Crocheted Ribbed Cowl

melissa
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March 9, 2015

man wearing the finished cowl I love making new cowls for my hubby. He usually prefers them over scarves, I suppose he thinks they look a little more "manly".
For this cowl, I used a nice big #6 yarn which I think made the cables even more prominent. Hubby likes thick, substantial stitch patterns and I think this one turned out pretty good. He looks cute to me!:)

Total Time: Less than 2 hours.

Yield: 1

Supplies:

11.5 mm crochet hook
Lion Brand Hometown USA #6 yarn. Color; Little Rock Granite. Less than 100 yards.
scissors
embroidery needle

Steps:

Ch 13.

Dc in 4th ch from hook and each until end.

Ch 1, turn. Skip 1st dc, 1 sc in next dc and each until end. Be sure to work a sc in the top ch as well.

Ch 2, turn. Skip 1st sc, fpdc around dc BELOW next sc. See?

Skip this sc and sc in next, see?

*1 fpdc around dc below next sc, skip this sc, 1 sc in next sc,* Repeat steps between * until end of row. Be sure to sc in the last ch.

Ch 1, turn. Skip 1st sc, sc in the next stitch and each across.
Ch 2, skip 1st sc, 1 fpdc around fpdc below next sc, skip this sc, sc in next sc,
* 1 fpdc around fpdc below next sc, skip this sc, 1 sc in next sc*, repeat steps between * until end of row, end with sc in last ch.
Ch 1, turn. Skip 1st sc, 1 sc in next stitch and each until end. Be sure to sc in end chain.

Ch 2, turn. Skip 1st sc, * 1 fpdc around fpdc below next sc, skip this sc, 1 sc in next sc* Repeat steps between * until end of row, be sure to sc in last ch.
Repeat last 2 steps 17 times. **This is where you can very easily adjust the width of your cowl. If you would like it smaller for a child, repeat last 2 steps fewer times. If you would like it larger, repeat last 2 steps more times.
Now you will place the right sides (the side with the ridges is considered the "right" side) of your cowl together.
Ch 1 and work 11 sc through both thicknesses to join your work into a circle.