I love designing shawls, wraps and scarves and now I've added a cowl to my collection: the Bobblicity Cowl. Normally I design small peacock-inspired motifs, but once a year or so I like to make something
a little bigger with a lovely stitch pattern. For this cowl I chose to make a lot of bobbles using Scheepjes Our Tribe yarn. This yarn is so soft and warm, so the large bobbles will feel great against your skin.
Below I have the pattern for you. It's a rectangular cowl that closes with snap fasteners measuring approximately 17 x 62cm / 6.7 x 24.4in but can be adjusted to any size. I worked the cowl double stranded with one ball in a rich peacocky blue (of course) and one variegated ball in beautiful shades of blues and greens. This variegated colourway was named The Curio Crafts Room; you can read here how it got my business name.
You'll find the English pattern below and the Dutch pattern here, but you can also purchase a beautifully laid out PDF pattern in one of my shops.
In my Ravelry and Etsy shops you can purchase a PDF version of this pattern
The advantages of the PDF version are:
- Clear layout in bullet point format
- Stitch Chart
- Instructions how to adjust size
- Similar graphic design as all of my other PDF patterns
- You support my work so that I can continue to publish free patterns and offer discount codes
Thank you!
Where to shop for Scheepjes Our Tribe and other yarns
Scheepjes yarns are available from WoolWarehouse (international) and Caro’s Atelier (The Netherlands). If you purchase yarn through the affiliate links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!*
Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:
UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu
NL Caro’s Atelier:
Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.
PATTERN
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| Scheepjes Our Tribe 974 The Curio Crafts Room (variegated) and 884 Iris Garden (uni colour) |
GENERAL INFO
Skill Level Advanced beginners
Materials
Yarn & Yarn Amounts:
Scheepjes Our Tribe (70% Superwash Merino Wool, 30% Polyamide; 100g/420m)
974 The Curio Crafts Room x 1 ball
884 Iris Garden x 1 ball
Please note that you use the two colours held together
Crochet hooks: 6.5mm and 7mm
Tapestry needle
3 x 18mm black press fasteners
4 x 25mm buttons (optional) e.g., green enamelled coconut button (De Bondt item no. 5599-44-433)
Gauge/Tension
6 bobbles horizontally and 6 bobbles vertically measure approx. 10 x 10cm using a 6.5mm hook with double stranded yarn
Measurements
Double stranded cowl: approx. 17 x 62cm / 6.7 x 24.4in (not stretched/blocking not required)
Stitches & Abbreviations
Crochet Terms used in this pattern: US
Stitches used in this pattern:
US Crochet Terms UK Crochet Terms
[ ] total number of sts on a row/round [ ] total number of sts on a row/round
BLo back loop only BLo back loop only
ch chain ch chain
dc double crochet tr treble crochet
rep repeat rep repeat
RS right side RS right side
sc single crochet dc double crochet
slst slip stitch ss slip stitch
st(s) stitch(es) st(s) stitch(es)
WS wrong side WS wrong side
yoh yarn over hook yoh yarn over hook
Stitch Instructions
5dc-bobble BLo (5tr-bobble BLo in UK terms): (yoh, insert hook in back loop of st, yoh, pull up loop, yoh, draw through 2 loops) 5 times in same back loop of st, yoh, draw through all 6 loops on hook; note that bobbles are worked on WS rows but pop out on RS
5dc-bobble BLo (5tr-bobble BLo in UK terms): (yoh, insert hook in back loop of st, yoh, pull up loop, yoh, draw through 2 loops) 5 times in same back loop of st, yoh, draw through all 6 loops on hook; note that bobbles are worked on WS rows but pop out on RS
Pattern Notes
• The cowl is worked holding 2 strands of yarn together. I used one Scheepjes Our Tribe ball in a variegated colour and one uni-colour ball. To complete a cowl in the size as shown in the photos, you only need 2 balls. The total weight of the cowl is 134g.
• Please note that you do not work any turning chains.
• It’s advisable to count your stitches at regular intervals as some stitches do not count in the total stitch count of a row and should not be worked into in the next row. These stitches are not listed in the stitch counts. Always discard them when counting your stitches.
• Even rows are always worked in back loops of stitches only.
• The bobbles are worked on WS rows but pop out on RS.
• The cowl does not need to be blocked.
• You could easily use other Scheepjes yarns for the cowl, either single or double stranded depending on the thickness of your chosen yarn. Adjust hook size accordingly. but make sure the bobbles are not too tight. Suggested Scheepjes yarn are: Stone Washed, River Washed, Softfun and Terrazzo.
Instructions
With 7mm hook and double stranded yarn (hold the two colours together), ch30
Change to 6.5mm hook
Row 1 (RS) 1sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn. [29 sc]
Work Row 2 in back loop of stitches only
Work Row 2 in back loop of stitches only
Row 2 (WS) 1sc BLo in first sc - Please note: no turning ch at beginning of row, *5dc-bobble BLo in next sc, 1sc BLo in each of next 2 sc; rep from * to last sc, (5dc-bobble BLo, 1sc BLo) in last sc – Please note: this last sc BLo does not count as st and is not part of final stitch count, turn. [10 5dc-bobbles BLo, 19 sc BLo]
Row 3 (RS) Skip last sc made in previous row as it does not count as st, 1sc in each 5dc-bobble and sc to end, turn. [29 sc]
Row 3 (RS) Skip last sc made in previous row as it does not count as st, 1sc in each 5dc-bobble and sc to end, turn. [29 sc]
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Work Row 4 in back loop of stitches only
Row 4 (WS) (1sc BLo, 5dc-bobble BLo) in first sc – Please note: this first sc BLo does not count as st and is not part of final stitch count, *1sc BLo in each of next 2 sc, 5dc-bobble BLo in next sc; rep from * to last sc, 1sc BLo in last sc, turn. [10 5dc-bobbles BLo, 19 sc BLo]
Row 5 (RS) 1sc in each sc and 5dc-bobble to end, making sure not to work a sc in first sc BLo made in previous row as it does not count as st, turn. [29 sc]
Row 5 (RS) 1sc in each sc and 5dc-bobble to end, making sure not to work a sc in first sc BLo made in previous row as it does not count as st, turn. [29 sc]
From Row 6 onwards Rep Rows 2-5 a further 17 times or until desired length (I recommend draping your work across your shoulders and neck to check what would be the best length for you), fasten off and weave in all ends.
Adding press fasteners and buttons
Place the cowl in front of you as shown in the photo below and sew 3 press fasteners to either side. One half of the fasteners are sewn on the WS and the other half on the RS with 4.5cm in between starting at the bottom points. If you fasten the cowl around your neck, it should fit snuggly around it. So, before sewing the press fasteners on, first check how large the neck opening should be for you.
Then sew 4 (or preferred number) buttons wherever you like; they only serve as embellishments.
Then sew 4 (or preferred number) buttons wherever you like; they only serve as embellishments.
You may also like my other Shawl Designs: Available on Ravelry and Etsy
Zea Mays Shawl: Triangle Shawl in Whirl and Whirlette
Ravelry
Etsy
Verdancy Shawl: Rectangular Shawl in Whirl and Whirlette
Ravelry
Etsy
Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Our Tribe
Ravelry
Etsy
Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art
and Merino Soft
Ravelry
Etsy
Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in
Whirlette
Ravelry
Etsy
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| Zea Mays Shawl: Triangle Shawl in Whirl and Whirlette Ravelry Etsy |
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| Verdancy Shawl: Rectangular Shawl in Whirl and Whirlette Ravelry Etsy |
 Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Our Tribe Ravelry Etsy |
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| Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art and Merino Soft Ravelry Etsy |
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| Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in Whirlette Ravelry Etsy |
Yarn details
Our Tribe is a variegated yarn that is beautifully twined, which creates a dappled effect and thus the idea that there are even more than the 6 different colours each ball consists of. The more the colours contrast, the more dappled the effect. It's super soft and works up very smoothly and quickly. It consists of 70% Merino Superwash and 30% Polyamide and comes in 100g (420m) balls suitable for hook/needle size 2.5 to 3mm, or even larger when making shawls because that'll result in a beautiful drape. It's machine washable at 40 degrees. Since the day we created the blogger colourways, quite a few new colours have been added to the range and now you can choose from 38 different colours - both variegated and single colours.
Where to shop for Scheepjes Our Tribe and other yarns
Scheepjes yarns are available from WoolWarehouse (international) and Caro’s Atelier (The Netherlands). If you purchase yarn through the affiliate links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!*
Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:
UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu
NL Caro’s Atelier:
Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.
*Affiliate links.
The affiliate links in this post support giveaways, free patterns, discounts and the running of this blog. By purchasing yarn through these affiliate links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
The affiliate links in this post support giveaways, free patterns, discounts and the running of this blog. By purchasing yarn through these affiliate links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
Thank you to Scheepjes for providing the yarn for this project.
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