Skill level: Very Easy

SIZE
52” around x 21” long (Not including fringe).

MATERIALS
BERROCO SOFTY (50 grs), 8 balls #2943 Purple Passion.
Straight knitting needles, size 11 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Crochet hook, size 5.00 mm (H).

GAUGE
14 sts = 4”;  26 rows = 4” in St st on size 11 needles.TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

PONCHO
With straight needles, cast on 75 sts.  Work even in St st until about 3 yds of the 7th ball of yarn remains, end on WS.  Bind off all sts.  Piece should measure approximately 52” from beg.

FINISHING
Fold piece in half lengthwise so that cast-on and bound-off edges are tog.  Beg at side edge, sew back and front sections of right side edge tog 12” in from ends, leaving 9” open before fold for neck. 

Fringe:  Cut two 13” long strands.  Put strands tog and fold in half.  With crochet hook, draw center of strands through 1st st of cast-on edge forming a lp.  Pull ends of fringe through this lp.  In this manner, make fringe about 1” apart along cast-on and bound-off edges of poncho, then along open side edge (lower edge).  Trim fringe to even off if necessary.

Note:  For speedier cutting, wrap yarn multiple times around a piece of cardboard that is the desired finished length of the fringe.  Cut the lower edge to free wrapped strands.