Spring Triangles Cowl

Happy Spring! We’ve started this spring with a giant overhaul of our lawn and garden. We love having a vegetable patch, but the space that was here when we bought our house doesn’t actually get enough sun AND it’s in the middle of the backyard. SO my sweet husband built a little raised garden bed and we are going to put it on the side of our house where the sun shines. Then we decided we needed more rock and mulch. We cut a large flower bed out in the front yard where the grass is spotty because it is so shady. We’ve been wanting to take down some trees (they were unhealthy hemlocks that were crowded together,) and we’re in the middle of that right now! This week they got the trees down, next week they’ll take the stumps out. Fingers crossed in a few weeks I will be planting ALL the flowers and veggies and then crocheting on my back patio while my boys play soccer, climb trees, and dig in the dirt.

I’m sure we are in for a few more chilly days to wear this cowl! It actually was very wintery here today, we even had snow flurries! You’ll need some worsted weight yarn: about 315 yards (one of my testers used Caron Simply Soft and one skein was the perfect amount!) I used some gorgeous merino worsted yarn from my favorite yarn dyer Rita Mae Yarns. She has such wonderful colors! A size J hook should work for you, but check the gauge below just in case. I hope you love this cowl, I’m really proud of the stitch pattern and I’m working on a shawl with it!

I’ve got the free version of the pattern right here for you, with written instructions and a few photos. A PDF is also available for $3 on Ravelry and Lovecrafts! The PDF includes everything below ready to print as well as photo tutorial pages for the stitches. It’s especially helpful if you need to learn the foundation chain.

Supplies

• 315 yards worsted weight yarn (CYC 4) samples used Rita Mae
• Yarns Worsted Merino in colorway Hey Mrs. Robinson OR Caron
• Simply Soft in colorway Orchid
• crochet hook US size J (6 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• tapestry sewing needle
• scissors and measuring tape

Stitches (US terms)

• ch = chain
• sl st = slipstitch
• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• tr = treble crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sc = single crochet
• fdc = foundation double crochet

Notes

• Photo tutorial follows the written instructions.
• Finished Dimensions: 26 in around, 13 in wide, 11 in tall
• Stitch counts are marked at the end of each round in parentheses.
• Pattern is worked in the round without turning.
• In round 1, the ch-3 does not count as a stitch. Join to the 1st fdc st.
• In round 3, the first ch-3 will end up as the last tr of the round and counts as a stitch.

Gauge

14 sts of dc in 7 rows = 4in x 4in

Written Instructions

Round 1: Fdc 100, sl st to beg fdc to form a circle, being careful not to twist the chain. Ch 1, do not turn. (100 fdc)
Round 2: *Sc next 3 sts, sl st in next st, ch 3, sl st in next st, repeat from * to end of round, with final sl st in the first sc from the round. (60 sc, 40 sl st)
Round 3: Ch 3, sk 5 sts, then 5 trin the first ch-3 space, *sk 5 sts, 5 tr in next ch-3 space, repeat from *, ending with 4 tr in the last ch-3 space of round, join with sl st to the first tr from last round. (99 tr, 1 ch-3 which counts as the last tr of the round)
Rounds 4-23: Repeat rounds 2 and 3, alternating. End with a repeat of round 3 on round 23.
Round 24: Sc in each st around. (100 sc)
Round 25: Ch 1, dc in each st around, sl st to beg dc to join. Fasten off.
(100 dc)