Pretty Peaceful Poncho by Susan E. Kennedy

Pretty Peaceful Poncho

Crochet
November 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in double crochet after blocking
5.0 mm (H)
1139 - 1832 yards (1042 - 1675 m)
XS, small, medium, large, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X
US
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Easy to crochet and fun to wear! Make a Pretty Peaceful Poncho for yourself or a friend using Lion Brand Mandala yarn. Watch the video tutorial on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FTufMP2xtA0

Sizes: XS to 4X, using the Craft Yarn Council Standard Woman Size Charts here: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/woman-size. The medium size sample poncho is shown on a model with a 38” (96.5cm) bust circumference. If you are between two sizes, make the larger size.

XS to fit chest size 28” - 30” (71 - 76 cm), finished size 21” by 66” (53 by 168 cm), requires 1,139 yds (1042m) yarn

Small to fit chest size 32” - 34” (81 - 86 cm), finished size 22” by 69” (56 by 175 cm), requires 1,235 yds (1129m) yarn

Medium to fit chest size 36” - 38” (91.5 - 96.5 cm), finished size 23” by 72” (58 by 183 cm), requires 1,333 yds (1219m) yarn

Large to fit chest size 40” - 42” (101.5 - 106.5 cm), finished size 24” by 75” (61 by 190.5 cm), requires 1,484 yds (1357m) yarn

XL to fit chest size 44” - 46” (111.5 - 117 cm), finished size 24” by 78” (61 by 198 cm), requires 1,535 yds (1401m) yarn

2X to fit chest size 48” - 50” (122 - 127 cm), finished size 25” by 82” (63.5 by 208 cm), requires 1,662 yds. (1520m)

3X to fit chest size 52” - 54” (132 - 137 cm), finished size 25” by 85” (63.5 by 216 cm), requires 1,716 yds (1569m) yarn

4X to fit chest size 56” - 58” (142 - 147 cm), finished size 26” by 88” (66 by 223.5 cm), requires 1,832 yds (1675m) yarn

Yarn: dk weight, weight category 3, light

Hook 5 mm (US H)

The sample poncho (medium size) used one bonus bundle of Lion Brand Mandala 100% acrylic yarn in the Golem colorway. 1,181 yards/1,080 m per 300-gram cake. Purchase the yarn on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Cb7hJa

The XS and small, sizes can be made with one bonus bundle or two regular cakes of Lion Brand Mandala yarn (590 yards/540 m in each regular cake). The medium large, XL, 2X, and 3X, sizes can be made with 3 regular cakes of Mandala yarn, two bonus bundles, or one bonus bundle plus one regular cake of Mandala yarn. The 4X size requires just over 3 regular cakes of Mandala yarn.

Gauge: 13.5 sts and 8 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) before blocking; 12 sts and 8 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) after blocking

Terms (US): ch: chain. Yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
slip stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
dc: double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook.

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