Umgeni Cowl by Tian Connaughton

Umgeni Cowl

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Crochet
January 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches
in double crochet
4.0 mm (G)
450 - 500 yards (411 - 457 m)
One Size
US
English
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Edging Errata: THE WRONG FILE WAS ORIGINALLY UPLOADED. THE CORRECT FILE ADDED ON MAY 6, 2024. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE ERROR EDGING UPDATE HERE Rnds 3-4: Rep Row 2. Do not fasten off. Join MC. Break CC. Rnds 5-8: Rep Rows 2. Fasten off.

Have you ever crocheted a triangle shawl to wear bandana style, only to fuss with it all day? The Umgeni Cowl, a top-down triangle shawl joined to make a cowl, was the solution. Grab your favorite fingering weight yarn, and make one for every outfit.

This Umgeni Cowl has ingenious, fun construction - crochet a traditional top-down triangular shawl, then join it to make a cowl. Using a gradient or color-changing yarn only adds to the fun!

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENT: Approx. 26” circumference at neck opening; 44” circumference at hem

MATERIALS:
Yarn: Urban Girl Yarn Virginia Fingering (90% Merino Superwash, 10% Nylon; 480 yards/439 meters): Orange U Glad (MC, 1 skein); Rocket Man (CC, 1 skein)
Hook: US size 6/G (4.0 mm)
Extras: Tapestry needle; removable stitch marker
Gauge: 18 dc and 12 rows = 4” 10 cm
blocked

PATTERN NOTES
This cowl is worked flat, starting with a triangle, and then joined at the back neck to work in turned rounds.
Stitch counts DO NOT include center ch-1 space.
Count the dc + ch-1 spaces for the total stitch count when working the Eyelet Section. DO NOT count the center ch-1 sp in the stitch count.

This pattern was previously featured in the January 2018 Knitcrate Membership