Hello, my friends, welcome to August. I have a mixed feeling every time when August arrived. Depressed, it’s the end of summer. And excited for fall and winter’s arrival, because there are so many crochet ideas. I can definitely crochet all day as long as I have my hot tea. And not to mention, Christmas is the biggest season of the entire year.

Part of the end of summer crochet projects, I’ve made this easy breezy 1-piece poncho. I used a Skinny Cakes from Caron. It is a #3-light yarn and I found it works very well on this pattern. It made the poncho very lightweight and thin which is the perfect transition before winter.

This poncho is made up of 1 large rectangle with basic crochet stitches. Any beginner can do this.
Video Tutorial
Materials:
- Yarns: Caron – Skinny Cakes (#3 Light) – 727m x2
- Hook: 5mm
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Measuring tape
Abbreviations:
- CH – Chain
- SC – Single Crochet
- DC – Double Crochet
- V-ST – V-Stitch
- ST(S) – Stitch(es)
- CH SP – Chain Space
Sizes:
- Measures 23×55 inches – fits an average adult. But you can easily adjust the CH to make it bigger or smaller.
Gauge:
- 5 rows = 2 inches
- 4 V-STs = 2 inches
Note:
- 3xCH at the beginning of the round does count as a stitch.
- The foundation CH must be in multiple of 3.
- V- ST is 1xDC + 2xCH + 1xDC

Pattern Instructions
Part 1: Starts with a CH of 249
R1: Subtract 1 CH (total 248 CH). Starts on the 2nd CH, SC into the bumps on the back of the CH – total 247 STs.
R2: 3xCH, turn, DC into first ST, skip 2, V-ST (1xDC + 2xCH + 1xDC), skip 2, V-ST
Last ST, 2xDC.
R3: 3xCH, turn, DC into first ST, 3xDC into CH SP all the way until the end of the round.
Last ST, 2xDC into top of CH3.

R4: 3xCH, turn, DC into first ST, skip 2, V-ST (into 2nd DC of the 3), skip 2, V-ST. Repeat all the way until the end of the round.
Last ST, 2xDC into top of CH3.
R5: is the repeat of R3.
***Alternate R2 & R3 for as many times as you like. I stopped after I reached 23 inches.
***Please feel free to add more or make less rows.
Final Round: *Previous round was 3xDC into CH SP.
1xCH, turn, SC into every ST – total 247 STs.
At the end of the round, 1xCH, and cut yarn.
Assembly:

- Fold the panel in half.

- From the midpoint, leave about 14 inches for the head.
- From the marker stitch all the way down, then fasten the tails.
- When stitching, I always insert needle from one panel and out from the other panel. But feel free to use any other methods you like.