Acicularis Cowl

Hello Lovelies!!!

I am so excited to show you what I have been working on the last little while. It has been really difficult to keep it a secret and I have wanted to share photos with you all so badly.

I was fortunate enough to be a part of Furls Crochet and Crochet Foundry’s 2022 Blog Hop. I really wanted this project to be super special and include elements that scream A Knotty Habit Designs. I think I pulled it off with lots of colour and oh so stunning texture! I am in love with the sheen of Furls Fibrearts Wander yarn. It’s so soft and a dream to work with! If you haven’t worked with their products yet, I highly recommend them. Their odyssey hooks have really helped the soreness in my hands and have allowed me to crochet longer without pain. 

Will You Make an Acicularis Cowl?

PATTERN : Acicularis Cowl

What you need:
5.5 mm crochet hook (or hook to obtain gauge).

Worsted weight (4) yarn.  I used Furls Wander Yarn.

Colour A: 135 yards.

Colour B: 65 yards.

Colour C: 150 yards

Yarn needle
Measuring tape
Scissors

Gauge:

7 SC by 8 rows = 2 inch square

Stitches you will be working with:

CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
CL: Cluster – Yarn over, insert hook in desired ST, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops left on hook), yarn over, insert hook in same ST, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops left on hook), yarn over, insert hook in same ST, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops (4 loops left on hook), yarn over and pull through all 4 loops left on hook, CH 1.
SLST: Slip Stitch
STS: Stitches
SK: Skip

Notes:  Written in US terminology.  All CH 1/2 do not count as a stitch.  If you are having trouble matching the gauge, you may need to go up or down a hook size. Be sure not to do your CHs to tight or it will affect the size of your cowl.

Drawstring: 5.5 mm hook

Hold 2 strands of colour B together.

CH 141,

Row 1: SLST in 2nd CH from the hook, SLST in the remaining 139 CHs. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Adult Cowl: 5.5 mm hook

With colour A, CH 81

Row 1: Sc in 2nd CH from hook, SC in next 79 CHs, turn. (80 STS)

Row 2: CH 1, SC across, turn. (80 STS)

Repeat row 2 for rows 3 – 5

Row 6: CH 1, SC in next 80 STS, CH 8, SLST to join, turn.   (80 STS/8 CHS)

Photo 1

Row 7: CH 1, SC around, SLST to join, turn. (88 STS)

Repeat row 7 for rows 8 – 11. Fasten off, skip 40 STS and attach colour A to the next ST. This will put you seam at the back of the cowl.

Lay your drawstring on your piece. Fold row 1 over to row 11 with the drawstring in between. See photo 1

In row 12, you will be crocheting rows 1 and 11 together except for the 8 STS that were added in row 6.  They will be worked as normal.

Row 12: CH 1, SC rows 1 and 11 together all the way around, SLST to join. (88 STS)

Row 13: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 21 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (92 STS)

Row 14: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 46 times, SLST to join. (46 STS/46 CHS)

Row 15: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 46 times, SLST to join. (46 STS/46 CHS)

Row 16: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 46 times, SLST to join. (46 STS/46 CHS)

Row 17: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 22 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (96 STS)

Row 18: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 48 times, SLST to join. (48 STS/48 CHS)

Row 19: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 48 times, SLST to join. (48 STS/48 CHS)

Row 20: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 48 times, SLST to join. (48 STS/48 CHS)

Row 21: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 23 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (100 STS)

Row 22: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 50 times, SLST to join. (50 STS/50 CHS)

Row 23: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 50 times, SLST to join. (50 STS/50 CHS)

Row 24: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 50 times, SLST to join. (50 STS/50 CHS)

Row 25: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 24 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (104 STS)

Row 26: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 52 times, SLST to join. (52 STS/52 CHS)

Row 27: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 52 times, SLST to join. (52 STS/52 CHS)

Row 28: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 52 times, SLST to join. (52 STS/52 CHS)

Row 29: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 25 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (108 STS)

Row 30: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 54 times, SLST to join. (54 STS/54 CHS)

Row 31: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 54 times, SLST to join. (54 STS/54 CHS)

Row 32: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 54 times, SLST to join. (54 STS/54 CHS)

Row 33: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 26 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (112 STS)

Row 34: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 56 times, SLST to join. (56 STS/56 CHS)

Row 35: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 56 times, SLST to join. (56 STS/56 CHS)

Row 36: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 56 times, SLST to join. (56 STS/56 CHS)

Row 37: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 27 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (116 STS)

Row 38: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 58 times, SLST to join. (58 STS/58 CHS)

Row 39: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 58 times, SLST to join. (58 STS/58 CHS)

Row 40: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 58 times, SLST to join. (58 STS/58 CHS)

Row 41: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 28 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (120 STS)

Row 42: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 60 times, SLST to join. (60 STS/60 CHS)

Row 43: With colour C, CH 2, [SK next ST, CL in CH space] 60 times, SLST to join. (60 STS/60 CHS) Fasten off colour C and weave in end.

Row 44: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 60 times, SLST to join. (60 STS/60 CHS)

Row 45: With colour B, CH 1, [2 SC in next ST, SC in next 29 STS] 4 times, SLST to join. (124 STS) Fasten of colour B and weave in end.

Row 46: With colour A, CH 1, [SC in next ST, CH 1, SK 1] 62 times, SLST to join. (62 STS/62 CHS) Fasten off colour A and weave in all remaining ends.

There you have it!

You have made your very own Acicularis Cowl.

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