Barbie Poncho tutorial

Westport, CT

A - Debbie Bliss cotton angora (off white)
B - Tahki Poppy (multi colored)
C - Gedrifa Techna Hair (turquoise)
Size 8 needles

Knit entire poncho in stockinette stitch. It is knit in once piece and then sewn together along the shoulder seam.

A - CO 16 stitches

FRONT
Rows 1-2 A
Row 3 B
Row 4 A
Row 5 B
Rows 6-7 A
Rows 8 A, B, C
Rows 9-10 A
Rows 11-12 C
Rows 13-17 A
Rows 18 A+B
Rows 19 A
Rows 20-22 C
Rows 23-25 A

NECKLINE
Row 26 Bind off 2 stitches - continue across in A
Rows 27-32 A
Rows 33 Pick up 2 stitches in A - continue across in A

BACK
Rows 34-36 A
Rows 37-39 C
Rows 40 A
Rows 42 A+B
Rows 43-47 A
Rows 48-49 C
Rows 50-51 A
Rows 52 A, B, C
Rows 53-54 A
Rows 55 B
Rows 56 A
Rows 57 B
Rows 58-59 A

Bind off. Tuck in loose yarns. Sew seam along one shoulder. Using the turquoise Gedrifa Techno Hair and a crochet hook, pick up one stitch in every stitch and make a single crochet edging around the entire outside of the poncho.

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