Serena by DROPS Design
Crocheted poncho in DROPS Nepal. The piece is worked with crochet squares, lace pattern and stripes. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 195-35
DROPS Design: Pattern no ne-281
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S/M – L/XL – XXL/XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
450-500-550 g colour 517, medium grey
150-150-150 g colour 501, grey
100-100-100 g colour 506, dark grey
CROCHET TENSION:
13 treble crochets in width and 8 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.
1 crochet square measures approx. 40-44-48 x 40-44-48 cm.
CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 5.5 MM.
Hook size is only a guide. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.
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DROPS Design: Pattern no ne-281
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S/M – L/XL – XXL/XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
450-500-550 g colour 517, medium grey
150-150-150 g colour 501, grey
100-100-100 g colour 506, dark grey
CROCHET TENSION:
13 treble crochets in width and 8 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.
1 crochet square measures approx. 40-44-48 x 40-44-48 cm.
CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 5.5 MM.
Hook size is only a guide. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.
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Alternative Yarn – See how to change yarns here
Yarn Groups A to F – Use the same pattern and change the yarn here
Yarn usage using an alternative yarn – Use our yarn converter here
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NOTE: This pattern is written in British English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from cm to inches - click here.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3.
STRIPES-1 (for crochet squares back and front):
Chain-stitch ring at beginning of square + ROUNDS 1-2: medium grey.
ROUNDS 3-4: dark grey
ROUNDS 5-6: grey
ROUND 7: medium grey
ROUND 8: dark grey
ROUND 9: medium grey
ROUND 10: grey
ROUND 11: medium grey
ROUND 12: grey
ROUND 13: dark grey
ROUND 14: medium grey
ROUND 15: grey
Size S/M is now finished, for sizes L/XL and XXL/XXXL continue with medium grey.
STRIPES-2 (for bottom edge):
ROUND 1: medium grey
ROUND 2: dark grey
ROUND 3: medium grey
ROUND 4: medium grey
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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PONCHO - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
4 crochet squares are worked and sewn together: 2 single-coloured squares and 2 striped squares. An edge is worked at the bottom of the poncho and a neck at the top.
CROCHET SQUARE:
Work 4 chain stitches with hook size 5.5 mm and medium grey. Form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch. Work STRIPES-1- read description above and pattern in the round as follows: Work A.1a – start at arrow - (shows how the rounds start and finish), A.1b a total of 4 times on the round. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION! When the crochet square has been completed, it measures approx. 40 x 40 cm. Size S/M is now finished. For sizes L/XL and XXL/XXXL continue as follows: Work A.2a (shows how the rounds start and finish), * A.2b until there is 1 chain stitch left before the corner. A.2c (= corner) *, work from *-* a total of 4 times on the round, then work A.2b to the end of the round. When you have worked 1 round, size L/XL is finished and the square measures approx. 44 x 44 cm. For size XXL/XXXL work the last round in the diagrams. When the last round has been worked the square measures approx. 48 x 48 cm.
Work 1 more square in the same way = 2 crochet squares.
Now work 2 single-coloured squares in the same way using medium grey. You have now worked a total of 4 crochet squares.
ASSEMBLY:
Lay the crochet squares out as shown in the illustration – see below beside the diagrams and sketch.
1 = crochet square with stripes; 2 = single-coloured square.
Work the squares together through both layers from the wrong side as follows: 1 double crochet around chain-space in corner, * work 3 chain stitches, skip 3 treble crochets, 1 double crochet around the next chain stitch *, work from *-* along the whole side and finish with 1 double crochet in the next corner. Work the other squares together in the same way. Then finally work together the side marked with a star in the illustration.
BOTTOM EDGE:
Now work the bottom edge as follows:
Start with medium grey in the transition between a single-coloured and a striped square – see black spot on sketch, work STRIPES-2 and pattern in the round as follows: Work A.3a (shows how the rounds start and finish), work A.3b as far as the corner mid front, A.3c around the chain-space in the corner, work A.3b as far as the next corner mid back, A.3c and A.3b to the start of the round. Continue in the round like this until A.3a - A.3c have been completed in height. Cut and fasten the strand.
NECK:
The whole neck is worked with medium grey.
Start with medium grey in the chain-space in the corner of the middle crochet square (= mid back), work A.3a (shows how the rounds start and finish), work A.3b around the same chain-space in the corner, * skip the chain-space in the corner of the next square, work A.3b as far as the next corner, skip the chain-space in the corner, work A.3b around the chain-space in the crochet square mid front *, work from *-* 1 more time on the round, but finish as shown in A.3a. When A.3a and A.3b have been completed in height, repeat the last 4 rounds 2 more times (= a total of 3 times in height). Cut and fasten the strand.
Make a twisted cord as follows:
TWISTED CORD AND TASSELS
Cut 4 strands dark grey, 5 metres in length. Twist them together until they begin to resist, fold them double and they will continue to twist. Tie a knot in each end so that the cord stays twisted. Thread the cord up and down through Round 3 on the neck; start and finish mid front.
Make 1 tassel in each end of the cord:
1 tassel = Cut 11 strands dark grey, 24 cm in length. Thread them through the end of the cord and fold them so that all the ends are together (= 24 strand-ends). Cut one more strand, 20 cm in length and wind it around the strands, approx. 1 cm down from the fold and tie a knot. Trim the strands so that they are even at the bottom. Make 1 more tassel in the same way for the other end of the cord.
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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3.
STRIPES-1 (for crochet squares back and front):
Chain-stitch ring at beginning of square + ROUNDS 1-2: medium grey.
ROUNDS 3-4: dark grey
ROUNDS 5-6: grey
ROUND 7: medium grey
ROUND 8: dark grey
ROUND 9: medium grey
ROUND 10: grey
ROUND 11: medium grey
ROUND 12: grey
ROUND 13: dark grey
ROUND 14: medium grey
ROUND 15: grey
Size S/M is now finished, for sizes L/XL and XXL/XXXL continue with medium grey.
STRIPES-2 (for bottom edge):
ROUND 1: medium grey
ROUND 2: dark grey
ROUND 3: medium grey
ROUND 4: medium grey
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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PONCHO - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
4 crochet squares are worked and sewn together: 2 single-coloured squares and 2 striped squares. An edge is worked at the bottom of the poncho and a neck at the top.
CROCHET SQUARE:
Work 4 chain stitches with hook size 5.5 mm and medium grey. Form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch. Work STRIPES-1- read description above and pattern in the round as follows: Work A.1a – start at arrow - (shows how the rounds start and finish), A.1b a total of 4 times on the round. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION! When the crochet square has been completed, it measures approx. 40 x 40 cm. Size S/M is now finished. For sizes L/XL and XXL/XXXL continue as follows: Work A.2a (shows how the rounds start and finish), * A.2b until there is 1 chain stitch left before the corner. A.2c (= corner) *, work from *-* a total of 4 times on the round, then work A.2b to the end of the round. When you have worked 1 round, size L/XL is finished and the square measures approx. 44 x 44 cm. For size XXL/XXXL work the last round in the diagrams. When the last round has been worked the square measures approx. 48 x 48 cm.
Work 1 more square in the same way = 2 crochet squares.
Now work 2 single-coloured squares in the same way using medium grey. You have now worked a total of 4 crochet squares.
ASSEMBLY:
Lay the crochet squares out as shown in the illustration – see below beside the diagrams and sketch.
1 = crochet square with stripes; 2 = single-coloured square.
Work the squares together through both layers from the wrong side as follows: 1 double crochet around chain-space in corner, * work 3 chain stitches, skip 3 treble crochets, 1 double crochet around the next chain stitch *, work from *-* along the whole side and finish with 1 double crochet in the next corner. Work the other squares together in the same way. Then finally work together the side marked with a star in the illustration.
BOTTOM EDGE:
Now work the bottom edge as follows:
Start with medium grey in the transition between a single-coloured and a striped square – see black spot on sketch, work STRIPES-2 and pattern in the round as follows: Work A.3a (shows how the rounds start and finish), work A.3b as far as the corner mid front, A.3c around the chain-space in the corner, work A.3b as far as the next corner mid back, A.3c and A.3b to the start of the round. Continue in the round like this until A.3a - A.3c have been completed in height. Cut and fasten the strand.
NECK:
The whole neck is worked with medium grey.
Start with medium grey in the chain-space in the corner of the middle crochet square (= mid back), work A.3a (shows how the rounds start and finish), work A.3b around the same chain-space in the corner, * skip the chain-space in the corner of the next square, work A.3b as far as the next corner, skip the chain-space in the corner, work A.3b around the chain-space in the crochet square mid front *, work from *-* 1 more time on the round, but finish as shown in A.3a. When A.3a and A.3b have been completed in height, repeat the last 4 rounds 2 more times (= a total of 3 times in height). Cut and fasten the strand.
Make a twisted cord as follows:
TWISTED CORD AND TASSELS
Cut 4 strands dark grey, 5 metres in length. Twist them together until they begin to resist, fold them double and they will continue to twist. Tie a knot in each end so that the cord stays twisted. Thread the cord up and down through Round 3 on the neck; start and finish mid front.
Make 1 tassel in each end of the cord:
1 tassel = Cut 11 strands dark grey, 24 cm in length. Thread them through the end of the cord and fold them so that all the ends are together (= 24 strand-ends). Cut one more strand, 20 cm in length and wind it around the strands, approx. 1 cm down from the fold and tie a knot. Trim the strands so that they are even at the bottom. Make 1 more tassel in the same way for the other end of the cord.
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Updated online: 26.01.2021
New chart icon in A.1a, round 6.
New chart icon in A.1a, round 6.
Diagram
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= start here - this chain-stitch ring is described in the text. Continue with symbol over point on circle and work towards the left |
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= 1 chain stitch |
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= 3 chain stitches |
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= 4 chain stitches |
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= 1 double crochet around chain-stitch ring/chain-space |
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= 1 double crochet in stitch |
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= 1 treble crochet around chain-space |
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= 1 double treble crochet around chain-space |
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= 1 triple treble crochet around chain-space |
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= 1 quadruple treble crochet around chain-space: Make 4 yarn overs, insert hook around chain-space, pick up strand, * make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on hook *, repeat from *-* 4 more times (= a total of 5 times) |
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= 3 treble crochets around chain-space |
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= work 2 treble crochets together as follows: * Make 1 yarn over, insert hook around chain-space, pick up strand, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on hook *, work from *-* 1 more time, make 1 yarn over 1 and pull it through all 3 loops on hook |
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= work 2 double treble crochets together as follows: * Make 2 yarn overs, insert hook in stitch, pick up strand, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on hook, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook *, repeat from *-* 1 more time, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on hook |
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= work 2 triple treble crochets together as follows: * Make 3 yarn overs, insert hook around chain-space, pick up strand, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on hook, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook, make a yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook *, work from *-* one more time, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on hook |
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= work 2 quadruple treble crochets together as follows: * Make 4 yarn overs, insert hook around chain-space, pick up strand, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on hook, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the next 2 loops on hook *, work from *-* one more time, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on hook |
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= at beginning of round work 1 chain stitch. This chain stitch does not replace the first double crochet on the round. Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in first chain stitch at beginning of round, then work slip stitches to middle of first chain-space |
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= at beginning of round work 1 chain stitch; finish round with 1 slip stitch in first chain stitch |
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= at beginning of round, replace the first treble crochet with 3 chain stitches. Finish round with 1 slip stitch in third chain stitch at beginning of round, then work slip stitches to middle of first chain-space |
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= at beginning of round replace the first treble crochet with 3 chain stitches. Finish round with 1 slip stitch in third chain stitch at beginning of round |
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= at beginning of round replace first double treble crochet with 4 chain stitches. Finish round with 1 slip stitch in fourth chain stitch at beginning of round, then work slip stitches as far as the first chain-space |
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= at beginning of round work 3 chain stitches, finish round with 1 slip stitch in third chain stitch at beginning of round |
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= start in the transition between these 2 squares when the bottom edge is worked |
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= start here! First round already worked and is only here to show how the next round is worked |
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Me gustaría mucho que todos sus patrones tengan videos serian de mucha ayuda especialmente para principiantes también por el tema de los símbolos q son diferentes en cada país y confunden. Gracias
21.05.2022 - 16:59How do I crochet the neck, the 4 squares are together now, please help me
17.04.2022 - 19:49DROPS Design answered:
Dear Carol, you can see the instructions for the neck after the bottom edge. If you have problems with a concrete section, please tell us what you don't understand so we may help you better. Happy crocheting!
18.04.2022 kl. 20:16I just downloaded the Serena poncho and I have no clue how to read a chart. Is there any way you have the rounds for the squares written out? Thank you.
23.01.2022 - 01:48DROPS Design answered:
Dear Amanda, unfortunately, this pattern is written as a combination of written instructions and charts for the pattern, so we don't have each round written out. But you can read the following lesson; it should help you better understand crochet diagrams: https://www.garnstudio.com/lesson.php?id=69&cid=19 Happy crocheting!
23.01.2022 kl. 20:59I love patterns. My first crochet lace shawl was from a Italian pattern. Going from Europe to America isn’t easy to convert. Patterns can be used for everybody in every country.
04.12.2021 - 14:22How do I increase it for a larger person?
04.12.2021 - 14:14DROPS Design answered:
Dear Tisa, you need to increase the size of the square by repeating the last rows of the square, but you need to make the calculations yourself; you can also work the edge around the poncho wider to make the square larger. Happy crochetting!
05.12.2021 kl. 16:39Do you have a written pattern for this piece? I really struggle with diagrams.
31.10.2021 - 13:05DROPS Design answered:
Dear Jeanne, our patterns are made in a mixed format, with both diagrams and written instructions, to cater to all types of people. You can check the following lesson regarding reading diagrams: https://www.garnstudio.com/lesson.php?id=69&cid=19. Happy crochetting!
31.10.2021 kl. 19:46Diagrams make my head spin. Are there written directions for this poncho anywhere?
29.10.2021 - 18:49DROPS Design answered:
Dear Joan, we do not have written out explanations for the pattern, not only because they are available in several languages, but also, because we believe that with diagram you can not only see the very next step (like with written diagrams) but the "bigger picture " as well, like how stitches and rows relate to each other en large. We do have a lesson here on how to read diagrams, and you can always ask for help (in person, or over the phone) in the store you Bought your DROPS yarn from. Happy Stitching!
30.10.2021 kl. 03:32Hola, me encanto este poncho, alguna posibilidad de ver este mismo trabajo pero en video tutorial, porque igual me complica el leerlo, y los tejido que he hecho los veo a través de video, se lo agradecería mucho.
19.04.2021 - 02:08Buon giorno, non capisco il passaggio seguente nella descrizione del digramma A1a : all’inizio del giro lavorare 1 catenella. Questa catenella non sostituisce la 1° maglia bassa sul giro. Finire il giro con 1 maglia bassissima nella 1° catenella all’inizio del giro, poi lavorare a maglie bassissime fino al centro del 1° arco di catenelle? anche sopra dove dice uguale, non capisco le maglie basissime dove e quante e se si fa nella maglia o a torno? molte grazie!
20.01.2021 - 12:54DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Marilu, abbiamo sistemato la descrizione del simbolo a crocetta. Ci riscriva se incontra ulteriori difficoltà. Buon lavoro!
20.01.2021 kl. 19:16Bonjour. J ai réuni tous les carrés ensemble. Maintenant je compte crocheter le col en gris moyen. Je ne comprends pas bien les consignes. La derniere phrase dit "lorsque A.3a et A.3c ont été crochetés une fois en hauteur..etc" mais il n'est jamais question de A3c avant dans ce paragraphe...que faire ? Merci pour votre aide. Bien cordialement.
17.01.2021 - 16:51DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Cécile, effectivement, pour le col, on crochète A.3a et A.3b - on doit crocheter 12 rangs ainsi au total (= 3 fois les 4 rangs des diagrammes A.3a et A.3b). En revanche, pour la bordure du bas, on doit crocheter A.3a, puis A.3b et A.3c dans les arceaux des coins. Et on ne crochète qu'une fois les diagrammes en hauteur pour la bordure du bas. Bon crochet!
18.01.2021 kl. 10:00