Hello! It’s Jennifer Ryan, the designer, and blogger behind Celtic Knot Crochet. I am excited to be sharing the Sparkle Scallop Cowl project here on the Clover blog!
I enjoy crocheting textured stitches – there are so many to choose from! This cowl project uses an alternating post stitch with double crochets and single crochets to create an eye-catching texture. Cowls make great gifts because they work up fast and can be crocheted in one size for everyone!
This stitch pattern works best with a color-changing yarn but you can use a solid color, too – so many possibilities. ?
Let’s get started.
Skill Level: Intermediate
(This pattern uses post-stitches which are usually not beginner stitches – but this pattern uses the same post-stitch throughout which repeats many times so even if you are new to crocheting, I think you could get the hang of this project!)
Supplies:
Cake Yarn – Size 3 (Light) and acrylic; 1 skein about 328yds/300m
(Cake yarns are very popular now because they have long color changes and look great in a variety of projects. My cake yarn had a thin iridescent thread woven through it that adds a nice sparkle)
I/5.5mm Clover crochet hook– Art No. 1048/I
Jumbo Tapestry Needle– Art No. 219
Finished Measurements: 9” wide x 38 ½” long (22.8cm x 97.8cm)
Gauge: Gauge is not necessary for this project
Abbreviations:
Hk (hook)
Lp (loop)
Ch (chain)
St (stitch)
Sl st (slip stitch)
Sc (single crochet)
Dc (double crochet)
Special Stitches:
Fpdc (Front post double crochet) = YO, insert hk around post of st from front to back and then to front again; YO, pull up a lp, (YO, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times.
Join with sc = With slip knot on hk, insert hk into st; YO, draw up a lp, YO, pull through 2 lps on hk
PS-CL (Post stitch cluster) = YO, insert hk around post of next FPdc st (from front to back and then to front again); YO, pull through 2 lps on hk; YO, insert hk into next dc st on working row; YO, pull through 2 lps on hk; YO, insert hk around post of next FPdc st (from front to back and then to front again); YO, pull through 2 lps on hk; YO, pull through all 4 lps on hk
Notes:
Cowl is worked back in forth in rows and seamed together along the short ends
The Right Side of Cowl is the side with the post stitches “popping out”
Stitches are not worked into any of the turning chains.
The last rows have some decreases to help with the neck shaping
**You can purchase an instant downloadable PDF of the project here in my Etsy shop**
[Esty shop link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CelticKnotCrochet]
Instructions:
Special stitches are written in bold and italicized text and defined above
Ch 101
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch across. Turn.(100 sc)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in each st across. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.
Here you can see how to start the post stitch
Row 4 (Right Side): Ch 2, (dc in next st, FPdc around next dc 2 rows below, sk next st on working row) across; dc in last st. Turn. (49 post stitches)
Here you can see the first couple of post sts – notice how the post stitches alternate with regular dcs
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.
Row 6: Ch 2, (FPdc around next dc 2 rows below, sk next st on working row, dc in next st) across; dc in last st. Turn.(50 post stitches)
Here you can see how the post sts are also alternating
Repeat Rows 3-6 until the cowl measures approximately 6 ½”/16.51cm – Do not turn after last row. Fasten off.
Top Edging:
Row 1: With Right Side facing, join with sl st in top of turning chain of last row; ch 3, (PS-CL over next 3 sts; dc in next dc on the working row) across. Fasten off. (25 PS-CL sts)
Here you can see what the PS-CL st looks like right before the last step (YO, pull through all 4 lps on hk)
Here are several completed PS-CL sts – this sts are decreases and cause the top edge of the cowl to curve inwards with a nice shape
Row 2: Join with sc in 1st st; (sk next st, 5 dc in next st, sk next st, sc in next st) across 11 times; sk next st, 5 dc in next st, sc in next st, sk next st, 5 dc in next st, sc in last st. (13 scallops). Fasten off.
Bottom Edging:
With the Right Side facing, repeat Row 2 of Top Edging along the bottom edge of Row 1. Fasten off. (25 scallops)
With a tapestry needle sew up the short ends of the cowl with the Wrong Sides together
Weave in all ends
Tada! Your Sparkle Scallop Cowl is complete?
You can find a large-print instant downloadable PDF of this pattern by clicking here and purchasing it in my Etsy shop.
[Etsy shop link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CelticKnotCrochet]
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