A festive cowl full of ‘baubles’, this lightweight but cosy crochet cowl, featuring the harlequin stitch, is a perfect pattern for advent, 12 days or scrap yarn, taking no more than 5g of fingering weight yarn per row of baubles.

Materials needed:

• 4mm crochet hook (or hook appropriate for gauge)
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• 12 x 10g mini skeins of fingering weight yarn (or 120g of yarn)
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle