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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Adult Clothing

    Playoff Poncho

    Published: Oct 11, 2019 · Modified: May 17, 2021 by Tamara Kelly · 6 Comments

    The Playoff Poncho is a warm and cozy topper with sporty stripes and an easy to wear length - that's totally customizable! And it's a free crochet poncho pattern on Moogly!

    Playoff Poncho - Free Crochet Pattern in 9 sizes on Moogly!Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links; materials provided by Yarnspirations and Furls.

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    A Great Beginner Pattern

    The Playoff Poncho is a simple crochet garment, suitable for beginner crocheters. Two simple rectangles are seamed, and then a mock turtleneck is added for extra style and coziness.

    Playoff Poncho - Free Crochet Pattern in 9 sizes on Moogly!

    Make it your own

    And the Playoff Poncho is perfect for personalization! Want it a little wider or narrower? No worries, there's no stitch multiple needed. Want it a little longer or shorter? Stop whenever you have an even number of rows in the length desired!

    A Special Yarn

    Made with Red Heart Heat Wave, the Playoff Poncho is also ideal outerwear for the chillier months! This unique yarn heats up 12 degrees in UV light, meaning it will keep you even warmer than expected. If you prefer not to use Heat Wave, Red Heart With Love would make a great substitute.

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    Playoff Poncho

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    US - K, 6.5mm - Furls

    925-1700 yds Red Heart Heat Wave ("4"- Medium/UK: 10-12 ply; 100% acrylic; 198 yds/100g)
    Color A - Passport: 4(5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) balls
    Color B - Sandy Shores: 1(1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls

    Red Heart Heat Wave

    Gauge: 12 sts and 8 rows = 4"/10 cm in main st pattern

    Sizes: XS(S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
    Pattern features 23" ease and ends 4.5" below waist, based on Craft Yarn Council Standards
    Size shown: L

    Multiple: There is no stitch multiple for this pattern; Row multiple is 2.

    Helpful Links and Tutorials:

    Playoff Poncho Tutorial

    Crochet Abbreviations

    FDC - Foundation Double Crochet

    CSDC - Chainless Starting Double Crochet

    BLO - Back Loop Only

    Carrying Yarn Along the Side

    Switching Colors for Striped Patterns

    Mattress Stitch Seaming

    STDC - Standing Double Crochet

    Working Into the Edge

    Playoff Poncho Schematic

    Playoff Poncho - schematic and free pattern on Moogly

    Notes:

    Sizes are written in the pattern as XS(S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X). Please be sure to follow the numbers for your size unless making a custom size.

    If you prefer to avoid the FDC stitch in Row 1, ch 2 sts more than the number of FDC called for, skip the first 3 chs and dc in each rem ch across.

    Or if you prefer to avoid the CSDC stitch at the beginning of each dc row and round, use a ch 3 or ch 2 and dc in the first st, or your preferred dc substitute.

    And if you prefer to avoid the STDC at the beginning of the neck, join to the blo of any st and ch 3 or use your preferred dc substitute.

    Body Instructions - Make 2

    Row 1 [RS]: With Color A, FDC 80(86, 92, 98, 104, 110, 116, 122, 128); turn. (80(86, 92, 98, 104, 110, 116, 122, 128) sts)

    Row 2 [WS]: Ch 1, hdc in each st across; turn.

    Row 3: CSDC in the first st, blo dc in each st until 1 st rem, dc in last st; turn.

    Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in each st across finishing last st with Color B; turn.

    Rows 5 - 8: With Color B, rep Rows 3 and 4 twice; finish last st of Row 8 with Color A, turn.

    Rows 9 and 10: With Color A, rep Rows 3 and 4; finish last st of Row 10 with Color B, turn.

    Rows 11 - 14: With Color B, rep Rows 3 and 4 twice; finish last st of Row 14 with Color A, turn. Break Color B.

    Rows 15 - 42(42, 44, 44, 44, 46, 46, 46, 46): With Color A, rep Rows 3 and 4 to indicated number of rows for size; break yarn.

    Seaming the Shoulders Instructions

    With WS and last row of both pieces together, use the mattress stitch to seam together 26(29, 32, 35, 38, 40, 43, 46, 49) sts from each edge towards the middle (the green arrows shown in the schematic), leaving 28(28, 28, 28, 28, 30, 30, 30, 30) sts unsewn in the center for the neck.

    Neck Instructions

    NOTE: If you find that your first rnd here gaps at the sts that are sewn together for the shoulders, work a dc2tog into the st before the seam and the first seamed st, and dc2tog into the next seamed st and the st after the seam. Do this on both sides of the neck opening.

    Rnd 1: With Color A, join to any st of the neck opening with blo STDC, blo dc in each rem st around neck opening; join. (56(56, 56, 56, 56, 60, 60, 60, 60) sts)

    Rnds 2 - 3: BLO CSDC in the first st, blo dc in each st around; join.

    Rnd 4: Rep Rnd 2; join in blo.

    Rnd 5: Skipping the first st, blo sl st in each rem st around; join and break yarn.

    Edging Instructions

    Rnd 1: Join to any st along the body opening, sc evenly around entire body opening, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner; join in blo.

    Rnd 2: Skipping the first st, blo sl st in each rem st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 sp; join and break yarn.


    I hope you enjoy making your own Playoff Poncho! In addition to customizing the size, feel free to add more stripes - or go solid! It's a great versatile pattern, perfect for cheering on your team - no matter what the game is!

    If this free crochet poncho pattern does inspire you to make your own, and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too! I love seeing what you make!

    THE FINE PRINT

    Follow Moogly on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr! Thank you to Yarnspirations and Furls for providing the materials shown in this post. Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2019, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others.

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    Comments

    1. 1

      Debbie

      October 14, 2019 at 7:59 am

      Super cute pattern! I could totally see doing this in favorite team colors.

      Reply
      • 2

        Tamara Kelly

        October 14, 2019 at 10:32 am

        Thank you so much, Debbie! ♥

        Reply
    2. 3

      Jessika Asman

      October 23, 2019 at 5:31 pm

      At the risk of sounding trite—This is the poncho I’ve be searching for
      Simple, classic dress it up , keep it cool and casual
      This poncho was created to make a one of a kind personalized accessory
      Thank you , you’ve solved a lot of gifting problems for me
      Jessika

      Reply
      • 4

        Tamara Kelly

        October 24, 2019 at 10:41 am

        Thank you so very much, Jessika! ♥ I really appreciate it - and I'm so glad!

        Reply
    3. 5

      Debbie

      October 08, 2021 at 11:26 pm

      Just the poncho I've been looking for! How difficult would it be to add a few buttons up the sides?

      Reply
      • 6

        Tamara Kelly

        October 11, 2021 at 11:25 am

        Not difficult at all - especially if you use ones that fit between the stitches! 🙂

        Reply

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