This entry was first published in September, 2015.
The holidays are fast approaching, which means I’ve entered a kind of gift making frenzy. Any day now I’m going to slip into full-on Oprah mode: You get a cowl! And you get a cowl! Everyone gets cowls!
Ahem. All over the top enthusiasm aside, and in the spirit of giving, here are my pattern notes if you’d like to put together a sweet last-minute gift. One skein of yarn and a few hours were enough to whip up this cute little cowl/neck warmer.
I used one ball of Cascade Tangier, a beautiful silk acrylic blend yarn. Using a 5.5mm hook, I had about 18 inches left over. Yarn chicken win!
Please note, these are really only my rough notes indicating what types of stitches I used in each row. I haven’t tested them as a complete pattern. Okay, disclaimer over. Let’s get on with it, shall we?
Stitch Sampler Crochet Cowl
Written in standard US terms. You can find a comprehensive stitch guide here.
Begin with ch 93.
Round 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each following chain. Join to top of initial ch3 to form a loop (90 dc)
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st around. Join to top of initial ch3 (90 dc)
Round 3: Ch 1, and in BLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc (90 sc)
Round 4: Beg puff st, ch2, skip next st. *Puff st, ch2, skip next st* Repeat around and join to top of beg puff st (45 puff st, 45 ch2 spaces)
Round 5: Sl st to ch2 sp. Beg puff st, ch2 *Puff st in next ch2 sp, ch2* Repeat around and join to top of beg puff st (45 puff st, 45 ch2 spaces)
Round 6: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in each puff st and each ch2 sp around. Join to top of initial ch3 (90 dc)
Round 7: Ch 1, and in BLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc (90 sc)
Round 8: Skip 1st st. Dc in next, dc in skipped st (1 x-stitch made). X-stitch around and join to top of 2nd dc made in the row (45 x-stitches)
Round 9: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc). Dc in each st around and join to top of initial ch3 (90 dc)
Round 10: Ch 1, and in BLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc (90 sc)
Round 11: Ch 3, 2dc in same st, skip 2 st. *3dc in next st, skip 2 st* Repeat around and join to top of initial ch3 (30 granny clusters)
Round 12: Sl st over to space between 2 underlying granny clusters. Ch3, 2dc in same st, skip 2dc. *3dc in next st, skip 2 st* Repeat around and join to top of initial ch3 (30 granny clusters)
Round 13: Ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), and hdc in each st around. Join to top of initial ch2 (90 hdc)
Round 14: Ch 1, and in BLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc (90 sc)
Round 15: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch2), dc in same st (1 v-stitch made). Skip 2st, v-stitch in next around. Join to 3rd of initial ch5 (30 v-stitches)
Round 16: Sl st to next ch2 sp. Ch 5, dc in same ch2 sp. V-stitch in each ch2 sp around and join to 3rd of initial ch5 (30 v-stitches)
Round 17: Sl st to next ch2 sp. Ch2, hdc in same ch2 sp, hdc in sp before next v-stitch. 2hdc in each v-stitch and 1hdc between v-stitches around. Join to top of initial ch2 (90 hdc)
Round 18: Ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), and hdc in each st around. Join to top of initial ch2 (90 hdc)
Round 19: Ch 1, and in BLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc (90 sc)
Round 20: Ch 1, and in FLO, sc in each st around. Join to 1st sc and fasten off (90 sc)
Enjoy! If you feel so inclined, you can share images of your versions on Instagram under #sandrasstitchsampler.
Happy holidays!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, which help to support my blog.
