Glimmer Poncho, a Tunisian crochet cropped sweater

Layer on the style with the Glimmer Poncho, a cozy Tunisian crochet cropped sweater pattern, now available FREE from TL Yarn Crafts x Hobbii.

Fall is the season when crocheters come alive! Add the Glimmer Poncho to your WIP list for that effortless put-together look without all the hassle. Ready to make the season’s go-to sweater silhouette? Keep scrolling for the FREE pattern!

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GET THE GLIMMER PONCHO PATTERN

• TLYarnCrafts.com – Get the Glimmer Poncho from my pattern shop and save big when you bundle three or more patterns with code “SAVEON3”.
• Ravelry – Find the Glimmer Poncho on Ravelry and add it to your library for easy access.
• FREE PATTERN – Keep scrolling to view a free version of this pattern. You will need to keep the blog post loaded to view the pattern.
• Tutorial Video – Stitch along with me in this thorough tutorial video, including a full materials list, step-by-step instructions, and insider tips to make your Tunisian crochet cropped sweater look flawless.

JOIN THE GOLDEN HOUR MAKE ALONG, OCTOBER 2025

If you’re looking to add a little handmade magic to your fall wardrobe, the Golden Hour Make Along is just what you need! This 6-week creative journey, hosted by TL Yarn Crafts and Two of Wands, kicks off on Monday, October 27, 2025, and invites you to stitch your way into a fabulous autumn season.

The Golden Hour Make Along is a 6-week stitching adventure hosted by Toni of TL Yarn Crafts and Alexi of Two of Wands. Together, we’ll guide you through creating the ultimate fall layering piece, whether you’re team hook, team needles, or a proud member of both. Beginning Monday, October 27th, choose between the crochet Glimmer Poncho or the knit Lucent Sweater for your MAL project. Each design comes with a helpful tutorial video and written step-by-step instructions.

Golden Hour Make-Along Timeline

• Sourcing Materials, now through October 26th. Gather your yarn, hooks and/or needles, as well as your notions to make your poncho(s). Scroll below for several color palette recommendations in Hobbii’s Happy Place Apricity. Haven’t tried it yet? You’re in for a treat! Apricity is easy to use, comes in 25 vibrant colors, and adds a touch of luxury to your everyday outfits.
• Weeks 1-6, October 27th – December 7th. Stitch along with fellow makers to create your unique sweater. Pick up the patterns from Two of Wands, TL Yarn Crafts, and Hobbii. Work at your own pace, sharing updates and providing encouragement on Instagram using #GoldenHourMAL. You can also upload your projects to Ravelry here!
• Event Livestreams, Tuesday, October 28th and Friday, December 5th, 1pm ET. Join Toni and Alexi for a kickoff and a wrap up livestream on Instagram. We’ll chat about our inspiration for the pieces, tips for a smooth stitching experience, and finish with a look back on all we’ve accomplished during the make-along.

Get full details on the Golden Hour Make Along and join the fun! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!

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Glimmer Poncho Details

DESCRIPTION

If you like your apple cider warm and your fall days crisp, the Glimmer Poncho is for you! Cropped and striped in an airy, chunky yarn with sweeping open sleeves, you’ll sport this trendy top from downtown coffee hangouts to starlit date nights, turning cozy comfort into an autumn statement.

MATERIALS

• Hobbii Happy Place Apricity, super bulky (#6), 65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool [76 yards / 50 gram skein]. Sample made in the colors A – Oat Milk (#22) and B – Paprika (#09). Sample uses 6 (7, 8, 9) skeins of A, and 5 (6, 7, 8) skeins of B.
• 12mm Tunisian crochet hook with 32″ cord (like this one!)
• 8mm traditional crochet hook
• Scissors
• Tape measure
• Tapestry needle
• Locking stitch markers
• Steam blocking supplies, including interlocking boards, t-pins and/or Knit Blockers, and a garment steamer

SIZES

XS/S (M/L, XL/2XL, 3XL/4XL) All sizes intended to have 4-10” of positive ease. Measurements taken after light steam blocking.

• Length: 16 (16, 17, 18) inches
• Finished Bust: 38 (46, 54, 62) inches
• Sleeve, Wrist to Wrist: 54″ for all sizes
• Sample shown in size XS/S on a model with 34” bust.

GAUGE

6” = 11 stitches x 11 rows in pattern stitch with 12mm Tunisian crochet hook (yarn over counted as stitch for gauge and throughout the pattern)

ABBREVIATIONS

BLO = back loop only

Cc = change color

Ch = chain

Dec = decrease

Lp = loop

Lts = Last Tunisian Stitch

Rep = repeat

RetP = Return Pass

Sc = single crochet

Sk = skip

Sl St = slip stitch

Sp = space

St(s) = stitche(s)

Tks = Tunisian knit stitch

Tss = Tunisian simple stitch

WS = wrong side

Yo = yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES

• Decrease (Dec): Insert into next stitch as for Tss, insert into next stitch as for tks, yarn over, pull through both stitches.
• Last Tunisian Stitch (Lts): Insert hook under BOTH vertical bars of the last stitch and complete as for Tss.
• Return Pass (RetP): Ch 1, (yarn over, pull through the next 2 loops on hook) until 1 loop remains on hook.

PATTERN NOTES

• Construction Note: The poncho is made in two parts – the Front and the Back. Begin with the Body of the Back, then add stitches to the width needed for the sleeves and stitch until the full length is achieved. For the Front, repeat the Back until you reach the Neck Shaping. Complete the Neck Shaping, seam the Front and Back together, then add the ribbed neckline using a traditional crochet hook.   
• Yarn Weight: While Apricity is considered a category 6 -super bulky weight, I find the gauge to be closer to a category 5 – bulky weight. When substituting yarns, consider another category 5 – bulky weight yarn with animal fiber for a similar drape and gauge.  

HELPFUL VIDEOS

If you are new to Tunisian crochet, I recommend working your way through the following 3 videos before starting this Tunisian crochet cropped poncho pattern:

• Tunisian Crochet for Beginners (15 minutes)
• Tunisian Crochet Edge Stitches (7 minutes)
• Learn the Tunisian Knit Mesh Stitch (12 minutes)

Glimmer Poncho Pattern

GET THE GLIMMER PONCHO PATTERN

• TLYarnCrafts.com – Get the Glimmer Poncho from my pattern shop and save big when you bundle three or more patterns with code “SAVEON3”.
• Ravelry – Find the Glimmer Poncho on Ravelry and add it to your library for easy access.
• FREE PATTERN – Keep scrolling to view a free version of this pattern. You will need to keep the blog post loaded to view the pattern.
• Tutorial Video – Stitch along with me in this thorough tutorial video, including a full materials list, step-by-step instructions, and insider tips to make your Tunisian crochet cropped sweater look flawless.

Are you ready to whip up the Glimmer Poncho? Join me for this step-by-step tutorial to make it!

BACK – BODY

FOUNDATION ROW: With A and Tunisian hook, ch 35 (43, 51, 59), pull up a lp in the 2^nd ch from the hook and each ch across the row, RetP.

ROW 1: (Tks 1, yo, sk 1) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP, cc to B.

From here on, change color at the end of every row. Carry the color not in use up the side of the work – do not fasten off any colors until instructed.

ROW 2: Tks 1, (yo, tks the next tks) to last st, Lts, RetP.

Rep Row 2 to 11 (9, 11, 12) rows, including the Foundation Row. Cc at the end of the row and fasten off the color no longer in use. Place marker on live loop to free up your hook.

BACK – SLEEVE EXTENSION

Using the same color you ended with in the previous section, make a chain of 33 (29, 25, 21) stitches. Fasten off and set aside until called for in Row 1.

ROW 1: Return hook to live loop and drop marker. Ch 33 (29, 25, 21), pull up a loop in the 2^nd ch from the hook and each remaining ch, (yo, sk 1, tks 1) across Body stitches, gather the ch made at the beginning of this section, pull up a lp in each ch, RetP, cc. (101 sts for all sizes)

ROW 2: Tks 2, yo, sk 1, (tks 1, yo, sk 1) to last 3 sts, tks 2, Lts, RetP.

ROW 3: Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP.

Rep Row 3 to 18 (20, 20, 21) rows on Sleeve. The last row is worked in Color A – DO NOT CHANGE COLOR. Fasten off B.

BIND OFF: Continuing w/ A, bind off in pattern as follows – (tks the next st, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook) in each tks and yo-sp to last st, Lts, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook. Fasten off. 

FRONT

Work as for Back to 12 (14, 14, 15) rows on Sleeve.

FRONT NECK SHAPING – RIGHT

ROW 1: Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to 41, (41, 39, 39) sts on hook, tks the next yo, mark the next st, RetP. (42, 42, 40, 40 sts)

ROW 2:  Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 3 sts, sk next yarn over (do not yarn over!), tks 1, Lts, RetP. (41, 41, 39, 39 sts)

ROW 3:  Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 4 sts, yo, sk next sp, dec over next 2 sts, Lts, RetP. (40, 40, 38, 38 sts)

ROW 4:  Rep Row 2. (39, 39, 37, 37 sts)

ROW 5: Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 st, tks 1, Lts, RetP.

ROW 6:  Rep Row 5.

The last row is worked in Color A – DO NOT CHANGE COLOR. Fasten off B.

BIND OFF:  Continuing w/ A, bind off in pattern as follows – (tks the next st, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook) in each tks and yo-sp to last st, Lts, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook. Fasten off. 

FRONT NECK SHAPING – LEFT

ROW 1: Continue with next color in sequence. Insert into the marked st from Front Neck Shaping – Right as for tks, pull up a lp, drop marker, sl st next 17 (17, 21, 21) sts – the last st is pulled up in a yo-sp, tks 1, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP. (42, 42, 40, 40 sts) 

ROW 2:  Tks 1, sk next yarn over (do not yarn over!), tks the next tks, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP. (41, 41, 39, 39 sts)

ROW 3:  Dec over next 2 sts, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP. (40, 40, 38, 38 sts)

ROW 4:  Rep Row 2. (39, 39, 37, 37 sts)

ROW 5: Tks 2, (yo, tks the next tks) to last 2 sts, tks 1, Lts, RetP.

ROW 6:  Rep Row 5.

The last row is worked in Color A – DO NOT CHANGE COLOR. Fasten off B.

BIND OFF:  Continuing w/ A, bind off in pattern as follows – (tks the next st, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook) in each tks and yo-sp to last st, Lts, pull stitch through the remaining loop on hook. Fasten off. 

ASSEMBLY

• Weave in all ends.
• Steam block pieces flat.
• Lay the Back panel flat, WS facing up. Line up the corners of the Front panel with the corners of the Back panel. Ensure the WS of the Front and Back panels are facing each other.
• Using Color A, mattress seam (tutorial) the Front to the Back along the top of the sleeves, working through just one inside loop on each side.
• Using Color A, mattress seam the Front to the Back along the bottom of the sleeves and along the Body.
• Weave in the remaining ends.

NECK RIBBING

SETUP: With A and the 8mm hook, join with a sl st at the center of the back neck. Ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc evenly around the neckline as follows: sc in each sl st, 2 sc in the shoulder seam, 1 sc in each row end. At the end of the row, join with a sl st in the first sc.

ROW 1: Ch 6, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and each ch across, sl st in same st as join AND the next st on neckline, turn. (5 sc)

ROW 2: Sk 2 sl sts, sc BLO in each st across row.    

ROW 3: Ch 1, sc BLO in each st across row, sl st in next 2 sts on neckline.    

Rep Rows 2-3 around the entire neckline. At end of ribbing, rotate to work along the inside of the ribbing. Hold the edge of the last row and Row 1 together, sl st each st through both rows to join the ends. Fasten off.  

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And before you know it, your Glimmer Poncho is all done! Slip this over a turtleneck with cigarette pants for the office, or style it with a tank top underneath and jeans for a more casual look. Either way, you’re ready for wherever these perfect fall days take you.

Share your projects with us! We’d love to see your Glimmer Poncho from the WIP stage to the last stitch. Show it off in the TLYC Makers Facebook group, on Instagram with #TLYCMakers, and inside the Yarn Hive Community, my private membership. We can’t wait to cheer on all your hard work!

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