Friday 9 September 2016

COWLED PONCHO

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COWLED PONCHO

This poncho has been chosen by my client, and she wanted a cowl as well – so I just asked her if she felt confident in allowing me to add in a cowl to the top of the poncho.. and I am thrilled that she agreed to trying this idea out.

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Inspired by this photo from this pin , here are my pattern notes on the difference I've worked on my cowled poncho.


Materials usedToday I’ve used ~ 275 gms of our lovely Indian Vardhaman Millennium acrylic yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook ;

International yarns :  Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.

Difficulty level : Intermediate Skill level

Stitches used : Using US terminology
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw 

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps.  One sc made.  Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice.  One dc made. 
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Double crochet 4-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 4-tog :   Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 4-tog over 4 sts at https://youtu.be/WjSNi7ithIU

Double crochet 4-tog as a decorative stitch : dc 4-tog :   Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 4-tog all in the same stitch as a decorative stitch at https://youtu.be/_B0-ye0cClU
  
How to add beads : Check this video at https://youtu.be/EcpgMgBox8I

How to work with beads in crochet : Check out this video at https://youtu.be/yanbAnF_pr0


Abbreviations used : Using US terminology
sc : single crochet              dc : Double crochet
ch : chain                            ch-sp : chain space
sp : space                           rep : Repeat
hk : hook                             lp (s) : loop(s)
yo : yarn over                      sl-st : slip stitch  
dc 4-tog : Double crochet 4-together


Instruction information                                        
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.  This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project. 

So before we set off on our new creative journey, let’s take a quick look at what we’re creating here today.
The original pattern for the poncho is a lovely free one from Drops design / Yarn studio. I have tweaked it a bit and added a cowl to the top of the neckline.

So in our pattern, we will start with the cowl bit first.  We will work this up and down in back loops only and then we will work around the base of one side of this cylinder like piece, and start on the poncho, which we will use the pattern given on the Yarn studio pattern sheet.

For this first part, all I’d say is work in back loops only to get the ribbed effect that we’re looking for.  So you can work either with sc or hdc in back loops only.  As you’ve guessed, if we work in hdc, you will get a thicker stitch, which will make it a thicker ribbed look.

We will start with a fsc (Foundation Single crochet) which will make the width of your cowl.  We will work a rectangle that will go around the neck of the person you are making this for.  The width that you want to make it for depends on you.  You can either make it slim, so that it just goes around the neck, or you work it double the neck width, such that it folds over and can be nice and warm around the neck.

How do we calculate how many stitches you are starting with for our cowl part? Take quick look at the pattern sheet for the poncho.  The start stitches there are 95-101-107-113-119-125.  So we need to ensure that we have these stitches at the end of our ribbed cowl as well.

We are working our blo-ribbed cowl from side to side which means that we are working from the top to the bottom of the neck – or rather from the bottom of the chin to the top of the shoulders.  We will be working this as a cylinder.  We will then work around the base of one of these openings, which will be the top of the shoulders for the poncho.  Make sense?
Take a quick look at the diagram below to help understand what we’re working on now.


So to start, you will need to look at the main pattern sheet, and see which size you are making – and depending on the start number for the pattern sheet, that’s the number that you will end with here on our cowl.

Now one major thing that you need to note is that the poncho pattern is worked in rows to start and then you leave a vent and work in rounds later on.  
If you are working this cowl on top, then you will need to work in rounds from the top of the shoulders all the way down.  
So you will need to see how many stitches you need for an easy fit around the shoulders on the first row of your poncho, and then work the pattern in rounds from Round 1 of the poncho as well.

So this means, if we are starting with 95 sts for the main poncho, then we get 95 rows for the cowl.

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Start with as many fsc as you want for the width of your cowl.  Turn.
Note : The number of start stitches does not affect the lower part of the poncho.  You need to decide if you want it long or short – long meaning it will fold over, which is what I’ve made.  So if you’re making it short, you will make it one neck length (i.e the length from the base of your chin to the top of the shoulders or base of neck) and if you want this long, then you will make double this measure.

Row 1 : sc in the 1st fsc ; sc blo in the next fsc and in each fsc till the end.  Turn.

Row 2 : sc in the 1st sc ; sc blo in the next sc and in each sc till the end.  Turn.

Now here’s where you will need to figure out how many repeat rows you need.  We refer to our pattern sheet for the poncho and sees that the start numbers there are 95-101-107-113-119-125. 
So say you are working say a start of 95 stitches for your poncho, then you will work 93 more rows for the cowl. 
If you are working with a start of 101, then you will work 99 more rows for our cowl. Get it? 

At the end of the cowl rectangle, you should have the same number of rows as the start number of stitches for your poncho

Row 3 – 95 / 101 / 107 / 113 / 119 / 125 : Rep Row 2.

Join your two sides and make a cylinder.  We will now work along one of the ends of our cylinder for the poncho.

As you have worked 95-101-107-113-119-125 rows, you will have the perfect number of stitches for our first row of the poncho.

I have done one row of sc all around, so that we have a neat base to start with.  
So for your first round of the poncho, I suggest you do the same and then carry on with the pattern for the poncho on the link above.
  

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