I don’t use Red Heart’s With Love very much, but I happened to have two skeins in my stash, and couldn’t help but fall in love with the soft, squishy feel. One of my favorite stitches for texture is the puff stitch, and I knew it would be a perfect pair with the With Love to create this soft, squishy and warm Snowcapped Cowl and Beanie set!
As far as snowy scenes go, I think this set would look great with aqua, blue or gray as the main color, or any color combo really! Being worked with just one skein, and a little extra for the ribbing, this is a nice set to make as a gift, and can be worked fairly quickly.
Tutorials
Size
To fit average Teen/Woman.
Beanie includes two sizes: Adult Small and (Adult Large). Beanie has a crown of 6.25” (6.75”), a circumference of nearly 19.75” to fit a head size of 20-22” (21.25” to fit a head size of 22-23”), and is 8.25” (9.25”) in length.
Yarn
Red Heart’s With Love (100% acrylic; 370 yards [338 meters]/198 grams): #E400_1308 Tan (MC), 1 ball; #E400_1001 White (CC), 1 ball.
Hook
Size US K10.5/6.5mm Crochet Hook
Notions
Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends, Tape Measure. Optional: Stitch Marker or Waste Yarn.
Gauge
9 dc and 5 rows = 3” [7.62 cm].
Abbreviations
Please see our standard abbreviations.
bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet
PS – Puff Stitch
To PS: yo, insert hook into the st, yo, and pull through [3 loops on hook]. *Yo, insert hook into the same st, yo and pull through. Rep from * 1 more time [7 loops on hook]. Yo, and pull through all 7 loops. Chain 1 to secure.
Pattern Notes
For beanie, smallest size instructions given, with larger size in parenthesis “(…)”.
The beanie is worked mostly in a continuous round to avoid the seam. Read instructions carefully for joining instructions. In rounds not joined, you may find it beneficial to place a stitch marker, or waste yarn to keep track of your place.
Rounds 2 and 3, and rounds 6 and 7 begin with a modified puff stitch to avoid a gap.
Join with a slip stitch to the first stitch, not the beginning chain.
To change yarn color, pull new color through in second half of the double crochet.
Chain 2 counts as a double crochet in the first round of ribbing round (white), and as a back post double crochet in the remaining rounds, but does not count as a stitch in the foundation round of the cowl.
Pattern
In Tan (MC) Ch 7. Join to form a ring, taking care not to twist ch. Ch 1. *PS into the ring. Rep from * 6(7) more times. Join. [7 (8) PS]
Round 2: Ch 1. Insert hook into the 1st st, yo and pull through, *yo, insert hook into the same st, yo and pull through. Rep from * 1 more time. [6 loops on hook]. Yo and pull through all 6 loops. Ch 1. Sk the next ch-1 sp, **2 PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from ** 5 (6) more times. PS into the 1st st minus the final ch 1. Do not join. [14 (16) PS]
Round 3: Insert hook into the next st, yo and pull through, *yo, insert hook into the same st, yo and pull through. Rep from * 1 more time [6 loops on hook]. Yo and pull through all 6 loops. Ch 1. Sk the next ch-1 sp, **2 PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp, PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from ** 5 (6) more times. 2 PS into the next st. Do not sk the next st, and do not join. [21 (24) PS]
Round 4: [*PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from * 1 more time. 2 PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp]. Rep [ to ] 6 (7) more times. Do not join. [28 (32) PS]
Round 5: [*PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from * 2 more times. 2 PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp]. Rep [ to ] 6 (7) more times. Join. [35 (40) PS]
Round 6: Ch 1. Insert hook into the next st, yo and pull through, *yo, insert hook into the same st, yo and pull through. Rep from * 1 more time [6 loops on hook]. Yo and pull through all 6 loops. Ch 1. Sk the next ch-1 sp, **PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from ** 33 (38) more times. Do not join. [35 (40) PS]
Round 7: Insert hook into the next st, yo and pull through, *yo, insert hook into the same st, yo and pull through. Rep from * 1 more time [6 loops on hook]. Yo and pull through all 6 loops. Ch 1. Sk the next ch-1 sp, **PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from ** 33 (38) more times. Do not join. [35 (40) PS]
Rounds 8 – 11 (13): *PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from * 34 (39) more times. Do not join. [35 (40) PS]
Round 12 (14): *PS into the next st, sk the next ch-1 sp. Rep from * 34 (39) more times. Join with White (CC). [35 (40) PS]
Round 13 (15): In White (CC), Ch 2. Dc into the 2nd st, and into ea dc and ch-1 sp around. Join. [70 (80) dc]
Rounds 14 – 16 (16 – 18): Ch 2. Fpdc around the next dc, *bpdc around the next dc, fpdc around the next dc. Rep from * 33 (38) more times. Join, and Fasten Off. [70 (80) dc]
Finishing
Weave in all tails.
About the Designer: Alexandra Richards
About the Designer: Alexandra RichardsAlexandra is described as a “craft, coffee and cat addict”. She began her crafting journey more than 10 years ago with needlepoint on plastic canvas. Four years ago she jumped head first into crocheting and jewelry making, and her blogging journey as EyeLoveKnots, named in honor of family members affected by Retinoblastoma – a cancer of the eye. She can also be found on her sister blog, EyeLoveCrafts, where she is working on building a directory of recipes along with jewelry, home decor, yarn related and sewing tutorials.
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