This delicate cowl is light as air. With a mesh body and lace border, it’s crocheted in the round and can be wrapped once or twice around the neck.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: Finished measurements: Circumference – 36 (54)” x Width – 7”
Gauge: 20 sts and 8 rows = 4” [10 cm] in dc after blocking.
Materials
Yarn:
Silkindian Cotton Viscose (75% cotton, 25% rayon/viscose; 200 yards [188 meters]/100 grams): Turquoise blue, 1 (1) ball
The larger size used almost the entire skein with very little to spare, so it may be a good idea to have slightly more than 200 yards of yarn on hand.
Hook: US size H/8 (5 mm)
Abbreviations
Beg – Beginning
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double crochet
Lp – Loop
Rep – Repeat
Rnd – Round
Sc – Single crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl st – Slip stitch
Pattern Notes
The cowl is worked in the round beginning with a mesh pattern for the body and lace pattern for the border. The height of the cowl may be increased or decreased by working more or less repeats of the mesh pattern.
Pattern
Ch 144 (216), join with sl st to work in the round, taking care not to twist.
Rnd 1: Ch 5, sk 2 sts, *dc in next st, ch 2, sk 2 sts; rep from * to end, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Rep Rnd 1 six more times.
Lace border
Rnd 1: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, ch 2, sc in next sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 5 times, *ch 2, 5 dc in next sp, ch 2, sc in next sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 5 times; rep from * to end, ch 2, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Rnd 2: Ch 4, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 3 times, ch 3, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 4 times, *ch 3, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times, ch 3, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 4 times; rep from * to end, ch 3, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 8 sts, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 3 times, *ch 4, dc in next dc, dc in next 8 sts, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) 3 times; rep from * to end, ch 4, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, (ch 1, dc) in each of next 8 dc, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) twice, *ch 4, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc) in each of next 8 dc, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, (ch 5, sc in next sp) twice; rep to end, join with sl st to 3rd of beg ch.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each of next 16 sts, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, ch 5, sc in next sp, *ch 4, dc in next dc, dc in each of next 16 sts, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, ch 5, sc in next sp; rep from * to end, ch 4, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Rnd 6: Ch 3, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook (picot made), dc in next dc, (picot, 1 dc) in each of next 15 dc, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp, *ch 4, dc in next dc, (picot, 1 dc) in each of next 16 dc, ch 4, sc in next 5-ch sp; rep from * to end, ch 4, sl st in 3rd of beg ch.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block to finished measurements.