Free Crochet Pattern for an Oversized and Hooded Cowl.
This oversized cowl can be adjusted as needed in a simple multiple of two. I made mine wide so that it covers the head nicely. But if you like, you can just as easy omit a round or two for a narrow cowl.
The hooded cowl takes up a lot of yarn, but it’s super cozy, has a lot of drape and can be worn in different ways.
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Crochet Pattern Information:
Skill Level: Easy
Materials:
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft (100% worsted-weight (#4) acrylic, 6 oz/170.1g – 315 yds/288m) – 3 skeins.
Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm
Gauge: 2.5″ over 8 sts, and 3″ over 6 rounds.
Finished Size: Laying flat it measures 31″ long by 11″ wide.
Abbreviations:
Bptr = Back Post Triple Crochet
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Fptr = Front Post Triple Crochet
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sl St = Slip Stitch
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Tr = Triple Crochet
Special Stitch Instructions:
Note:
Note the turns in this pattern. They help to keep the texture the same on both sides of the fabric.
Pattern Instructions:
Ch 203,
Rnd 1: Working into back bumps, tr in 4th ch from hook and into each ch across. Skipped chs do not count as st. Mark bottom of first tr made. [200 sts]
Make a twist in your work, sl st the top of last tr made to the bottom of first tr made (marked st). Then with the tail end, join the bottom of last tr made to the top of first tr made.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, tr in next st, *sc in next st, tr in next st; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc. [400 sts] Turn.
Rnd 3: Ch 3 (does not count as st, now and throughout), tr in first st and into each st around; join with sl st in first tr. [400 sts] Do Not Turn.
Rnds 4-9: Rep Rnds 2 and 3.
Rnd 10: Ch 3, fptr in same st as join, bptr in next st, *fptr in next st, bptr in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first fptr. Do Not Turn at this Rnd or hereafter.
Rnd 11: Rep Rnd 10.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off.
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Beautiful Cowl! Thanks for the pattern!
Can someone explain to me why round 1 has 200 stitches but round 2 has 400 stitches? Pattern is confusing — do we put 1 triple and 1 single in each stitch, or do we alternate?
Hi Laura, The stitches are doubled in round two because you are working the round on both sides of round 1. So normally when you join a round you make sure that everything is flat and that there are no twists… but in this pattern you make a twist (I like to call this a half twist, because I lay everything straight and then I flip one end over so that the bottom of the first stitch aligns with the top of the last stitch made). Then I join the round and begin crocheting…. and this “half” flip of the work allows you to crochet around both sides (the top and bottom) of the first round. Let me know if that helps or not.
So you alternate between putting a triple stitch in the top and a single stitch on the bottom? I’m just having a hard time visualizing this.
Is the measurement of 31 before or after its been twisted?
After. :) So it’s like 62″ around roughly.
Thank you so much. It’s so easy and beautiful. I’ll be making it today! Your instructions are very clear.
Beautiful scarf. Thank you for sharing your pattern.
Quick question: should the triples in one row have a single above them in the next row? And the singles have triples above them?
The simple triple crochet cowl instructions row 1 has 200 stitches and row has 400 stitches. I can’t understand how to make the increase.
row 2 has 400 stitches. I meant to state rnds instead of rows.
So the increase happens because you make a twist in the chains and then work on both sides of the chains. It’s like a figure 8. I’ll try and do a tutorial on it soon. :)