Sunshine Ombre Cowl
20.Apr.22 / Kirsten BalleringTake a little bit of sunshine with you! This supple cowl drapes beautifully around your neck, and is made with very soft cotton.
Materials and preparation
Yarn
- Colour A: 502 x 1 ball
- Colour B: 716 x 1 ball
- Colour C: 639 x 1 ball
- Colour D: 714 x 1 ball
- Colour E: 551 x 1 ball
Crochet hook
3.0mm
Measurements
Circumference after blocking: 110cm (43¼in)
Height after blocking: 35cm (13¾in)
Please note: This stitch pattern pulls inwards. You can choose to block this open (stretch it up heightwise) or to leave it slightly denser. I chose to leave it slightly denser.
Gauge/tension
13 hdc and 15 rows measure 10 x 10cm.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- beg-puff st: ch2, (yarn over, insert hook in st, yarn over, pull up loop) 3x in same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- ch: chain
- ch-sp: chain space
- hdc: half double crochet
- puff st: puff stitch. (yarn over, insert hook in st, yarn over, pull up loop) 4x in same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- RS: right side
- sc: single crochet
- ss: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
Repeat formats
- (…) once/twice/3x Crochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
- […] Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
Crochet pattern
Cowl
With Colour B, ch251.
Round 1 (RS) Starting in second ch from hook, (1hdc, ch1, skip 1 ch) 125 times, join with ss in first ch, making sure not to twist chain. [125 hdc, 125 ch]
Round 2 Ss to next ch-sp, ch1 (doesn’t count as st throughout), 1hdc in same ch-sp, (ch1, 1hdc in next ch-sp) to final ch-sp, join with ss to first hdc. [125 hdc, 125 ch-1 sps]
Round 3-14 Repeat Round 2, cut yarn, fasten off.
Round 15 Join Colour A with a ss in st aligned with join of Round 1, ch1, 1sc in st at base of ch, 1sc in each st or ch around, join with ss to first sc. [250 sc]
Round 16 Beg-puff st, ch1, skip 1 st, (puff st, ch1, skip 1 st) 124 times, join with ss in top of beg-puff st. [1 beg-puff st, 124 puff st, 125 ch]
Round 17 Ch1, 1sc in st at base of ch, 1sc in each st and ch around, join with ss to first sc, cut yarn. [250 sc]
Rounds 18-34 Repeat Rounds 1-14 with Colour C, then Rounds 15-17 with Colour A.
Rounds 35-51 Repeat Rounds 1-14 with Colour D, then Rounds 15-17 with Colour A.
Rounds 52-68 Repeat Rounds 1-14 with Colour E. Cut yarn.
Border
Round 69 Join Colour A with a ss in any st, ch1, 1sc in st at base of ch, 1sc in each ch around, join with ss in first sc, cut yarn. [250 sc]
Join Colour A with a ss in any ch of Round 1, ch1, 1sc in st at base of ch, 1sc in each ch around, join with ss in first sc, cut yarn. [250 sc]
Finishing
Fasten off and block to size.
Adjusting measurements
The pattern repeat is a repeat of 2 stitches + 1, so any odd number will do. The original pattern is made with 251 chains. Every 2 chains you add, add 0.87cm (0.35in) to the circumference.
If you want to adjust the height of the cowl, simply change the number of coloured sections, or add or remove rows per coloured section. Every coloured section of 14 rows adds ~10cm (4in).
Diagram
Crochet diagram
Key (US terms)
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