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Sofia Cowl – Crochet Pattern Review – Red Heart

February 11, 2017

I have been working on a child size hat that has taken quite more calculation and reworking than I anticipated, and a hooded scarf that had to be taken completely apart because I made the rooky mistake of twisting my beginning chain. I was in need of a quick, easy and beautiful project to work up and share, and thought this Sofia Cowl would be great! I love the simple pattern, and beautiful colorway of the Boutique Treasure yarn. I will definitely be working up many more of these!

Materials:
     – Lightweight worsted weight yarn – I used about 2/3’s of one skein of Red Heart’s Boutique Treasure (as suggested in pattern) in the Abstract colorway
     – L11/8mm Crochet Hook
     – #18 Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends
     – Sofia Cowl, Free Crochet Pattern from Red Heart Yarns

Material Notes:
     Any yarn will work for this project – sizes will vary. My suggested Yarn Alternatives: Caron’s Simply Soft, Deborah Norville’s Everyday Soft, Lion Brand’s Wool Ease, Bernat’s Sheep(ish)

Time Spent:
     I was able to work up this cowl in about an hour and a half.

Measurements:
     4″ Wide by 59″ in Length

Pattern Notes:

     This cowl is more like an infinity scarf – measuring 59″ in length. Next time I work this up, I would add some width to it – another 1-2″. It will take some experimenting to get the pattern right, but I think it would lay and wear better.
I would like to also make one more cowl sized, which is easily doable.


I choose not to begin my cowl with a foundation double crochet, as suggested in the pattern. I love using the foundation double crochet for a couple reasons – 1) it’s great to use when you are designing a project that you aren’t sure how many stitches it’s going to take to make it to the width you want; 2) when you need added flexibility to a project worked in the round, such as a neck warmer, a shirt, a skirt or pants, a hat worked bottom up, fingerless gloves, etc. The reason why I did not use it with this cowl was because the cowl was so long that it did not need added flexibility – With the given length it could easily be doubled around the neck. I just started with a beginning chain, and worked the second round as double crochets around.

The pattern was so easy to follow, and work up. After the first repeat, I didn’t even need to look at the pattern for the second repeat.

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Filed Under: Crochet Pattern Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: 8/L11 Hook, Boutique Treasure, Cowl, Darla J Fanton, Free Crochet Finds, Infinity Scarf, One Skein, Pattern Review Crochet, Red Heart, Spring, Teen/Woman Accessories, Worsted Weight Yarn

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Comments

  1. San dra says

    February 11, 2017 at 10:56 pm

    Very nice colours und pattern! Looks so nice, your "mini"-Cowl!

    Reply
  2. Sigrid Swinnen says

    February 12, 2017 at 5:57 am

    Beautiful yarn for a scarf! Looks very nice on you!
    Have a great day,
    Sigrid

    Reply
  3. Lisa Isabella Russo says

    February 14, 2017 at 10:20 pm

    This is lovely!

    Reply
  4. Julie D says

    February 20, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    Oh, how pretty! I love the color combination (it looks especially nice with your complexion). Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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