Foldover Cowl – Holiday Stashdown CAL

I am always happy to participate in CALs – I am such an inconsistent blogger and having a CAL deadline means I get my act together and get some patterns posted! I present to you the Foldover Cowl, which is simple to stitch with two skeins of Paintbox Wool Mix Aran, available exclusively through Love Knitting/Love Crochet. It’s part of the Holiday Stashdown CAL hosted by CAL Central.

This is a very simple cowl to stitch – it is stitched flat with increases on one side, a work even section, and decreases on the other side. When the buttons are placed, the long side edge becomes the straight bottom of the cowl!

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Foldover Cowl (US terms)

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Finished size: 15″ at widest point x 46″ long from tip to tip

Materials: 390 yds Aran weight (CYCA 4, Medium) yarn. Model shown in 2 skeins LoveCrafts Inc Wool Mix Aran (50% wool/50% acrylic; 196 yds; 100g) in color #847 Pansy Purple

Crochet hook size I/9/5.50mm or size needed to obtain gauge

5 3/4″ buttons

Sewing needle and thread to attach buttons

Gauge: 12 sts x 7 rows = 4″ in dc

Notes: Ch-3 counts as 1 dc

Shell = (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp

Cowl:

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Increase Section:

Ch 4.

Row 1: 2 dc in 4th ch from hook. Ch 4, turn. 3 dc

Row 2: Dc in each of first 2 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in last dc. Ch 1, turn. 5 dc + 2 ch-1 sps

Row 3: Sl st in first dc and next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, sk 1 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 1 dc

Row 4: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 3 dc

Row 5: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 5 dc

Row 6: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each dc across to last dc before shell, 2 dc in that dc, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 7 dc

Rep Row 6 for pattern until there are 37 sts between the shells.

Work Even Section:

Row 1: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, dc in each dc across to shell, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 37 dc

Rep this Row until work measures 34″ from start of work.

Decrease Section:

Row 1: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, dc2tog, dc in each dc across to 2 dc before shell, dc2tog, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 35 dc

Rows 2 – 17: Rep Row 1. 2 shells + 3 dc

Row 18: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, dc3tog, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn. 2 shells + 1 dc

Row 19: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc, sk 2 dc, shell in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, turn.

Row 20: Sl st in each of first 2 dc and in next ch-1 sp, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 sp, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc, sk 2 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp. 5 dc + 2 ch-2 sps

Row 21: Sl st in first dc and first ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk 1 dc, dc2tog in next dc and in next ch-1 sp. End off

Finishing:

Weave in ends.

Sew buttons on one end of cowl as shown in photos. Buttons will button through spaces in the edging or body of work.