Polcinigo Poncho: Crochet Along with Furls
The wind tickled our ears and we pedaled our bikes faster. We knew adventure waited for us at the top of the hill. Polcinigo Palace, the ruins of an eighteen century palace, waited at the end of our journey. We crossed the Livenza river, swung a right, and began our ascent up winding cobblestone roads leading to the crumbling stucco perched on the peak. We wandered through the wasted halls, the sun warming our backs through the absent roof. Flowers and motifs danced across the stucco, grass and moss carpeted each room. The palace was full of imagination, dreams, and a longing for a romantic age long past.
The Polcinigo Poncho pattern has an air of romantic adventure to it. The dancing Catherine’s Wheel stitch at the hem reminds me of the stucco border along the roofless walls. The hood is ready to protect your ears from wistful winds. Of course, I had to include tassels, because what adventure is complete without them?
This crochet poncho pattern is part of the Furls Crochet Along for the month of February. Keep reading for more!
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More about the design
I haven’t word a poncho since I was a kid riding my bike to Polcinigo, but since they are coming back a fashion trend, it seemed fitting to make one inspired by one of my favorite places. Polcinigo inspired my love for historical fiction, for architecture, and for the whimsical restlessness that drives us to explore the old and mysterious.
I played around with the combination of the shell stitch with the Catherine’s Wheel stitch for a while, but my first design with this stitch pattern had to be scrapped. It’s still waiting in my “to frog” pile. But I’m so thankful that my experience with it brought me to this design, which seems to perfectly embody the sense of whimsical adventure that I wanted to capture.
Crochet hooded poncho pattern
Design features
When writing this pattern, I knew it had to have a hood! I love hooded things. I might be described as a yarn troll, lurking, hooded, through the yarn shops, hands stuffed in her hoodie pockets. I think most people love the idea of a hood, and the one of this poncho does double duty. Not only will it keep your ears warm in a pinch, but it you want to feel the sun on your ears, it cuddles the back of your neck, giving a little extra warmth.
The hood has a whimsical pixie point, a working drawstring, and two tassels that set the mood for the entire look. I really hate making tassels, but these ones? They are worth it!
The entire poncho is made five easy pieces (plus two tassels). First, you will make the front panel, then the back panel. Those can be blocked before they are joined for a more finished look. Then we will move on to making the hood, hood ribbings, the icord drawstring. Once all the pieces are complete, then we get to assemble our masterpiece!
Crochet Along with Furls
If you have spent much time on my blog, you know how much I love my Furls hooks! When they reached out about having me design for their Crochet Along series for 2021, I jumped at the chance! For the time being, the pattern will be released in stages over on the Furls Crochet Blog. You can head there now to go learn about what materials you will need and how to purchase them.
Purchase the Pattern
The Polcinigo Poncho is available to purchase on Ravelry, Etsy, and in my pattern shop here on my website.
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Extra Help
If you need extra help with the pattern, you can join the Fun with Furls group on Facebook. You can also check out the YouTube video I made to introduce the pattern. The video shows a step by step tutorial for all the stitches used in this pattern. I hope you check it out!
Don’t Forget to Share!
The more involved, the more fun it will be! I hope you share this picture with a friend who also loves to crochet and would enjoy making their own hooded poncho.
