Sweet Nothings Crochet: KEEP IT TOGETHER COWL

KEEP IT TOGETHER COWL

I have been given a second bag of yarn and requested to make beanies & / or scarves for the homeless. I'm hoping that there's going to be even more yarn - which also means there will be more patterns discovered and written.

This pattern sheet has two ideas for the same cowl. Please read till the end for both ideas.

This project has a matching beanie, which is at https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2021/06/keep-it-together-beanie.html

Today's project is completely reversible - so yaay!

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Materials used : Today I’ve used ~ 140 gms of unbranded 8-ply acrylic with a 5 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle ; fabric glue to seal ends ; crochet stitch markers

For Indians : The yarn I’ve used is similar in thickness to our Vardhaman / Oswal acrylic yarns or Laura knitting cotton .

You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.

but I think you could also use Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn

You may just have to tweak the gauge a bit.

Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate.

Size made : Adult beanie : 45" x 8"

Size only given for yarn estimation.

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk

Abbreviations used :

sc : single crochet hdc : Half Double crochet

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

hk : hook lp (s) : loop(s)

yo : yarn over sl-st : slip stitch

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for video tutorials of all the stitches used in today’s pattern.

Please note that I take a lot of trouble to give loads of tips through my pattern sheet, so please read through the full sheet before you pick up your hook n yarn.

What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY

Foundation double crochet (fdc) : This is a unique way of starting a project directly with a row of double crochet stitches. Here is an easy video tutorial https://youtu.be/hjNUYVvyU9k

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;

{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.

In case this video tutorial does not come on, please go to https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg

PATTERN 1

The stitch count for our project is in multiples of 3 + 1

Start Row 1 : with fdc in multiples of 3 + 1 for the width of your scarf / cowl / wrap. Turn

Note 1 : I'd say you work about 8" width for a scarf or cowl and about 18 - 20" (width) for a wrap

Note 2 : I started with 31 fdc = 10"

Row 2 : dc in the 1st st ;

ch 1, dc 2-tog is over sts the 2nd & 3rd sts ;

(dc in the next st ; ch 1, dc 2-tog over the next 2 sts) ;

rep (to) till the 2nd last st ;

dc in the last st. Turn.

In the following row, we work the 1st leg of the dc 2-tog over a dc, and the 2nd leg over a ch-sp.

Row 3 : dc in the 1st st ;

(ch 1, dc 2-tog is over the next st and the next ch-sp ;

dc in the next st) ;

rep (to) till the 2nd last st ;

dc in the last st. Turn.

Rows 4 - 10 : Rep Row 3

Row 11 : dc in the 1st 2 sts ;

(dc in the next ch-sp ; dc in the next 2 sts) ;

rep (to) till end. Turn.

Rows 2 - 11 form the pattern.

Continue working the pattern (rep Rows 2 - 11) till you get the length you want for your scarf / cowl / wrap.

I worked till I had about 48" in length. I then joined the two ends to make a cowl.

If making a cowl , use one of these joining methods to join the two ends of your cowl

Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA

Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM

Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI

OR attach tassels to the end to make it a soft scarf.

Check out the two videos below for tassels

For a wrap, you finish with or without tassels

In case this video does not come on, please go to https://youtu.be/Ct84H8iBa9s

In case this video does not come on, please go to https://youtu.be/Pt5BMW_OlAg

PATTERN 2

We start with fsc or foundation single crochet , once again for the width of our cowl / scarf / wrap

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

Then work Rows 2 & 3 (from Pattern 1)

and then work Row 3 all the way till the end of your project.

This means that you will not get the striped effect and just one small change will make a totally different project. How fun is this, huh?

At the top of this blog, I told you I had a matching beanie, so here's how that looks

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Thursday 8 July 2021

KEEP IT TOGETHER COWL