Crochet Child's Poncho | Fashion

I made these for my two nieces who are 10 and 4 years old. It’s a really easy pattern with a granny square type repetition. I modified this pattern from Hook, Yarn, and Needles the Old Stuff. The link is no longer working.

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Materials: I used 4 skeins of Red Heart Boutique Treasure in Spectrum (151 yards a skein x 4 = 604 yards)

Size H 5mm Crochet Hook

Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

To watch a video tutorial on how to work hdc foundation click here.

Finished measurements for the two that I made are as follows: For my 10-year-old niece: 19″ from the front top down to the front bottom corner and 27″ for one side of the “square”.

For my 4-year-old niece: 13″ from the front top down to the front bottom corner and 20″ for one side of the “square”.

Instructions.

Row 1: Work 84 hdc foundation and join to first hdc to form a ring making sure not to twist the foundation

Row 2: ch 3, dc in same stitch and each remaining stitch around, sl st to top of ch 3

Row 3: ch 1, sc in same stitch and each remaining stitch around, sl st to first sc

Row 4: ch 3, dc in next 2 stitches, *ch 2, skip 2 stitches, dc in next 3 stitches, (ch 1, skip next stitch, dc in next 3 stitches 4 times), repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, skip 2 stitches, (ch 1, skip next stitch, dc in next 3 stitches 3 times), ch 1, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

Row 5: ch 3, 2 dc around ch 3 into the last chain 2 space from previous round, *ch 1, 3 dc in each ch 1 space, 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc in each ch 2 space, repeat from * around sl st to top of beginning ch 3

Repeat row 5 until desired length, fasten off and weave in all ends

If you want to add fringe: wrap yarn around something that is about 4 inches wide 5 times, cut bottom and attach to bottom round of poncho

Pattern for 4-year-old:

Row 1: Work 68 hdc foundation chain and join to first hdc to form a ring making sure not to twist the foundation

Row 2: ch 3, dc in same stitch and each remaining stitch around, sl st to top of ch 3

Row 3: ch 1, sc in same stitch and each remaining stitch around, sl st to first sc

Row 4: ch 3, dc in next 2 stitches, *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, dc in next 3 stitches, three times, ch 2, skip 2 stitches, dc in next three stitches, repeat from * ending with a ch 2 then sl st to top of first ch 3

Row 5: ch 3, 2 dc around ch 3 into the last chain 2 space from previous round, *ch 1, 3 dc in each ch 1 space, 3 dc ch 2 3 dc in each ch 2 space, repeat from * around sl st to top of beginning ch 3

Keep repeating row 5 until desired length.

*Notes: I can fit both of these ponchos over my head, the smaller one is a bit confining for my taste but is not too tight so if you want to make it bigger you would just continue the rows until the length was good. I personally would go with a bit bigger size around the neck.

My beautiful nice wearing her big sister's poncho.

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*01 January 2018 – A satisfied customer shared a photo of their custom-made creation!