Soft and Stylish Cowl Pattern

By Beatrice Ryan Designs

Soft and Stylish Cowl Free Pattern

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Materials:

.     Extra Bulky Yarn (5 or 6 by Yarns Standards) 150 yards- Different types and weights of yarn will produce varying results.

.     Size N Hook

.     Yarn Needle

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Intermediate Crochet due to the flower being a little advanced, but beginners can make the flower easily by using the picture illustrations for guidance .  The Cowl is rated Easy Crochet

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Stitches:

.     Ch-Chain     St-Stitch     Sl St-Slip Stitch     Sc-Single Crochet     DC- Double Crochet     HDC-Half Double Crochet     TRC-Triple Crochet

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.     This pattern is worked in the round and no turning is necessary unless otherwise noted.

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Ch 50-55 depending on your desired diameter, Join with Sl St to beginning Ch.  When joining chain, be very careful to keep the chain from twisting.  The joined Chain should be a continuous circle once joined, (See illustration below).

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Joining Chain without twisting

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Row 1:     Ch 2 (Counts as first HDC), HDC next Ch and in each Ch around, Join to top of Ch 2. Make sure the work is not twisted (See illastration below)  50-55 HDC

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HDC Round Joined

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Row 2-6 :     Ch 4 (Count as first TRC now and throughout), TRC in next St and in each St around, Join to top of Ch 4.      50-55 TRC

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Row 7:         Ch 2, HDC around. Join to top of Ch 2.  Finish off, Weave in tails.

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Flower:

Row 1: Ch 2, 6 Sc in 1st Ch, Join to 1st Sc. Flower is worked in the round unless otherwise noted.

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Row 2: Ch 1,  Working in the Back Loops – 2 Sc in 1st St and each St around.  Do not Join. 12 Sc

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Row 3: Continue working in the round in Back Loops (You will not be joining) . * 2 Sc in next St, Sc in next St,* 9 times, Sl St in next St.    21Sc+1 Sl St

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You will now have a flat crochet circle with a spiral on top from the unworked Front Loops that will be the base of your flower. (See Illustration Below)

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Base of flower

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Row 4: The” Petal ” Base, You will creating Chain 3 spaces to make the petals in and Sc’s to secure the petals down, Similar to  making shell pattern-  Ch 1 Turn, (Working in both loops around the outside edge )  1 Sc in 2nd St from hook,* Ch 3, Sk next St, 3 Sc,* 5 times.  Ch 3, Do not turn, you are still working in the round in a spiral to the center of flower base now  in unworked loops of the flower base. (See Illustration”A” Below), *Sk St, 3 Sc, Ch 3*, * *Around to center of flower base. Sl St in last unworked loop. 12 Ch 3 spaces total. (See Illustration “B” Below)

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Illustration “A”                                                                 Illustration “B”

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Row 5: The Petals… Ch 1, Turn.  Sl St, Hdc, 3 DC in Ch 3 Space,* Sk Sc, Sl St in next Sc, Sk Sc, 5 Dc(7DC if using Bulky Weight 5 yarn standard) in next Ch 3 Space*, * *11 Times, Sl St on back of flower base approximately 1 inch away from last petal made to secure flower. 12 Petals.  Finish off leaving long tail for sewing flower to Cowl.

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Completed Flower

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Sew Flower to cowl using yarn needle.

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Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs