CROCHET PONCHO
as seen in color on [page 5]
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED or DAWN “SAYELLE”®
3—4 oz. skeins Orange
Plastic Crochet Hook Size I OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.
GAUGE: Each ring measures about 1¾ inch in diameter.
Ch 18, work 16 d c in 4th ch from hook, join in 3rd st of ch, ch 2, skip 7 sts of ch, d c in next ch, * ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, d c in next ch, repeat from * once, do not turn. 2nd ROW: Ch 11, 4 d c in 4th ch from hook, drop loop from hook, insert in center d c, pick up dropped loop and pull through, 4 d c in same space with 1st 4 d c, ch 7, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 4th d c from joining of 16 d c ring, pick up dropped loop and pull through, ch 11, work 16 d c in 4th ch from hook, join in ch 3, ch 2, yo twice, insert hook over same ch 11, pick up yarn and work off 2 loops, yo, insert hook over next ch 7, pick up yarn and work off 2 loops, y o and work off remaining loops 2 at a time, ch 5, d c in space where sts cross at center, ch 2, sl st in top of last d c of incomplete ring, 8 d c in same space with 1st 8 d c to complete 16 d c ring, join in ch 3, ch 2, d c in end loop, do not turn. 3rd ROW: Ch 7, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 4th d c from joining, pick up dropped loop and pull through st, ch 11, 4 d c in 4th ch from hook, drop loop from hook, insert in center of ch 5 loop, pick up dropped loop, pull through, 4 d c in same space with 1st 4 d c, ch 7, drop loop from hook, insert in 4th d c from joining of next 16 d c ring, pick up dropped loop, pull through, ch 11, 16 d c in 4th ch from hook, join in ch 3, ch 2, y o twice, insert hook over same ch 11, work off 2 loops, y o, insert hook over ch 7 loop, work off 2 loops, y o, then work off remaining loops 2 at a time, ch 5, d c at cross of sts, ch 2, sl st in next d c of incomplete ring, 8 d c in space with 1st 8 d c to complete 16 d c ring, join in 3rd st of ch, ch 2, y o twice, * insert hook in next loop, work off 2 loops, y o, repeat from * once, work off remaining loops 2 at a time, ch 5, d c at cross of sts, do not turn. 4th ROW: Ch 11, 4 d c in 4th ch from hook, drop loop from hook, insert hook in center of ch 5 loop, pick up dropped loop, pull through, 4 d c in same space with 4 d c, ch 7, sl st 4th d c from joining of last 16 d c ring, ch 11, 4 d c in 4th ch from hook, drop loop from hook, insert hook in ch 5 loop, pick up dropped loop, pull through, 4 d c in same space with 4 d c, ch 7, sl st in 4th d c from joining of next 16 ring of 3rd row, ch 11, 16 d c in 4th ch from hook, join in 3rd st of ch, ch 2, and complete 2nd half of row to correspond to 3rd row ending same as 2nd row, do not turn. Repeat 3rd and 4th rows having 1 more 16 d c ring in each row until there are six—16 d c rings in row; this is the center of one section. NEXT ROW: Continue in same manner but complete last 16 d c ring over the ch 5 loop of previous row, work back to beg. This dec 1 ring at end of row. Continue dec 1 ring in each row until one 16 d c ring remains, cut yarn.