Welcome to the Crochet With Us Fall Poncho CAL Part 4!

For Part 3 please visit Rhondda’s post: Crochet With Us – Fall Poncho CAL – Part 3, at Oombawka Design Crochet

If you haven’t started the CAL yet or don’t know anything about it, you can find a lot of helpful information in the Introduction Post. In the Introduction post, you will find information about the yarn options, hook sizes, finished project sizes, yarn yardages, and updated links to all parts of the CAL. After each part is published online, the link will be added to the Introduction Post, on a post by post basis.

Here’s how to participate in this CAL:

Add this CAL to your Ravelry Queue
Join the Crochet With Us! Ravelry group for assistance with the CAL and to share your progress
Join the Crochet With Us Group on Facebook for assistance with the CAL – it is a lovely group filled with helpful and caring Crocheters who are happy to help each other.
Share your progress on Instagram using #CWUPonchoCAL2015

Yarn Colors and Hook:

This post will show the poncho using Knit Picks Gloss DK and a 5.0 mm (H) hook. Colors used are as follows:

Row 1-5: Seaspray
Row 6-9: Cream
Row 10-15: Robot
Row 16-23: Seaspray

Option 1: Worsted Weight (Red Heart Soft) – 6.0 mm (J). Instructions are for Child Size 6.
Option 2: DK Weight (Knit Picks Gloss) – 5.0 mm (H). Instructions are for Child Size 4.

Abbreviations:

beg – beginning
ch – chain
RS – right side
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
sk – skip
t-ch – turning chain
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
(Option 1 Stitch Count, Option 2 Stitch Count) – end of row stitch counts

Tutorials:

Moss Stitch – this is a full photo tutorial for the moss stitch that will be used in this week’s part of the crochet-along.

Notes:

Colors are changed in the last yarn over.
the ch-1 at the end of each row (the turning chain) counts as a stitch

Instructions:

Row 16: Sk first st, *hdc in the next st, sl st in the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 17: Sk first st, *sl st into the next st, hdc into the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, working the last st into the t-ch, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 18: Sk first st, *hdc in the next st, sl st in the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, working the last st into the t-ch, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 19: Sk first st, *sl st into the next st, hdc into the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, working the last st into the t-ch. Ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 20: Sk first st, *hdc in the next st, sl st in the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, working the last st into the t-ch, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 21: Sk first st, *sl st into the next st, hdc into the next st** Repeat from * to ** across, working the last st into the t-ch, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 22: 1 sc in each st across, working the last st into the t-ch, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)
Row 23: 1 sc in each st across, changing color on the last yarn over of the last st, ch 1, turn. (33, 43)

If you are making Option 1, your piece will measure 11.5″ wide and approximately 6″ in height after Row 23.
If you are making Option 2, your piece will measure 10.5″ wide and approximately 5.25″ in height after Row 23.