Winter Ain't Over Yet Hooded Cowl

Winter Ain’t Over Yet Hooded Cowl

Before I get to the pattern of this, I wanted to share its inspiration particularly since it is my first cowl design. Here in Colorado, the weather had turned really nice. My family and I had started going on daily bike rides, playing outside and we were just in love with the warming weather. The rising tempertures inspired me to come out with my Ribbed Sun Hat design and my Spring Time Booties design. Then, we got snow flakes the size of small hail and the warm weather was gone. With snow on the ground, I decided to create this cowl because, well... Winter Ain't Over Yet!! 

Hook: K
Material: Red Heart Super Saver OR Red Heart Love OR mixture of both
Gauge: non-essential; you want large/loose stitches

Size: Adult (considering designing child friendly version depending on if I get requests for it so feel free to contact me about it!)

Abbreviations:

-          Ch – chain

-          Sl st – slip stitch

-          Sc – single crochet

-          Dc – double crochet

-          Sk – skip

-          St – stitch

Tips & Hints

-          When you start the hood the rows of dc/sc will be slightly different because you are not working in the round. Instead of putting the dc behind the ch like you do with the cowl, you will put it in front of the ch. This is because after the first row of dc, ch 1, skip next st that you do in the first row of the hood, you have to turn so you have to do the “opposite” of what you were doing for that particular row. When you are done the hood and cowl should match on the inside and outside, if the hood looks inside out double check this step.

-          To make just the cowl, disregard the hood instructions.

-          To make a thicker cowl, repeat two rounds in each color once more. This will give you two more rounds with color A and color B and add a couple of inches to the cowl.

-          The fun look of this cowl is arrived at by the bottom of the dc peaking through the ch 1 sp, that is why making sure you go behind the ch 1 and then in front of the ch one are so essential.

-          In the fourth round (and all of its repeats), you are putting a dc in the first st of the previous round as if it were a skipped stitch even though it already has a stitch in it. You will go in front of it as if it were a ch 1 sp so that it shows like it is peaking through the space between it and the other dc.

Cowl:

With color A

Round 1) Ch 141, join to first ch with sl st (leaving 140 ch), ch 1, sc in back hump of each ch around, join to first sc with sl st – 140 sc

Round 2) Ch 1, *dc, ch 1, sk next st* in every st around, join to first dc with sl st, change to color B – 70 dc, 70 ch 1 sp

Round 3) Ch 1, *dc in both loops of skipped st of previous round behind ch 1, sc in next st of current round* to end, join to first dc with sl st,– 140 st

Round 4) Ch 1, *dc in first st, ch 1, sk next st* around, join to first dc with sl st, change to color A – 70 dc, 70 ch

Round 5) Ch 1, *sc in first st, dc in skipped st of previous round behind ch 1*around, join to first sc with sl st – 140 st

Round 6) Sl st to next st (should be a dc), ch 1, *dc, ch 1, sk next st* around, join to first dc with sl st, change to color B – 70 dc, 70 ch

Round 7) Ch 1, *sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round behind ch 1* around, join to first sc with sl st – 140 st

Round 8) Sl st to next st (should be a dc st), ch 1, *dc in st, ch 1, sk next st* join to first dc with sl st, change to color A – 70 dc, 70 ch

Round 9) Repeat round 7 - 140 st

Round 10) Ch 1, sc in every st around, do not tie off – 140 sc              

Hood:

With color A (so do not change colors)

Round 1) Ch 1, dc in first st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st* 27 times , change to color B – 28 dc

Round 2) Ch 1, *sc in first st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* to last st –

Round 3) Ch 1, dc in first st, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st* until second to last dc, dc in last 

st (every dc but the first and last dc should be in a dc), change to color A –

Round 4) Ch 1, dc in first st of previous round in front of the first st in round 3 (this will put 2 st in the first st of previous round), *sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of ch 1*to end (with this round, you will be putting the first and dc into a st that already has a st for placement) -

Round 5) Ch 1, dc in first st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st*to end, change to color B –

Round 6) Ch 1, *sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* to end, ending with a 

sc in last st – 55 st

Round 7) Repeat round 3

Round 8) Repeat round 4

Round 9) Repeat round 5

Round 10) Repeat round 6

Round 11) Repeat round 3

Round 12) Repeat round 4

Round 13) Repeat round 5

Round 14) Repeat round 6

Round 15) Repeat round 3

Round 16) Repeat round 4

Round 17) Repeat round 5

Round 18) Repeat round 6

Round 19) Ch 1, dc in first 2 st, *ch 1, dc in next st*12 times, dc dec over next 3 st, *dc in next st, ch 1*to last 2 st, dc in last 2 st, change to color A – 53 st (including chains)

Round 20) Ch 1, dc in first st of previous round in front of the first st in round 18 (this will put 2 st in the first st of previous round), *sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of ch 1* 12 times, dc dec over next 3 st, *dc in skipped st of previous round in front of ch 1, sc in next st to last st, dc in first st of previous round in front of the last st in round 18 –

Round 21) Ch 1, *dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st* 12 times, dc dc over next 2 st twice,  *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st* to end, change to color B –

Round 22) Ch 1, *sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* 12 times, dc dec over next 2 st, *ch 1, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* to end, ending on a sc

Round 23) Ch 1, dc in first 2 st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st* 10 times, dc dec over next 2 st twice, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* ending on a dc, dc in next st (1 dc in last 2 st like in the first 2 st), change to color A –

Round 24) Ch 1, dc in first st of previous round in front of the first st in round 22 (this will put 2 st in the first st of previous round), sc in next st, dc in skipped st of previous round in front of the ch 1* 11 times, dc dec over next 2 st, *dc in skipped st of previous round in front of ch 1, sc in next st* to last st, dc in last st of previous round in front of the last st in round 22 (like with the first st of this round) –

Round 25) Wrong side (inside of it) should be facing you, ch 1, place corners of hood together and slip stitch down to where the dc dec were worked, tie off, flip hood right side out.

Edging of hood:

Join in cowl, 2 st away from the hood (so that the front side of the sc are facing you) with sl st, sl st to hood,  sc evenly around hood to the other corner with the hood and cowl meet, sl st in first 2 st of cowl, tie off.

Weave and trim all loose ends.