Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

SPARKLE PONCHO

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Widtha:103cm/ 40in
Lengthb: 58cm / 22in

NOTES

ThePonchois workedintworectanglepieces,

whichareseamedtogetheralongthetopand

sidesleavingopeningsfortheneckandarms.

Onesizefitsall,howeveryoucanchangethe

lengthofthePonchoby working more or less

rowsoneachPanel.

PONCHO

FRONT/ BACKPANELMAKE 2 

Usinga 4mmhookandCapri,ch206.

Row1 (RS)Trinsixthchfromhook(skippedch

countas[tr,skip1 ch,ch1]),(skip1 ch,ch1,tr in

nextst)toend,turn.[102tr, 101 ch-1sps]

Row2 (WS)Ch3(countsastr throughout),skip

firstch-1sp,dtrinnextch-1sp,dtrinskipped

ch-1sp(workingbehindthepreviousdtr),*dtr

innextemptych-1sp,dtrinprevious(already

worked)ch-1spworkingbehindexisting dtr;

repfrom* tolastst,tr inlastst,turn.

[100pairsofcrosseddtr,2 tr]

Row 3 Ch3,tr instatbase of ch-3, tr in each st

across,turn.[203tr]

Row 4 Ch3,skip2 sts,dtrinnextst,dtrinfirst

skippedst,*skipnextst,dtrinnextst,dtrin

(alreadyworked)stbeforeskippedst;repfrom

* to final st, tr in final st, turn. [100 pairs of

crossedtr,2 tr]

Row 5 Ch4(countsastr,ch1)tr infirstdtr,(ch1,

skip1 st,tr in next st) to end, turn. [102 tr, 101

ch-1sps]

RepeatRows2-5untilPanelmeasures 58cm,

endingona Row3 repeat.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

TOMAKEUP

AlignrectanglesRStogetherandsewtogether

acrossthefinalrow,leavinga centralgapof

approx23cmfortheneckopening.Sewdown

bothsides,leavinga gapofapprox28cmat the

toponeachsideforthearmopenings.

Weave in any remaining ends.

Yourfriendswon’tbelieveyoumadethis

stunningponcho,butwhattheyreally

wouldn’tbelieveis howeasyit is.Sequin

yarnself-embellishesasyouwork,while

the rectangular shape is deceptively easy.

YOUWILLNEED
QKingColeGalaxyDK(65%acrylic,
31%wool,4%soft payette,
50g/175m)
10 ballsofCapri(3255)
QA 4mm(USG/6)hook
QStitchmarkers
Foryarnstockistscontact
Deramores 01733777345
http://www.deramores.com

TENSION
10 stsover8 rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)overstitchpattern
usinga 4mmhook,orsizeneeded
toobtaincorrecttension

MEASUREMENTS
103x58cm(40x22in)

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

b

a

DK

WEIGHT

4MM

HOOK

EASY

PEASY

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Thesimpleconstruction

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