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STRIPED PONCHO

Copywrite 2005, Carrie Viskozki. This pattern is provided for your personal use only. Please do not copy to another web site without permission.

The poncho is a traditional South American garment. For those fluent in Spanish there are other names for the poncho which are only used in certain areas. For example, in central Chile the poncho is called a chamanto but in other parts of Chile the word poncho is used. Most Spanish-speaking people worldwide still use the word poncho to describe this functional and decorative garment.

Striped Poncho

SizeFits Misses
Small4-8
Medium10-16
Large18-20

Note: Instructions are written for size Small. Medium and Large instructions are in brackets.

Materials: Lion Brand Microspun, 6-ply sports yarn. Black – 4(5-6) ounces. Lavender – 11(13-16) ounces. Size G hook (or size needed for gauge).

Body

Using Black, chain 96 (120-144). Join with beginning chain, being careful not to twist chain. Do not finish off.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, hdc in same ch, and in each ch around. Join to beginning hdc. 96(120-144) hdc. Do not finish off.

Rnd. 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next stitch, ch 2, dc in same stitch. Dc in next 23(29-35) stitches. *(DC, chain 2, dc) in next stitch. DC in next 23(29-35) stitches*. Repeat from * 2 times. Join with slip stitch to first Dc. Finish off. 100(124-148) dc.

Rnd 3: Using Lavender, join in any chain 2 space. Ch 3, dc in same space. Ch 2, 2 dc in same space. Dc in each stitch across to next space. *2 dc in space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space. Dc in each stitch across to next space*. Repeat from * 2 times. Join with slip stitch to first Dc. Do not finish off. 116 (140-164) dc. 4 ch 2 spaces.

Rnd 4: Ch 4, dc in ch 2 space, ch 1, dc in same sp, ch 2, dc in same space, ch 1, dc in same space. *Chain 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1 to next ch 2 space. Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc in ch 2 space*. Repeat from * 2 more times. Join with slip stitch to first dc. Do not finish off. 48 (72-96) dc.

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in ch 1 space, dc in dc, dc in ch 1 space. *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 space. (Dc in next dc, dc in ch 1 space) across to ch 2 space*. Repeat from * 3 times. Join with slip stitch to first dc. Finish off. 156 (180-204) dc, 4 ch 2 spaces.

Rnd 6: Using Black, join in any ch 2 space. Ch 3, dc in same space. Ch 2, 2 dc in same space. Dc in each stitch across to next ch 2 space. *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in space. Dc in each stitch across to next ch 2 space*. Repeat from * 2 times. Finish off. 172(196-220) dc. 4 ch 2 spaces.

Rnd 7-30(34-41): Repeat Rounds 3 – 6, 7(9-10) times. 652(796-868) dc.

Rnd 31(35-42): Ch 3. Skip next dc, (slip stitch in corner space, ch 3 twice). *Skip next dc. Slip stitch in next dc. Ch 3, skip next 2 dc to last dc before corner space. Slip stitch, ch 3 twice in space. Ch 3, skip next 2 dc to last dc before corner space*. Repeat * around. Join with slip stitch in first stitch.

Fringe (optional): Cut strands of yarn, 10” each. I used two strands and put fringe in every other space around the poncho.

To help you keep count, the following grid shows the number of stitches for each round. Note – Round 4 and each repeat of round 4 shows DC’s only…not spaces.

Rnd 1144 dcRnd 21508 dc
Rnd 2148 dcRnd 22524 dc
Rnd 3164 dcRnd 23276 dc
Rnd 496 dcRnd 24564 dc
Rnd 5204 dcRnd 25580 dc
Rnd 6220 dcRnd 26596 dc
Rnd 7236 dcRnd 27312 dc
Rnd 8132 dcRnd 28636 dc
Rnd 9276 dcRnd 29652 dc
Rnd 10292 dcRnd 30668 dc
Rnd 11308 dcRnd 31348 dc
Rnd 12168 dcRnd 32708 dc
Rnd 13348 dcRnd 33724 dc
Rnd 14364 dcRnd 34740 dc
Rnd 15380 dcRnd 35384 dc
Rnd 16204 dcRnd 36780 dc
Rnd 17420 dcRnd 37796 dc
Rnd 18436 dcRnd 38812 dc
Rnd 19452 dcRnd 39420 dc
Rnd 20240 dcRnd 40852 dc
Rnd 20492 dcRnd 41868 dc

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