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Rylan Crochet Cable Cowl or Scarf

Designed as a project for week 10 of the BiCrafty Bootcamp with Marly Bird: Crochet Lessons for Knitters, this cowl is made up of front post and back post stitches to create a crochet cable fabric that is easy to remember and fun to make.

Designed by Marly Bird & Robyn Chachula

SKILL LEVEL

Adventurous Beginner

MEASUREMENTS

Finished Measurements

Sample Cowl is 10” [25.5 cm] wide by 30” [76 cm] long or to desired length

Gauge 

18 sts by 9 rows in stitch pattern= 4” [10 cm] by 4”[10 cm]; use any size hook to obtain the gauge. 

MATERIALS

Yarn 

WeCrochet Swish DK (100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 123 yds, 1.75 oz/ 50 g, CYCA# 3 light) #24956 Dove Heather = 4 balls for cowl, 7-8 balls for scarf

Hook

Size H (5.0 mm) or I (5.5 mm) or size to obtain gauge

Notions 

Tapestry needle, Stitch Markers

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ABBREVIATIONS

Ch – Chain(s) 

Dc – Double Crochet 

RS – Right Side 

Sp(s) – Space(s) 

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Stacked Dc – Stacked Double Crochet 

Tch – Turning Chain

Tr Treble Crochet

WS – Wrong Side

Yo – yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES 

  • Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Yarn over,  insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook] twice.
  • Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc): Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook] twice
  • Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook] three times
  • Stacked Double Crochet (stacked dc): (Do not ch 1 prior to making the first sc) Sc in first stitch, insert hook in between two legs of the base, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook. >>watch video here<<

CROCHET CABLE DIAGRAM

NOTES

  • Cable crosses and front post stitches only happen on the RS.  On the WS, it is back post stitches only. 
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RYLAN CROCHET CABLE COWL & SCARF PATTERN

Chain 49.

Row 1: (WS) Dc in 7th ch from hook, dc in next ch, ch 2, dc in next 2 ch, *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next 2 ch, skip 2 ch, dc in next 2 ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next 2 ch, ch 2, dc in next 2 ch; repeat from * across ending at last 3 ch, ch 1, skip 2 ch, dc in last ch, turn — 29 dc.

Row 2: Stacked dc in first dc, ch 1, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around next 2 dc, *ch 1, skip next 2 dc, fptr around next 2 dc, fptr around skipped 2 dc (behind sts just made), ch 1, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around next 2 dc; repeat from * across ending at tch-sp, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch (of tch), turn.

Row 3: Stacked dc in first dc, ch 2, bpdc around next 2 dc, skip ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, *ch 1, bpdc around next 2 tr, ch 2, bpdc around next 2 tr, ch 1, bpdc around next 2 dc, skip next ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 dc; repeat from * across ending at last ch-sp, ch 2, skip ch-1 sp, dc in last dc, turn.

Row 4: Stacked dc in first dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, fptr around next 2 dc, fptr around skipped 2 dc (behind sts just made), *ch 1, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, fptr around next 2 dc, fptr around skipped 2 dc (behind sts just made); repeat from * across ending at last ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip last ch-2 sp, dc in last dc, turn.

Row 5: Stacked dc in first dc, ch 1, bpdc around next 2 tr, ch 2, bpdc around next 2 tr, *ch 1, bpdc around next 2 dc, skip ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, bpdc around next 2 tr, ch 2, bpdc around next 2 tr; repeat from * across ending at last ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip last ch-1 sp, dc in last dc, turn.

Row 6: Stacked dc in first dc, ch 1, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around next 2 dc, *ch 1, skip next 2 dc, fptr around next 2 dc, fptr around skipped 2 dc (behind sts just made), ch 1, fpdc around next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around next 2 dc; repeat from * across ending at last ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip last ch-1 sp, dc in last dc, turn.

Repeat Rows 3-6 to desired length, ending on a Row 5.

FINISHING

With RS together, seam the first and last row together using a whipstitch. Join yarn to edge, ch 1, sc evenly across edge, sl st to first sc.  Repeat on opposite side.

Fasten off, weave in ends. 

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