Poncho I

PATONS TOTEM, DOUBLE KNIT or BARONESS BRI- NYLON Poncho: 37 balls Fringe: 7 balls Length at shortest point (excluding fringe): 16 ins. HOOK—Milwards "Disc" 4 M/M (No. 8) TENSION—2 patterns and 4 rows to 1¼ inches. Check your tension. Milwards "Disc" Crochet Hook 5 M/M (No. 6) for fringe. ABBREVIATIONS—st. = any stitch. "Cluster" = (y.o.h. and draw up a loop in next st., y.o.h. and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times, y.o.h. and draw through all 4 loops on hook, 1 ch. to fasten.

PONCHO Using 4 M/M (No. 8) Hook, make 132 chain, join with a sl. st. to form ring. 1st round—5 ch., 3 tr. in same ch. as sl.st., *(2 ch., miss 2 ch., 1 tr. in each of next 3 ch.) 6 times, 2 ch., miss 2 ch., (3 tr., 2 ch., 3 tr.) in next ch. (corner) *, rep. from * to * twice, (2 ch., miss 2 ch., 1 tr. in each of next 3 ch.) 6 times, 2 ch., miss 2 ch., 2 tr. in same ch. as sl.st., sl.st. in 3rd ch. of 5 ch. loop. 2nd round—Sl.st. in 2 ch. sp., 5 ch., 3 tr. in corner sp., * (2 ch., 3 tr.) in each 2 ch. sp. to corner sp., 2 ch., (3 tr., 2 ch., 3 tr.) in corner sp. *, rep. from * to * twice, (2 ch., 3 tr.) in each 2 ch. sp. to corner sp., 2 tr. in corner sp., sl.st. in 3rd ch. of 5 ch. loop. Rep. 2nd round 35 times. Fasten off.

MOTIFS (Make 48). Using 4 M/M (No. 8) Hook, make 6 chain, join with a sl.st. to form ring. 1st round—(5 ch., 1 d.c. in ring) 4 times. 2nd round—Sl.st. in 5 ch. loop, 3 ch., (y.o.h., draw up a loop in same ch. loop, y.o.h. and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice, y.o.h. and draw through all 3 loops on hook, 2 ch., "Cluster" in same 5 ch. loop, 3 ch., ("Cluster", 2 ch., "Cluster", 3 ch.) in each 5 ch. loop, sl.st. in 3rd ch. at beg. of round. 3rd round—Sl.st. to 2 ch. sp., sl.st. in sp., 3 ch., 2 tr. in 2 ch. sp., * 2 ch., (3 tr., 3 ch., 3 tr.) in 3 ch. loop, 2 ch., 3 tr. in 2 ch. sp. *, rep. from * to * twice, 2 ch., (3 tr., 3 ch., 3 tr.) in 3 ch. loop, 2 ch., sl.st. in 3rd ch. at beg of round. 4th round—Sl.st. to 2 ch. sp., sl.st. in sp., 3 ch., 2 tr. in 2 ch. sp., * 2 ch., (3 tr., 3 ch., 3 tr.) in 3 ch. loop, (2 ch., 3 tr. in 2 ch. sp.) twice *, rep. from * to * twice, 2 ch., (3 tr., 3 ch., 3 tr.) in 3 ch. loop, 2 ch., 3 tr. in 2 ch. sp., 2 ch., sl.st. in 3rd ch. at beg. of round. Fasten off. Using a flat seam, sew motifs in position around lower edge of Poncho.

NECKBAND Using 4 M/M (No. 8) Hook, work 2 rounds tr. around neck, missing 3 sts. at each corner in each round. Fasten off.

FRINGE Wind yarn round a piece of cardboard 4 ins. wide and cut along one side. Wrong side facing, using 4 strands of yarn and 5 M/M (No. 6) Hook, fold yarn in half and draw loop through a st. on lower edge, pull ends through and tighten. Rep. around lower edge.