I don’t think I’ve ever released a design and not had immediate requests for the same thing in the opposite craft. It makes me so happy to know that you all love the item so much that you want to create it in both knitting and crochet, but oftentimes there is a reason I chose one craft over the other, as you cannot just translate an idea into both easily for the most part. There are certain pieces, though, that suite both knitting and crochet very well, and I’m happy to say that after so many requests for a crochet version of my latest design, the
Don’t tell the knit version, but I have to say I may love this crochet Quarry Duster even more than the
In order to mimic the drop stitches used in the
Unless I am making a bag or vessel that needs lots of strength and density, you will hardly ever see me use the “recommended” hook or needle size on a yarn label. I’m a huge fan of increasing the tool size in order to create a more drapey, flowy fabric. Aside from tailored garments, I much prefer looser knits that flatter the body over stiff, unforgiving fabric. The Quarry Duster falls so beautifully and with the drop stitches featured not only at the hem but also along the shoulder lines, it creates a delicate, feminine mood.
Just like the
The best part of this project is that it’s incredibly easy. Like, beginner level easy. The only techniques involved are the half double crochet stitch, chaining and skipping stitches, and a little bit of seaming.
MATERIALS:
3 (4, 4, 4) skeins
FINISHED SIZE:
Measurements taken with garment laying flat without fringe. Fabric may stretch lengthwise when worn.
Pictured in size XS/S on model with 34”/86cm bust
(A) Width: 33”/84cm (37”/94cm, 41”/104cm, 45”/114.5cm)
(B) Length: 34”/86.5cm – all sizes
GAUGE:
9 sts + 8 rows = 4”/10cm in half double crochet
ABBREVIATIONS:
*All Two of Wands patterns are written in standard US terms
Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Rep – repeat
Sk – skip
St(s) – stitch(es)
Notes: Poncho is worked in two panels, side to side, and is then seamed up the back to allow for center front opening. Panels are worked flat in back and forth rows. Turn at the end of each row. Sides are also seamed. The ch 2 at the beginning of each row does not count as a stitch. Pattern is written for 4 sizes: XS/S, M/L, XL/2XL, 3XL/4XL.
Panels (make 2)
Ch 154 (all sizes).
Row 1: Starting in 3rd ch from hook, hdc across row. (152 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, hdc 7, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 4, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 4, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 49, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 43, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 4, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 4, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 7.
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc 7, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 4, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 4, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 43, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 49, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 4, ch 6, sk 6, hdc 4, ch 3, sk 3, hdc 7.
Rows 4-33 (37, 41, 45): Rep rows 2 and 3, fifteen (seventeen, nineteen, twenty one) more times. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for seaming.
Construction
Place the two panels next to each other vertically (rows running up and down) with the last row of each panel facing each other. Seam from the bottom edge up, stopping a few stitches away from where the chain stitches at the shoulder begin, leaving the remaining half un-seamed for the center front opening.
Fold at shoulders and seam sides from bottom edge up, leaving approx. 9”/23cm (10”/25.5cm, 11”/28cm, 12”/30.5cm) un-seamed and open for armholes.
Secure and weave in all ends.
Fringe
Cut approx. 350 (400, 440, 480) 9”/23cm lengths. Use larks head knots to attach double strands of fringe into the end of each row each along the bottom edge of the duster. To do so, hold two strands together and fold in half, insert the hook up through a space along the bottom edge, place folded loop around the hook and draw it back down through the space, then use the hook to grab the ends and draw them through the folded loop. Attach fringe in the same manner around armholes, approx. every other stitch.
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