Houndstooth Cowl

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Is there anything more classic than the Houndstooth pattern? I’m absolutely in love with this timeless, textured fabric, so what could be better than recreating it in crochet? This quick and simple Houndstooth Crochet Cowl uses only basic stitches to build up the pattern and can easily be adapted to create a longer cowl or scarf. Or you could use the pattern repeat in your own projects and create Houndstooth garments, homewear and more.

Whether you choose the quintessential black and white colour scheme, or experiment with colours, this is one classy crochet cowl that you’re going to want to wear all Autumn and Winter long.

MATERIALS & TOOLS

Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK in 2 colours (Colour A, Colour B)

Hook: 5.5mm

Darning needle

Scissors

NOTES

This pattern is written in UK terms.

TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS

Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through.

Double Crochet(s): dc(s):Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.

Treble Crochet(s): tr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.

Slip stitch (sl-st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.

Stitch(es) (st/s)

Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.

PIN FOR LATER

Looking for the IDEAL cowl or scarf for Autumn/Winter? Let me help you. There are some beautiful designs in my archives.

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HOUNDSTOOTH CROCHET COWL PATTERN

To change colours, start your tr crochet as normal. When you are about to pull through your last 2 loops on the hook, drop your working colour and draw through the new colour. You will be carrying over the old colour by laying it along the top of the work.

You can obviously make this in any length and width you like. For my project, I chained 30 (plus 1) and did 72 rows.

Foundation: To begin, chain in multiples of 2, plus 1 for turning.

Row one: dc into 2nd chain from the hook, tr into next stitch. Alternate between a dc and a tr until the end of the chain. You will finish on a tr (do not complete the stitch as you will be changing colours- see instructions above) chain 2 and turn.

Repeat row one until you get to your desired size.

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