Doll's Lacy Shells Poncho
A lacy 18 inch doll poncho, designed as a spring cover up for American Girl Kit. Materials: Worsted weight yarn Size K (10.5/6.50 mm) crochet hook Gauge: Not essential. Neck opening should measure about $5\;\%$ inches. If poncho seems short after Round 6, add another round of shells before the optional border. Abbreviations: Base ch/hdc: half double crochet base chain Ch: chain Ch-sp: chain space, opening where there was a chain in the row below Dc: double crochet Rnd: round Sc: single crochet Sl st: slip stitch St: stitch Stitch Patterns: Starting Shell: ch4, (dc, ch1) 2 times, dc, all in same space Shell: (dc, ch 1) 3 times, dc, all in same space V Stitch: dc, ch1, dc, all in same space Tips: The poncho is worked from the neck down. The instructions use a half double crochet base chain to start. An alternate start is chain 42, start in the second chain from the hook and hdc in each chain (40 sts), join, and start at Round 1. Directions: Base ch/hdc 40. Join to beginning with sl st. Rnd 1: Starting shell in $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ hdc. \*Skip 4 hdc, shell in next hdc\*. Repeat 6 times (7 shells total). Sl st to third ch of starting shell. 8 shells. Rnd 2: SI st to $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ (center) ch-sp of shell, do starting shell. \*Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell, V stitch in space between shells, shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell\*,. repeat twice. Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell, V stitch in space between shells. Sl st to third ch of starting shell. 8 shells, 4 V stitches. Rnd 3: SI st to $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ (center) ch-sp of shell, do starting shell. \*Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of each shell, and in ch-sp of each V stitch. Sl st to third ch of starting shell. 12 shells. Rnd 4: SI st to $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ (center) ch-sp of shell, do starting shell. \*Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell, shellin $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ and $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ ch-sp of following shell, shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell\*, repeat twice. Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of next shell, shell in $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ and $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ ch-sp of following shell. Sl st to third ch of starting shell. 16 shells. Rnd 5: SI st to $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ (center) ch-sp of shell, do starting shell. \*Shell in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch-sp of each shell. Sl st to third ch of starting shell. 16 shells. Rnd 6: Repeat round 5. Optional Border: Ch 1, $^\star_{\tt S C}$ ch $1^{\star}$ in each ch-sp of shell, and in the space between shells. Sl st to first ch. Use starting tail to close up neck opening. Work in any loose ends. Copyright $\circledcirc$ 2009: This is an original design by Maryann Walsh. Permission is granted to print and use this pattern for personal noncommercial use, provided this notice is included. No commercial use or publication of this design--in any form--is permitted without consent of the designer.
