This crochet cowl pattern includes the same beautiful details as the matching Layer Cake beanie: shell stitches, clusters, picots, and half double crochet in the 3rd loop. It’s an easy cowl that is also interesting and fun to crochet since the stitches change every round!

This crochet pattern is available for free on my website or you can download it here as a print-optimized, ad-free PDF for your convenience.

Difficulty:
Easy

Materials Needed:
365-525 yards KT & The Squid Squish Worsted in “Bryna”
4.5mm hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle
Scissors

Stitches Used:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
3dc cluster = dc3tog in same st
BPsc = back post single crochet
BPhdc = back post half double crochet
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sp/sps = space/spaces
 
Additional Terms:
Picot: ch 2, sl st back into first st
Working in the 3rd Loop of hdc – Instructions: Look at the top of the stitch, and locate the sideways “V”, bend the stitch to look at the back and you should see another “V” made by the “yarn over”. You’ll be working into the back loop of that “V”. This is called the 3rd loop.

Gauge:
16 hdc in 4”

Measurements:
9 1/2” tall by,
24” cowl (Child)
26” cowl (Teen/X-Small Adult)
28” cowl (Small/Medium Adult)
30” cowl (Large/X-Large Adult)
32” cowl (2X-Large Adult)

Additional Notes:
-ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch.
-Pictured cowl is 28” around by 9 1/2” tall.
-Pattern is worked in multiples of 4.