Both of these designs are made holding 3 strands of superwash sock yarns held together. I used all the leftover remnant balls I had in blues, lavenders, pinks, creams and aquas for these 2 projects. The brands I had on hand were Regia, Cool Wool, Phydlbitz and Opal. It really doesn’t matter what brands or colors/colorways you use, as long as they are all the same weight/thickness and are all superwash.

The fun part of these projects is being able to drop one stand and replace it with another strand of a different color or colorway. The possibilities for color effects are only limited by your remnants on hand and which 3 you decide to hold together at any given time.

The finished pieces feel soft and comfy, and will be a pleasure to wear when the weather cools.

PONCHO
EXPERIENCE/SKILL LEVEL - Easy/Beginner

MATERIALS
A variety of superwash sock yarns in compatible colors (remnants are perfect for this)
Size J-10 crochet hook
Measuring tape or ruler
Scissors
Yarn needle

SIZES XS, S, M, L

TO FIT BUST MEASUREMENT 28”, 32”, 36”, 40”
AROUND SHOULDERS 36”, 40”, 44”, 48”
EACH PANEL WIDTH 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”
EACH PANEL LENGTH 27”, 28”, 30”, 31”

STITCHES USED
chain, double crochet & slip stitch

NOTES
This poncho is made in 2 separate but identically sized/shaped panels. You will always be working with 3 strands of yarn held together, but can change a strand at any time to add a different dimension to the color of the project. I divided all my remnant sock yarn balls into 2 equal portions, 1 for each panel. Then, I worked them in similarly sized and colored striped sections. You might choose to change your colors at random, without any planning at all, and that would make a very beautiful look.

SLOUCHY BERET
EXPERIENCE/SKILL LEVEL - Intermediate; you should already be able to make front post and back post double crochet stitches, as well as double crochet decreases, before starting to work on this design.

MATERIALS
A variety of superwash sock yarns in compatible colors (remnant balls are perfect for this)
Sizes I-9 & J-10 crochet hook
Measuring tape or ruler
Scissors
Yarn needle

SIZE
One size; measures 19 inches around 1x1 ribbing, unstretched (will stretch to accommodate up to 24 inches around at that point). There is plenty of room inside the beret for long hair to be tucked up inside, if desired.

STITCHES USED
chain, double crochet, front post double crochet, back post double crochet, slip stitch

GAUGE
With J hook on body of beret: 13 stitches by 7 rows = 4 inches in double crochet (regular or fpdc).

With I hook on ribbed cuff of beret: 6 post stitches by 5 rows = 2 inches.