The Mo’Rockin’ Sunrise Ponchette is about to become your new favorite crochet project! It can be worn in 3 different ways, a short crochet poncho, shawl, and wrap. Even the entire look can be changed based on making two of one side rather than one of each side.
I was hoping to create a half circle shaped, lacy crochet poncho but worked in rows from the center out to the wingspan with various height stitches. That didn’t exactly happen, but the current shape worked even better in not being a half circle. #HappyAccident
In order to create this ponchette (short poncho), various tall stitches will be used, such as a triple treble stitch and a few extended stitches. If you’re new to such stitches, you will get plenty of practice while making the Mo’Rockin’ Sunrise Ponchette! This combination of stitches create an even increase and decrease in the shape of each row.
When you finish each piece, you might think of the beach because they look a lot like a giant clam shell. Luckily, one of my crochet besties lives in the Arizona desert, and when she mentioned that, we looked at each other in excitement about looking at deserts. Also, I love a good play on words too, so Mo’Rockin’ instead of Moroccan was a no-brainer. And finding a picture of the Moroccan sunrise sealed the name.
YARN
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Paintbox Yarns Metallic DK is a cotton blend yarn that has AMAZING drape with the blend of fibers. LoveCrafts gifted this yarn for this project, and I had just enough left to gift to one crochet friend!
This yarn is a chainette construction with sheen from the polyamide and a nice structure from the cotton. Each skein is 50 g and 131 yards. It’s light and airy that is great to work with a range of crochet hook sizes. The only drawback of the yarn is that if it catches anything, a fingernail or a fine piece on the hook end, the yarn does pull and fuzz. Definitely file your nails and make sure your hook of choice is smooth along the head and neck before working with this yarn.
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MATERIALS
- Paintbox Yarns Metallic DK (55% cotton, 45% polyamide, 131 yds/ 120 m; 1.7 oz/ 50 g skein): 5 skeins or 587 yds/ 224 g
- US Size H (5.00 mm) hook or hook to meet gauge
- Stitch marker, 2
- 15mm button, 3
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Measuring Tape
GAUGE
Half Circle: 5 rows = 2.25 in. [6 cm]
FINISHED SIZE
Across the bottom: approx. 34 in. [86 cm]
Center top to bottom: 17 in. [43 cm]
PATTERN KEY
BL: back loop
Ch(s): chain(s)
CSDC: chainless starting double crochet
Dc: double crochet
Dtr: double treble crochet
Edc: extended double crochet
Esc: extended single crochet
Etr: extended treble crochet
FL: front loop
FO: fasten off
Fsc: foundation single crochet
Hdc: half double crochet
M: stitch marker
Rep: repeat
RS: right side
Sc2tog: single crochet 2 together
Sc3tog: single crochet 3 together
Sc: single crochet
Sk: skip
Sl st: slip stitch
St(s): stitch(es)
Sk: skip
Tr: treble crochet
Trtr: triple treble crochet
WS: wrong side
YO: yarn over
Yo-slst: yarn over slip stitch
SPECIAL STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
Edc: YO, insert hook in indicated stitch, YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through 1 loop (3 loops on hook), [YO, pull through 2 loops] 2 times
Esc: insert hook in indicated stitch, YO, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), YO, pull through 1 loop, YO, pull through 2 loops
Etr: YO 2 times, insert hook in indicated stitch, YO and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO, pull through 1 loop (4 loops on hook), [YO, pull through 2 loops] 3 times
Fch: *insert hook in indicated ch, YO and pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * number specified
Sc attach: insert hook in indicated st, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook in next st along side,YO, pull through st and 2 loops in hook
Sl st attach: insert hook in indicated st AND st along side, YO and pull through all sts and loop on hook
Trtr: YO 4 times, insert hook in indicated st, YO, pull up a loop (6 loops on hook), [YO, pull through 2 loops] 5 times
Yo-slst: YO (2 loops on hook), insert hook in indicated st, YO, pull through st and all loops
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Intermediate
NOTES
- Pattern is written US terms.
- Read the entire pattern before beginning.
- Shawl is created in 9 parts: First Center, First Body, Edging, Second Center, Second Body, Edging, Connecting Pieces, Attaching Buttons, and Closing Chain.
- The Body of each piece is created in back and forth rows that are attached to the Center half circle.
- The sl st in the First and Second Center replaces the ch 1 for the following sc. Do not work in any of sl st made in the First or Second Center.
- Each row that begins or ends with a sc will be attached to one st of the Center, unless otherwise indicated.
- Each row that ends with a sl st will be attached in the same st as the previously made row.
- It helps to attach the Second Chain to the lower button, and then use a hook to weave through stitches along the edge, and then secure at one of the top buttons.
Instructions
First Center
Magic Circle
Row 1: Working in the magic circle, ch 2 (doesn’t count as st), 6 dc in center, tighten, turn – 6 dc
Row 2: CSDC in first st, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st, turn – 12 dc
Row 3: CSDC in first st, dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; rep from * to end, turn – 18 dc
Row 4: CSDC in first st, dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * to end, turn – 24 dc
Row 5: CSDC in first st, dc in same st, dc in next 3 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts ; rep from * 3 more times, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st – 31 dc
First Body
Row 1: Ch 58, turn
Row 2: Tr in 5th ch from hook (sk 4 ch counts as first tr), tr in next 43 sts, edc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc attach in last st – 55 sts
Row 3: Sl st in next st of First Center, turn, sc in first st, sc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 8, sk 8 sts, [tr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 2 times, [dtr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 2 times, trtr in last 2 sts, turn – 55 sts
Row 4: Ch 6 (counts as trtr here and throughout), trtr in next st, ch 6, sk 6 sts, [dtr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 3 times, tr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, sc attach in last st – 17 sts, 38 chs
Row 5: Sl st in next st of First Center, turn, sc in first st, sc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 8, sk 8 sts, tr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts, [dtr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 3 times, trtr in last 2 sts, turn – 15 sts, 40 ch
Rows 6-7: Rep Rows 4-5
Row 8: Ch 4 (counts as tr here and throughout), tr in next 42 sts, edc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc attach in last st – 55 sts
Rows 9-26: Rep [Row 5, then [Rows 4-5] 2 times, then Row 8] 3 times
Rows 27-30: Rep Row 5, then Rows 4-5, then Row 4, turn
Row 31: Rep Row 3
Row 32: Rep Row 8, FO
Edging
Row 1: Attach yarn to first tr of Row 32 and working around the st at the end of each row, evenly sc (6 sc per trtr and 3 sc per tr), turn – 168 sc
Row 2: Ch 4, (tr, dc) in first st (counts as half shell), sk next st, sc in next st, *[sc in next st, sk next st, (dc, tr, dtr) in next st, (dtr, tr, dc) in next st, sk next st, sc in next st] 5 times**, sk next st, (dc, 2 tr, dc) in next st, sk next st; rep from * 4 more times and stopping at ** on last rep, sc in next st, sk next st, (dc, 2 tr) in last st – 29 shells, 2 half shells
Row 3: Working along the last and first rows of the Body, evenly sc and in each st across, sl st to join to first half shell, FO – 135 sc
Second Center
Follow same instructions as First Center; do not FO
Second Body
Row 1: 55 fsc, sl st in ch of last fsc, turn
Row 2: Ch 6, trtr in next st, ch 8, sk 8 sts, [dtr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 3 times, tr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, sc attach – 15 sts, 40 ch
Row 3: Sl st in next st of Second Center, turn, sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, edc in next 3 sts, tr in next 8 sts, etr in next 3 sts, dtr in next 20 sts, trtr in next 12 sts, turn – 55 sts
Row 4 (RS): Working in FL only, ch 1, yo-slst in each st, sl st attach in same st as previous row – 55 yo-slst
Row 5: Sl st in next st of Second Center, turn, working in the FL of each yo-slst of Row 4, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, edc in next 3 sts, tr in next 8 sts, etr in next 3 sts, dtr in next 20 sts, trtr in next 11 sts, turn – 55 sts
Rows 6-7: Rep Rows 4-5, turn
Row 8: Rep Row 2
Row 9: Sl st in next st of Second Center, turn, sc in first st, sc in next st, esc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 24 sts, dc in next 25 sts, turn – 55 sts
Row 10: Ch 6, trtr in next st, ch 6, sk 6 sts, [dtr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts] 3 times, tr in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, sc attach – 17 sts, 38 ch
Rows 11-22: Rep [Rows 3-7, then Row 10] 2 times
Row 23: Working in BL only, yo-slst in each st, sl st in next st of Second Center, turn – 55 yo-slst
Row 24: Rep Row 10
Rows 25-36: Rep [Rows 3-7, then Row 10] 2 times
Row 37: Rep Row 9
Row 38: Rep Row 2, except sl st attach in same st as Row 37 for the last st
Row 39: Sl st in last st of Second Center, turn, sc in first st, sc in each st. Do not FO
Edging
Row 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around each row end (6 sc around each trtr, 2 sc around each dc), turn – 168 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, *sc in first st, sk next st, (dc, tr, dtr) in next st, (dtr, tr, dc) in next st, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * to end – 28 shells
Row 3: Working along first and last rows of the Second Body, sc evenly across, sl st to ch-1 of Row 2. Do not FO
Connecting Pieces
Lay pieces on top of each other. Place M in the center of both pieces and 16 sts on each side of the Center.
Row 1: Working between the two pieces, ch 10, sl st to corner of Left Piece, sl st in next st, ch 12, sk 4 sts on Right Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 11, sk 9 sts on Left Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 10, sk 9 sts on Right Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 10, sk 9 sts on Left Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 9, sk 9 sts on Right Piece, ch 8, sk 9 sts on Left Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 8, sk 9 sts on Right Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 7, sk 7 sts on Left Piece, ch 6, sk 5 sts on Right Piece, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 6, sk 2 sts on Left Piece, sl st in next st, turn
Row 2: Flip the piece over, sl st in back bump of each ch (between the pieces and at least one sl st of the Body to attach all the way to end); rotate as needed, FO.
Second Chain
Row 1: Make a slip knot, 4 fch, sl st to first st (loop made), 106 fch, sl st to 4th st from hook (loop made), FO
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Optional Brooch
Row 1: Ch 4, sl st to first ch (loop made)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in loop, turn – 1 sc
Row 3: Ch 1, 3 sc in st, turn – 3 sc
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st, turn – 5 sc
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn – 7 sc
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st, turn – 7 sc
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in last st, turn – 5 sc
Row 8: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog, turn – 3 sc
Row 9: Sc3tog, sl st in row end space, turn – 1 sc
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in st (skip the sl st), turn – 1 sc
Rows 11-17: Rep Rows 3-9, turn
Row 18: Ch 4, working through both spaces, sl st to make a loop
Row 19: Evenly sc around the side, sc2tog in the center between each side, continue to evenly sc around, sc2tog in the center, continue to evenly sc along side, sl st to first sc, FO.
Finishing
- Using a length of yarn, attach one button on each side where M is placed along the top, and attach the third button at one bottom corner.
- Weave in all ends.
That’s all there is to it! I hope you have enjoyed making the Mo’Rockin’ Sunrise Ponchette! It offers a mix of open and solid stitches for a unique look and subtle texture, while keeping one’s interest. It’s surprisingly easy to make, but looks complicated. Enjoy letting others know that you made this gorgeous piece.
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47 Responses
Simply Gorgeous
Thank you, friend!
Love your patterns. I’ve even tested for you. This poncho is beautiful and so you! Creative. I love to see your art.
Thanks so much, Cathy! I hope you’re on the Pattern Testing email list so we can work together on future art.
I love all your patterns. They are so unique and when wearing them you know no one will have anything like it. You do such a good job and I thank you for all your lovely patterns.
Thank you for the kind words! It’s so much fun to come up with unique patterns that can become classic pieces.
The combination yarn and the different heights of the stitches makes this a truly special pattern. I will be making this one.
I’m so glad that you like the different stitch heights! I can’t wait to see your ponchette!
This ponchette is so chic and stylish! I especially like the style versatility. It’s a beautiful design.
Thank you, Velynda! I think versatility is important when we crochet garments and other wearable items so we can get the most use out of our hard work.
I love this pattern! Thank you for sharing it. I enjoyed watching your designs in the fashion show a while back. I think this pattern was featured?! You are a great designer!
Gosh, I’m so glad to learn that you watched the fashion show! This was featured in the show, and the model did a great job showing this off. Thank you for the kind words!
Thank you for sharing this great pattern you are very talented and I just might be brave enough to give this one a whirl.
You’re welcome, Sandra! You are absolutely brave enough to make this one. One stitch at a time.
Thank you for having this giveaway!
You’re welcome, Stephanie! I wanted to offer a little something to show my appreciation.
VERY UNIQUE DESIZN WANT TO MAKE FOR SELF!!!!
You should definitely grab your favorite DK yarn to make one. A light worsted weight could work too but will be longer and wider.
I remember seeing this when it was shared on Fosbas blog. I was swamped then but hopefully now I’ll have time to make it:)
I hope you do have time to make it now. I think you’ll find a lot of fun to make and even more fun to wear.
This is such a different and very beautiful pattern. As well, all your patterns are very unique!
Thank you so much, Jacqueline! It’s so much fun to create unique crochet patterns.
You design patterns wonderfully!
Thanks so much, love everything you do!!
You’re so welcome, Teresa! I appreciate the support!
Lovely pattern, can’t wait to try it!
Thanks, Shelly! I look forward to seeing your version of the ponchette!
Your designs are beautiful. This ponchette is especially so. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win at the giveaway.
Thank you participating in the giveaway! I hope you’ll make yourself this lovely ponchette!
Hey Courtney, this is such a unique little ponchette style. It kind of gives me Cleopatra vibes – very sexy! I really dig your colour choice as well, so fresh and vibrant. This design will look fabulous in most of the Paintbox Metallics too!
Ooh, I like the idea of the Cleopatra vibe! I would love to see this ponchette in a different shade of Paintbox Metallics.
Hi Courtney, This is a fabulous design! It’s so unique and different than anything else I’ve seen. And what a way to spruce up any outfit without being weighted down.
Thanks, Verna! I’m so happy that you connected with my vision of how it can spruce up an outfit!
Thank You!
Welcome! Congratulations on being the winner! I’ll be in touch by email.
Looks great. I have tried Paintbox but never the metallic.
The metallic yarn is so easy to work with. I hope you give it a try.
This pattern is so unique and different from other shawls. I really would like to try and make it.
Thank you! I enjoy creating unique versions of classic styles. Let me know by email when you get started and if you need any help.
This is a wonderful design! Thank you for all you do for us all and sharing your designs!
Gosh, thank you fo such kind words! It’s a pleasure to share my crochet designs with you all!
That is an original gorgeous design and I love it.
Thank you! What color are you choosing?
Gorgeous design!
Thank you! I hope you’ve added it to your to hook list.
Happy Birthday Courtney! What a stunning and original design!