Secret Garden Cowl

 Secret Garden Cowl is the pop of color that is guaranteed to brighten up any outfit.
It is worked seamlessly in the round and uses a gorgeous variation of the waistcoat stitch, making it much easier to work up compared to the traditional stitch.
The intricate looking colorwork pattern is actually just a 2-stitch repeat and it’s super easy to memorize. And since you’ll only ever work with a single color at a time, there’s not much yarn management to talk about.

Any yarn weight would work for this pattern! Just pick an appropriate hook size that will create a fabric with an appropriate drape – not too stiff and not too loose. If using a different weight yarn, use an appropriate hook size and keep in mind that your yardage and dimensions may vary. My testers used a variety of yarns and colors to show off this design - check out the tester photo gallery on the blog to find all the details on yarns and yardages from my testers!

This pattern is available in English only and uses standard US crochet terminology.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Cowl circumference: 20 (22, 24) inches or 51 (56, 61) cm
Cowl height: 6.5 (7.25, 8.25) inches or 17 (18, 21) cm

DIFFICULTY
Advanced beginner

MATERIALS
• Yarn: Any aran weight yarn you can meet gauge with. For the color changing effect, you’ll need at least 2 highly contrasting colors. Sample shown in Furls Wander acrylic yarn in colorway Snow as the main color, and Atlantis, Aurora, Camel, Enchanted, Sprout, and Cabin as contrast colors.
• Hook: 4.0 mm hook. I used my Furls Blush Streamline Metal crochet hook.
• Notions: Scissors, darning needle, stitch marker

YARDAGE
Main color: 1 skein of Furls Wander, or 75 (95, 115) yds / 70 (85, 105) m
Contrast color: 6 skeins of Furls Wander (one for each CC), or 70 (85, 105) yds / 65 (80, 95) m in total

These yardages are estimated.

Check out more photos, yarn substitution ideas, as well as the tester lookbook with exact yardages from my testers on the blog post.

DOES THIS PATTERN COME WITH A STITCH CHART?
No.

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD MY PATTERN?
After completing the payment, check your inbox for an email containing a download link button for the PDF pattern. You will need a PDF reader installed to open the pattern.

PATTERN SUPPORT
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