Fancy a very quick and easy crochet project? Last summer, I designed and made a fluffy granny stitch chevron cowl (see pic below). Yesterday I made a smaller, non-fluffy version. I made it when I was thinking about all things granny (I couldn’t wait for the Granny CAL! I just couldn’t!).
You can find the original crochet chevron cowl pattern, Here. It’s a much larger, drapier version using fluffy yarn. I made the new chevron cowl a bit smaller as I was restricted by the amount of yarn I had: 200 grams of chunky alpaca/mulberry silk stuff I found for £8 a skein from last year’s Edinburgh Yarn Festival.
The (impulsively bought) yarn had been sitting waiting for nearly a year, and I had no real idea about what to do with it for ages. It’s funny how something can jump out at you after all that time.
Some Granny Chevron Cowl Pattern Details
I used a 6mm hook for my chunky yarn.
The yarn I used was only 92 metres per 100g. I think other chunky yarns are usually a bit more than that. I used almost every bit, so if you don’t have at least 184 meters of chunky, then you might not make it to the end.
The granny chevron cowl measures approx 32×32 cm (12.5×12.5 inches). That’s a circumference of 64cm.
I chained 47 to begin, which gives you a total of 14 clusters per row
To make it bigger or smaller, add or subtract 6 chains when you begin. That’s enough for a granny cluster for each side of the chevron pattern.
The pattern is written in UK terms. The video uses both UK and US terms, but essentially all you need to know is that a UK treble is a US double.
3tr = cluster.
Feel free to keep on going to make a bigger version. Why not turn this snug-fitting cowl into a cosy infinity scarf?!
Granny Chevron Crochet Cowl Pattern
Chain 47. Row 1: 3tr in 7th from hook, (miss 2 sts, 3tr in next) six times, ch2, 3tr in next st, (miss 2 st, 3tr) six times, miss 2 st, 1tr in last st, turn. Row 2: Ch3, (3tr in space between clusters) six times, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) in 2 chain space, (3tr in space between clusters) six times, 1tr in last st of row, turn Rows 3 – 29: Rep Row 2, changing colour every five rows. Row 30: As Row 2, but slip stitch to join to Row 1 between each cluster. Fasten off and sew in ends.
I hope you like it. I promise it’s super easy to make and can be made in a couple of hours (maybe less, I didn’t time it).
Jeepers, I’m not wearing make-up on me peepers. Again!
