I love patterns that have a lot of texture.  The solid stripes, formed by the single crochet stitches, coil upward and to the left while the chain stitches that form the open stripes appear to coil upward and to the right.

Size

As written, the cowl is 12” across (lying flat) and 8” tall

The pattern is easily modified to be longer or taller.

Yarn Suggestions

Lion Brand Heartland (100% Acrylic; 251yds/230m, 5oz/142g) #98 Acadia

Berroco Vintage (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 218yds/200m, 3.5oz/100g) #51106 Bubble

Premier Yarns/Deborah Norville Collection Cotton Soft Silk (78% Cotton, 22% Silk; 154yds/140m, 3oz/85g) #950-07 Lime

Hook

K-size (6.5mm)

Notions

Tapestry Needle

Stitch Marker

Gauge

84 fsc = 27” (68cm) slightly stretched

12 rows and 2 pattern repeats (ie, two of the 3 sc and ch 4 sequence) = 4”

Chart

Here’s a partial chart so you can see what’s being done (and how easy it is!)

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Chain-space (ch-sp)

Foundation Single Crochet (fsc)

Pattern Notes

When doing the last single crochet in each round, treat the slip stitch from the previous round as part of the single crochet it is worked into. Ignore the slip stitch by doing the single crochet over it and into the 1st single crochet of the previous round. Slip stitch in the next single crochet; place marker around slip stitch and into the single crochet that it was worked into.

Foundation Single Crochet (fsc)

Chain 2, insert hook in 2^nd chain from hook; yarn over, pull up a loop; yarn over, pull through 1 loop (chain made); yarn over, pull through 2 loops (1^st fsc complete).

Insert hook under 2 loops of previous chain made; yarn over, pull up a loop; yarn over, pull through 1 loop (chain made); yarn over, pull through 2 loops (fsc complete).

Repeat as required for total number of fsc.

Invisible join

An invisible join is used instead of a slip stitch at the end of round 28.  By using the Invisible Join instead of a join with a slip stitch, the link of the 1st & last stitches of the round look like a continuation of the stitches.

Fasten off and leave a long (4”/10 cm) tail.  Insert hook from back to front under both loops of first single crochet; yarn over with the yarn tail, pull through.

Pattern

Rnd 1: Fsc 84, sl st to 1^st st (being careful to not twist the foundation) 27” slightly stretched

Rnd 2: Ch1, sc in next sc and each st around to sl st from previous round; sc over sl st and into the 1^st sc of the previous rnd; sl st in next sc, place marker around sl st and into the sc (move marker up on each rnd)

Rnd 3: Ch1, sc in next sc (not the one with the sl st), [ch4, sk 3 sts, sc in next 3 sc] 13 times, ch4, sk 3 sts, sc in next sc, sc over sl st and into the 1^st sc of the previous rnd (the sc with the marker); sl st in next sc; move marker

Rnd 4: Ch1, [sc in ch4-sp, ch4, sk 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc] 13 times; ch 4, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc; sc over sl st and into the 1^st sc of the previous rnd (the sc with the marker); sl st in next sc; move marker

Rnds 5-25: Repeat rnd 4

Note that in this next round there is a ch3 instead of a ch4 between the 3 sc.

Rnd 26: ch1, [sc in ch4-sp, ch3, sk 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc] 13 times; ch 3, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc; sc over sl st and into the 1^st sc of the previous rnd (the sc with the marker); sl st in next sc; move marker

Rnd 27: ch1, [3 sc in ch3-sp; sc in next 3 sc] 13 times; 3 sc in ch3-sp, sc in next 2 sc; sc over sl st and into the 1^st sc of the previous rnd (the sc with the marker); sl st in next sc; move marker

Rnd 28: ch1, sc in each sc around; sk sl st; invisible join in 1^st sc of round

Fasten off and weave in ends

Lightly block as desired