Chart Description Crochet Cowl with Shell Stitch Pattern
Size
50 cm (width), 110 cm (circumference)
You Will Need
- yarn (100% alpaca wool, 50 g/167 m) – 5 skeins of white
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Important. The stitch count should be a multiple of 6 + 2 sts.
Instructions
Chain 182 sts and work in the round:
Round 1: Work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from hook, *skip 2 ch, 5 dc in the next ch (= 1 shell), skip 2 ch, 1 sc*, repeat from * to *, end with 1 sc in the last ch (= 30 shells total). Join the round with a slip stitch to the first stitch.
Round 2: Ch 3 (turning chain), 2 dc in the first stitch, *1 sc in the middle st of the shell’s 5 dc, 5 dc in the next sc*, repeat from * to *. End with 1 sc in the middle of the last shell, 2 dc in the first stitch of the previous round, slip stitch to the 3rd ch.
Round 3: 1 sc in the first stitch (= middle of shell), *5 dc in the next sc, 1 sc in the middle of the next shell*, repeat from * to *. End with 5 dc in the last sc, join the round with a slip stitch.
Rounds 4–50: repeat Rounds 2 and 3. Cut the yarn.
Trefoil Edging
1 sc, ch 6, work 1 dc in the 3rd ch from hook, ch 3, 1 slip stitch in the same ch, *ch 3, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 slip stitch* in the same ch, repeat from * to * once more, then work ch 3, skip 4 sts.
Repeat the pattern around the entire edge. Finish the second edge the same way.
