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Crochet cowl pattern: double-crochet rows and a seam

Work a rectangle of 90 double crochets by 12 rows, then sew its two short edges to make a cowl about 64 cm around at 14 double crochets per 10 cm. That clears the adult head sizes it must pass over; set your own stitch count from your swatch before starting.

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Seamed loopUS termsHook: 5 mm (US H-8), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchEm portuguêsDK or worsted yarn

Know these stitches: double crochet

The finished cowl.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling yarn, Lion Brand Heartland yarn, Lion Brand Wool-Ease DK yarn. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

For an exact figure in your own yarn, weigh a washed swatch in the pattern stitch: the weighed-swatch yarn calculator scales it to each flat panel or strip. Allow a little more for seams, edging and tails.

Finished size and gauge

The opening must pass over the wearer’s head. The Craft Yarn Council head chart gives 53–58.5 cm for a woman and 56–61 cm for a man, so the example aims for about 64 cm around. With S double crochets per 10 cm in your washed swatch, use 6.4 × S stitches, rounded to a whole number: 90 at 14 per 10 cm, 77 at 12 and 109 at 17. The rectangle is then 120 ÷ R cm tall with R rows per 10 cm. Measure the rectangle around your own head before sewing; allow for the actual seam.

The shape of the cowl

The shape of the cowl.

Sizes from your swatch

Example: 14 double crochets and 8 rows in 10 cm. Type your own swatch over it to see your counts.

Common cowl sizes; a neck cowl must still pass over the head (Craft Yarn Council adult heads: 53–61 cm).
SizeAroundHeightStitchesRows
Neck cowl61 cm (24 in)25.4 cm (10 in)85 (chain 87)20
Loose cowl76.2 cm (30 in)30.5 cm (12 in)107 (chain 109)24
Infinity scarf152.4 cm (60 in)25.4 cm (10 in)213 (chain 215)20

Counts are rounded to whole stitches and rows. Check the first rows against your swatch.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

Count rows for this pattern

Make the rectangle

  1. Chain 92. Double crochet in the fourth chain and across. Count the skipped 3 chains as one stitch: 90 stitches total. For your own stitch count, chain 2 more than it.
  2. Chain 3 and turn; it counts as the first stitch. Skip the stitch beneath it, double crochet across and finish in the top of the previous turning chain. Keep 90 stitches.
  3. Continue for 12 rows total or your planned cowl height. Fasten off and finish the fabric according to the yarn label.

Join the short edges

  1. Bring the two row-end edges together without twisting the rectangle. Temporarily match each row end with a marker.
  2. Check the loop against the intended opening before sewing. Change the length of the rectangle if needed.
  3. Sew through stable corresponding row-end loops. Avoid pulling the seam shorter than the cowl’s height.
  4. Weave the tails and turn the seam inward. Lay the loop flat and confirm that it is untwisted.

Check the work

Each row has 90 counted stitches including its turning chain. The seam pairs 12 row ends with 12 row ends.

Counted stitches per row90 · 90 · 90
  • If the last edge narrows, locate the top of the turning chain.
  • If the cowl twists, reopen the seam and align the same faces before resewing.

Updated . Example resized to pass over an adult head. Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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