Round Poncho aka Circular Poncho, Circle Poncho. Shh … don’t tell anyone but I started this to be a bed poncho (to stay up in bed reading or just playing on the iPhone) … but it turned out as a full fledge poncho!!
This is going to a fairly long post as I will offer detailed instructions on how to make this round poncho. This pattern will be in 2 parts.
Notes:
- Skill Level: for advanced crocheters or those who are familiar with overlay crochet.
- Colours: you can use whatever colours you like. I have shown and labelled most of the colours I used.
- Yarn Weight: the yarns I used were suitable for 4mm crochet hook
- Tip: use needle join or invisible join when ending a colour row.
Materials, Equipment
- yarn: Heritage Mills, Drifter by King Cole, Yatsal (multi hues), yarns from YarnParadise
- inspiration sources: paid patterns by Lilla Bjorn (Dandelion Mandala, Spanish Mandala Pillow, Joana’s Mandala)
- number of colours: 18
Colour Guide/Inspiration:
My Yarns & (18) Colours
Pattern for Overlay Crochet Round Poncho
• Work with 4mm hook
(I started with chainless foundation sc.
You can also just start with 64 chains, the normal way.)
(Addendum 2024: I would probably start with my favourite MM Cast-on nowadays.)
Join and work in the round.
(Tip: use needle join or invisible join to end each row)
• WORK BLO (back loop only) except when working overlays or when instructed
• for crochet overlay work, alway pick up front st from lower rows, unless otherwise instructed • When ending a colour, always use IJ (invisible join) • do not skip any stitches on previous row unless instructed
Join anywhere.
[1sc, sc-inc] x 32 ==> end with 96sts
R3/white (B): {start 96 sts ==> end 128 sts}
Join to any sc of previous row.
[2sc, dc2tog (into white/R2 – the first ‘leg’ into stitch directly below this row’s starting stitch, skip 1 st on white R2; 2nd leg into next stitch. See photos),
1sc , skip no stitches] x32 ==> 128sts
R4/variegated pink (D): {start 128 sts ==> end 128 sts}
Join yarn anywhere on previous row.
128dc
Join anywhere. 128sc
R6/light pink (C): {128 ==> 144}
Start new row anywhere.
[1sc, 1dc (into variegated pink row/R4 – 3 sts forward), skip 1 st on prev row, 2sc, 1dc (into same st as prev dc), skip 1 st on prev row,
2sc, sc-inc] x 16
R7/White (B): {144 ==> 144}
Start above right arm of the light pink V from previous row.
[1sc, dc2tog (into the one st at bottom of V, into white st on R5), skip 1st, 4sc, 1tr (into variegated pink/R4), skip 1st, 2sc] x 16
R8/Lt Pink (C): {144 ==> 144}
Start above tr from prev row.
[4sc, FPtr2tog (each leg around each of the V-arms from lt.pink row/R6), skip 1s from prev row, 4sc] x16
R9/Variegated Pink (D): {144 ==> 144}
Join at top of inverted V from prev. row.
[1sc, 1dtr (around white tr from R7), skip 1 st, 6sc, 1dtr (around same white tr from before), skip 1 st] x 16
R10/Yellow (E): {144 ==> 160}
Start anywhere.
[4dc, dc-inc, 4dc] x 16
R11/White (B): {160 ==> 160}
Join anywhere. 160sc
R12/Yellow (E): {160 ==> 176}
Join anywhere.
[5dc, dc-inc, 4dc] x 16
R13/Orange (G): {176 ==> 192}
Join anywhere.
[5sc, dtr2tog (into white R11, skipping 8sts on R11 between the 2 ‘legs’), 6sc] x 16
R14/Variegated Blue (H): {192 ==> 192}
Start one stitch afer top of inverted-V from previous row.
[5sc, dtr2tog (work into white R11 – 5th stitch after right leg of inverted-V. Refer to photos as legs of this 2dtrtog go over and under the legs of the orange inverted-V), skip 1st, 6sc] x 16
R15/Dk Red (F): {192 ==> 192}
Join anywhere. 192sc
R16/Variegated Pink(D): {192 ==> 208}
Join anywhere.
[11sc, sc-inc,] x 16
R17/White(B): {208 ==> 224}
Join anywhere.
[6sc, sc-inc, 6sc) x 16
R18/Dk Red(F): {224 ==> 224}
Join anywhere.
[1sc, 1tr (into dk.red R15 at an angle), skip 1st, 5sc, 1tr (into same st as prev dc), skip 1 st, 4sc, 1dc (into dk.red/R15), 3sc] x 14.
R19/Lt Pink(C): {224 ==> 238}
Start above dc from prev row.
[8sc, 2tr (into dk.red/R15 – into stitch at bottom of dk.red V), skip 1st, 7sc] x 14
R20/White (B): {238 ==> 238}
Join anywhere.
238sc
R21/Dk.Red (F): {238 ==> 238}
Join to previous row, inline with right tr from light pink row/R19.
[3sc, 1FPtr around left dk.red tr from R18, skip 1 st, 4sc, 3ch, 3sl st above dk.red tr from R18, 3ch, skip 3 st on prev row, 3sc, 1FPtr around right dk.red tr from R18, skip 1 st, 2sc] x 14
R22/Variegated Blue (H): {238 ==> 238}
Join above left dk.red tr (containing lt pink bud) from previous row.
[4sc, skip 1 st, dc-inc, 1dc, dc-inc, (work last 5 stitches into light pink row/R19), skip 1 st on previous row, 8sc] x 14
R23/Variegated Pink (D): {238 ==> 252}
** NO MORE INCREASES AFTER THIS ROW
Join in last dc from cluster of dc in prev row.
[6sc, FPtr2tog (around 2 lt.pink tr from R19), 11sc] x 14
R24/Dk Red (F): {252 ==> 252}
Join 3st back from tip of dk pink bud of previous row.
[3sc, FPtr2tog (each ‘leg’ around each of the dk red tr in R21 that encloses the pink ‘bud’), skip 1 st on prev. row, 6sc, 1FPtr (around next set of 3ch from dk.red row/R21), skip 1 st, 5sc, 1FPtr (around next set of 3ch from dk.red row), skip 1 st, 1sc] x 14
R25/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Join at top of FP2trtog from prev row.
[10sc, FPdc5tog (around each of the variegated blue dc from R22), skip 1 st, 7sc] x 14
R26/Orange (G): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R27/Red (K): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, in line with dk.red FP2trtog from R24.
[10sc, FPtr2tog (around each of the dk.red tr from R24), skip 1 st, 7sc] x 14
R28/Variegated Pink (D): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R29/White (B): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R30/Lt Blue (L): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
[2sc, 1SPsc (spike sc), 3sc] x 42
R31/Turquoise (i): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R32/Dk Turquoise (J): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R33/Yellow (E): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
[2sc, 1dc (into FL i.e. front loop of turquoise R31), skip 1 st, 3sc] x 42
R34/Lt Blue (L): {252 ==> 252}
Join above top SPsc of prev row.
[3sc, dc4tog (into turquoise R31), skip 1 st, 2sc] x 42
R35/Orange (G): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R36/Yellow (E): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, inline with yellow dc from R33.
[3sc, dc2tog (each leg into dc on R33, on either side of blue popcorn), skip 1 st, 2sc] x 42
R37/Lt Blue (L): {252 ==> 252}
Join above dc2tog from previous row.
[3sc, dc3tog (into orange R35), skip 1 st, 8sc] x 21
R38/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, inline with the 2dctog from yellow R36.
[3sc, tr3tog (into lt blue R34), skip 1 st, 8sc] x 21
R39/Yellow (E): {252 ==> 252}
Join previous row at tr3tog.
[3sc, 1dc (into apex of yellow dc2tog of R36), skip 1 st, 2sc] x 42
R40/White (B): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, 3 stitches back from yellow dc in previous row.
[3sc, 1FPhdc (around yellow dc from prev row), 2sc] x 42
R41/Lt Blue (L): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252dc
R42/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
[1sl st, 5ch, 1sl st (into white R40, skipping 3 stitches along R40), 5ch, skip 8 st] x 28
R43/Turquoise (i): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere. DC BETWEEN EACH DC from lt.blue R41
252dc
R44/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, in line with apex of zig-zag from variegated blue R42.
[1sc, 1dc (around 5-chain strand), skip 1 st, 2sc, 1dtr (into lt blue st of R41, directly below apex of zig-zag; hook goes below chain-strand), skip 1 st on prev.row, 1dtr (into lt blue st of R42, directly below next apex of the zig-zag; hook goes beneath chain-strand), skip 2 st on prev row, 2sc, 1dc (around chain-strand), skip 1 st] x 28
R45/Dk Turquoise (J): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R46/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Start inbetween 2 vertical dc of prev row
[1sc, 1FPdc (around dc of prev row), skip 1 st, 2sc, 2FPdc (around ea slanting dtr from variegated blue/R44), skip 2 st of current row, 2sc, 1FPdc (around dc of prev row), skip 1 st ] x 28
R47/Dk Red (F): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R48/Variegated Pink (D): {252 ==> 252}
Join anywhere.
252sc
R49/Variegated Blue (H): {252 ==> 252}
Join to previous row, in line with st between the 2 vertical dc from the variegated blue/R46.
[4sc, 1FPdtr1FPtrTog (around prev left & right variegated blue dc from R46), skip 1 st, 1sc, 1FPtr1FPdtrTog, 1sc, skip 1 st, 2sc] x28
