The Baby Poncho Tutorial ~ Part 2

You should be finished your six granny squares from The Baby Poncho Tutorial ~ Part 1.  Now, it's time to piece your baby poncho together, add some trim and a tassel, here we go...

1.  Cut a piece of yarn in the same colour as Row 5 of your granny square, about the length of 2.5 squares and thread it through a darning needle.  Begin with two squares right sides together (your first and last stitch should be in one of the 2 chains that make the corner).

 

2.  Feed your needle through the front loops of the chains on each side, continue until the end, break off.  

 

3.   Your seam should look like this.

 

4.  Your blocks should be sewn together in this pattern.

 

5.  Beginning at back left shoulder seam, attach yarn with a slip stitch into third stitch from seam, chain three.

 

6.  Decrease evenly over the next four stitches(two stitches on each side of seam).

 

7.  Double crochet to front neck and decrease over four stitches evenly at seam.

 

8.  Double crochet to right neck seam and repeat steps 6 & 7 until you reach beginning, slip stitch into third chain at start, chain three.

 

9.  At shoulder seam decrease evenly over the next two stitches, continue in double crochet until two stitches before front seam.

10.  Decrease evenly over four stitches at front neck.

 

11.  Continue in double crochet and decrease two stitches at right shoulder and four stitches at back neck until you reach the beginning, slip stitch into top of chain 3 and break off yarn.

12.  Now, it's time for the bottom trim...starting at back left...attach new colour with slip stitch, chain three, double crochet in top of each stitch from edge being careful at seams to make sure you are working the stitches evenly.

 

13.  When you reach the back corner, make five double crochet into corner, continue around in double crochet until you reach the front corner and make five double crochets into that as well.

 

14.  Continue the edge in double crochet to the beginning and join with a slip stitch into third chain of beginning, break off.  The trim in DONE!

15.  TASSLE TIME...finishing touches are so much fun:)  Chain 60 +/- (you may decided to make your tassle shorter or longer)in the same colour as bottom edge, weave cord through every second double crochet starting at front, make sure your cord is a good length and break off.

 

16.  To add the tassle to the cord, cut 8 pieces of yarn 5-6inches in length, using the crochet hook pull the 8 pieces of yarn through the first chain of cord to make a loop, carefully pull all ends through the loop at once(including the tail of the cord), pull tightly and trim ends straight across the bottom of the tassle.  Repeat on other end of cord to make the second tassle.

 

17.  To finish everything off weave in all the ends, block and lay flat to dry...YOU'RE DONE...go find an adorable little baby and make them look even cuter with their new poncho.  

 

Phewf!  That took a while to complete.  If you are looking for a detailed  baby poncho pattern I will have a PDF available soon for download.  Check back soon.

Happy Poncho Making:)

 

Comments

[The Woollen Hippy]

Your poncho is beautiful. I love the colour combo! You are welcome:)

[Chane']

thanks for this awesome tutorial! This is how minw turned out:
http://chane-oddoneout.blogspot.com/

[Chane']

thanks for this awesome tutorial! this is how mine turned out:
http://chane-oddoneout.blogspot.com/2013/06/project-day-1-crochet-poncho.html

[The Woollen Hippy]

Sorry Corinna I've just gotten your message. Photo 4 shows all the seams sewn together but the last one. If you fold the arrangement in half so it's equal on both sides (3 squares on each in a vee shape) you will be able to see where the last seam is and sew that together. Because this pattern is the same on both sides it's up to you to choose which seam is the left shoulder. I hope that has helped. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

[Corinna]

I am stuck. I have the squares sewn together, as in #4. I dont understand where I would find the left shoulder seam. I am so bummed as I wanted to complete this for easter and I only have a short time...can anyone help? Also when do you join the 6th square to the first one?

[The Woollen Hippy]

I think extra rounds would be fine. I have a picture of a large poncho I made for my niece in this post

http://thewoollenhippy.typepad.com/blog/2011/04/the-springy-update.html

I added more rounds to my squares and also more rows around the neck to give it more length. Hope that helps:)

[Natalie]

Super cute! I would like to make a poncho like this for my 3 year old daughter. I have about 16 oz of super soft, fuzzy, bulky weight yarn. I'm thinking an N hook would work, but do you think I'd need extra squares or just extra rounds to make it big enough? I've never made a poncho before. =)

[the woollen hippy]

Thank you for the nice comment Donna. Happy to hear you completed a poncho!

[Donna]

I found your pattern through Pinterest and just completed my first poncho. It came out so cute. Thank you for taking the time to write it all out!