Martha's Coming Home Poncho - Free Crochet Pattern

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MARTHA'S COMING HOME PONCHO

Skill Level: Easy

Sizes: One Size Fits Most Adults

Materials: Bulky Weight Yarn – 4 skeins

Romanesque (MC) – 24 oz, 740 yds, (680 grams, 668 meters)

Lion Brand Homespun® was used in the sample

Crochet Hook:Size K-10 ½ (6.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 5 Rnds = 4" (10 cm) - 1 (3 dc, ch 1) = 1" (2.5 cm)

Abbreviations

beg - beginning

ch - chain

dc - double crochet

MC - Main Color

rep - repeat

rnd - round

sc - single crochet

sl st - slip stitch

sp - space

st - stitch

Special Stitches

shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp.

Tips for working with Homespun Yarn

If your hook snags the yarn try another hook.
If your starting chain gets twisted it won't be noticed in the project.
If you can't see each chain when you are working into the starting chain, try to feel each chain and skip the same amount of space between the stitches.
Hang in there on the starting chain. Once you get past the first row it gets better.

Directions

Rnd 1 (right side): Ch 60, join with sl st to first ch to form ring, ch 3(counts as first dc now and throughout), dc in same ch as joining, dc in next 4 ch, (2 dc in next ch, dc in next 4 ch) 11 times; join with sl st to first dc. (72 dc)

Rnd 2:Ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2, now and throughout), 3 dc in same st as joining (corner made), * ch 1, skip next 3 dc, (3 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 3 dc) 8 times *, shell in next dc (2^nd corner), rep * to * once more; 2 dc in same dc as first corner, join with sl st in first dc.(20 groups of 3-dc). (Join all dc rnds in the same manner) DO NOT TURN EACH RND.

Note:Make sure you have eight 3-dc groups on each side of the 2 corner shells.

Rnd 3: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same sp as joining, * ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 4 times, shell in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 4 times *, shell in next shell, rep * to * once more; 2 dc in same dc as first corner; join. (24 groups of 3-dc)

Rnds 4-5:Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same sp, ch 1 (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) across to next corner shell, * shell in shell ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1,) across to next corner shell, rep from * twice more, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp; join.

At the end of Rnd 5, there will be 32 groups of 3-dc.

Rnd 6:Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next sp, ch 1) around; join with a sc to first dc to count as last ch-1 sp. (32 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 7:Ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp as joining, ch 1, (3 dc in next sp, ch 1) around; join. (32 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 8: Sl st in next 2 dc and ch-1 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same st as joining, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 7 times, * shell in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 7 times, rep from * twice more; 2 dc in same dc as first corner; join. (36 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 9:Rep Rnd 4. (40 groups of 3-dc)

Rnds 10-11: Rep Rnds 6-7. (40 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 12: Sl st in next 2 dc and ch-1 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 9 times, * shell in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 9 times, rep from * twice more, 2 dc in same sp as first corner; join. (44 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 13:Rep Rnd 4. (48 groups of 3-dc)

Rnds 14-15: Rep Rnds 6-7. (48 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 16: Sl st in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 11 times, * shell in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 11 times, rep from * twice more, 2 dc in same sp as first corner; join. (52 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 17: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same
ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next sp, ch 1) 25 times, shell in next shell ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 25 times, 2 dc in same sp as first corner; join. (54 groups of 3-dc)

Rnds 18-23:Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, 3 dc in same ch sp, ch 1 (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) across to next corner shell, shell in shell ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1,) across to next corner shell, 2 dc in same sp as first corner; join.

At the end of Rnd 23 there will be 66 groups of 3-dc.

Note:The shells of Rnds 16-23 will be the longer back or front of poncho.

Scalloped Edging

Rnd 24:Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), (dc, ch 1) 5 times in ch-2 sp, ** sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, * (dc, ch 1) 6 times in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, rep from * 9 times more **, (dc, ch 1) 6 times in corner ch-2 sp, rep from first ** once more and from ** to ** once; join with a sl st to first dc. (22 scallops)

Rnd 25:Working across first scallop, ch 5, (dc, ch 2) twice in each of next 4 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 2, * working across next scallop, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2) twice in each of next 4 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 2, rep from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. (22 scallops) Finish off and weave in ends.

Neck Edge

Rnd 1:With right side facing and working in unused lps of starting chain, join MC with a sl st in any lp, ch 2 (counts as first hdc now and throughout), hdc in each lp around; join with sl st to first hdc. (60 hdc)

Rnds 2-3:Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around; join with a sl st to first hdc. (60 hdc)

At the end of Rnd 3, finish off and weave in ends.

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