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lion brand® wool-ease® thick & quick® oslo crochet cowl

This jumbo crochet cowl is the perfect opportunity to play with colour pairing. Choose your favourite two colours of Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® yarn.
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Step 1

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
- Finished Circumference About 66" [167.5 cm]
- Finished Width About 11½" [29 cm]
GAUGE: 15 hdc-flo or hdc-blo = about 8" [20.5 cm]; be sure to check your gauge
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:
- Hdc-Blo (Half Double Crochet in Back Loop Only) Yarn over, insert hook in back loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
- Hdc-Flo (Half Double Crochet in Front Loop Only) Yarn over, insert hook in front loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
NOTES:
- Cowl is worked in one piece, then sewn together to make a ring.
- To change yarn colour, work last st of old colour to last yarn over. Yarn over with new colour and draw through all loops to complete the st. Proceed with new colour. Fasten off old colour.

Step 2

COWL:
With A, ch 22.
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped ch count as first hdc) and in each ch across –  21 hdc.
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn, hdc-flo in next st and in each st across to beg ch, hdc in top of beg ch.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn, hdc-blo in next st and in each st across to beg ch, hdc in top of beg ch.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until almost all of A has been used, changing to B in last st of last row.
With B, continue to repeat Rows 2 and 3 until almost all of B has been used, end with a Row 2 as the last row you work.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail.
FINISHING:
Thread yarn tail into blunt needle and sew ends of piece together to make a ring. Weave in ends.

Step 3

ABBREVIATIONS:
A = #172 Kale
B = #612 Coney Island
Beg = Begin(ning)
Ch = Chain
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hdc-Blo = Half Double Crochet In Back Loop Only
Hdc-Flo = Half Double Crochet In Front Loop Only
Rem = Remain(ing)(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)

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Materials
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    Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® Yarn, Prints, Stripes & Metallics

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    • Color: Coney Island
    • Size: 5 oz
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    Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® Solid Yarn

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    • Color: Kale
    • Size: 6 oz
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    Clover Amour Crochet Hook

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    Steel Yarn Needles by Loops & Threads™

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Instructions
Step 1

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
- Finished Circumference About 66" [167.5 cm]
- Finished Width About 11½" [29 cm]
GAUGE: 15 hdc-flo or hdc-blo = about 8" [20.5 cm]; be sure to check your gauge
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:
- Hdc-Blo (Half Double Crochet in Back Loop Only) Yarn over, insert hook in back loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
- Hdc-Flo (Half Double Crochet in Front Loop Only) Yarn over, insert hook in front loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
NOTES:
- Cowl is worked in one piece, then sewn together to make a ring.
- To change yarn colour, work last st of old colour to last yarn over. Yarn over with new colour and draw through all loops to complete the st. Proceed with new colour. Fasten off old colour.

Step 2

COWL:
With A, ch 22.
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped ch count as first hdc) and in each ch across –  21 hdc.
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn, hdc-flo in next st and in each st across to beg ch, hdc in top of beg ch.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn, hdc-blo in next st and in each st across to beg ch, hdc in top of beg ch.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until almost all of A has been used, changing to B in last st of last row.
With B, continue to repeat Rows 2 and 3 until almost all of B has been used, end with a Row 2 as the last row you work.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail.
FINISHING:
Thread yarn tail into blunt needle and sew ends of piece together to make a ring. Weave in ends.

Step 3

ABBREVIATIONS:
A = #172 Kale
B = #612 Coney Island
Beg = Begin(ning)
Ch = Chain
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hdc-Blo = Half Double Crochet In Back Loop Only
Hdc-Flo = Half Double Crochet In Front Loop Only
Rem = Remain(ing)(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)

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