FESTIVE RED COWL – Crafting A Rainbow Of Hope

Festive Red Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern

Dress up for the holidays with this festive red cowl.
Nice and chunky to keep out the cold, but also bold and festive for the holiday season!

Designed for the American Crochet – Crafting A Rainbow Of Hope 

SKILL LEVEL:
Easy
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.

MATERIALS:
Yarns:
Chunky 1 x 100 g ball approx 175 yds
Charity Chunky Wine 1 x 100 g

Hooks & Notions:
Hook 6,00 mm
Yarn needle

Abbreviations:
CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet

Notes:
I use US Crochet stitch terminology.
Due to the nature of this pattern – the yarn and hook used is only a suggestion and any substitute may be used.
Size of finished product will vary depending on yarn and also size of hook used.

Size: approx  cm in width

INSTRUCTIONS:

CH 31 (multiple 6 plus 2)

ROW 1: Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook; work 1 SC into each CH until end (30 SC); TURN

ROW 2: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); *SKIP 2 STS; then work 5 DC into next ST; SKIP 2 STS; work 1 DC into next ST. Repeat from * until end of row; TURN (5 x 5 DC groups)

ROW 3: CH 1; work 1 SC into first ST; *CH 2; then work 1 SC into 3rd DC of 5 DC group; CH 2; then work 1 SC into next DC. Repeat from * until end of row; TURN

ROW 4: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); *work 5 DC into next SC; then work 1 DC into next SC. Repeat from * until end of row; TURN

Repeat rows 3 & 4 for desired length.

I used one ball of Charity Chunky to make my cowl – I then sewed the two short edges together.