z. Round Poncho, Overlay Crochet – Free Pattern, Part 1

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:

• for advanced crocheters or those who are familiar with overlay crochet.
• you can use whatever colours you like.  I have shown and labelled most of the colours I used.
• 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:

 

 

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Pattern for Overlay Crochet Round Poncho

Work with 4mm hook

R0/white (B): 64 sts (I started with chainless foundation sc.  You can also just start with 64 chains, the normal way.)  Join and work in the round.

R1/white (B): 64dc.
(Tip: use needle join or invisible join to end each row)

 

R2/light pink (C): {start 64 sts ==> end 96 sts}

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

 

R5/white (B): {128 ==> 128}

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/dark 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 1st, 4sc, 3ch, 3sl st above dk.red tr from R18, 3ch, skip 3st 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/dark 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 8st] 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 1st, 2sc, 1dtr (into lt blue st of R41, directly below apex of zig-zag; hook goes below chain-strand), skip 1st on prev.row, 1dtr (into lt blue st of R42,  directly below next apex of the zig-zag; hook goes beneath chain-strand), skip 2st on prev row, 2sc, 1dc (around chain-strand), skip 1st] x 28

 

R45/dark 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

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Footnote: This is my first full fledged tutorial with all the steps.  There is a possibility that there might be some errors or lack of clarity here and there despite my best efforts.  Please leave a comment below if you detect any typos, errors, or you just want to have a say.  Thanks!