The Pembina Poncho is a 2-tone poncho with a loose-fitting turtleneck. Colour-blocking is used to separate the textured waffle stitch bottom from the simple top section. This is a beginner-friendly layering pieces that uses double crochet and single crochet and variations of these stitches. This piece is worked in 3 pieces that get seamed at the shoulders at the end: 2 identical panels worked bottom-up, and 1 cowl.
The Pembina Poncho Crochet Kit will be available on Lionbrand.com on Dec 29th.
Gauge swatch information is included in the pattern for the waffle stitch section + the double crochet section, which use different hook sizes.
Sizing
Pattern is written for 4 sizes: S/M (L/XL, 2X/3X, 4X/5X)
Yarn
Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca in Olive & Taupe
Yardage
Colour A (bottom colour) - Olive
4 (4, 4, 5) skeins
665 (745, 800, 860 yds)
Colour B (top colour + cowl) - Taupe
5 (6, 6, 6) skeins
990 (1100, 1155, 1235) yds
Or any similar category 4, medium weight (90% acrylic/10% alpaca) yarn that matches gauge.
Other Materials
Size I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Size H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
2 removable stitch markers or scrap yarn