The afghan pattern is here.  You have to register to access it.  I did a reverse single chain edging. 

My mom wanted a warm afghan for winters on the couch.  I made one using a basket weave stitch.

Close-up of the basket weave

Close-up of the stitches on the poncho.  I used a very curly black yarn that was a total pain to work with.  However, it was very soft.

Mom also wanted a poncho.