Peaks and Valleys Poncho: Dot Matthews (bythehook)

[bythehook]

Peaks and Valleys Poncho

© 6/10/05 Dorothy “Dot” Matthews. All rights reserved.

Originally published at http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com

 

 

This pattern is intended for personal use only. You may do what you want with the items you make, as long as you give Dot credit as the designer, with the following restrictions: you may not sell your items online and you may not sell to retail or wholesale stores or businesses. You are welcome to direct people to this pattern by posting a link to it. This pattern may not be posted on any other site or distributed in any other manner.

 

 

Skill level: easy to intermediate

Size: 1 size fits most up to 2X

Poncho measures 21" to 22" from neckline to hem edge.

Gauge: 1 8dc shell = 2" across and 1 ½" top of shell to bottom of shell;

2 dc/ch groups = 2"

Yarn: Bernat Baby Coordinates, color 131 Blue Bon Bon, 1 ½ 6 oz skeins, 707 yds; 75.2% acrylic, 22.2% acetate, 2.6% nylon

Materials: K hook; scissors, blunt needle, stitch marker (use a purchased stitch marker, piece of yarn, safety pin, bobby pin, or whatever you have available)

Stitches used: chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch

Special Stitches: Shell = 8 dc in ch-3 loop

dc/ch group or group = ch 3, dc in third ch from hook

sc next 2 sts tog = insert hook in next st, yo, pull yarn thru st, insert hook in next st, yo, pull yarn thru st, yo, pull yarn thru all 3 loops on hook.

Abbreviations:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

sk = skip

sp = space

st = stitch

tog = together

Notes: numbers in ( ) at end of rounds tells the number of stitches you should have for that round.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Peaks and Valleys does not have a "traditional" starting chain.

ROUND 1: *ch 3, dc in third ch from hook. Repeat from * 25 times. Join in space between ch and dc of first group. Be careful not to twist groups. (26 dc/ch groups)

ROUND 2: working in spaces between ch and dc of groups, ch 1, sc in same sp as join, ch 10 *sc in next group, ch 10. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch 10 loops)

ROUND 3: sl st in next ch-10 loop, ch 1, 11 sc in same ch-10 loop, *11 sc in next ch-10 loop. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (286 sc)

ROUND 4: sl st in next 5 sc, ch 1, sc in same st. Ch 8, *sk next 10 sc, sc in next st, ch 8. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch-8 loops)

ROUND 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 7 sc in next ch-8 loop, *sc in next st, 7 sc in next ch-8 loop. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (207 sc)

ROUND 6: ch 1, sc in same st as join, (sc next 2 sts tog) twice, sc innext 4 sts, *ch 3, sc in next 7 sts. Repeat from * around to last 9 sts. End with ch 3, (sc next 2 sts tog) twice, sc in next 5 sc, ch 3, join in first sc. (29 ch-3 loops and 203 sc)

ROUND 7: sl st in next 3 sts, ch 1, sc in same st, *sk next 3 sts, 8 dc in next ch-3 loop for shell, sk next 3 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 shells)

ROUND 8: sl st in next 4 sts, sl st in sp between 4th and 5th dc of shell, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 6, *sc in sp between 4th and 5th dc of next shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 ch-6 loops)

ROUND 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *(3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc) in next ch-6 loop, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 ch-3 loops)

ROUND 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *sk next 3 sts, 8 dc in next ch-3 loop, sk next 3 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 shells)

ROUNDS 11 thru ROUND 31: Repeat rounds 8, 9 and 10.

ROUND 32: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc.

Fasten off, weave in ends

NECK EDGE

Working in spaces between ch and dc of groups, attach yarn in any space on neck edge. Ch 1, sc in same space where yarn was attached, *5 dc in next space, sc in next space. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

[camascreations]

This is listed as Pleasing Pineapples poncho. I think you listed this one twice. Just thought you would want to know.

[hsz]

very nice

bravo

[Monique39]

Beautiful!

[ndh0032]

can you explain in more detail how to do row 1? Im not sure what you mean by the poncho doesn't have a "traditional" foundation chain. If it doesn't have that, then how do you start it?

[Amy]

Dot is no longer able to participate here and provide support for her patterns.

 

What she means, though, is that you don't start with a large number of chains and work your way back across the whole row.

 

Instead, you'll work only three chains at a time, dc into the third chain fro your hook, then work another three chains, dc into the third chain from your hook, and repeat across the row.