Crochet your way through each section to dig up a perfectly prehistoric cowl! With bite sized skulls, dinosaurs, and natural
motifs, you’ll fly through this pattern at the speed of a Quetzalcoatlus!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Hook
US size G (4.25mm) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain listed gauge

Yarn & Yardage (Standard Size)
242 grams (approximately 560 yards / 512 m) of DK weight yarn in 2+ colors. Divide total yardage by number of colors being used to come to approximate length for each individual color.

Add an additional 25% if making the Expanded Size

(If you would like a drapier fabric, are having a hard time meeting gauge, or would like to make the Expanded Size at a shorter height, consider utilizing sport weight or fingering weight yarn instead!)

Notions
Tapestry needle
2 locking stitch marker
Scissors

SIZING

Size & Finished Measurements (when finished and blocked)
Standard | 12” W x 15” H / 30.5 cm W x 38 cm H (shown in sample)
Expanded | 12” W x 18” H / 30.5 cm W x 45.5 cm H laid flat

Please note that the Expanded Size is only recommended when utilizing sport weight or fingering weight yarn due to the garment’s finished height.

Gauge
18 stitches and 22 rounds for 4” (10 cm) square measured over colorwork pattern in the round after blocking

If sharing your progress and finished piece on Instagram or other social networks, please use the hashtag #ExcavationCowl, friend!