The Starlight Poncho

Yarn:

• Loops & Threads Impeccable, Worsted Weight (#4), 100% acrylic, [285 yd (260 m) / 127.5 g per skein]

• Color: Apricot

• Amount: (1,140 yd / 1,042 m), (1,300 / 1,190 m), (1,450 / 1,325m)

Crochet Hooks: US J/10 (6.0mm) and US 7 (4.5mm) 

Notions:

• Yarn needle 

• Scissors

• Stitch Marker

• Measuring tape

​​Abbreviations

• ch – chain

• ch-sp(s) – chain space(s)

• dc – double crochet

• hdc – half double crochet

• Rep – repeat

• RS – right side

• sc – single crochet

• sk – skip stitch

• st(s) – stitch(es)

• WS – wrong side

• YO – yarn over

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Special Stitches

Flat Slip Stitch

Insert hook from top to bottom through the edge stitch of the first panel, then from top to bottom through the corresponding stitch on the opposite panel; yarn over and pull through all the loops on hook. 

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Foundation Single Crochet 

Ch 2, insert hook into second ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), *YO, pull through one loop (this forms the chain), YO, pull through both loops on hook (this completes the first single crochet), insert hook into the chain, YO, pull up a loop**; repeat from * to ** until you have the desired number of stitches. 

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Puff Stitch (ps)

Always worked on the wrong side of your work. All loops will be worked into the same stitch.

[Insert hook into indicated st, YO, pull up a long loop] 4 times (8 loops on hook), YO, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1 to close stitch. 

Star Stitch

This stitch consists of two rows. 

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Row 1 

First Start Stitch:

Ch 3, insert hook into second ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook into next ch, YO, pull up a loop, [Insert hook into next st, YO, pull up a loop] 3 times (6 loops on hook), YO, pull through all 6 loops, ch 1 to close stitch — this creates the “eye.”

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Remaining Star Stitches

Insert hook into eye of the previous star stitch, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook between the left legs of previous star stitch, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook into same base stitch as previous star stitch, YO, pull up a loop, [insert hook into next st, YO, pull up a loop] twice. (6 loops on hook), YO, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1 to close stitch.

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Star stitches will repeat across until one st remains, hdc in the last st, turn.

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Row 2

Ch 1, hdc into first st, 2 hdc in each eye across to last st, hdc in last st. 

Helpful Videos

• Foundation Single Crochet (start at 1:18 minute mark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elIXgLBiCU0 

• Puff Stitch (start at step 8): https://nordichook.com/aligned-puff-stitch/

• Star Stitch: https://nordichook.com/star-stitch/

• Flat Slip Stitch for seaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SkpizU_0E (start at minute 6:20)