Crochet Child Poncho Tutorial: Create a Cute and Versatile Shawl

How to Crochet a Child Poncho!

This Child’s Pon­cho was made for my 3‑year-old but can be adjust­ed for dif­fer­ent sizes. If you want to make it for a minor child, I would go down a hook size and go up a hook size for an old­er child. It’s so cute to wear for any occa­sion. It’s roomy, so it’s per­fect for 3- 5‑year-olds. Enjoy this Cro­chet Child’s Pon­cho Pat­tern!

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Crochet Child Poncho Pattern

This cro­chet child pon­cho tuto­r­i­al will show you how to cro­chet a sim­ple but styl­ish shawl for your lit­tle one. This shawl is easy to make and will be a great addi­tion to your child’s wardrobe.

If you’re a begin­ner cro­cheter, this pon­cho tuto­r­i­al is for you! We’ll teach you the basics step-by-step so you can eas­i­ly cro­chet this shawl. Make this cro­chet child shawl, and you’ll have a styl­ish addi­tion to your child’s wardrobe!

This cro­chet project also allows one to exper­i­ment with dif­fer­ent yarn weights, such as worsted weight, DK weight, and bulky weight yarns. It is an excel­lent deci­sion to choose Lion Brand Man­dala Tweed for its soft­ness and Lion Brand Van­na’s Choice for its beau­ti­ful tex­tures and col­ors. As you work on this easy cro­chet pon­cho pat­tern, enjoy a relax­ing and cre­ative time mak­ing some­thing spe­cial for your­self, your lit­tle one, or even an old­er child. Once you’re done, you’ll have a beau­ti­ful, styl­ish, and cozy cro­chet shawl to show off with pride.

This free cro­chet pat­tern comes with step-by-step video instruc­tions, per­fect for visu­al learn­ers. The child’s pon­cho includes a styl­ish cowl neck for warmth and flair. The com­bi­na­tion of Lion Brand Man­dala Tweed yarn and Lion Brand Van­na’s Choice yarn gives this pon­cho beau­ti­ful tex­tures and col­ors.
Incor­po­rat­ing pom poms is a great idea to give your cro­chet pon­cho a fun, play­ful touch. You can add them as an embell­ish­ment along the cowl neck or the bot­tom of the cape, mak­ing your cre­ation tru­ly unique. Exper­i­ment­ing with dif­fer­ent col­ors, whether you stick to one or mix and match, allows you to per­son­al­ize your pon­cho and match it with your style. The self-strip­ing yarn from Lion Brand offers a beau­ti­ful oppor­tu­ni­ty to cre­ate a mes­mer­iz­ing and col­or­ful effect as you cro­chet through the pat­tern.

Cozy Creations: Crochet a Child’s Poncho with Love!

The step-by-step video tuto­r­i­al is a beau­ti­ful resource for visu­al learn­ers, pro­vid­ing clear instruc­tions on how to cro­chet the body of the shawl. These tuto­ri­als offer an excel­lent guide for those explor­ing the cro­chet tech­nique, mak­ing it a per­fect project for begin­ner cro­cheters and sea­soned crafters. The ver­sa­tile pat­tern caters to chil­dren of all ages, from tod­dlers to teens, and it’s excel­lent for fam­i­ly mem­bers of dif­fer­ent sizes. You can even con­sid­er cro­chet­ing match­ing pon­chos for a cohe­sive fam­i­ly look in the fall sea­son or dur­ing the chilly morn­ings. I adore how adorable my daugh­ter looks in this cro­chet pon­cho for kids. It’s the per­fect choice for chil­dren’s fash­ion.

Sup­plies:

H hook

Red Heart Pink and White Yarn

Abbre­vi­a­tions:

sc=single cro­chet

sl st=slip stitch ch=chain

dc=double cro­chet

dcs= more than one dc

I made this for my 3‑year-old. I did this in mul­ti­ples of 8. I chained 72 with an H hook. Now if you want to make this for a dif­fer­ent size, then make sure it’s in a mul­ti­ple 8 and it can fit over the child’s head, you can always change the hook size as well.

H hook

Rnd 1:  Start with Pink yarn, Chain 72, sl st in the begin­ning chain to join to make a ring. Sc in each chain around. sl st. ‑72 sc

Rnd 2: Sl st with White yarn, Chain 3 (Counts as a dc), dc in the next two sc, *skip sc, Chain 1, dc in the next 3 sc, *Repeat around, sl st 18 (3 dcs)

Rnd 3: Sl st into the chain 1 space, then sl st with Pink yarn, Chain 3 (Counts as a dc), work 2 dc in the same chain 1 space, *Chain 1,  work 3 dc in the next chain 1 space, *Repeat for a total of 8 (3 dc’s), Chain 1, work 3 dc in the next chain 1 space, chain 1, work 3 dc, (it cre­ates an increase, so you have a 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next chain 1 space after 8( 3 dc’s ), **Chain 1, work 3 dc the next chain 1 space, **Repeat for a total of 8 times, ch 1, then work 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1,(creates an increase) sl st on top of the begin­ning ch 3 space.

Rnd 4:  Repeat round 3, but with the increas­es, it will get big­ger by 1(3 dcs, ch 1) before the increas­es.  

Sl st into the chain 1 space, then sl st with White yarn, Chain 3 (Counts as a dc), work 2 dc in the same chain 1 space, *Chain 1,  work 3 dc in the next chain 1 space, *Repeat for a total of 9 (3 dc’s), Chain 1, work 3 dc in the next chain 1 space, chain 1, work 3 dc, (cre­ates an increase, so you have a 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next chain 1 space after 9 (3 dc’s), **Chain 1, work 3 dc the next chain 1 space, **Repeat for a total of 9 times, ch 1, then work 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1,(creates an increase) sl st on top of the begin­ning ch 3 space.

Rnds 5–20:  Each round will increase by 1 set of 3 dcs, before the increase of 3d, ch 1, 3dc, Sl st into the next chain 1 space, then sl st with Pink yarn, *Repeat Round 3, but alter­nate with white and pink yarn each round. I did 20 Rounds of Pink and White back and forth, con­tin­u­ing until your desired length. Weave in the Ends.

Why Crochet Child Ponchos Are Perfect for Kids!