Easy Crochet Poncho Tutorial 🧶✨ / Beginner-Friendly Polka Dot Filet Crochet | Summer 2026

In this crochet poncho tutorial, I'll show you how to make a beginner-friendly filet crochet poncho with a cute polka dot pattern — perfect for summer! It's just one large rectangle so even if you're new to filet crochet, you can totally make this 🧶✨ Materials: Fingering weight cotton yarn (I used 150g) Crochet hook of your choice (I used 1.5mm) Yarn needle Scissors Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:08 Materials 0:11 Make a gauge swatch 2:22 Measurements 3:11 How to calculate the chains for your poncho 6:32 Start the project 7:11 Row 1 8:56 Row 2 10:13 Polka dot filet crochet chart 10:57 Beginning of polka dot pattern 16:23 Detailed explanation of filet crochet patterns 25:04 How to connect the rectangle 25:53 Outro Free pattern and more tutorials on my channel! If you make this poncho, tag me on Instagram @stitchbyk_00 🫶 #crochet #crochettutorial #filetcrochet #crochetponcho #beginnercrochет #summercrochet #polkadot #crochetpattern