About the pattern

Listen to the rustle of the dried leaves on the beech trees that are waiting for the spring to come, while wearing your warm and cozy cowl with leaf motifs.

Worked up in sock weight yarn, this is the perfect autumn or spring accessory for chilly morning errands or windy outdoor walks.

Make it longer for extra warmth or to cover your ears.

Mosaic crochet makes this cowl extra thick, despite the thin yarn, and slightly elastic, for a snug fit.

You can use up a skein of beautiful hand-dyed yarn paired with a simple color, or two balls of sock yarn. You will work flat and seam the resulting rectangular piece.

Two bands of honeycomb stitch at the top and bottom of the cowl ensure that the fabric will not curl.

You can also make this into a scarf by reducing the number of pattern repeats and making the piece longer.

Skill level

Advanced in Tunisian crochet, due to working with complex stitches in two colors, front post stitches and pattern repeats.

Sizes

In the photos there is a table for head sizes and finished sizes.

The sizes range between head sizes of 41 and 69 cm (between 16” and 27”) with about 4-8 cm or 1.5-3” ease. Choose the next size up for more ease.

Materials

• Yarn: sock weight or size 2, with 400 meters per 100 grams; 2 contrasting colors. Approximate usage per size:
  • Color 1 - 160, 220, 280, 320, 400, 420 meters;
  • Color 2 - 100, 120, 160, 180, 200, 220 meters;
• Hook: 5 mm Tunisian crochet hook with cable or long hook.
• Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure.
• Optional: stitch markers.
• Tools for blocking (iron with steam or other steamer), blocking mats and pins.

In sample: hand dyed sock yarn, 75% wool, 25% polyamide, 400 m per 100 g. Size C made of 70 g orange and 40 g white.