Ocean poncho by Barbara Wiel Marin

Ocean poncho

Crochet
May 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in Tunisian simple stitch
8.0 mm (L)
809 - 820 yards (740 - 750 m)
One size
US
English
This pattern is available from etsy.com for €3.00.

Ocean is a top-down tunisian crocheted poncho, worked in the round in a spiral.
It is crocheted in the round, with a double ended tunisian hook, you need therefore two different balls of yarn. The two I’ve used are of the same colour.


SIZE
One size.

FINISHED SIZE
Neck circumference = 60 cm
Lower circumference = 194 cm
Length = 55 cm

SKILL LEVEL
Easy. Basic stitches and minimal shaping

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES
Tunisian crochet
Traditional crochet for beginning chain and crab stitch finishing

HOOK
8 mm double ended tunisian hook
This hook size is a suggestion. Eventually switch to a larger or smaller hook depending on the measurements of your gauge.

YARN
390 g of Rowan hemp tweed (75% wool, 25% hemp), 50 g, 95 m/104 yds. You need two different balls of yarn at the same time.

OTHER MATERIALS
5 stitch markers (4 of one colour for marking the stitch before and after which you have to increase, 1 of a different colour for marking the end of the round)
Wool tapestry needle
Scissors

STITCH GUIDE
Crochet crab stitch
Foundation single crochet stitch
Tunisian full stitch
Tunisian purl slip stitch
Tunisian purl stitch
Tunisian simple stitch
Tunisian twisted simple stitch