Gentle Ripples Poncho: Dot Matthews (bythehook)

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Gentle Ripples Poncho
© 4/9/05 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, up to 2x

Gauge is approximate: 13 sc measured at end of round 4 = 4"; 1 arch measured from the top of the V stitch to the bottom of the 7 dc's = 2"; 1 arch measured from sc to sc = 3". Your gauge my not be exactly the same as mine because I may have stretched mine more or less then you.

Materials: K hook, 3 6 oz skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn (approximately 700 yds), blunt needle, scissors

TIP: I used 2 full 6 oz skeins and a small amount from a third for the neck edging, you will have a lot of the 3rd skein left over.

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

Crossed Bar Stitch - yo, insert hook in st or sp indicated, pull up a loop (3 loops
on hook), yo insert hook in next st or sp indicated, pull up a loop (5 loops on
hook), yo draw thru all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 - crossed bar stitch made.

Double Treble – wrap yarn around hook 3 times, insert hook in designated stitch or
space, pull yarn through stitch or space, 5 loops on hook, (yo, pull yarn through 2 loops) 4 times.

Picot – chain 3, slip stitch in first chain.

V stitch – double crochet, chain 2, double crochet all in same stitch.

Abbreviations used:
beg – beginning
cbs – crossed bar stitch
ch – chain
ch-# – chain, followed by a dash, followed by a number, refers to a chain made in
previous round. Example ch-5 refers to a chain of 5 sts.
dc – double crochet
dcs – double crochets
dtr – double treble
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
sps - spaces
st – stitch
sts – stitches

INSTRUCTIONS

ROUND 1 : ch 78, join with sl st to form a ring. Be careful not to twist ch. 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. (39 scs and 39 ch-1 spaces)

ROUND 2: sl st in next ch 1 sp, ch 2, CBS in spaces around. Join in first sp. (39 cbs)

TIP: CBS - yo, insert hook in st or sp indicated, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yo insert hook in next st or sp indicated, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), yo draw thru all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 - crossed bar stitch made.

ROUND 3: ch 7 (counts as 1 dtr & 2 ch), *dtr in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around.
Join in 5th ch of beg ch. (39 dtr)

ROUND 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, *1 sc in next dtr, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (156 sc)

ROUND 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 2 sts, ch 4, sk next 3 sts, *sc in next 3 sts, ch 4, sk next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch-4 spaces)

ROUND 6: sl st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same st, sk next sc, 7 sc in ch-4 sp, *sk next sc, sc in next st, sk next sc, 7 sc in next ch-4 sp. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (208 sc)

ROUND 7: ch 1, sc in same st as join,
*ch 2, sk next st, dc in next st,
ch 2, sk next st, V st in next st,
ch 2, sk next st, dc in next st,
ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st.
Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (130 ch-2 sps)

TIP: V st – dc, ch 2, dc all in the same st.

ROUND 8: sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in next dc, sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in ch-2 sp of V st, *3 sc in ch-2 sp of V st, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch-5 sps)

TIP: place a marker in first sc of round to mark beginning of round.

ROUND 9: sl st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same st, 7 dc in next ch-5 sp, *sk next sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, 7 dc in next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (182 dcs)

ROUNDS 10 thru 24: repeat rounds 7, 8, and 9 5 times.

ROUND 25: Repeat round 7.

ROUND 26: ch 1, sc in same st as join, (ch 1, sc in next sp) twice, *ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next sp, (ch 1, sc in next sp) 4 times. Repeat from * around, end with ch 1, join in first sc.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

NECK EDGE
With right side of poncho facing, attach yarn in any ch-1 space on neck edge.

ROUND 1: ch 2, cbs in ea sp around. Join in first ch-1 sp of round.

ROUND 2: ch 1, TURN, sc in same sp as join, ch 3, sl st in first ch (picot made), *sc in next sp, picot. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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