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Welsh Poncho Free Crochet Pattern

Are you looking to add a little luxury to your wardrobe? Well, using the Welsh Poncho Free Crochet Pattern will help you achieve just that!

The Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern uses a crochet stitch that I fell in love with last year, the Triad Stitch. The Triad Stitch is just like a Puff Stitch, only it is done over 3 stitches.

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Information about the Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern

The Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern has 4 different sizes to choose from to make for Small, Medium, Large and XLarge. Inside the Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern you will find a size chart, step-by-step picture tutorials, and my Left Handed Triad Stitch Video Tutorial to help you every step of the way.

The Triad Stitch has one meaning that I fell in love with, this is where I came up with it’s name Welsh. Triad means a Welsh form of literary composition with an arrangement of subjects or statements in groups of three.

If you think about a crochet pattern it is made up of 3 things:

using crochet stitches to create the design
a composition of writing the crochet pattern
taking pictures to showcase the design

I first used the Triad Stitch in my Welsh Braided Cowl Crochet Pattern (see info below) In the designing of the Welsh Braided Cowl I using another meaning of Triad, the braiding of three things together, this is where the Braided part of the design came in. You can find out more about this below.

This kind of sounds like an English lesson, doesn’t it?! lol

Welsh Poncho Free Crochet Pattern

US Terminology

Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate

I used KnitPIcks Sport Weight Yarn (340 yds/100 g)
I used We Love Yarn Mega Ball (14.1 oz/400 g) 1312 yds/1200 m)

Materials:
US I Crochet Hook or 5.5 mm
MC – Brown 550-680 yds of #3 ply Light/DK Weight Yarn
CC – Cream 700-1200 yds of #3 ply Light/DK Weight Yarn
Scissors
Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations/Stitches Used:
ch = chain
st(s) = stitch
dc = double crochet
sk = skip
rep = repeat
YO = Yarn Over
MC = Main Color
CC = Contrasting Color

Notes:
alt ch 2 counts as a dc.
ch 3 counts as a dc.
ch 4 counts as a dc + ch 1.
The chain-1 sp counts as a st in the Triad Stitch.
There are helpful Picture Tutorials below to help you with the Triad Stitch.

Video Tutorial:
Triad Stitch – Left Handed

You can find more of my Left Handed Video Tutorials at my YouTube Channel

You can purchase a premium copy of the Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern for a small fee with all of the Picture and Video Tutorials inside. You will find it at my Ravelry Store or LoveCrafts.

Welsh Poncho Crochet Pattern

Using MC

R1: fdc 192 turn (192 fdc)

Optional: ch 194 (210, 226, 242), dc in 4th ch from hook, dc across. (192 dc)

R2-R8: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc across. turn (192 dc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Change to CC

R9: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc across. turn (192, 208, 224, 240) dc

R10: Beginning Triad Stitch. (see Special Stitches above). rep from * across until last st. dc in last st. turn (95, 103, 111, 119) Triad Stitch & 2 dc

R11-R15: Triad Stitch. (see Special Stitches above). rep from * across until last st. dc in last st. turn (95 Triad Stitch & 2 dc)

R16: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc in each st across. turn (192 dc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Change to MC

R17-R24: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc in each st across. turn (192 dc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Change to CC

R25: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc across. turn (192 dc)

R26: Beginning Triad Stitch. (see Special Stitches above). rep from * across until last st. dc in last st. turn (95 Triad Stitch & 2 dc)

R27-R31: Triad Stitch. (see Special Stitches above). rep from * across until last st. dc in last st. turn (95 Triad Stitch & 2 dc)

R32: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc in each st across. turn (192 dc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Change to MC

R33-40: alt ch 2 or ch 3, dc in each st across. turn (192 dc)

Leave a long tail of yarn for sewing Neck Opening closed.

Creating Neck Opening

Step 1:
Lay your long piece with the WS facing up

Step 2:

Fold from the longest side in half with the WS facing the WS.

Step 3:

Measure 10” 11” 12” 13” or your desired neck opening from the opposite corner from where your long tail of yarn is at.

Step 4:

Count the number of stitches from the corner of each side of the poncho and place SM in each side.

Step 5:

Sew evenly across the top of both poncho pieces, using the Whip Stitch, until you come to your SM.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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Welsh Braided Cowl Crochet Pattern

My Welsh Braided Cowl Crochet Pattern designed for a special purpose. Ashley of Through the Loop Yarn Craft showcased me and this design in here Designer Spotlight in part with WeCrochet.

My Welsh Braided Cowl was excepted by WeCrochet and it became my very first published crochet pattern as part of their Independant Designer Partnership! to sell on their platform. This was a HUGE step forward for me as a crochet designer! Needless to say I was and still am Over the Moon about this crochet pattern!