Tender Vickie Crochet Motif Cowl FREE Pattern

Tender Vickie Crochet Motif Cowl FREE Pattern
by Kristin Omdahl

My friend Vickie Howell achieved an incredibly awesome goal for her new venture, The Knit Show, this month. As I heard the announcement and saw the adorable new logo, I was inspired by her palette and pulled 4 colors of Be So Tender Yarn together last week. I admired the 4 balls of yarn together for a few days before deciding what to make with them. I wanted to be efficient with the use of all the yarn, and wanted to really accentuate colorwork as well. Mini motifs with 2 colors per motif and assorting the placement seemed like a good idea. But I also wanted to appeal to beginner crocheters as well, so the motif is one of the simplest I could think of: grannies! The majority of the concentration involved in this project is keeping track of the color sequence. There is a specific 8 square color sequence for the 4 colors. I think that it is very appealing to the eye and less busy, when you can create a pattern from the colorwork as well.

What you will need:
4 balls of Be So Tender Yarn; 100% organic cotton yarn with low impact dyes; #4 medium worsted weight thick & thin texture; 3.5oz (100g) per 140 yds
Color A: Cloud (1 ball)
Color B: Blush (1 ball)
Color C: Seafoam (1 ball)
Color D: Mushroom (1 ball)
J/10 (6mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Gauge:
Each square motif measures 3.5″ x 3.5″

Finished size: 63″ circumference x 14″ tall

NOTE: This project is made from 72 motifs: 18 ea of the 4 separate color combinations.

Instructions:
First Motif (no joining):
Round 1: Ch5, slst to 5th ch from hook to form ring. Ch3 (counts as dc), 2dc in ring. (Ch3, 3dc in ring)x3, ch3, slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. Fasten off. — 4 ch3 sps

Round 2: Join with slst to any ch3 sp on round 1. Ch3 (counts as dc), 2dc in same sp, ch3, 3dc in same sp. *Skip 3 dcs, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch3 sp. Rep from * 2 more times. Slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. — 4 ch3 sps

Second Motif (one-sided joining):
Round 1: rep round 1 from first motif.

Round 2: Join with slst to any ch3 sp on round 1. Ch3 (counts as dc), 2dc in same sp, ch3, 3dc in same sp. Skip 3 dcs, (3dc, ch1, slst to center ch of adjacent motif’s ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc) in ch3 sp. Skip 3dc on adjacent motif and slst in space before next dc. Skip 3 dcs on working motif, (3dc, ch1, slst to center ch of adjacent motif’s ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc) in ch3 sp. Skip 3 dcs, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch3 sp. Skip next 3 dcs, slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. — 4 ch3 sps

Third Motif (one-sided joining):
Rep rounds 1 – 2 of second motif.

Fourth Motif (2-sided joining):
Round 1: rep round 1 of first motif.

Round 2: Join with slst to any ch3 sp on round 1. Ch3 (counts as dc), (2dc, ch3, 3dc) in same ch3 sp, skip 3 dcs. *In next ch3 sp work (3dc, ch1, slst to center ch of ch3 sp on adjacent motif, ch1, 3dc), skip 3 dcs on adjacent motif and slst into sp before next st, skip 3 dcs on working motif. Rep from * once more. Skip next 3 dcs, slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. — 4 ch3 sps

Continue to make motifs and join them as you go with the second motif (1-sided joining) and fourth motif (2 sided joining) until you have joined 68 motifs (4 rows of 17 motifs).

The last 4 motifs are joined on more sides to create a circular tube shape of the fabric. If this technique is too advanced for you, simply sew the two short sides together instead for a simple seam. Or attach buttons to one short side to join it that way instead.

Motif 69 (2-sided joining, with the joins on opposite sides):
Round 1: rep round 1 of first motif.

Round 2: Join with slst to any ch3 sp on first round, ch3 (counts as dc), (2dc in same ch3 sp, ch1, slst in adjacent motif’s center ch of ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc) in same ch3 sp. Skip 3 dcs on adjacent motif, slst in space before next dc. In next ch3 sp on working motif, (3dc, ch1, slst in next center ch of ch3 sp on adjacent motif, ch1, 3dc). Skip 3 dcs on working motif. In next ch3 sp on working motif, (3dc, ch1, slst in next center ch of ch3 sp on adjacent motif, ch1, 3dc). Skip 3 dcs on adjacent motif, slst in space before next dc. In next ch3 sp on working motif, (3dc, ch1, slst in next center ch of ch3 sp on adjacent motif, ch1, 3dc). Slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. — 4 ch3 sps

Motifs 70 – 72 (3-sided joining):

Round 1: rep round 1 of first motif.

Round 2: Join with Join with slst to any ch3 sp on first round, ch3 (counts as dc), (2dc in same ch3 sp, ch1, slst in adjacent motif’s center ch of ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc) in same ch3 sp. *Skip 3 dcs on adjacent motif, slst in space before next dc. In next ch3 sp on working motif, (3dc, ch1, slst in next center ch of ch3 sp on adjacent motif, ch1, 3dc). Skip 3 dcs on working motif. Rep from * around. Slst to top of ch3 at beg of round to join. — 4 ch3 sps

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