It’s that time of year again. The mornings are chilly and by noon it is warm outside. The best way to dress during seasons like this is to wear layers. This cowl is made to supply warmth and comfort to help kick start our days.

The stitch I came up with for this cowl is so much fun. It includes 3 beginner stitches- making this a great project for anyone.

*You are welcome to use any yarns and hooks for this pattern. You may want to adjust your number of repeating rounds if so.. or make it into an infinity scarf! So much creativity room for this fun pattern*

Supplies

I/9-5.5 mm crochet hook

Less than 1 skein of Cascade Yarns- Cherub DK #3 (180 yds) for main color. (Name of yarn linked to where I bought it)

A small amount of same yarn in contrasting color.

Yarn Needle

Stitches

FSC – Foundation Single Crochet (if you do not want to use the FSC, you can make the simple chain of 23 and a row of 22 SC)

Slip Stitch

CH – Chain

HDC – Half Double Crochet

Lets get hookin’!

Row 1: FSC 22

Row 2: CH 1, turn. HDC into the first stitch. **CH 2. Skip 2 stitches. HDC into the next stitch. Repeat from ** across.

Row 3: CH 1, turn. 3 HDC into each CH space across. HDC into last HDC.

Row 4 – 71: Repeat rows 2 and 3. Your piece should measure 27 inches long.

Finish off leaving long tail. Using your yarn needle, weave back and forth joining both ends. Weave in your ends.

Contrasting Border Side

Join your contrasting yarn into the side of the cowl in a CH space.

Row 1: CH 1. **2 HDC into CH space. 1 HDC into the side of the HDC. Repeat around this side of the cowl. When you get to the seam, space 4 HDC into the side of the seam. Join to first HDC.

Change to your original color. Join your yarn into a HDC that is in the side of a HDC. Not a HDC that is in a CH space.

Row 2: CH 1. HDC into the first stitch. **CH 2. Skip 2 stitches. HDC into the next stitch. Repeat from ** around. Join to first HDC.

Row 3: CH 1. 3 HDC into each CH space around. Join to first HDC.

Finish off and weave in your ends.

Other Border

Join your main color yarn into the side of the cowl into the side of a HDC.

Row 1: CH 1. ** HDC into the side of the HDC. CH 2. Skip CH space. Repeat from ** around. When you get to the seam, HDC on right side of the seam, CH 2, HDC into left side of the seam. Join to first HDC

Row 2: CH 1. 3 HDC into each CH space around. Join to first HDC.

Finish off and weave in your ends.