Crochet Cowl Pattern – Snowbird

Don’t let colder weather ruffle your feathers! Stay warm with the Snowbird cowl. This easy, crochet cowl pattern has a feather-like texture, and is great for using up scraps. Made in a lightweight, wool yarn, it will keep you warm all season without a lot of bulk. The pattern includes instructions for adjusting the size. This means if lightweight is not your style, you can make it in any size yarn you prefer!

Winter visitors

Winter brings dark-eyed juncos down from Canada and into Illinois. These little snowbirds wear shades of grey and brown, and ruffle up their feathers for warmth. They stay around all season long, before heading back north in the spring.

Scrappy Stitchers Stash Bash Crochet Along

The Snowbird Cowl is the first pattern in the 2020 Stash Bash Crochet Along. Each month, we will have a new, stash-busting pattern, and a giveaway prize too! See the giveaway details below, and join in the fun on the Scrappy Stitchers Facebook group. Remember to use the hashtag #ScrappyStitchersStashBash when you post about the CAL.

My stash yarns

For the edges of the cowl, I used some yarn that was leftover from my Printer’s Row Mitts. In the middle, I used the some small yarn samples that I picked up at conferences.

I believe the Berroco Pixel was color #2236 Clove. The sample I got shifted in color from a purplish grey to a rusty orange. The colors weren’t listed on the Ancient Arts samples, but they have a wide array of colors available in both bases.

The striping pattern I used is:

• Scheepjes Merino Soft #605 Hogarth – 1 round
• Scheepjes Merino Soft #603 Michelangelo – 3 rounds
• Ancient Arts Superwash Merino DK – 1 round
• Berroco Pixel (superwash merino) – 5 rounds
• Ancient Arts Nettle Soft DK (superwash merino / nettle blend) – 1 round
• Scheepjes Merino Soft #603 Michelangelo – 3 rounds
• Scheepjes Merino Soft #605 Hogarth – 1 round

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Snowbird Cowl

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Materials

• Yarn: 175 yds DK weight yarn
• Hook: Size G / 4 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
• Notions: Yarn Needle

Project Level

Easy: Repeating stitch pattern worked in the round.

Size

12 x 7 inches when flat. (24 inches circumference).

Gauge

18 dc x 9 rows = 4 inches. Exact gauge is not critical.

Abbreviations used

(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
fhdc = foundation half double crochet (optional)
dc = double crochet
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
rnd = round

Instructions

Entire pattern is worked on the right side of the fabric. Do not turn your work. To adjust the width of the cowl, start with more or fewer chains. Be sure you have a multiple of 5 plus 2.

Chain 127 (multiple of 5 + 2)

Rnd 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, join with sl st to first st to form a round, being careful not to twist your work. (125 hdc)

OR Alternate Rnd 1: Do not make a starting chain, instead work 125 fhdc.

Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), 2 dc in same st, sk next 4 sts, [(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st, sk next 4 sts] around, dc in same st as beginning, join with sl st to first st (3rd ch of starting ch 4). (100 dc, 25 ch-1 sps)

Rnds 3-14: Sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), 2 dc in same sp, sk next 4 sts, [(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, sk next 4 sts] around, dc in same sp as beginning, join with sl st to first st. (100 dc, 25 ch-1 sps)

To change the width of the cowl, work more or fewer rounds in this section.

Rnd 15: Ch 2, hdc in each st and ch-1 sp around. (125 hdc)

Fasten off

Weave in all ends.