Cowl neck poncho pattern
Wrap up warm for winter with this super-popular poncho pattern by Simone Francis

Poncho's are a fantastic project if you're looking to start your first crochet garment! You don't have to worry about sleeves or shaping, and the loose flowing nature of poncho's means it's ok if it comes out a bit slouchy! This gorgeous design by Simone Francis was originally published in issue 25 of Simply Crochet magazine, and has gone on to be one of our best-selling designs on Ravelry.
If you fancy hooking it up for yourself, you can find the pattern on Ravelry here!
Simply Crochet issue 25 is also still available as a digital edition, for Apple phones and tablets, Android phones and tablets, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and to read through Zinio as PDFs. Click here to find the right version for you.

Authors

Matt Spiers is a crochet artist and designer who has been overseeing Gathered's crochet articles for over 2 years. He previously worked as Digital Assistant for Simply Crochet magazine and is our in house video editing pro. What started as a hobby a decade ago led to Matt developing a passion (and then a career) with crochet. As well as still regularly writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine, Matt is a crochet artist in his own right, having displayed and created crochet installations at festivals and fibre events across the UK. You can keep up to date with Matt at @onemancrochet on Instagram.