Halo Cowl is perfect for using up mini skeins and yarn scraps. By holding the same colour of mohair floof double throughout the cowl, it brings colour cohesion, taming even the wildest colours into a beautiful palette.

Crocheted using extended double crochet, half trebles and chains in a simple 4-round repeat, this cowl flies of your hook.

You can choose to use 4ply or DK weight yarn and crochet a long cowl that can be doubled over, or a short one that snuggles around your neck.

Halo is available in both UK and US crochet terms.

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Halo Cowl Pattern

Halo Cowl can be can be quickly purchased using the ‘Buy now’ button below. This is from my Provenance Craft Co where you can buy printed or digital copies and I have ‘pay what you can’ options.

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Halo Cowl was originally published in Issue 186 of Inside Crochet.

Finished Measurements

4ply Version

• Short cowl: 39cm deep with 62.5cm circumference/ 15.5″ deep with 24.75″ circumference
• Long cowl: 20.5cm deep with 125cm circumference/ 8″ deep with 49.5″ circumference

DK Version

• Short version: 39cm deep with 64cm circumference/ 15.25″ deep with 25.25″ circumference
• Long version: 21cm deep with 128cm circumference/ 8.25″ deep with 50.5″ circumference

Materials Required

4ply Version

Yarn A: Drops Kid Silk, 2 x 25g/ 210/ 23yds, 75% mohair/ 25% silk

Yarn B: Drops Alpaca, 1 x 50g/ 167m/ 183yds, 100% alpaca

Yarns C-N (C:H): 12 x 5g (short version) OR 6 x 10g (long version) of any 4ply yarn at roughly 100g/ 400m/ 437yds.

• Short Cowl sample uses shade Grey 10 for Yarn A, Grey 517 for Yarn B and 4ply scraps for yarns C-N.
• Long Cowl sample uses shade Light Beige 20 for Yarn A, Light Camel Mix 2020 for Yarn B and 4ply scraps for Yarns C-N.

As an a alternative, Yarn C-N (C-H) could be swapped for 60g one colour of 4ply yarn. Use stitch counts given for 4ply version, but Rnds 1-5 of DK Version.

Hooks: 4.5mm hook (US 7) for main body & 5mm hook (US H/8) for foundation chain

Place markers: 2

Other: tapestry needle

DK Version

Yarn A: Gepard Kid Seta, 2 x 25g/ 210m/ 230yds, 70% super kid mohair/ 30% silk. Sample used 36g/ 302m/ 331yds used (does not include 10% buffer) in colour 415

Yarn B: Nene DK, 1 x 100g/ 233m/ 255yds, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester (solid colour). Sample used 48g/ 112m/ 122yds used (does not include 10% buffer) in shade Ocean Welle

Yarn C: Nene DK, 1 x 100g/ 233m/ 255yds, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester (variegated). Sample used 94g/ 219m/ 240yds used (does not include 10% buffer) in shade Best In Show

As an a alternative, Yarn C could be swapped for 10 x 10g mini skeins of DK yarn for the Short Cowl, or 5 x 20g mini skeins for the Long Cowl. Use stitch counts given for DK version, but Rnd 1-5.

Hooks: 5.5mm hook (US J/9) for main body & 6mm hook (US J/10) for foundation chain

Place markers: 2

Other: tapestry needle

Stitches & Techniques (UK terminology)

• chain, extended double crochet, starting extended double crochet, starting half treble 3rd loop, half treble 3rd loop, double slip stitch, changing colours

Stitches & Techniques (US terminology)

• chain, extended single crochet, starting extended single crochet, starting half double 3rd loop, half double 3rd loop, double slip stitch, changing colours

Helpful tutorials for Halo Cowl

If you are new to some of the crochet stitches used in the Halo Cowl, here are some tutorials to help you make them:

• Extended double crochet (US extended single crochet) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
• Starting extended double crochet (US starting extended single crochet) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
• 3rd loop half treble crochet (US 3rd loop half double) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial.
• Starting 3rd loop half treble crochet (US Starting 3rd loop half double) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial.
• Double slip stitch – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
• Changing colours – click here for a photo tutorial

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