Scalloped Fashion Doll Poncho

This poncho is made from 2 different motif shapes, 2 hexagons and 2 pentagons. It is fairly fast and easy to make. I designed this type of poncho to see if it would work so perhaps I will design a full size one for members of this site.

Materials Needed
Multicolored Sport weight acrylic yarn, in pastel colors.
Size C/2 or 2.75mm aluminum crochet hook
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and stitching pieces together.

Yarn Thickness: 2mm
Gauge: Round 1 of the hexagon is 1.25 inches diam.
Finished Size: Fits an 11.5" fashion doll.
Skill Level: Beginner

Special Stitch Chenille Bump Stitch (chbmp): Ch3, dc in 3rd ch from hook.

Instructions
RND 1 of Hexagon: Make 2 the same. Ch6. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch4. Dc in ring, ch1, 11 times. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch4.

RND 2: Chbmp. *Sc in next dc. Chbmp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first ch of chbmp.

RND 3: Slst into the ch3 part of the chbmp. Ch4. Dc in same sp. (Ch1. Dc, ch1, dc in next chbmp. Ch3.) *Dc, ch1, dc in next ch3 part of the next chbmp. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch4.

RND 4: Slst into the next ch1 sp and into the next dc. *Sc in next ch1 sp. Chbmp. Sc in next ch3 sp. Chbmp. Sc in same ch3 sp. Chbmp. Sk next ch1 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 5-16: Slst into the ch3 part of the next chbmp. Ch3, 2dc in same sp. (Ch1. 3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch3 part of the next chbmp. Ch1. 3dc in next ch3 part of the next chbmp. Ch1.) *3dc in next ch3 sp. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work.

RND 1: Motif 2: Pentagon. Make 2 the same. Ch5. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch4. Dc in ring, ch1, 9 times. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch4.

RND 2-5: Rep rnds 2-5 of motif 1.

Finishing Assembly: Lay all 4 pieces in front of you right sides facing up. Lay them out according to the picture. Hexagons up and down with flat sides together, and the pentagons left and right with the points pointing to the joint where the hexagons meet. Look at picture for reference. Whip stitch 4 seams together where the pentagons line up with the hexagons.

Finishing Edging: After the 4 seams are complete, put an edging around the neck and around the whole thing. Neck: Join yarn in front hexagon in the ch2 sp at the right hand side joint. (Chbmp. Sc in next ch1 sp.) Rep bet () 2 times more. Chbmp. Sc in each of the next 2 ch2 sps at the other joint. Rep bet () 3 times. Chbmp. Sc in next ch2 sp at joint. Join w/slst to first sc.

Finishing Outer Perimter: Join yarn at a joint where the hexagon is centered and the ch2 joint is on the right. *(Chbmp, sc in next ch1 sp, 3 times. Chbmp. Sc, chbmp, sc in next ch2 corner sp.) Rep bet () once. Chbmp, sc in next ch1 sp, 3 times. Chbmp. Sc in each of the next 2 ch2 joint spaces. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first chbmp.

Scalloped Fashion Doll Poncho

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