A puff stitch variation on the popular v-stitch adds a textured look to this granny stitch bandana cowl. In colder weather, add a button, brooch, or shawl pin to wrap the cowl tighter around your neck. This pattern is a great way to use just one skein of a special, hand painted skein of fingering yarn. This pattern was designed for Stitch & Hustle’s Puff the Magic Stitch Blog Hop.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Increasing, crocheting flat in rows
Special stitch pattern: pf (includes written instructions and video tutorial)
Special stitch pattern: p-v-st (includes written instructions)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Teen/Adult: 24” (61 cm) circumference x 13.5” (34.5) spine.

Materials
Hawthorne Speckle Hand Painted yarn (80% superwash wool/20% polyamide, 3.5 oz/100 g, 357 yd/326 m) – 1 skein in 27219 Blueberry Speckle, or approximately 357 yd (326 m) in any super fine weight yarn..

WeCrochet Bright US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Clover bent-tip yarn needle.

Gauge
24 sts = 4” (10 cm) across in (3 dc, ch 1) stitch pattern, counting dc and ch-1 sp as sts. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be create a fabric that drapes well without being too loose.