If you’re in a colder climate right now, you’re going to love the Ribbed Crochet Cowl.
It’s made to fit closely to your neck & shoulders, to keep you warm & cozy during those cold rainy days.
This pattern is easy & works up quickly.
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Part of a Set:
The ribbed crochet cowl is a part of a set together with the ribbed crochet hat. You can find the matching hat pattern here.
The Yarn
To make this pattern I chose to use Wool Ease from Lion Brand Yarn because the thickness of the yarn, the warmth from the wool, combined with softness.
This is a 4 medium yarn, but you could try crocheting this cowl using bulky yarn or super bulky yarn as well. If you want to change to a different type of weight of yarn, you may want to change the number of stitches in each section.
The yarn suggested is an acrylic and wool blend, if this isn’t your favorite, you may try yarns such as merino wool or baby alpaca with a great finish as well.
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The Perfect Ready For A Cold Day Crochet Project
Those cold rainy, snowy & windy days have made me realize a need. My neck always got super cold & the wind surpassed anything.
I also needed something I could easily wear under a jacket or coat. That didn’t ad bulk.
My solution a close fitting cowl from neck to shoulder.
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Ribbed Cowl Crochet Pattern Summary
The Ribbed Crochet Cowl is the perfect crochet cowl to keep your neck warm during those freezing windy days.
It’s crocheted to lay close to the body from the neck & across the shoulders, achieving the perfect warmth & protection from getting cold. Wear it under any jacket & you’ll stay warm in any weather.
The ribbing makes it stretchy but keeps the shape.
Project Level
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Materials Needed
Crochet Hook
Size 6 mm crochet hook / US: J – 10 / UK: 4
Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro
Yarn
Yarn used:
Lion Brand Yarn – Wool Ease in color Seaspray.
Yarn amount used:
2 skeins / Approx. 108 grams / 230 m / 250 yards
Yarn characteristics:
- 4 medium yarn
- 80 % Acrylic, 20 % wool
Other Materials Needed
- Needle, find one here (if you don’t already have one)!
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
Gauge
Measured on slip stitches crocheted in rows:
17 stitches per 10 cm / 4”
Measured on 1 row slip stitches, 1 row double crochet crocheted in rows:
14 rows per 10 cm / 4”.
Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size, however size adjustments are suggested under the heading “Size & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Size & Measurements
Circumference at the bottom: 96 cm / 37.8 inches.
Length: 25 cm / 9.8 inches
Size Adjustments
- Make the cowl longer by adding extra stitches before you start row 1, added/reduced by 1 stitches at a time. If you add/reduce multiple stitches, add/reduce evenly across the row.
- Adjust cowl circumference by adding/reducing the number of rows you crochet. To make it easy to assemble the cowl with the same yarn tail, end with an odd row.
Abbreviations
- BL = back loop
- BLdc = back loop double crochet
- BLhdc = back loop half double crochet
- BLsc = back loop single crochet
- ch = chain(s)
- FSC = foundation single crochet
- prev = previous
- rep = repeat
- rs = right side
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch(es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Techniques You Will Need
Crocheting In The Back Loop:
For this crochet pattern you need to know how to crochet in the back loop.
This means that you will not crochet through the whole stitch as usual. A typical stitch contains two loops. One in the front, nearest you, and another stitch in the back, furthest away from you. One is called the front loop (the one nearest you), the other one the back loop, the one furthest away from you.
For this pattern you will crochet slip stitches, single crochet stitches (BLsc), half double crochet stitches (BL hdc) & double crochet stitches (BLdc) through the back loop.
Ribbed Crochet Cowl Pattern Instructions
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Make 43 st using the FSC technique.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1 (counts as 1st st), sl st in BL the next 6 st, BLsc 1 in the next 12 st, BLhdc 1 in the next 12 st, BLdc 1 in the next 12 st, turn (=43 st).
Row 2: Ch 1 (counts as 1st st), sl st in BL of all st from prev row, turn (=43 st).
Rep row 1 and 2 until you have crocheted 113 rows, ending with a repeat of row 1.
Row 114*: Sl st in unworked side of FSC from beginning AND BL of all st from prev row (=43 st).
*If preferred, seam together with a needle instead of working row 62.
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing
Fasten threads & weave in ends.
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