The Blues and Brass Bandana Cowl is stylish and trendy! Wear this cowl with your favorite coat when the weather is cold. Alternatively, it’s a great spring or fall accessory that you can wear over a thick and comfortable sweater. The cowl collar can be buttoned or worn open and flat giving you different styling options. The Blues and Brass Bandana Cowl is available in sizes XS – 5X.

Materials
• Yarn – Lion Brand Color Palette Jeans Yarn Denim Forever (affiliate link), #4, worsted weight, 276 yds
o Color A – Brand New, 2 (3, 4) skeins; Color B – Topstitch, ½ (1, 2) skein, 615 (861) total.
• Hook – 6.5mm Odyssey
• Notions – needle for weaving in ends, 4, 1” buttons (optional)

Size(s)
• X/S – to fit shoulders measuring 14” – 15”
• M/L – to fit shoulders measuring 16” – 17 ½”
• 1X (XL) – 5X – to fit shoulders measuring 17 ½” – 18 ½”

Gauge
12Hhdc st x 10Hhdc rows = 4”

Stitch Abbreviation
Ch – chain; st(s) – stitch(es); sk – skip; sp(s) – space(s); sl st – slip stitch; ea – each; CA – Color A; CB – Color B; sc – single crochet; hdc – half double crochet; Hhdc – Herringbone half double crochet; dc2tog – double crochet 2 together; dc3tog – double crochet together; RS – Right Side

Special Stitches
Herringbone half double crochet (Hhdc) – YO, insert hook into st, pull up yarn, (3 loops on hook), pull yarn through first loop (2 loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through the 2 remaining loops. See Moogly blog tutorial here: http://www.mooglyblog.com/herringbone-half-double-crochet/

Experience Level
Easy to Intermediate (more like an advanced beginner). Photo tutorial will help.

Pattern Notes
• Ch1 does not equal a st.
• Ch2 equals a st, place your last st of ea row on the top of the ch2.
• When indicated to switch colors, switch colors on the last st of row.
• You will be cutting yarn in this project, so be prepared for ends to be weaved in. You will mainly be cutting CB, since only two rows of CB are required per every 6 rows. You may be able to carry up the yarn; it’s up to you.
• Where it says to “1 sc in the middle loop of the same st and in the middle loop of ea st to end” – See pictures at the bottom of pattern for tutorial. It will assume that you know it’s a loop of the Hhdc of the row below

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