SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® FEELS LIKE BUTTA®, #178 Teal, 3 balls
- LION BRAND® crochet hook size H-8
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
SIZE: Finished Width at Lower Edge About 13"
Finished Width at Upper Edge About 18"
Finished Hood Height About 13"
Finished Length About 34", including hood
GAUGE:
15 1/2 dc + 9 rows = about 4".
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATION:dc2tog (dc 2 sts together) (Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook - 1 st decreased.
NOTES:
Cowl is worked in one piece beginning at lower front edge.
At upper front, piece is divided for front opening then rejoined to work hood.
COWL:
Lower Front
Ch 52.
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc) and in each ch across - you will have 50 dc in this row.
Rows 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Row 4 (Increase Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in first st (increase made), dc in each st to beg ch, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3 - 52 dc.
Rows 5-31: Rep Rows 2-4 for 9 more times - 70 dc in Row 31.
Row 32: Rep Row 2.
Divide for Upper Fronts
Left Front
Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in next 34 sts; leave rem sts unworked for right front - 35 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc2tog, dc in each sts to beg ch, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 3 and 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 5-13: Rep Rows 2-4 for 3 more times.
Row 14: Rep Row 2.
Fasten off.
Right Front
From RS, join yarn with a sl st in first unworked st of last row of lower front, immediately following left front.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), sk the same st as join, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3 - 35 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in first st (increase made), dc in each st to last 3 sts, dc2tog, dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 3 and 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 5-13: Rep Rows 2-4 for 3 more times.
Row 14: Rep Row 2.
Do not fasten off.
Hood
Note: The right front and left front are joined at the outside edges to beg the back of the hood.
Row 1 (Joining Row - RS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), sk first st, dc in each st across right front, working last dc in top of beg ch-3, then dc in each st across left front, working last dc in top of beg ch-3 - 70 dc.
Row 2 (Increase Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in next 29 sts, 2 dc in next st, place a marker in the last dc just made, dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in next st, place a marker in the first dc of the 2-dc group just made, dc in next 29 sts, dc in top of beg ch-3 - 72 dc.
Rows 3-8 (Increase Rows): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st to marker, 2 dc in marked st and move marker to last dc just made, dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in marked st and move marker to first dc of 2-dc group just made, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3 - 84 dc in Row 8.
Rows 9-18: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3. Continue to move markers up as you work.
Rows 19-24 (Decrease Rows): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st to 1 st before marker, dc2tog and move marker to dc2tog just made, dc in next 8 sts, dc2tog and move marker to dc2tog just made, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3 - 72 dc in Row 24.
Fasten off.
Center Strip
From RS, sk all sts of Row 24 to 1 st before first marked st. Join yarn with a sl st in st just before first marked st. Remove both markers.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2, dc in next st (beg ch-2 and following dc count as dc2tog), dc in next 8 sts, dc2tog; leave rem sts unworked - 10 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, do not work a dc in the beg ch-2 - 10 dc.
Rows 3-17: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across, working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Sew the side edges of the center strip to the unworked sections of Row 24.
Outside Edging
From RS, join yarn with a sl st anywhere in outside edge of Cowl.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, work sc evenly spaced all the way around outside edge of Cowl; join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off.
Front Edging
From RS, join yarn with a sl st anywhere in front edge of hood.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, work sc evenly spaced all the way around edge of hood; join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ing)(s)
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rem = remain(ing)(s)
rep = repeat
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
t(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side