5 tr popcorn in next st : work 5 tr, remove hook and put back in first of the 5 tr made, then back in the 5th one , yo and pull through. 

Remove hook and replace in top of 1st tr then back under last loop of 5th tr made

Yo pull through , 1 popcorn made,

 Rep from  *  around, doing 3 tr 2 ch 3 tr in each corner and 3 ch before and after each corner. slsttj. If you don't end up with exactly the right amount don't panic just try to space them evenly on each side.

15) Ch3, Now do, 1 tr in top of each popcorn and 2 tr in each 3-ch-sp around, doing (3tr2ch3tr) in each corner

This shows 3 tr either side of the popcorn - only do 2

THE PANDEMIC PONCHO WEEK1

INTRODUCTION

This is meant to be a flexible project; one that can be adapted as needed for however you want it to be. You could just use the pattern to make cushion covers or a blanket if you don't fancy a poncho. We will  be making 2 large rectangles, joining them together to form a poncho shape then adding a neck and any extras. You could make 2 identical rectangles or 2 different ones...1 patterned and 1 plain for example. instructions for the plain square below. 

The pattern should be adapted according to the yarn used and your own tension. If it starts to look as if there are too many stitches then do less - just space them out evenly and do the same on all sides. If the pattern calls for 3 trebles in  a space but it is just doesn't lie flat for you then only do 2 . Don't panic if you can't follow the pattern EXACTLY  -  just use it as a guide - and don't be afraid to FROG  (pull it out) and do it again...that is how we learn what works and what doesn't! 

More importantly, as I type this is still a work in progress....I will be finishing this poncho over the next week but wanted to share the start as soon as I could. I can't even be certain how many weeks it will run for but I imagine for about 6-8 weeks depending on how fast you make the second rectangle! You should try to make both rectangles at the same time so you will be ready to join as soon as they are finished.  

 MATERIALS USED: 500-800g chunky yarn (I have used colour-changing but plain would work too) with a size 5mm hook (This is a GUESSTIMATE and will vary according to the yarn used and individual tension). This will also mean that you need to be prepared to add or remove stitches where necesssary to keep the shape of the rectangle - have the courage to see what looks right and adapt where needed. I have started off adding photos of each step but once the main square pattern is finished there will simpy be written instructions. 

ABBREVIATIONS :

Ch - chain

Slsttj - slip stitch to join

dc - double crochet

htr - half treble

tr - treble

dbtr - double treble

v-stitch - 1tr 1ch 1tr in indicated stitch/space

fpdc - front post double crochet

fptr - front post treble

bptr - back post treble

5 tr cl  - 5 treble puff - *yo into stitch, pull through a loop, yo pull through 2, repeat from * 4 more times until 6 loops on hook, yo pull through all 6 loops

INSTRUCTIONS

SLIP STITCH TO JOIN AT THE END OF EVERY ROW

Ch7, slsttj

1) ch3, 11 tr in ring ( 12 tr)

2) Ch3, 1 tr at bottom of ch, 2 tr in each of the next tr , slsttj (24 tr)

3) ch1, 1dc at bottom of ch, *ch6, miss next 2 trs, 1 dc in next tr, rep from * 6 times, ch6, slsttj to 1st dc. (8  6-ch sps)

4) Slip stitch in to next ch-sp, (1dc, 2htr, 3tr, 2 htr, 1dc)  in to the same space,

Then do (1dc, 2htr, 3tr, 2 htr, 1dc) in every ch-sp around , slst to back of 1st dc made. (8 petals)

5) Working behind the petals, *ch6, then fpdc (front post double crochet) around the post of the next dc from round 3 (the stitch lying in between the petals), rep from * all the way round to make 8 6-ch sps behind the petals.

Front post dc around the dc from row 3 - put hook from front around the post

then yo

and pull the yarn back through

2 loops on hook

yo pull through 2 loops (1fpdc worked)

8 6-ch sps at back of petals

6) slip stitch in to the next 6-ch sp and do (1dc, 1htr, 2tr, 3 dbtr, 2 tr, 1htr, 1dc) in the space and in each 6-ch sp, slsttojoin

Second row of petals plus chains from Round 6 plus start of round 7

 7) Sl st in the next 4 sts, ch1, 1dc in same place, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, * ch5, 1 dc in each of next 3 dbtr from row below, ch8, ** 1dc in each of next 3 dbtr from row below, rep from * twice and from * to ** once again, slst to join. (4 x 8-ch-sps and 4 x 5-ch-sps).

8) ch2, now do 1htr in every dc, 5 htr in each 5-ch sp and (5htr 2ch 5htr) in each 8-ch sp around, slsttj

9) Ch2, then 1 htr in every htr around, doing (2htr 1ch 2 htr) in each corner space

10) Ch2, 1 htr in next st, * ch1, miss 1st st, 1 htr in  each of next 2 sts, rep from * along the edges, doing 2htr 1 ch 2 htr in the corners, slsttj. ( I had an extra st at the end but ignore it as it really won't make a difference)

ALTERNATIVE PLAIN CENTRE

If you don't fancy the flower on your poncho here is a plain centre instead. 

Ch5 slstj

1) Ch3, 11 tr in ring = 12 trebles

2)  Ch3, 1 tr in same place, 2 tr in every stitch around (24 trebles)

3) Ch4 (=1 tr =1ch), 1tr 1ch in every stitch around

4) Ch3 (in ch-sp) Begin Puff (yo into same place, yo pull through 2) twice , yo pull through all 3 loops, *Ch1, 3Tr Puff in next ch-sp - (yo, into stitch, pull through a loop, yo pull through 2), 3 times, you pull through all 4 loops - repeat from * to end . 

5) Ch3, in space between next 2 puffs work 3tr 2ch 3tr (1st corner), now work 2 trs in each of next 5 ch-sps between the puffs, work 3tr 2ch 3tr in next ch-sp (2nd corner), continue around finishing with 1 tr next to the ch3 at the start to make the final 2 trs.

6) Ch3, 1 tr in every stitch around, working 2 tr 2ch 2tr in each corner. 

NOW  CONTINUE AS FOR MAIN PATTERN FROM ROUND 9 (on this round you will be working the Htrs in to trebles below not htrs but it will work out the same).