Noema Cowl
designed by Kim Guzman © Feb. 2015
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Technique: Regular Crochet
Finished size
28″ x 15″ at widest points
Materials
- Louisa Harding’s Noema (75% cotton/20% acrylic/5 polyamide) 131 yds per 50g ball: 2 balls necessary (shown in #6) or approximately 262 yds of a comparable sport to DK weight yarn
- Suggested hook: 6.5mm (K-10 1/2)
- Yarn needle (for weaving ends)
Gauge
5 ch-2 sps=4″; 16 rows=4″
Skill Level
Easy, perhaps not a first-time project for a beginner, but with only single crochet and chains used throughout, it is definitely easy.
Notes
Cowl is worked top down, starting at the top of the head. The curved portion is at the top of the head.
The Noema Cowl is designed with easy, built-in shaping for the hood, but can also be worn as a standard cowl.
Crochet Pattern Instructions
Row 1: Ch 113, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 2, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch] across, turn–37 ch-2 sps.
Rows 2-4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] to last ch-2 sp, turn, leaving last ch-2 sp and sc unworked–36 ch-2 sps.
Rows 6-32: Rep row 5. On final row, 9 ch-2 sps.
Row 33: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 9 times, [ch 2, sc in skipped sc from 2 rows below] 14 times, turn–23 ch-2 sps.
Row 34: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 23 times, [ch 2, sc in skipped sc from 2 rows below] 14 times, turn–37 ch-2 sps.
Rows 35-36: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] across, turn–37 ch-2 sps.
Row 37: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 17 times, [sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 3 times, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 17 times, turn.
Row 38: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 17 times, ch 2, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 17 times, turn–35 ch-2 sps.
Row 39: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 16 times, [sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 3 times, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 16 times, turn.
Row 40: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 16 times, ch 2, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] 16 times, turn–33 ch-2 sps.
Rows 41-58: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 2, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc] across, turn–33 ch-2 sps. Fasten off after final row. Weave in all ends securely.
Optional
A button could be used instead of a pin and, with the right button, you can simply use one of the ch-2 sps as a button loop.