Striped Crochet Poncho with Fringe

You’ll need:

4 skeins of Ocean Color (00084) Schachenmayr Soft Linen Mix Color yarn (70% viscose, 30% linen; 93m/50g);

8 skeins of the same yarn, but in graphite color (00092);

6 skeins of the same yarn, but in linen color (00006);

5 skeins of the same yarn, but in white color (00002);

6 skeins of the same yarn, but in grey-blue color (00052);

Crochet hook 4,5.

Stitches control: 24 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 264 chain sts with grey-blue yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6th st from the crochet hook for the 1st double crochet, make 66 rows due to the scheme due to the following order of colors: 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 9 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 6 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows = 66 rows.

Right Front

Make 128 chain sts with grey-blue yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6th st from the crochet hook for the 1st double crochet, make 66 rows due to the scheme, starting with the 55th row, make decreases due to the scheme. Colors order: 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 13 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 10 grey-blue rows.

Left Front

Make 128 chain sts with white yarn, insert the crochet hook in the 6th st from the crochet hook for the 1st double crochet, make 66 rows due to the scheme, starting with the 55th row, make decreases due to the scheme. Colors order: 3 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, graphite rows, 11 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 3 rows of Ocean Color, 2 graphite rows, 4 white rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 2 graphite rows, 5 linen rows, 2 graphite rows, 6 rows of Ocean Color.

Assembly

Make shoulder seam, fasten poncho with arches of chain sts due to the scheme with grey-blue yarn. Sew front and back in the 45th row to 21 cm wide “back needle”. For fringe, cut 136 threads of yarn 40 cm long (22 grey-blue, 28 graphite, 28 Ocean Color, 34 linen, 24 white) and make bunches of 2 threads in the arches of chain sts, cut the fringe to 15 cm long.