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| There’s not much that is more basic than a cowl – a simple tube of fabric, large enough to pull over your head and rest around your neck, cowls are a great way to use up a lonely stray ball of yarn, experiment with a new stitch pattern, or keep your hands busy during a movie. They’re so fast to make that they’re ideal last-minute gifts! This single-skein cowl is simple and speedy, with alternating bands of single and double crochet forming a subtly interesting texture that requires only bare attention from you to navigate successfully. | |
| Sizes and Materials List … | |
| Size: | Approx. 20″ around x 7″ wide |
| Hook(s): | K/10.5 (6.5mm) |
| Yarn: | 1 ball Plassard Pop 4 [100% wool, 110 m/50 g skein] |
| Colors & Approx. Yardage: | Any color, 120.3 yds |
| Notions: | Yarn Needle |
| Gauge: | 11 sts x 10 rows = 4″ in patt. Gauge is not crucial in this pattern, and it can easily be adjusted to accommodate different yarn or hooks – just make sure that your starting chain can slip over your head! |
| Notes … | |
| Stitches Used | Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Single Crochet (sc) Double Crochet (dc) |
| Abbreviations | |
| Instructions … | |
| Body | |
| Base Chain | Loosely ch 55, join with sl st in 1st ch. |
| Round 1 | Ch 1, sc around, join. (55 sc) |
| Round 2 | Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), *dc in next sc; rep from * around, join to 2nd ch of beg ch 2 with sl st. (55 dc) |
| Round 3 | Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, *sc in next dc; rep from * around, join to first sc with sl st. (55 sc) |
| Rounds 4-11 | Repeat rows 2 and 3. If additional width is desired, continue repeating rows 2 and 3, ending on row 3. |
| Finishing … | |
| Using yarn needle, weave in ends. | |
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| Pattern and photos © Melissa Mall, Inner Child Crochet (Originally published in Christmas 2008 edition of Crochet Uncut) | |
