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We named the Berlin Cowl after the beautiful but gritty city Berlin, which we used to visit every summer as children.

The Berlin Cowl also uses worsted weight yarn, creating a dense, warm fabric that will keep you cozy! The pattern works best in a tonal-dyed or solid-coloured yarn. Try to avoid variegated or really busy yarns, as the various colours and speckles will hide the beautiful stitch pattern.

As we wrote this pattern for worsted weight wool yarn, the cowl will have some structure and can almost stand up on its own. If you prefer a softer cowl with more drape, use a yarn with different fibre, like alpaca.

The Berlin Cowl is crocheted sideways and then seamed. All stitches are worked in back loop only (BLO).

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizing: One size for adults. You can increase or decrease the size of the cowl by adding or subtracting row repeats.

Yarn:
Sweet Paprika Designs Andante (100% merino wool; 178 m / 195 yds per 110 g skein); or other worsted weight wool yarn

2 skeins; 300 m

Hooks:
4.0 mm / US 6, or size required to get gauge

Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge:
24 sts and 26 rows in stitch pattern = 4” / 10cm

Stitches Used:
Ch: chain
Dc: double crochet
Hdc: half double crochet
Sc: single crochet
Sl st: slip stitch
Tc: triple crochet

Tip:
Use stitch markers to mark the first and last stitch of each row, and move them up as you complete more rows. This ensures that you work in the correct row and do not miss a stitch.