I know exactly what you mean, and I saw photos of several very recently, but where?? They may have been knits.
No buttons, but there is a pattern here for Baby, it's Cowled Outside!. There's also a Crochet-Alongs entry for it that includes my thoughts after completing one.
Submitted by pauline3 on 1 December 2007 - 10:32am.
There's also one at the LionBrand website, but you need to register to see it (it's free).
Also, a moebius shawl, wide enough, can be worn around the neck and shoulders and cover the head, if we want. It's quite versatile and if it's big enough, it's really easy to put around your neck, even at 95!
Trying my best to make sure she keeps warm this winter!
Good luck
Soleil
Submitted by soleil38 on 1 December 2007 - 7:10pm.
The ridges run across the short direction, from long side to long side?
Working back and forth the short direction, you could single crochet in back loop only, this is usually used for ribbing, to get the ridges. Oops, you're from Scotland, make that double crochet.
Or, use a larger hook, and half treble crochet in back loop only.
Or, make a long foundation chain, better, a foundation double crochet row, as long as you want the neck warmer to be, and work treble, front post treble, treble, front post treble, etc. to get the ridges.
BTW, I was thinking you meant a shape that flared out over the shoulders and turned down at the top to make a collar.
Another design that would work and be simple to use is a short scarf with a big buttonhole at one end to pull the other end through. Or, similar, this pattern, http://home.swbell.net/amjack/MOM.htm I just searched through Crochet Pattern Central, scarves, http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/scarves.php , and it was much harder to find this kind of pattern than I thought it would be! If you do, look for patterns with the word 'neck' in their name. They use US terms mainly, so sc = dc, dc = tc, etc.
Good luck,
Pauline
Submitted by pauline3 on 4 December 2007 - 9:29am.
I know exactly what you mean, and I saw photos of several very recently, but where?? They may have been knits.
No buttons, but there is a pattern here for Baby, it's Cowled Outside!. There's also a Crochet-Alongs entry for it that includes my thoughts after completing one.
Pauline I did see Baby ,its cowled outside its very pretty that would do for me as I am able to put it over my head.
But thought of neck warmer for agift for a Dear old lady of 95 to help keep her cosy.
I will keep searching.
There's one that you don't need to put over your head at:
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=93&d_id=33&lang=...
There's also one at the LionBrand website, but you need to register to see it (it's free).
Also, a moebius shawl, wide enough, can be worn around the neck and shoulders and cover the head, if we want. It's quite versatile and if it's big enough, it's really easy to put around your neck, even at 95!
Trying my best to make sure she keeps warm this winter!
Good luck
Soleil
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9808/img4150oi8.jpg
Pauline this is what I was looking for but have knitted this pattern ,but wanted to try to crochet a shape like this.
But did not know how to or which cr st would look like garter st as that is what the neck warmer is knitted in.
And Soleil saw your link to pattern before its very pretty may do it for myself sometime.
scot_kat,
The ridges run across the short direction, from long side to long side?
Working back and forth the short direction, you could single crochet in back loop only, this is usually used for ribbing, to get the ridges. Oops, you're from Scotland, make that double crochet.
Or, use a larger hook, and half treble crochet in back loop only.
Or, make a long foundation chain, better, a foundation double crochet row, as long as you want the neck warmer to be, and work treble, front post treble, treble, front post treble, etc. to get the ridges.
BTW, I was thinking you meant a shape that flared out over the shoulders and turned down at the top to make a collar.
Another design that would work and be simple to use is a short scarf with a big buttonhole at one end to pull the other end through. Or, similar, this pattern, http://home.swbell.net/amjack/MOM.htm I just searched through Crochet Pattern Central, scarves, http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/scarves.php , and it was much harder to find this kind of pattern than I thought it would be! If you do, look for patterns with the word 'neck' in their name. They use US terms mainly, so sc = dc, dc = tc, etc.
Good luck,
Pauline
Thank you Pauline for your help shall give it ago.
I just saw this post and thought of this thread right away. It may be too late for you, but maybe it'll be helpful to someone else!
http://community.livejournal.com/crochetcrochet/413833.html
Laurie thankyou very pretty neck warmer ,says 25rows dc but does not say how ,any chanis st to start with.
From the photo, it appears to be 11 sts wide, but she also says, "# of rows & stitches depends on how long or thin a neck you have."
Can you measure your recipient's neck, make a swatch, and calculate stitches and rows?
It also looks like it has a row of sc to finish off each long side.
Its nice Pauline thankyou will make it for myself.
I have got a lot od orders for the knitted neck warmer busy making them.
Also made one of my beanies with Laines Du Nord Dream yarn its really came up well with that yarn and its so soft.