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One of the characteristics of fleece is that it won't ravel, therefore no sewing is required! Best of all, it's cheap. With one yard of fleece you can make two adorable ponchos. The fabric I found was a little over $5/yd at Wal-Mart, making each poncho just about $2.50.
You'll Need: One yard of 60 inch fleece of your choice (this will make two ponchos for a small girl; if you have a toddler you can get by with 3/4 yard).
Scissors
1. Cut your large piece of fleece in half. Trim so that the pieces are perfectly square (approx. 30" x 30" for a girl; 27" x 27" for a toddler). The two pieces should be large enough to make two ponchos for a toddler or young child.
2. Fold fleece in half diagonally
3. Find center of fold
4. Cut a semi-circle around the center 5" inches across for neck (I traced a small bowl to help with this).
5. Cut fringe all the way around the bottom or Tie a knot at the base of each fringe tassel thats what i did for a more frilly look.
Optional: String one wooden bead on each fringe tassel before tying the knot
Tip: To find out how big to make our poncho just measure your child/person. Have them standing with arms straight out side by side and measure finger tip to finger tip. Thats how big your square needs to be.
* These are so fun and so so inexspensive to make I have 6 nieces so I made 6 ponchos W/ Matching Scarves for Christmas for $20.00 and that was 3 different fleece patterns. The one pictured is a infant/toddler size. I had left over material so i made a matching scarf. It measures 5 in by 35 inches just cut fringe about 4 inches long and tie each end in a knot. Very warm and very stylish. Length of scarf depends on person just play around with it and have fun.
By Tina Butler from Mesquite, TX
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