Touch of Style
Twisted Chain Poncho
FINISHED SIZES
Instructions given fit size small/ medium; changes for large/X-large and 2X-large/3X-large are in [ ].
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 51 [61, 69] inches Length: 281/2 [29, 291/2] inches
MATERIALS
• Red Heart It’s a Wrap Rainbow fine (sport) weight acrylic/cotton yarn (51/4 oz/623 yds/150g per ball):
3 [4, 4] balls #9334 couture • Size E/4/3.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook for
fringe only • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
9 3-sc groups on row 2 = 43/4 inches; [rows 2–5] 4 times = 4 inches Take time to check gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet plus chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Garment is constructed of 2 rectangles, each beginning at center.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join): With slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and pull through 2 lps.
Picot: (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated sp.
Joined picot: (Sc, ch 2, remove hook and insert from front to back in indicated lp, ch 1, sc) in indicated sp.
PONCHO
RECTANGLE Make 2. Row 1: Ch 328 [334, 340] hdc in 7th ch from hook (6 sk chs count as hdc, ch 2, sk 2 foundation chs), *ch 2, sk 2 chs, hdc in next ch, rep from * across, turn. (109 [111, 113] hdc, 108 [110, 112] ch-2 sps) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *3 sc in next ch-2 sp**, sk next hdc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn. (326 [332, 338] sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc in next st, ch 7, sk next st, sc in next st, rep from * across to last st, sc in last st, turn. (218 [222, 226] sc, 108 [110, 112] ch-7 lps) Row 4: Ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes), *insert hook from back to front through next ch-7 lp, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook (sc made), 2 sc in same lp, rep from * across to last st, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 324 [330, 336] sc) Row 5: Ch 4 (see Pattern
Notes), sk first dc and next 3-sc group, *hdc in sp between last 3-sc group and next 3-sc group, ch 2, sk next 3-sc group, rep from * across, hdc in last st, turn. (109 [111, 113] hdc, 108 [110, 112] ch-2 sps) Rows 6–53 [6–61, 6–69]: (Rep rows 2–5) 12 [14, 16] times. Fasten off after last row. ASSEMBLY Left Side With RS facing, sc join (see Special Stitches) in top left corner.
First short edge: Picot (see
Special Stitches) in first sp, (sc in end of each of next 3 rows, picot in next sp) 13 [15, 17] times, sc in same corner sp as last picot. (14 [16, 18] picots, 41 [47, 53] sc across short edge) First long edge: Picot in same corner, picot in each ch-2 sp across, sc in same sp as last picot. (108 [110, 112] picots, 1 sc across long edge) 2nd short edge: Rep first short edge.
2nd long edge: Picot in same corner sp as last sc, picot in each of next 75 [77, 79] ch-2 sps, fold piece widthwise for shoulder, sk 44 [46, 48] picots just made for armhole, work joined picot (see Special
Stitches) in next 32 ch-2 sps forming side seam, join in beg sc, fasten off. (76 [78, 80] picots worked, 32 joined picots across long edge) Right Side With RS facing, sc join in top left corner. First short edge: Rep first short edge of left side. First long edge: Connecting right front to left front, work joined picot in each of next 40 ch-2 sps, work picot in each of next 20 [22, 24] ch-2 sps for neck opening, now connecting right back to left back, work joined picot in each of next 48 ch-2 sps, sc in corner.
2nd short edge: Rep first short edge of left side.
2nd long edge: Rep 2nd long edge of left side. Fringe Work a fringe (see illustra
tion) in each picot lp of lower edge as follows: for each fringe cut 6 strands each 8 inches long, hold tog and fold in half, from WS insert larger hook in picot lp, draw fold through forming lp, yo tails of fringe and pull through lp. Pull up snugly. Trim evenly.