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Monday, September 1, 2014

Shell Stitch Cowl for Pup - Free Pattern


Shell Stitch Cowl
I loved my pup's infinity scarf so much that I just had to try my hand at a cowl. I made it with a basic shell stitch its very simple and fast to work up, but very pretty and stylish.

Need/Need to Know
  • H hook
  • red heart super saver yarn
  • needle to sew in ends
  • 1st chain does not count as 1st stitch unless stated
  • shell stitch = 5 double crochet all in 1 stitch
  • sizes are XXS, (XS, S, M, L) and appear as so
  • measurements are about 10in, (12in, 15in, about 16in, 18in)
Abbreviations
ch- chain
dc- double crochet
st(s)- stitches
sk- skip
sh- shell
sc- single crochet
BLO- back loop only
FLO- front loop only

Cowl
  1. ch 42,(48,60,66,72), join in 1st ch, ch 1, sc in each st around, join to 1st sc (42sc(48,60,66,72))
  2. ch 3 (counts as dc), sk next 2 sts, sh in next st, sk 2 sts, [dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sh in next st, sk next 2 sts (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10/11/11,12/12))
  3. ch 3 (counts a dc), dc 4 more times in same st (1st shell made),FLO dc in 3rd dc of previous row sh, [sh in dc of previous row, FLO dc in 3rd dc of previous row sh] repeat around, join in 1st ch 3 (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10,11/11,12/12))
  4. ch 3 (counts a dc), dc 4 more times in same st (1st shell made),BLO dc in 3rd dc of previous row sh, [sh in dc of previous row, BLO dc in 3rd dc of previous row sh] repeat around, join in 1st ch 3 (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10,11/11,12/12))
  • XXS tie off
  • XS repeat row 3, 1 more time
  • S repeat rows 3&4, 1 more time
  • M repeat rows 3&4, 2 more times
  • L repeat rows 3&4, 3 more times

Now sew in all your ends and your ready to have a stylish pup!




1 comment:

  1. This scarf is so cute and your puppy is adorable! Thank you for posting! :)

    Lee Ann
    Http://crochetgottaloveit.blogspot.com

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