Stitches N Stuff - Quick & Easy Crochet Cowls

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Approximately 35 inches in circumference x 10 inches wide

Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo light (DK) weight bamboo/wool yarn (1 oz/104 yds/50g per ball):

4 balls #167 buff brown

Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

3 sc = 1 inch; 2 rows in pattern st = approximately 1 inch

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet and chain-1 space.

Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 4(see Pattern Notes), dc in indicated st.

Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in indicated st, drop lp from hook, insert hook from front to back in top of first dc, pick up dropped lp and draw through all lps on hook, ch 1 tightly to lock.

V-Stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.

Beginning popcorn (beg pc): Ch 3, 4 dc in same st, drop lp from hook, insert hook from front to back in top of 3rd ch of beg ch-3, pick up dropped lp and draw through all lps on hook, ch 1 tightly to lock.

Rnd 1: Ch 90, being careful not to twist ch, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, sc in each ch around, join in beg sc. (90 sc)

Rnd 2 (RS): Beg V-st(see Special Stitches) in same st as joining, dc in each of next 2 sc, pc(see Special Stitches) in next sc, dc in each of next 2 sc, (V-stsee Special Stitches in next sc, dc in each of next 2 sc, pc in next sc, dc in each of next 2 sc) around, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st . (15 V-sts, 15 pc, 60 dc)

Rnd 3: Sl st in ch-1 sp of beg V-st, beg pc(see Special Stitches) in same sp, sk next dc of beg V-st, dc in each of next 2 dc, V-st in next pc, dc in each of next 2 dc, (pc in ch-1 sp of next V-st, sk next dc of V-st, dc in each of next 2 dc, V-st in next pc, dc in each of next 2 dc) around, join in beg pc.

Rnds 419: [Rep rnds 2 and 3 alternately] 8 times.

Rnd 20: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each dc, pc and V-st around, sk ch-1 sps, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (105 sc)

Width at top = 27 inches

Length = 25 inches

KFI Luxury Silk light (DK) weight silk yarn (3 oz/252 yds/100g per hank):

1 hank #8 marigold, violet, sage

Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

-inch buttons: 5

Tapestry needle

Sewing needle

Matching sewing thread

In pattern: [Tr, ch 1] 7 times = 4 inches; 2 pattern rows = 2 inches

Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as a treble crochet, and a chain-1 space unless otherwise stated.

Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as a treble crochet unless otherwise stated.

Shell: (Tr, ch 1, tr) in next st or sp.

Beginning shell (beg shell): Ch 5(see Pattern Notes), tr in indicated st.

Center shell: (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st or sp.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of last tr made.

Row 1: Beg at point, ch 5, shell(see Special Stitches) in 5th ch from hook (beg sk chs count as a tr), turn. (1 shell, 1 tr)

Row 2: Beg shell(see Special Stitches) in first tr, center shell(see Special Stitches) in next tr, shell in last tr, turn. (2 shells, 1 center shell)

Row 3: Beg shell in first tr, ch 1, tr in next tr, ch 1, center shell in next ch-2 sp, sk 2 tr of center shell, ch 1, tr in next tr, ch 1, shell in last tr, turn. (2 shells, 1 center shell, 2 tr)

Row 4: Beg shell in first tr, (ch 1, tr in next tr) across to next ch-2 sp, ch 1, center shell in ch-2 sp, sk 2 tr of center shell, (ch 1, tr in next tr) across to last tr, ch 1, shell in last tr, turn.

Rows 519: Rep row 4. (20 tr on each side of center shell at end of last row)

Row 20: Ch 4(see Pattern Notes), sk first ch-1 sp, (center shell in next ch-1 sp, sk next ch-1 sp) across to center shell, center shell in ch-2 sp of center shell, (sk next ch-1 sp, center shell in next ch-1 sp) across to last tr, tr in last tr, turn. (19 center shells, 2 tr)

Row 21: Ch 4, tr in ch-2 sp of next center shell, center shell in ch-2 sp of each center shell across to last center shell, tr in ch-2 sp of last center shell, tr in last tr, turn. (17 center shells, 4 tr)

Row 22: Ch 4, tr in next tr, tr in ch-2 sp of next center shell, center shell in ch-2 sp of each center shell across to last center shell, tr in ch-2 sp of last center shell, tr in each of last 2 tr, turn. (15 center shells, 6 tr)

Row 23: Ch 4, tr in each of next 2 tr, tr in ch-2 sp of next center shell, center shell in ch-2 sp of each center shell across to last center shell, tr in ch-2 sp of last center shell, tr in each of last 3 tr, turn. (13 center shells, 8 tr)

Row 24: Ch 4, tr in each of next 3 tr, tr in ch-2 sp of next center shell, center shell in ch-2 sp of each center shell across to last center shell, tr in ch-2 sp of last center shell, tr in each of last 4 tr, turn. (11 center shells, 10 tr)

Row 25: Ch 4, tr in each of next 4 tr, center shell in ch-2 sp of each center shell across to last 5 tr, tr in each of last 5 tr, turn.

Rows 26 & 27: Rep row 25. At end of last row, do not turn. Mark for RS.

Working down edge of rows, ch 2, 4 hdc around post(see Stitch Guide) of turning ch, [4 hdc around post of turning ch of next row] 7 times, *sc around turning ch of next row, (3 tr, picotsee Special Stitches, 3 tr) around post of next row, rep from * 9 times.

(5 tr, picot) in next row, continue working on other side, 5 tr in next row (point made), **(3 tr, picot, 3 tr) around post of next row, sc in next row, rep from ** 9 times.

4 hdc around post of each of next 7 rows, 6 hdc in last row, working across top, hdc in each tr and each ch-2 sp across, 2 hdc in same turning ch as first hdc, sl st in top of beg ch-2.

Sc in first hdc, (ch 3, sk next 3 hdc, sc in next 3 hdc) 5 times, sl st in next hdc. Fasten off.