The Dreamer Cowl is a lightweight and airy crochet infinity cowl featuring luxurious lace weight and sock weight yarn for amazing drape and softness! Create a unique and stylish crochet cowl with basic beginner-friendly stitches and a simple one row repeat.
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Time to Hibernate . . .
We have entered into that time of year where the days are short but feel like they go on forever – its miserable outside for days on end and all you want to do is conserve your energy. I personally love this time of year to rest and recharge and take things a bit slower. To focus on singular hobbies like puzzles and cross-stitch, to crochet and read books and drink lots of tea. And so, what better time to start a soft new crochet project!
The Dreamer Cowl is a crochet infinity cowl that is meant to be worn close to the neck and face. I normally do not like this type of neckwear, but this cowl is so light and airy that does not sit heavy around my neck. It’s a super-fast make using one skein each of lace weight and sock weight yarn and is so luxurious and fluffy.
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Details for a Crochet Infinity Cowl
This crochet infinity cowl works up fast and is beginner friendly using predominantly half double crochet stitches. The design intentionally uses a smaller amount of yarn, so it’s perfect for using up partial skeins or scraps. The pattern is written using one skein of lace weight yarn and sock weight yarn each, held together as you crochet; I used a gorgeous Suri lace yarn to get that lovely fuzzy halo. If you have random skeins of special hand-dyed yarn, you can modify the pattern to just use one single skein of sock weight yarn, provided your preferred drape is achieved. The cowl is made in short turned rows, like a regular long scarf, and is then folded and seamed together at the ends in order to achieve the infinity cowl look.
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Let’s Talk Yarn!
I have never worked with lace weight yarn before, and it can be tricky and requires the right type of crochet project because it’s so thin and delicate. There are countless examples of knitting projects using lace weight yarn and fuzzy yarn, but I am happy to discover that it’s a dream to crochet with too! For the Dreamer Cowl, I chose a hand-dyed baby Suri alpaca/silk blend yarn from Sewrella and coordinated it with a 100% Superwash merino skein of sock weight yarn in the same colorway. The colors blend beautifully together in the lace weight yarn, for a soft watercolor look. Holding the Suri lace together with the sock weight yarn provides the dreamiest texture with a drape and halo that is to die for!
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Looking for more unique projects featuring hand-dyed yarn? Check out The Deep Woods Scarf, The Evening Primrose Shawl and The Peachy Keen Shawl!
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The Dreamer Cowl – Free Crochet Infinity Cowl Pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MATERIALS:
Hand-dyed yarn by Sewrella Yarn:
#1/Fingering Weight Yarn – Classic Sock: 100% Superwash Merino (400 yards/100 grams)
- Colorway: Acoustic Set
#0/Lace Weight – Suri Lace: 74% baby Suri alpaca, 26% silk (328 yards/50 grams)
- Colorway: Acoustic Set
Total yardage used (both yarns held together): 656 yards
Total weight: 136 grams
GAUGE: 16 hdc stitches X 12 rows = 4 inches
Gauge is not particularly important for this project as long as the drape of your project is as desired.
Finished Cowl: Approximately 7” wide and 53” long (before seaming).
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch(s) – chain(s)
hdc – half double crochet
sk – skip
st(s) – stitch(es)
tch – turning chain
GENERAL PATTERN NOTES
- There is no wrong side or right side to this reversible cowl.
- Ch 2 does NOT count as a stitch.
- The cowl is crocheted with sock weight yarn and Suri lace yarn held together; the finished sample used all 328 yards of lace weight yarn and the same yardage in sock weight yarn. The total weight of the finished cowl is 136 grams.
- This pattern can be made with just one skein of sock weight yarn with minor differences in width and length.
- The ends of the scarf are seamed together to create the infinity cowl and the cowl is meant to be worn close to the face and neck.
- The cowl is easily customized for length, provided you have enough yardage of both yarn weights. To adjust the width, the starting chain should be a multiple of 2 plus 1 for the turning chain.
THE PATTERN
Foundation Row: Ch 31.
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook. *Sk next ch, 2 hdc in next ch.* Repeat from * to * until two chs remain. Sk next ch, hdc in last ch. Turn. (28 hdc sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in first st (st at base of tch). *Sk next st, 2 hdc in next st.* Repeat from * to * until one st and tch remain. Sk last st, hdc in top of tch. Turn. (28 hdc sts).
Row 3 – 159: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.
Seaming Your Infinity Cowl
Lay your cowl flat on your work surface and halve the length by bringing the beginning row up to the meet the last row. The finished cowl sample is seamed together without twisting the project before seaming. Line up the stitches and use stitch markers to pin down the row.
Using your preferred stitch, seam the ends together. I use the mattress stitch for a smooth join. Fasten off and weave in your ends – enjoy wearing your beautiful and fuzzy light-as-air scarf!
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