A free Crochet Pattern
Lace is one of my favorite things to make with crochet. Lace does not keep you warm in the winter and those colder months though. I wanted a pattern that showed of my lace skills but still kept me warm for those transitional months from winter into spring.
This cowl was inspired by the decor using burlap with an overlay of lace. Do you know what I'm talking about? I love all those ball glass jar candles wrapped with burlap and lace. They are so pretty.
I kept the lace simple. It is an 8 stitch repeat, so If you want it longer or shorter you can increase or decrease by 8. Also I started this pattern with foundation stitches instead of chains because there are so many. If you are more comfortable with starting with a chain make sure you start with 203 chs to make your starting dc.
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Designer Julia Schwartz
Yarn: Knit picks: Hawthorne Speckled yarn for the lace section 100 grams (1 skein) and Knit Picks Palate Yarn for the solid color 100 grams (2 skeins).
or any fingering weight size yarn.
Hook: E/ 4 3.5mm
Notions: Yarn Needle to weave in your ends
Size: 7 inches by 34 inches circumference
Gauge: 20 dc and 13 rows equals 4 inches
Stitches Used: ch, sl st, sc, dc, picot, foundation dc
Special Stitches:
- Picot: ch 4, sl st into last st made
- Foundation DC: yo, insert hook into ch of last st, yo pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1 loop, (yo, pull though 2 loops) 2 times.
Notes: If you want it longer or shorter you can increase or decrease by 8. Also I started this pattern with foundation stitches instead of chains because there are so many. If you are more comfortable with starting with a chain make sure you start with 203 chs to make your starting dc.
Functional Elegance Cowl Pattern:
Round 1: Ch 4, make a foundation dc in the 1st ch, make 198 more foundation dc for a total of 200 dc, sl st into beginning dc to close up loop.Round 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each st around, sl stitch into first dc
Round 4: Ch 4 (counts as dc ch 1), {sk 1 dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1} repeat {to} to the last dc, sl st into the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 4.
Round 5: Sl st into the first ch 1 sp, ch 1, {sc in the ch 1 sp, 3 dc in the next ch 1 sp}, repeat {to}, sl st in the first sc.
Round 6: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), dc in starting st, sk 1 dc, sc in the next dc, { (dc, ch 2, dc) in the next sc, sk 1 dc, sc in the next dc} repeat {to} to the fist dc, sl st in beginning dc.
Round 7: Sl st into the first ch 2 sp, ch 1, sc, ( 4 dc, picot, 3 dc) {sc in the next ch 2 sp, (4 dc, picot, 3 dc) in the next ch 2 sp} repeat {to} to the beginning st, sl st in starting sc.
Round 8: Ch 5, dc in starting st, ch2, sc in picot, ch 2, {(dc, ch 3, dc) in sc, ch 2, sc in picot, ch 2}, repeat {to}, to the beginning dc, sl st into beginning st.
Round 9: Sl st into ch 3 sp, Ch 6 (first dc and picot just made), 3 dc in same stitch, sc in next picot, { (4 dc, picot, 3 dc) in the next ch 3, sc in the next picot}, repeat {to} to the starting ch sp, 3 dc in starting sp, sl st into starting st.
Finish off
Rotate the cowl around and sl st into starting st. repeat rounds 2- 9.
Finish off.
Under layer
Round 1: With Solid color, working with the lace folded down, sl st into an open dc of row 3 that lines up with the top of a shell of the row 9 of lace work, ch 3, dc in the same st, (2 dc in the next open dc) repeat (to) for a total of 200 dc, sl st into the starting dc.Round 2-6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each st around, sl stitch into first dc
Round 7: Ch 3, dc in the next 7 dc, {dc into the picot of top of lace and the dc of row 6(this is to secure the lace to the solid underlayer), dc in the next 7 dc} repeat {to}, sl st into the first st (200 dc)
Round 8 and 9: Ch 3, dc in each st around, sl stitch into first dc (200 dc)
Round 10: Ch 1, reverse sc in each stitch across for a total of 200 st. Sl st into first st.
Finish off.
Rotate the cowl and repeat the instructions for the under layer.
Weave in your ends
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