A generous, easy to wear poncho created by making two large rectangles, with shaping for shoulders, which are then joined at the shoulder seams. A neck border is added at the end, worked in rounds. I used a dk/light worsted yarn in a variegated colour which gives a striped effect. Each panel is worked using treble (US double) crochet, sometimes as ‘usual’, sometimes grouped as V-stitches, sometimes joined together. The pattern is a 2-row repeat, so it can be easily adjusted to be longer than the one I’ve made if you wish. The pattern is written in English and uses UK terms.

Moorland Poncho - Materials
Yarn: 5 x Hayfield Spirit DK (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool ) 100g/345m in shade 0415 Autumn
Hook: 4mm
Stitch markers

Moorland Poncho - Dimensions
Finished size: 32 inches wide, 28 inches from shoulder seam to bottom edge
Gauge: 7 rows and 4 V-stitches to 4 inches over pattern as written

Moorland Poncho- Abbreviations (UK Terms)
Ch - chain
Dc - double crochet
Dc3tog - decrease by working 3 dc, omitting the final stage of each stitch so that the last loop remains on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all of the loops on the hook.
Extdc - extended double crochet. Insert the hook, yarn over and pull through the base stitch (2 loops on hook). Chain 1, then yarn over and pull through both loops.
Miss - miss (skip) the next st(sts) eg miss 3sts
Slst - slip stitch
Sp - space eg ch1-sp
st(s) - stitch(es)
Tr - treble crochet
Tr3tog - decrease by working 3 tr, omitting the final stage of each stitch so that the last loop remains on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all of the loops on the hook.

Vst - V stitch as follows: (2tr, ch1, 2tr) all worked into the same base stitch

RS - right side
WS - wrong side

Moorland Poncho- Pattern Notes

The poncho is made of two pieces - a back and a front, each made in the same way.
The back and front pieces are joined at the shoulder seam.
Work is turned at the end of each row.
The neck edge is worked in rounds.
Instructions in brackets are worked the number of times specified eg x3
Instructions marked by asterisks are repeated the number of times specified