Hello, Hello! I love this time of year ~ the days get shorter, the nights get longer and we spend more time snuggling on the sofa watching TV and crocheting of course! I am excited to share this Claire Inspired Cowl with you today….
Originally written for Seven Thirty Three Blog.
Have you been following the new Outlander series on Starz? A few friends and I meet for a girls night each week to watch. I think that it was during the second episode that the main character, Claire, was seen wearing a lovely woollen cowl. The girls and I looked at each other and declared “we need to make one!” I scoured the internet for a pattern and tried a few variations of my own before coming up with this cowl. We all agreed that it needed to have a twist and be long enough to loop twice around. I think that we have as close to the original as possible. This is a super warm and bulky cowl that would be perfect for the Scottish Highlands *wink*.
Hook: 16mm / Q
Yarn: Super Bulky {3 skeins / 318 yds}
Guage: beginning chain = 80″
Terms:
Chain = ch
Double Crochet = dc
Front Post Double Crochet = fpdc
Back Post Double Crochet = bpdc
Slip Stitch = ss
Stitch = stitch
This cowl is worked in the round.
Round 1: ch 103, twist, ss to join to the beginning of the ch, creating a loop with one twist {102}
Round 2: ch 2, dc into each st around {102}
Round 3-12: fpdc, bpdc continuously around {102}
Fasten off and sew in ends.
Be sure to check out my Learn to Crochet series for a good refresher on some of these crochet stitches.
Thank you to my lovely model and friend Deanna.
Are you a seasonal crocheter like me or do you crochet year round?
I am so excited to try this pattern! Thank you for it. :) I am confused on the part to twist the chain and form a loop. How is that supposed to work? Thank you!!
To create a twist in the scarf twist the chain once (so that it doesn’t lie completely flat but has one twist in it) before attaching the beginning of the chain to the end of the chain to form a loop. I hope that helps? Happy crocheting!
Just to be sure, do you mean front post single crochet or front post double crochet? Love the. Pattern; thanks for coming up with it.
Front post double crochet – thank you I will change that!
Thanks, Heather. 90+ days til Claire and Jamie return…yay!
The picture cowl looks like more than 12 rows.