The Granite Cowl pattern was designed by Jessica Spencer from Chaleur Life exclusively for My Hobby is Crochet Blog.
Most people, when they set out to buy yarn, have a specific pattern that they're buying it for. Not me. I buy my yarn and then try and find a pattern for it! I tend to lean toward yarn that has varying colors in it, but sometimes it's hard to find a pattern that works well with colorful yarns, ones where the pattern doesn't get lost in the colors. So I thought it would be fun to make a cowl that has an interesting stitch pattern, but also showcases the varying shades of yarn really well.
The Granite Cowl
Items needed:
- 173 yards of Aran Weight yarn (shown in Chaleur Hand Dyed Yarn, “Greyscale”)
- Size “I” (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Abbreviations (US terms):
- Ch: chain
- Hdc: half double crochet
Puff stitch: Yarn over, insert hook into space, yarn over and pull through, making sure the height is the same those on the hook. There should be 3 loops on your crochet hook. Repeat four more times and you should end up with 11 loops. Yarn over and pull through all the loops.
Sizing: Approximately 27.5 inches in diameter and 5.5 inches high.
Guage: 2 inches = 8 stitches x 10 rows
Instructions:
2. Hdc in same, slip stitch, *hdc, slip stitch* until end, slip to join, ch 2 and turn
3. Hdc, slip stitch, *hdc, slip stitch* until end, slip to join, ch 2 and turn
4. Repeat step 3 until you have 10 rows, on the final round, ch 3 and turn. (you should be making a hdc on the slip stitch from previous round, and a slip stitch on the hdc from previous round)
5. Skip 1, puff stitch, *ch 1, skip 1, puff stitch* until end of round, slip to join, ch 3 and turn
6. Skip over first puff stitch and make a puff stitch in the space in between, *ch 1, puff stitch in space between*, slip to join, ch 2 and turn
7. Puff stitch into ch 3 space from previous round, ch 1, *puff stitch into the next space between, ch 1*, slip to join, ch 2 and turn.
8. Hdc, slip stitch, *hdc, slip stitch* until end, slip to join, ch 2 and turn. You should be making a hdc in each puff stitch and a slip stitch into each chain, ending up with 100 stitches.
9. Hdc, slip stitch, *hdc, slip stitch* until end, slip to join, ch 2 and turn
10. Repeat step 9 until you have 10 round since you last puff stitch round. (23 rounds total)
11. Bind off and weave in ends.
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