NoraLogic PATTERNS

Baby Poncho (2-18-00)

I created this for a friend that was getting ready to have a baby. She remembered something that she had as a child. She didn't crochet and could only go from memory of what it had looked like. Over the phone, she described it to me. I came up with the below pattern and she loved it. Said it was identical to the one she had as a child.

Fits Newborn to 6 months

Materials:
about 9 oz of caron sayelle worsted weight acrylic yarn.
H hook
yarn needle for weaving in ends

ch 60, join with sl st to form ring being careful not to twist chain.

Rnd 1: ch 3 *hdc in next chain. ch 1. repeat from * around. sl st to 2nd ch in beginning ch 3. sl st in ch 1 sp.

Rnd 2: ch 4, (dc, ch 1) in next ch 1 space and in each ch 1 space around. join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 4. sl st to next ch 1 space.

Rnd 3: ch 3, (1dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st. *ch 1 (dc in next ch 1 space, ch 1) 14 times. (2 dc, ch 2 2 dc) in next stitch. Repeat from * 2 more times. Ch 1, dc, ch 1 in next 14 ch 1 spaces. sl st to beg ch 3, sl st to ch 2.

Rnd 4: ch 3, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st. ch 1. dc, ch 1 in all ch 1 spaces. (2 dc, ch 2, 2dc ch 1) in all ch 2 spaces around. sl st to beg ch 3, sl st to ch 2 space.

Rnds 5-30: Repeat Rnd 4.

Rnd 31: Ch 3, (2 dc, 1 sc, 3 dc) in same space. *sl st in next dc ^2 dc in ch 1 space, 1 sl st in next dc.^ repeat from ^ to ^ til you get to next corner. sl st in first dc. skip next dc (3 dc, 1 sc, 3 dc) in ch 2 space. Repeat from * around. sl st to beg ch 3. finish off. weave in ends.

To make the draw string:

start a chain by leaving a 4 inch end. ch 100. finish off leaving a 4 inch end. DO NOT WEAVE IN ENDS.

With right side facing and starting at any corner weave drawstring between hdc on first round.

Make 2 pom poms, 1" in size. use the extra 4 inches on each end of the drawstring to the the center of the pom pom, getting as close to the chain as you can. cut the excess even with the pom pom if needed.