This crochet cowl pattern works up incredibly fast and can get you a big bang for your buck. The Zara Cowl was inspired by the Zola Bulky Stacked Shell Cowl and Shrug and modified by my good friend Cyndee of Lovin Each Stitch. Cyndee kindly allowed me to share these modifications with my followers. I hope you enjoy this free crochet cowl pattern.

This pattern was retired from the blog and is now available as a paid pattern as of Monday March 02, 2015!

YARN
215 yards #6 Super Bulky Yarn
Samples are made using Bernat Chunky
you can make two cowls from one skein of Bernat Big Ball Chunky Yarn

MATERIALS
9.00mm (M) Hook
Yarn needle

DIFFICULTY
Easy

FINISHED SIZE
14” wide x 19” tall

GAUGE
Measured in pattern
4 shells and 4 rows = 4” x 4”

STITCH GUIDE

ch(s)- chain(s), st(s)- stitch(es), FDC- foundation double crochet, tr- treble crochet (triple crochet), fptr- front post treble crochet (triple crochet), hdc- half double crochet, BLO- back loops only, sc- single crochet

SPECIAL STITCHES

fdc- foundation double crochet- picture tutorial HERE
Chain 4 (counts as 1st fdc). Yarn over and insert hook in 4th chain from hook. Yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 1 loop creating a chain st, (this is an important step but easy to forget). Yarn over again and pull through first two loops on hook (two loops remaining). Yarn over again and pull through last two loops on hook. This completes the second fdc (remember your 1st ch4 counted as the 1st fdc). To stitch the next fdc, yarn over and insert the hook into the chain made in the 2nd fdc and repeat from

tr- treble crochet- yarn over TWO times, insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over and pull through stitch (four loops on hook), yarn over and pull through first two loops on hook, yarn over and pull through two more loops on hook, yarn over and pull through last two loops on hook).

fptr- front post treble (triple) crochet
same as treble (triple) crochet Except instead of crocheting in the normal space you insert hook under post in previous round (from front to back)

NOTES

Pattern is worked in the round