This is a very easy to crochet cowl. The nice thing about it is that it's flexible. Since the holes in it are symmetrical, you can button it in a variety of ways:

• Full length for a loose fitting cowl
• A little tight to fit snugly around the face
• Tightly to fit like a scarf

• I used a skein of Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn, but it can easily be adapted to fit any yarn weight.
• I used a 3.75mm hook, but again, use any size to fit your yarn.
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12in by 25in, but you can make it any size you want.

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If you use a different yarn than Noro Silk Garden Sock, just chain as many stitches (multiple of 4 + 2) to make a 12in long chain.

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This is a project that a beginner can tackle. The final result is a rectangle of 12 in by 25 in. I used a somewhat light weight yarn (Noro Silk Garden), with a 3.75mm hook, but you can use any hook and yarn.

• Make a chain of a multiple of 4 + 2 (mine was of 82)
• Row 1: ch 2 (counts as a sc), sc 1, * ch 2 , sc 2 * to the end
• Row 2: ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc 1, * ch 2, dc 2 * to the end.
• Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length, ending with a row 1.

The diagram would be something like:

o: Chain
-: Single Crochet
|: Double Crochet

--oo--oo-- Row 1
||oo||oo|| Row 2
--oo--oo-- Row 1
||oo||oo|| Row 2
--oo--oo-- Row 1
oooooooooo Chains

I have a scarf that’s about ten feet long. I adore it. I can wrap it around my neck twelve times and it still hangs down to my knees. I like to wear it under my jacket when I’m outside in the cold, but stuffing the ends in my coat makes me look like Quasimodo. I like to wear it inside over my sweater, but when I lean over the ends slip over my shoulders and drag on the floor, or I shut them in the car door and the ends get soaked. Solution: get rid of the ends. Duh. The result is a cowl that is lacy enough to be worn with a nice sweater indoors, but bulky enough to keep your neck warm outside in the middle of winter.

• Opal Sock Yarn (425 meters/100 grams) in winter white, 1 skein (or any sock or fingering weight yarn)
• 3.25mm (size D) hook

One size.

Gauge is unimportant in this pattern.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

Note: Ooh, it’s two looks in one pattern!  To make one of those popular mobius cowls, twist your starting chain 180 degrees before you connect the ends together.  It makes it look a little more interesting – a cowl with a twist!

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