Free Crochet Cowl Pattern
The larksfoot stitch in this cowl makes the Box 12 colour palette really sing! Designer – Samanta Fornino (Instagram – @followthecrochet, Website – https://www.followthecrochet.com/)
Yarn Used Cygnet Little Ones DK 2 balls in white (MC) 1 ball each in Very Apricot (CC1), Easy Pink (CC2), Tropic (CC3), Mint (CC4) & Zesty Lemon (CC5)
About the yarn DK; 66m per 25g ball;100% acrylic
Tension 18 sts x 11 rows = 10x10cm over st patt
Hook used 4mm
Size 63x15cm
Hints & Tips
- This version of the larksfoot stitch is made up of trebles, chains and the spike stitch.
- Fasten off after each colour change.
- When changing colour, twist the new colour around the previous one to catch it in place.
Special Abbreviations
Spike treble: Yrh, insert hook into 1ch-sp 2 rows below, yrh, enclosing chs of previous row - pull up a loop to height of current row, [yrh, draw through 2 loops on hook] twice
Start crocheting…
With D, chain 114.
Row 1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. Turn. 113 sts
Row 2: 3 ch (counts as first tr here and throughout), 2 tr, 1 ch, miss 1 st, <3 tr, 1 ch, miss 1 st> 27 times, 1 tr. Turn.
Row 3: 3 ch, <1 ch, miss next 1ch-sp, 3 tr> 28 times, changing to B on last yrh of last tr. Turn.
Row 4: 4 ch (counts as first tr and first 1 ch), miss next st, 1 tr, 1 spike tr, <1 tr, 1 ch, miss 1 st, 1 tr, 1 spike tr> 27 times, 1 tr. Turn.
Row 5: 3 ch, 2 tr, 1 ch, miss next 1ch-sp, <3 tr, 1 ch, miss next 1ch-sp> 27 times, 1 tr whilst changing to A on last yrh. Turn.
Row 6: 3 ch, <1 spike tr, 1 tr, 1 ch, miss 1 st, 1 tr> 28 times. Turn.
Row 7: As Row 2, changing to E on last yrh of last tr.
Rows 8-17: Rep rows 4-7 twice then rows 4-5 once more, changing colour at the end of each RS (odd) row in the following sequence, beg with the end-of-row colour change at Row 9: C, A, F and D. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Finishing Fold cowl, bringing short ends tog and whipstitch short ends tog.