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Cowl Shoulder Cozy – Crochet Pattern Review – Red Heart/Salena Baca

January 16, 2016

On the January 1st, I decided I was going to take some projects off my to-do list by actually doing them – hehe. I created a list of projects that stuck out to me at first glance, and the yarns needed to work them. I had actually not seen this pattern on the Red Heart site, but was very happy when I came across it while searching through pattern using Medley Yarn. I found one of my favorite yarns on sale at my local JoAnn’s – Deborah Norville’s Serenity Chunky. I decided to buy some and work up this Cowl Shoulder Cozy. I also had not used Medley Yarn before so I wasn’t sure how well the Serenity Chunky Yarn would work in place of it, but with a slight hook change, it worked out great!

Behind the Scenes… I was trying to use my camera to take photos of myself in this Cowl Shoulder Cozy, which was difficult on it’s own, but even more so when you add in a curious cat. This photo on the left is the best I got this time (I think) and it was photo bombed by Shiloh, hehe!

Materials:
     – Chunky/Bulky Weight Yarn – I used 4 Skeins of Deborah Norville’s Serenity Chunky in Almond to work the Medium Size
     – N15/10mm Crochet Hook (two sizes up from recommended)
     – M13/9mm Crochet Hook (two and a half sizes up from recommended)
     – #18 Tapestry Needle
     – Cowl Shoulder Cozy, Free Crochet Pattern

Material Notes:
     Red Heart’s Medley Yarn used by Salena. I believe two strands of a heavier weight worsted weight yarn would work well too, like Red Heart’s With Love or Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn.

Time Spent:
     I had my Shoulder Cozy ready to wear in 3.5 hours.

Measurements:
     Capelet measured 43″ in length prior to whipstitching by about 7.5″ in width unstretched

My Gauge:
Using Serenity Chunky Yarn & an L11/8mm Hook – 3″ x 3″:
     Chain 9, DC in the 4th chain and in each chain across. (7 DC)
     R2 – 4: Chain 2, turn. DC in the 2nd chain and in each chain across.
     Fasten Off.

Pattern Notes:
     I loved working up the Shoulder Cozy! It was fun and different than my usual project types. I have even worn it out a few times and have gotten some nice compliments on it. 

     One of the things I liked about this Shoulder Cozy was the length. I have worn ponchos before and didn’t like the way they hung around my elbows or just the feeling of being constricted around the arms. One thing I would alter about the next Shoulder Cozy I make though would be to add just a little bit more to the length. I realized while wearing it out on a cold winter night that I didn’t have much room to pull my exposed arms up into. It made me think, “so that’s why the ones I don’t like are made this way” because the part of my arms not covered by the Shoulder Cozy was feeling it! But rather than adding too much, I would just add another repeat of the pattern. 

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Filed Under: Crochet Pattern Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bulky/Chunky, Deborah Norville, Free Crochet Pattern, Pattern Review Crochet, Red Heart, Salena Baca, Serenity Chunky, Shoulder Wrap, Winter

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Hey! I'm Alexandra, the blogger and creator behind EyeLoveKnots and On Rockwood Lane! My passion is being creative. My favorite thing to do is crochet, and you will almost always find me having a cup of coffee and working on a new crochet project, but when I'm not doing that, you might find me out at a local park rollerblading, baking some fresh cookies, picking veggies in the garden or re-decorating for a new season or holiday. My two cats are great supervisors for all my adventures (minus the being outside because they think it's too hot in Florida to be anywhere but inside), and make sure I take plenty of breaks.

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