Children's Shell Poncho-- Pattern Review

Hey everyone!  I told you I was going to do a write up on the poncho pattern I made recently.   The pattern is from Lorene at Cre8tion Crochet.  If you haven't checked out her site, you definitely need to.   She has so many amazing patterns you can find.    I am no way affiliated with her, I just stumbled on her blog one day while searching google and just fell in love with the beautiful things she creates!

Anyway on to this poncho pattern.  If you are looking to make something that works up super duper fast this is it!   I made both sizes but used different yarns on each one.   The S/M was with the Premier Sweet Roll yarn found from JoAnn.    The L-XL I made using the Lion Brand Mandala yarn that I found at my local Walmart.      

The pattern is cute and girly with the shells.  It was pretty easy to follow although it did take me a few reads the first time around, but once you get going it's really easy.  

The fit seems to be pretty much right on track for these two sizes.   I made the small one for my niece who is a very small 4 year old, but it fit my 2 1/2 year old son who is a little smaller than her. I was able to get through 1 Sweet Roll and a small amount into another roll.  

 


I made the Large for my 6 year old, who is just about 52" tall.  It was a little wide in the neck, but I think loose fits are expected with ponchos.  I used the Mandala yarn which is thinner, its a 3 weight, but did not adjust the hook size, so the stitches were looser and could explain the wider neck. I was really happy with the length, not too frumpy or too small.  For this size I only used 1 cake of the Mandala yarn, and still had some left over that I was able to add for an embellishment.

I added my own flower to give it a little something extra.  I'll post the pattern for that in the next few days.

If you want to make this Children's Shell Poncho visit Cre8tion Crochet to get her FREE pattern!   She also has links to purchase this pattern in Adult sizes!

Thanks for Visiting!   If you have patterns you want me to test and review, leave the links in the comment section!

Happy Crocheting!