Chill Stopper Cowl

It has been a WEEK here! Do you ever feel like that? You get to Friday and think “what did I even do this week?” Thank goodness this cowl pattern is SO easy that I only had a few simple corrections after my testers finished up! If it had been more complicated, it would have needed pushed back!

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I’m working on a colorwork hat design, it was going well until I tried it on and realized I had made the brim FAR too large and ended up frogging the whole thing. I still have a plan for it and I think it’s going to turn out wonderful, but it is going to be a couple of weeks until I’m able to publish it. Next week I’m planning instead to share a tutorial video! It was just my birthday and my husband got me an amazing light so that I can film tutorials! I’m thrilled to be able to do that moving forward.

On to today’s pattern! You’ll need two skeins of Lion Brand Hue + Me or similar weight 5 yarn. It is a simple two row repeat with an easy seam to make this slightly textured chunky cowl! It really keeps your neck warm, and even your face. My little 5 year old asked me to make him “a circle for my neck like you” after I had been wearing another cowl all winter, so this pattern includes a child size! For the low cost PDF, head over to my pattern shops! The PDF has a photo tutorial page in addition to the instructions provided here.

Supplies

• 250 yards bulky (CYC 5) yarn, samples: Lion Brand Hue and Me, Red Heart Yarns Soft Essentials
• crochet hook US size L (8 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• tapestry sewing needle
• scissors and measuring tape

Stitches

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

st/sts = stitch/stitches

FLO = front loop only

sk = skip

hdc = half double crochet

Notes

• Finished dimensions after seaming: child size 6.5 in by 10.5 in /adult size 10.5 in by 13 in
• Sizes are marked with parentheses ( ) and stitch counts are marked at the end of each row in brackets [ ].
• Pattern is worked flat and seamed at the end.
• The right side is the side where the hdc stitches puff out more, pictured below.
• The crossed hdc will be made by working in front of the previous stitch, not behind. Front is always the side of the work closest to you.
• This is a beginner pattern, and all of the instructions are available here. However, there is a PDF available in my pattern shops that includes a photo tutorial page: Ravelry Etsy Lovecrafts

If you’d like to modify this pattern to get the exact fit that you want, the stitch multiple for this cowl is 2. That means you can add or subtract stitches to the beginning chain in multiples of 2 to make your cowl taller or shorter.

The pattern repeat is in rows of 2. For the best look at the seam, you want the final row to be the hdc row. If you want your cowl to be a tighter fit to the neck, you could subtract 2 rows at a time or add 2 rows to make the cowl more loose.

Gauge

4 in by 4 in swatch = 12 sts in 8 rows of the pattern repeat which is:

Row 1: Ch 15, sc each st across, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: *Sk st, hdc, hdc in skipped st, repeat from * to end, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Sc FLO each st across, ch 1, turn.

Repeat rows 2 and 3, respectively.

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Written Instructions

Child (Adult)

Row 1: Ch 25 (31), sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across, ch 1, turn. [24 (30) sc]

Row 2: Sk first st, hdc next st, hdc in previously skipped st, *sk next st, hdc, hdc in skipped st, repeat from * across, ch 1, turn. [ 24 (30) hdc]

Row 3: Sc FLO each st across, ch 1, turn. [24 (30) sc FLO]

Row 4- 43(47): Repeat rows 2 and 3 respectively.

Row 44 (48): Repeat row 2. Fasten off, leaving about 12 inches for seaming.

Fold right sides together and seam using the remaining end with a tapestry needle. Use whipstitch to sew together the chain row from the beginning to the the back loop of the last row. Weave in remaining ends.