Chic Sheep Tunisian Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern
The Chic Sheep Tunisian Cowl is made with a double ended crochet hook. This makes a stunning fabric and will look different on both sides making it reversible too. It’s crocheted in the round for a continuous pattern which looks great from all angles. This technique is done by placing several stitches on your hook and leaving them there, and once your hook is full, turn and work off the stitches.
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Chic Sheep Tunisian Cowl
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Sample shown here is made in size Small. The colors and stitching look so different on each side of the fabric. It’s not easy to decide which side to show while wearing it. The side I call the Right side shows the hourglass shape of the stitches in the color Suede, with the Sangria color popping through the centers. On the Wrong side, the Sangria color takes center stage and really shines. See below for more pictures of both sides and let me know which side you like best!
Let’s get to what you will need and the pattern.
Pattern starts here
Skill Level: Intermediate, knowledge of double ended crochet
Gauge: 18 stitches and 16 Rows = 4 inches
Sizes:
Small: 19” around by 6 ¼” wide.
Medium: 21” around by 6 ¼” wide.
Large: 23” around by 6 ¼” wide.
Supplies:
Red Heart – Chic Sheep by Marly Bird
Color A: Suede – (1) skein
Color B: Sangria– (1) skein
Double Ended Crochet Hook: H (5.0 mm)
Stitch Marker: Quantity (1)
Tape Measure or Gauge Ruler
Yarn needle
Yardage:
Small: 63 yards each color = 126 yards total
Medium: 75 yards each color = 150 yards total
Large: 80 yards each color = 160 yards total
Yarn Label Information:
Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird
Yardage: 186 yd (170 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) ball
Yarn Weight: 4 – Medium
Fiber: 100% Merino Wool
Care: Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, dry flat.
* I recommend hand wash cold and lay flat to dry *
Stitches Used:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
tps – Tunisian purl stitch
tss – Tunisian simple stitch
Special Stitches:
Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss):
(A)-Forward Pass: Insert hook from right to left under vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop. (1 tss)
Tunisian Purl Stitch (tps):
(A)-Forward Pass: Place working yarn in front of hook, insert hook from right to left under vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop, (1 tps)
Notes:
1. Worked in the Round.
2. Use double ended crochet hook.
3. Turn your work when hook gets full to comfortably make another stitch.
4. Right Side (RS); Wrong Side (WS).
Additional Notes:
Yarn Placement: To keep the yarn from tangling, I place Color A on the left side of my work and Color B on the right side of my work. Working with two yarns, Color A (RS), picking up the stitches onto your hook, and Color B (WS) finishing the stitch, or Round, and taking stitches off the hook.
Turning: To turn your work, bring left hook towards you, turn until it’s on the right, work Return Pass (WS) with left hook. Leave 4 stitches on your hook. Then bring right hook towards you, turn until it’s on the left, work Forward Pass (RS) with left hook. Keep turning in this direction throughout the pattern and your yarn will not tangle up.
Pattern Repeat: When beginning Round 3, place a tps in previous Round tss, and a tss in next tps. Keep placing the opposite stitch in the previous Round stitch, alternating 1 tss, 1 tps, throughout.
INSTRUCTIONS
COWL
Color A
Ch 85 (95,105) – form a circle with chain made, careful not to twist stitches. Take last ch off hook, pull it through back bump of 1st ch, put loop back on hook.
Round 1:
(A)-Forward pass: (RS) Color A – Insert hook in next back bump of ch, yo, pull up a loop in each back bump of ch around. See Note below. (85(95,105) loops)
Place stitch marker in 1st stitch, move up each Round.
Note: Once the double ended crochet hook gets full of stitches, (approximately 30 loops depending on length of hook), turn your work (See Additional Notes -Turning above) so the opposite hook is ready to work with.
(B)-Return pass: (WS) Add Color B – make a slip knot, place it on your hook, pull through first loop on hook, *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat *-* around, leave 4 sts on your hook.
Round 2:
(A)-Forward pass: (RS) Color A – Turn, * 1 tss in next st, 1 tps in next st*, repeat *-* around until hook is full.
(B)-Return pass: (WS) Color B – Turn, *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat *-* around, leave 4 sts on your hook.
Round 3: (see Additional Notes – Pattern Repeat above)
(A)-Forward pass: (RS) Color A – Turn, *1 tps in next st, 1 tss in next st*, repeat *-* around until hook is full.
(B)-Return pass: (WS) Color B – Turn, *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat *-* around, leave 4 sts on your hook.
Rounds 4-24: Repeat Rounds 2-3, until desired width.
Round 24-B or last Return Pass: work off stitches until 1 Color B loop remains on hook.
End off Color B only, leaving approximately 2 inches in length, continue to Bind Off.
BIND OFF: (Using Color A only)
Round 25: (Continue in pattern repeat as above, but finish off each stitch with a sl st) *1 tss, sl st through loop on hook, 1 tps, sl st through loop on hook*, repeat *-* around until all stitches are worked off your hook, sl st to beginning sl st. Cut yarn approximately 2 inches in length, weave in ends.
End of Pattern.
Here are both sides of the cowl for you to decide which one you like best!
Right side:
Wrong Side:
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