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.

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 1^st 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 1^st 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 2^nd 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.