Shell Stitch Cowl for Pup - Free Pattern

Shell Stitch Cowl

I loved my pup's infinity scarf so much that I just had to try my hand at a cowl. I made it with a basic shell stitch its very simple and fast to work up, but very pretty and stylish.

Need/Need to Know

• H hook
• red heart super saver yarn
• needle to sew in ends
• 1^st chain does not count as 1^st stitch unless stated
• shell stitch = 5 double crochet all in 1 stitch
• sizes are XXS, (XS, S, M, L) and appear as so
• measurements are about 10in, (12in, 15in, about 16in, 18in)

Abbreviations

ch- chain

dc- double crochet

st(s)- stitches

sk- skip

sh- shell

sc- single crochet

BLO- back loop only

FLO- front loop only

Cowl

1. ch 42,(48,60,66,72), join in 1^st ch, ch 1, sc in each st around, join to 1^st sc (42sc(48,60,66,72))
2. ch 3 (counts as dc), sk next 2 sts, sh in next st, sk 2 sts, [dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sh in next st, sk next 2 sts (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10/11/11,12/12))
3. ch 3 (counts a dc), dc 4 more times in same st (1^st shell made),FLO dc in 3^rd dc of previous row sh, [sh in dc of previous row, FLO dc in 3^rd dc of previous row sh] repeat around, join in 1^st ch 3 (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10,11/11,12/12))
4. ch 3 (counts a dc), dc 4 more times in same st (1^st shell made),BLO dc in 3^rd dc of previous row sh, [sh in dc of previous row, BLO dc in 3^rd dc of previous row sh] repeat around, join in 1^st ch 3 (7sh&7dc(8/8,10/10,11/11,12/12))

• XXS tie off
• XS repeat row 3, 1 more time
• S repeat rows 3&4, 1 more time
• M repeat rows 3&4, 2 more times
• L repeat rows 3&4, 3 more times

Now sew in all your ends and your ready to have a stylish pup!