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Home / Crochet / Cowls / Shells in a Column – Simple Cowl Crochet Pattern

Shells in a Column – Simple Cowl Crochet Pattern

September 11, 2015 · Rhelena · 2 Comments

This simple cowl crochet pattern features a column of shells mixed in with some plain and post stitches. It’s a nice stitch pattern that will go with just about anything.

Simple Shells Cowl ~ FREE Crochet Pattern
Simple Shells Cowl ~ FREE Crochet Pattern

You only need one skein to whip this up in no time. Of course you can always make this longer and wider if you want. The stitch pattern is in a multiple of 10, so just increase or decrease your starting chains to the length you want.

I played around with this stitch many moons ago when I designed myself a simple top using this shell stitch. Although the pattern never got published, I did post a snippet of the fabric elsewhere online and recently received a few requests for the pattern. So here it is in a cowl. As for the top, I may decide to revamp and re-create it and hopefully have a pattern for that some day too…

In the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy this cowl. And keep checking back, because you never know what other patterns might surface in this cool stitch pattern.

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Shells in a Column – Simple Cowl Crochet Pattern

Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate

Materials:
Yarn: Vanna’s Choice (One 3.5oz ball) #4
Crochet Hook: I/9-5.50mm

Gauge: 3″ over one stitch repeat.

Finished Size: 23.5″ by 4.5″ when lying flat.

Abbreviations:

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
Fpedc = Front Post Extended Double Crochet
Hk = Hook
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Yo = Yarn Over

Notes & Special Stitch Instructions:

Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in designated ch or shell.

Front Post Extended Double Crochet (Fpedc): Yo, insert your hk around the post going in from the front to back and then back to the front again, Yo and pull through (3 lps on hk). Yo and pull through 1 lp (3 lps on hk). (Yo and pull through 2 lps) twice. See Tutorial

Pattern Instructions:

Ch 150 (or any multiple of 10), join with sl st in first ch being careful not to twist chs. You can also make 150 foundation single crochets and then omit rnd 1.

Rnd 1: Loosely Ch 1, working into back bumps, sc in same ch as join and into each ch around; join with sl st in first sc. (150 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (does not count as st, now and throughout), dc in same st as join and in next 4 sts, *sk next 2 sts, shell in next st, sk next 2 sts**, dc in next 5 sts; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first dc. (15 shells)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, fpedc in same st as join making sure to catch ch-2, *dc in next 3 sts, fpedc in next st, shell in next shell, sk 2 dc of shell**, fpedc in next st; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first fpedc.

Rnds 4-8: Rep rnd 3.

Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off.

You might also enjoy the FREE Cowl Pattern Collection on CPB.

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  1. kat says

    October 12, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    Hi I was just wondering if you do any tutorials for granny square blankets, because I really like chrocheting and I’m trying to do a blanket like that , but it seems like it’s not turning out how its supposed to because the corners always start turning instead of staying nice and square … I hope you can help me with that , and thanks

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    • Rhelena says

      October 14, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      I believe Patrice from Yarn Over, Pull Through may have a tutorial to help you. Check it out here: http://www.yarnoverpullthrough.com/granny-square-leans-to-the-right

      You might also benefit from this: http://www.yarnoverpullthrough.com/tutorials/3-ways-to-end-and-begin-a-granny-square-round

      Good luck and let me know if those answer your question or not.
      Rhelena

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