Turkey Trot 2025 | Ridgeway Crochet Cowl | Day 5

Hey Turkey Trot friends — welcome to Day 5 of the Ridgeway Crochet Cowl, and YESSSS… today is the day your gorgeous triangular shawl becomes a wearable, swooshy, neck-hugging cowl.

You’ve already done the hard, beautiful work: the mosaic section, the main body texture, shaping, edging, blocking (go you!). Now we’re doing the final transformation and finishing rounds that make this piece look so polished and intentional.

If you need to hop back to any earlier day or you’re looking for links to the full event, the Turkey Trot hub post is always your home base:
https://marlybird.com/blog/7th-annual-marly-bird-turkey-trot-make-along-2025/

Turn Your Triangle into a Cozy Cowl! + Final Edging 🎉🧶

Day 5 is the “bring it home” day. Here’s the flow:

1. Fold and overlap your triangle to form the neck opening
2. Join and crochet the cowl section in the round
3. Repeat the cowl rounds to your preferred depth
4. Finish with the final edging
5. Weave in ends and celebrate

I’ll be adding a video above the pattern (you already have the shortcode in place), so makers can watch the folding + joining step in real time. That little visual moment is so helpful, especially for anyone new to turning a shawl into a cowl.

A Few Friendly Tips Before You Jump In

Keep the Mosaic Section on Top

When you overlap the triangle ends, make sure the mosaic portion is on top of the main body. That placement gives the cowl a “designed on purpose” look, not a “wait where did that go?” vibe.

Aim for a Comfortable Neck Opening

The pattern gives you a suggested circumference range. Use it as a guide, but trust your preferences:

• like a closer fit? overlap a bit more
• want extra drape? overlap a bit less

Pinning before you crochet is a brilliant move — it keeps everything tidy while you join.

Multiple of 8 = Happy Stitch Pattern

Your first round around the neck opening is where you set the stage. Make sure your stitch count is a multiple of 8 so the textured cowl rounds line up beautifully.

No shame in recounting. This is where accuracy saves you from later wrangling.

Day 5 Instructions

Designed by Robyn Chachula for Marlybird.com

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

MEASUREMENTS

Finished Measurements

Triangular Shawl is 29.5” [75 cm] wide by 35.5” [90 cm] long,

Cowl is 6” [15 cm] deep.  

Gauge 

15 sts by 10 rows= 4.25” [11 cm] by 4.5” [11.5 cm] in BLOCKED body stitch pattern; use any size hook to obtain the gauge. 

16 sts= 4.5” [11.5 cm] in BLOCKED mosaic stitch pattern

MATERIALS

Crochet Yarn 

Universal Yarn, Deluxe Worsted (100% wool, 220 yds / 200 m, 3.5 oz/ 100 g, CYCA# 4 worsted) 

Color A: #14007 Indigo, 2 hanks

Color B: #12144 Starfish, 25g

Color C: #12281 Clay, 25g

Color D: #12174 Ginseng, 25g

Color E: #12278 Mallard, 35g

Crochet Hook

Size I/9 [5.5 mm]

Notions 

• Stitch Markers
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
• Tape Measure
• Wet Blocking Supplies (wool wash, towels, blocking mat, rust proof pins)

ABBREVIATIONS

BLO – Back Loop Only

Ch – Chain(s) 

Dc – Double Crochet 

FP – Front Post

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

PM – Place Marker

RS – Right Side 

Sc – Single Crochet

Sl st – Slip Stitch

Sp(s) – Space(s) 

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Tch – Turning Chain

Tr – Treble Crochet

WS – Wrong Side

SPECIAL STITCHES 

⭐️3 Half Double Crochet Cluster (3 hdc-cl): *Yarn over hook, insert hook around the vertical leg (“the post”) of previous st,  yarn over and pull up a loop; repeat from * twice more around same post, yarn over and draw through all 7 loops on hook. 

⭐️Double Crochet 2 Together (Dc2tog): *Yarn over hook, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * in next indicated st, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook. (1 st decreased)

⭐️ Foundation Single Crochet (fsc): 

First fsc: Ch 2, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop on hook (forming a chain), yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (forming the single crochet)

Next fsc: Insert hook into base of previous stitch (in the “chain” space), yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop on hook (forming a chain), yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (forming the next single crochet).  Repeat directions for desired amount of sts.

⭐️Half Double Crochet 2 Together (Hdc2tog): Yarn over hook, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over hook, insert hook into next indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook. (1 st decreased)

⭐️Reverse Single Crochet (reverse sc): Also known as a Crab Stitch; working from left to right, insert hook from front to back in next stitch to the right,  yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook.

⭐️ Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog): *Insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop; repeat from * in next stitch indicated, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook. (1 st decreased)

⭐️ 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.

⭐️Standing Half Double Crochet 2 Together (Standing Hdc2tog): With slip knot on hook, yarn over hook (use finger to hold yarn over in place), insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over hook, insert hook into next indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook. (1 st decreased)

⭐️Third Loop: Also known as middle or back bar. Horizontal strand located under the top 2 loops.. When working from the WS, the third loop is on the front side of the fabric facing you. When working from the RS, the third loop is on the back side of the fabric away from you. 

⭐️Treble Crochet 2 Together (tr2tog): *Yarn over hook twice, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice; repeat from * in next indicated st, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook. (1 st decreased)

CROCHET STITCH DIAGRAMS

NOTES

• You can substitute chains and single crochets for the set-up row of foundation single crochets
• The triangular shawl portion decreases on one edge only.

• Cowl is worked in turned rounds with the dc rounds on the RS. 
• You can substitute joining your new color with a sl st, ch 1, and hdc2tog instead of a standing hdc2tog.
• You can substitute a ch 3 instead of a stacked dc. 

VIDEO TIPS

• How to Wind Yarn >> Click Here for Video Help << 
• Foundation Single Crochet >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• How to Bury Ends >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• Stacked Double Crochet >> Click Here for Video Help <<

COWL SECTION

Overlap ends of triangle (with mosaic section on top of main body) to form a neck opening about 34-28” [86.5-71 cm] in circumference (along top edge), or to desired cowl neck circumference.  Pin ends together. 

Round 1 (WS): Join yarn to back of neck on WS with sl st, ch 1 (does not count as a st), working through both fabrics when needed to join ends together, sc in a multiple of 8 evenly around the neck opening, join to first st with sl st, turn.

Round 2: Stacked dc in first sc, dc in next sc, *3 hdc-cl around post of previous dc, skip next sc, dc in next 7 sc; repeat from * around to last 6 sc, 3 hdc-cl around post of previous dc, skip next sc, dc in last 5 sc, sl st to top of stacked dc to join, tun. 

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to first sc to join, turn. 

Round 4: Stacked dc in first sc, dc in next 5 sc, *3 hdc-cl around post of previous dc, skip next sc, dc in next 7 sc; repeat from * around to last 2 sc, 3 hdc-cl around post of previous dc, skip next sc, dc in last sc, sl st to top of stacked dc to join, tun. 

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to first sc to join, turn. 

Repeat Rounds 2-5 to desired length ending on a Round 3 or 5, fasten off. 

Edging Round 1 (RS): Join color E with sl st to RS of cowl, sl st in each sc around cowl, do not turn. 

Edging Round 2 (RS): Ch 1, reverse sc in each sc around cowl (same sc that sl st are worked in), join to first, fasten off and weave in ends.