Posh Pooch Designs : Summer Solstice Poncho Crochet Along

Summer Solstice Poncho

Crochet Along

Sara Sach Of Posh Pooch Designs

The Crochet Pattern And Videos will

always be available,

if you choose to work on it at your convenience.

The Summer Solstice Poncho Crochet Along

Will Be Completed in 4 steps

1. The Crochet Squares (6) - Monday June 5th

No Video on Tuesday June 6th

2. Let’s Put The Squares Together - Wednesday June 7th

3. Neck - Top of The Poncho

Thursday - June 8th

4. Hem - Bottom of The Poncho

Friday - June 9th

A Pattern Step with photos, and Videos,

will be added to the blog each day.

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day for all the updates.

I Am Designing This Poncho With Cotton Sprout yarn. It is a light (3) Cotton By Premier Yarns

They have 32 Solids and 9 Variegated Colorways to choose from.

Click This LINK To see All the premier yarns.

As Any light (3) Weight Cotton will work for This Crochet Pattern.

Premier Yarns - Cotton Sprout

Summer Solstice Poncho Crochet

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Skill: Easy To Moderate

Materials:
Crochet hook – I / 5.5 mm
Yarn – Light (3) Cotton Sprout / Premier yarn

2 balls each of C1- Yellow, C2 – Lime, C3- Cornflower
Each ball is 3.5 oz./ 230 yds.
Yarn Needle

Stitches:
Chain – Ch
Slip Stitch (slst)
Single Crochet (sc)
Triple (tr)
Space (sp)
Skip (sk)

Size: 4 Sizes -
XS /S - Neck Opening - 23 inches
M/ L - Neck Opening - 33 Inches
XL / 2X - Neck Opening - 43 Inches
3X / 4X - Neck Opening - 53 Inches

Length is up to you and how many rows you wish to stitch.

Notes:
Ch 4 Counts as tr
Ch5 Counts as tr, ch1

Demo is made in the XL/ 2X Size

Part 1 – The Granny Squares –

Make 6 In The Size You Need

VIDEO LINK

Please Note: In The Video I say Dc a few times,

The Squares are stitched in All Tr.

Pattern:
Make 6 Squares
R: 1 – R: 6 – XS /S – 8 Inch Squares
R: 1 - R: 7 – M / L – 10 inch Squares
R: 1 – R: 8 – XL / 2X – 12 inch Squares
R: 1 – R: 9 - 3 XL / 4 XL – 14 inch squares

I stitches 2 squares of each of the 3 colors,
Changing color on the last row.

R: 1 – Ch 5, join in a circle, Ch5,
Tr, ch 1 for 11 times, join to the ch4 of the ch5,
Slst into the ch1 sp, ch 4
(12 sets of tr, ch1)

R: 2 – TR in the Ch1 sp as the ch4, ch1,
*2 tr, ch1 in the next ch1 sp*
Repeat from * to * around, join to the ch4,
Slst in the next tr, slst in the ch1 sp, ch 4
(12 sets of 2tr, ch1)

R: 3 – Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch1 sp as the ch4, ch2
2 tr, ch2 in the next 2 ch1 sps,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch1 sp,
2 tr, ch2 in the next 2 ch1 sps*
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4
(4 Sets of 2 tr, Ch 2, 2 tr, ch2,
and 2 tr, ch2, 2 tr, ch2)

R: 4 - Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch2 sp as the ch4, ch2
2 tr, ch2 in the next 3 ch2 sps,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch2 in the next ch2 sp,
2 tr, ch2 in the next 3 ch2 sps*
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4
(4 Sets of 2 tr, Ch2, 2 tr, ch2,
and 2tr, ch2, 2 tr, ch2, 2 tr, ch2)

R: 5 - Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch2 sp as the ch4, ch2
2 tr, ch2 in the next 4 ch2 sps,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch2 sp,
2 tr, ch2 in the next 4 ch2 sps*
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4
(4 Sets of 2 tr, Ch2, 2 tr, ch2,
and 2tr, ch2, 2 tr, ch2, 2 tr, ch2, tr, ch2)

R: 6 - Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch1 sp as the ch4,
Tr in each tr, 2 tr in each ch2 sp across,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch2 sp,
Tr in each tr, 2 tr in each ch2 sp across*
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4

Tie off For The XS / S Size

R: 7 - Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch1 sp as the ch4,
1 tr in each tr across,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch2 sp,
1 tr in each tr across,
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4

Tie off For The M / L Size

R: 8 – Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch1 sp as the ch4,
1 tr in each tr across,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch2 sp,
1 tr in each tr across,
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4

Tie off For The XL / 2XL Size

R: 9 - Tr, ch 2, 2 tr in the same ch1 sp as the ch4,
1 tr in each tr across,
*2tr, ch2, 2tr, ch 2 in the next ch2 sp,
1 tr in each tr across,
Repeat From * to * 2 more times,
Join to the ch4, slst in the next tr,
slst in the ch2 sp, Ch4

Tie off For The 3XL / 4XL Size

Make a total of 6 Squares for the size you are making

Part 2 - Stitching The Squares Together

VIDEO LINK

Place the Squares as show – Lay out 3 of the Squares

With Wrong Side out, And Color of choice,

sc the 2 sides of the squares together starting up the right side working to the center,

down the left side. Tie off weave in the end.

Repeat this with the next 3 Squares.
Place the 2 pieces together, wrong side out and sc across the top of both sides.

Tie off after the 2^nd side is stitched.
Flip right side out.

This will form the neck opening.

Part 3 - Neck -The Top Of The Poncho

VIDEO LINK

Flip right side out, join yarn to top right shoulder with a slst, ch1

Sc down the neck to the 1^st point, sc in the 2 ch2 sps,

Sc up to the other shoulder, sc in the 2 ch2 sps,

Continue to sc to the next point, sc in the 2 ch2 sps, and

Sc up to the 1^st shoulder, sc in the ch2 sp, join to the 1^st sc, ch1

*Sc in each of the sc around the neck opening, join to the 1^st sc, ch1*

Repeat From * to *, tie off and weave I your ends.

This Give you 3 rows of Sc at The neck opening.