Elegant Lace Poncho

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Elegant Lace Poncho

© 5/4/05 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.

 

 

Size: Adult, one size fits most up to 2X

Materials: Caron Simply Soft pounder, 16 oz, I hook, blunt needle, scissors

Gauge: 6 sc = 2" and

4 rows measured from the bottom of the 7dc shell to top of sc = 2"

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

Pattern is worked in multiples of 8

Abbreviations:

ch - chain

dc - double crochet

sc - single crochet

scs - single crochets

sk - skip

sp - space

sps - spaces

st - stitch

sts - stitches

tr - treble crochet

ch-# = chain, followed by a dash, followed by a number, refers to a space made by a number of chains made. Example ch-1 refers to the space made by the chain 1,

ROUND 1: ch 80, join in first ch to form circle. Ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 1, *sk 1 st, sc in next st, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (40 sc and 40 ch-1 sps)

ROUND 2: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next ch-1 sp, *sc in next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (80 sc)

ROUND 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 7 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (88 sc)

 

ROUND 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 8 sts *2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts. Repeat from * around, end with 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts. Join in first sc. (96 sc)

 

ROUND 5: ch 4, working behind ch 4, tr in st to the right of join (that's the last sc of the previous round), *sk the next sc, tr in next st, work behind tr just made, tr in skipped st. Repeat from * around, join in 4th ch of beginning ch 4. (48 crossed sts)

 

see images below for stitch placement

 

ROUND 6: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc (96 sc)

 

ROUND 7: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, *2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (192 sc)

 

ROUND 8: Repeat round 5. (96 crossed sts)

 

ROUND 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (192 sc)

 

ROUND 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 7 dc in next st (shell made), ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 shells)

 

ROUND 11: sl st in next 3 ch, sl st in next st, sc in next 5 sts, ch 5, *sk first st of next shell, sc in next 5 sts, ch 5, sk last st of shell. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 ch-5 loops)

 

TIP: Place marker in first sc of round to make it easier to see where to join rounds.

 

ROUND 12: sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, ch 3, *dc, ch 3, dc, all in 3rd ch of ch-5 loop, (V st made), ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next 3 sts, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 V sts)

 

ROUND 13: sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st, *ch 3, 7 dc in next V-st, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 shells)

 

ROUNDS 14 thru 31: Repeat rounds 11, 12 and 13.

 

ROUND 32: ch 1, sc in same st as join

*sc in next 3 chs

sc in next 3 sts

3 sc in next st

sc in next 3 sts

sc in next 3 chs

sc in next sc.

Repeat from * around.

 

FASTEN OFF, WEAVE IN ENDS.

 

NECK EDGE

ROUND 1: With right side facing, attach yarn in any st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st and each space around, join in first sc. (80 sc)

 

ROUND 2: ch 1, *sl st in next st, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join in first sl st.

 

FASTEN OFF, WEAVE IN ENDS.