A simple stacked rows foundation starts this cowl off with the look of picots, then a four-row lace repeat creates textured arrows with defined points around the base. One 100-gram ball of worsted weight yarn is all you need to crochet this fascinating cowl.

Time: Weekend Project 

Skill Level:  Intermediate

Size: 10.5” [26.67 cm] tall x 31.5” [80.01 cm] circumference.

Gauge: 4 rows and 12 sts in pattern rep = 3.5” [8.9 cm]

Materials

Yarn: Berroco Yarns Ultra Wool (100% superwash wool; 219 yards [200 meters]/100 grams): #3325 Delicata (1 ball)

Hook US size J/10 (6 mm)

Notions Stitch markers, yarn needle

Special Stitches

V-stitch (V-st): (dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st or sp

Large V-stitch (Lrg V-st): (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp

Shell stitch (Shl): (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp

Large Shell stitch (Lrg Shl): (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in indicated st or sp

Pattern Notes

This design is worked off a stacked rows foundation. Once the rows for the foundation are completed and joined into a ring, the rounds for the main part of the project are worked off one side of those rows.

Pattern

Foundation

Row 1: Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3, sc in sc, turn. (1 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, turn. (1 sc)

Rows 4-107: Rep Rows 2-3.

Row 108: Ch 3, sc in sc, sl st in bottom of Row 1 to form a ring, being careful not to twist the strip.

Body

Rnd 1: Turn to work along flat edge of foundation, ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), dc in next 3 row-ends,

*ch 2, sk next 2 row-ends, V-st in next row-end, ch 2, sk next 2 row-ends**, dc in next 7 sts; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, dc in next 3 row-ends, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (63 dc, 18 ch-2 sp, 9 V-sts)

Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, *ch 2, sk next (st and ch-2 sp), Lrg V-st in ch-2 sp of next V-st, ch 2, sk next (ch-2 sp and dc)**, dc in next 5 sts; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, dc in next 2 sts, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (45 dc, 18 ch-2 sp, 9 Lrg V-sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, *ch 2, sk next (st and ch-2 sp), Shl in ch-2 sp of next Lrg V-st, ch 2, sk next (ch-2 sp and dc)**, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, dc in next st, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn.

(27 dc, 18 ch-2 sp, 9 Shl)

Rnd 4: Ch 5 (counts as first dc, ch-2 sp), *sk next (st and ch-2 sp), Lrg Shl in ch-2 sp of next Shl, ch 2, sk next (ch-2 sp and dc)**, dc in next st; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn.

(9 dc, 18 ch-2 sp, 9 Lrg Shl)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, *3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next 4 sts, V-st in ch-2 sp of next Lrg Shl, ch 2, sk next 4 sts, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp**, dc in next st; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (63 dc, 18 ch-2 sp, 9 V-sts)

Rnds 6-12: Rep Rnds 2-5, ending with a Rnd 4.

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *ch 2, sk next (ch-2 sp and 4 sts), (5 dc, ch 2, 5 dc) in ch-2 sp of next Lrg Shl, ch 2, sk next (4 sts and ch-2 sp)**, sc in next dc; rep from * 8 times ending last rep at **, sl st in first sc, turn.

(90 dc, 27 ch-2 sp, 9 sc)

Rnd 14: *Sk next ch-2 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, [dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st[ 2 times, Shl in next ch-2 sp, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] 2 times, ch 1, dc in next st, sk next ch-2 sp, sl st in next sc; rep from * 8 times. Fasten off.

(54 dc, 54 ch-1 sp, 9 slip st, 9 Shl)

Finishing

Weave in ends. Block gently.

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