This checkerboard cowl is quick to make—check out the easy colorwork crochet pattern
Designed by Minttu Wikberg, this cozy checkerboard cowl is crocheted in the round with a colorwork technique in two colors. The easy crochet project is perfect for using up leftover yarn.
Size: One size. Measurements: height 18 cm, circumference 55 cm.
Checkerboard cowl—materials:
Sandnes Garn Sunday yarn (100% merino wool, 50 g = 235 m). Color 1, C1: (8236) 35 g. Color 2, C2: (1001) 35 g.
crochet hook 3 mm or to match your gauge
yarn needle
Gauge: 26 sts = 10 cm of colorwork crochet in dc with a 3 mm hook (after blocking).
Abbreviations:
- sc: single crochet
- ch: chain stitch
- rnd: round
- dc: double crochet
- slst: slip stitch
Checkerboard cowl—instructions:
Cowl structure
The cowl is worked in the round with a colorwork technique: crochet over the unused yarn at the base of your dc to avoid floats on the wrong side. When you switch colors, finish the last dc to the point where 2 loops remain on the hook, then pull through with the new color.
Start here
With C1, ch 144 and join into a ring with a slst, making sure the chain does not twist.
- 1st rnd: Ch 2 with C1 and begin colorwork: Make 3 dc. Continue: *4 dc with C2, 4 dc with C1*, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. For the last set, 4 dc with C2. Join the last dc to the ch space at the start of the rnd with a slst.
- 2nd rnd: Ch 2 with C1 (same color as previous rnd). Make 3 dc. Continue: *4 dc with C2, 4 dc with C1*, repeat from * to * around. For the last set, 4 dc with C2. Join the last dc to the ch space at the start of the rnd with a slst.
- 3rd rnd: Ch 2 with C2 (different color than previous rnd). Make 3 dc. Continue: *4 dc with C1, 4 dc with C2*, repeat from * to * around. For the last set, 4 dc with C1. Join the last dc to the ch space at the start of the rnd with a slst.
- 4th rnd: Ch 2 with C2 (same color as previous rnd). Make 3 dc. Continue: *4 dc with C1, 4 dc with C2*, repeat from * to * around. For the last set, 4 dc with C1. Join the last dc to the ch space at the start of the rnd with a slst.
Repeat rnds 1–4 six times total. Then work 1 rnd of sc with C1.
Weave in ends on the wrong side. Steam block the piece with care.
Tip!
- If you have extra yarn, make your cowl taller. Or use leftover yarn and crochet checkers in multiple colors.
