The Steppingstone Cowl
Your steppingstone into interlocking crochet
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The Pattern
The Steppingstone Cowl is an interlocking crochet pattern featuring an easy-to-memorize pattern repeat and a straightforward tubular construction.
The aim is to introduce you to the interlocking crochet technique while you also create a beautiful accessory you’ll love wearing.
This pattern can quite literally be your steppingstone into this amazing technique!
The sample is shown in size 3 using The Frosted Stitch Winter Worsted (100% SW merino, 218 yds / 200 m per 100 g skein) in “Snow” as MC and “Fjord” as CC.
MEASUREMENTS
Cowl circumference: 21 (22.75, 25.25) inches or 53 (58, 64) cm
Cowl height: 7.25 (8.25, 9) inches or 18 (21, 23) cm
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
MATERIALS
Yarn: Any worsted or DK weight yarn you can meet gauge with in at least 2 highly contrasting colors
Hooks: 5.0 mm (main gauge) hk, 4.0 mm (detailing) hk, or sizes needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Scissors, darning needle, stitch marker
YARDAGE
The approximate yardages are:
Main color: 1 (1, 2) skein(s) of The Frosted Stitch Winter Worsted or 180 (215, 265) yds / 165 (195, 240) m
Contrast color: 1 skein of The Frosted Stitch Winter Worsted or 120 (150, 180) yds / 110 (135, 165) m
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Yarn Substitution Ideas
Looking for yarn substitution ideas? Here’s a list of alternative yarns you can try!
- Baby Bee Sweet Delight
- Caron Simply Soft
- Bernat Softee Cotton
- Berroco Vintage DK
- Big Twist Value
- Drops Lima
- Hobbii Amigo, Hobbii Happy Place, Hobbii Winter Glow Solid
- Lion Brand Coboo, Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend, Lion Brand Mandala, Lion Brand Wool Ease
- Premier Hipster Cotton
- Stylecraft Life DK
- West Yorkshire Spinners Croft DK
- Zeeman Royal
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Shop the Steppingstone Collection
The Steppingstone collection is a series of interlocking crochet patterns for garments, accessories, and home decor specifically designed to go perfectly together. Their aim is to introduce you to the interlocking crochet, or, in other words, to be your steppingstone into this amazing technique!
Tester lookbook
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Adrienne (adriennegasda on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 161 yds of Simplicity By Hikoo #27 Nile Blue as MC, and 133 yds of Simplicity By Hikoo #019 Sahara Sand as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4 mm; 5 mm
Mods: None.
Caitlin (divergentfibreart on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 175 yds of Berroco Vintage as MC, and 139 yds of Berroco Vintage as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Rika (- on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 145 yds of Hobbii Winter Glow Solid as MC, and 122 yds of Hobbii Winter Glow Solid as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm; 4 mm; 4.5 mm
Mods: None.
Sandra (- on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 130 yds of Zeeman Royal as MC, and 110 yds of Zeeman Royal Shine as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Sofia (sofiabrn on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 142 yds of Drops Lima as MC, and 100 yds of Drops Lima as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4 mm; 5 mm
Mods: I did one repetition less than what’s indicated in the pattern.
Angelica (gthhandmade on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 158 yds of Lion Brand Mandala Baby In Atlantis as MC, and 109 yds of Bernat Softee Baby In White as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3 mm; 4 mm
Mods: None.
Bridgette (Bridgette05 on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 255 yds of Hobbii Happy Place as MC, and 150 yds of Hobbii Happy Place as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4 mm; 4.5 mm
Mods: None.
Size 3, using 143 yds of Lion Brand Comfy Cotton as MC, and 131 yds of Lion Brand Comfy Cotton as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4.5 mm
Mods: None.
Allison (knotallisonh on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 158 yds of Lion Brand Wool Ease Worsted as MC, and 142 yds of Lion Brand Wool Ease Worsted as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm; 3.75 mm
Mods: None.
Size 3, using 138 yds of Mad Scientist Yarns, Sakura 4-ply as MC, and 115 yds of Mad Scientist Yarns, Fractal 4-ply as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4.5 mm
Mods: None.
Size 1, using 139 yds of Berroco Vintage DK 2143 Dark Denim as MC, and 116 yds of Berroco Vintage DK 2106 Smoke as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 5 mm; 4.25 mm
Mods: None.
Macka (- on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 120 yds of Simfonia Omega as MC, and 105 yds of Premier Hipster Cotton as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: I omitted one pattern repeat.
Maggie (maggierose05 on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 205 yds of Rebel Purl Best Of The Worsted as MC, and 173 yds of Rebel Purl Best Of The Worsted as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4.5 mm; 5 mm
Mods: None.
Michelle (MishRink on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 200 yds of Bernat Simply Soft as MC, and 109 yds of Tree House Knits Size 4 Superwash Merino as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3.75 mm for body, 4.75 mm for finishing
Mods: None.
Alison (thecraftybaxter on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 140 yds of Stylecraft Life DK as MC, and 110 yds of Stylecraft Life DK as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 5 mm
Mods: None.
Olamide (Lamiclare on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 290 yds of Berroco Vintage DK as MC, and 290 yds of Berroco Vintage DK as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3 mm; 4 mm
Mods: None.
Size 2, using 177 yds of Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend as MC, and 142 yds of Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4 mm; 5 mm
Mods: None.
Size 2, using 256 yds of Bentley DK as MC, and 145 yds of Bentley DK as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: None.
Size 2, using 150 yds of Campfiber Yarns Non-Superwash DK In Isles Of Pines as MC, and 120 yds of Campfiber Yarns Non-Superwash DK In Copper Redwood as CC (DK weight yarn)
Hook size(s): 4.5 mm; 3.75mm
Mods: None.
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