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I have received so many requests for a scarf or cowl pattern to match the Macchiato Slouch Hat. I didn’t bother with it because the reality of that hat is that it’s actually incredibly simple (just rounds of HDCs), and it was the Scarfie yarn that made it so unique-looking. So a matching cowl would be, simply, rounds of HDC.
I’ve realized though, after being asked for a matching pattern so many times, that not everyone can make something without a pattern to follow.
And that’s ok!
I think improvising simply comes naturally to some people and not to others. So, I went ahead and whipped up the easiest-ever cowl to match. I wrote out the pattern, which is at the bottom of this post!
About the Yarn
Each skein of Scarfie has very gradual color changes between two colors. I immediately gravitated to the Cream/Taupe, because, well, I’m a sucker for a good taupe color. Each skein has 312 yards of bulky weight yarn, so you’ve got plenty to make a beautiful, ombre-style accessory.
Click the photo to view Lion Brand Scarfie yarn on Craftsy!
The Matching Slouch Hat
Click here to view the Macchiato Slouch Hat pattern.
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THE MACCHIATO COWL
Level: Easy
Size:
Cowl measures 30″ around and is 12″ tall.
Hook: N (9.00mm)
Yarn: About 250 yards of #5 chunky weight yarn; I used Lion Brand Scarfie Yarn in Cream/Taupe.
You’ll also need: Yarn needle
Gauge:
A row of 5HDC = about 2” long
Abbreviations Used:
ST (stitch)
SL ST (slip stitch)
CH (chain)
HDC (double crochet)
FHDC (foundation half double crochet — optional, but recommended. View tutorial here.)
Notes:
(1) This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
(2) This pattern is worked in a seamless round. Only join or chain when instructed to do so. Use a stitch marker to keep track of the first ST of each round.
(3) Finding knots in your yarn is just an annoying and unavoidable reality of crocheting, and with a gradual-change yarn like this one, it’s especially aggravating when the knot joins yarn from two completely different parts of the color change pattern. This happened to me while making this cowl, and all I did to fix the situation was cut the yarn just before the knot, then pull the yarn from the skein until I got back to the point in the pattern where I had left off, and joined the new yarn there.
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Round 1:
FHDC 72. Join ends together with a SL ST into the first FHDC, being careful not to twist the round. (72)
Optional start:
CH73. HDC in 2nd CH from hook and in each remaining CH. Join with a SL ST to the top of the first HDC, being careful not to twist the round. (72)
Round 2: DO NOT CHAIN. HDC in first ST and in each ST around. DO NOT JOIN.
Rounds 3-26 (or until cowl measures about 12” tall): HDC in each ST around.
SL ST into the next 3 STS to smooth down the round. Fasten off; weave in all ends. If you used the Foundation HDC method, use your starting tail to sew together the gap between your first and last FHDC, then weave in to finish.
I am getting ready to make 2 of the Macchiato Cowls for Christmas presents – it is so beautiful! I would appreciate a small clarification in your note #3. When you say “to fix the situation you cut the yarn just before the knot, then pulled the yarn from the skein until you got back to the point in the pattern (do you mean pattern in the Scarfie Yarn?) where you left off and joined the new yarn there (in the cowl that is being made?). ” I just want to make sure I’m reading that correctly.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sharon Mahoney
Yes, the pattern in the Scarfie yarn. I can see how that would be confusing! 🙂
Thank you for your help!
The scarf pattern on the Scarfie yarn label is simple and goes well with the Macchiato slouch hat. I have made a number of these to accompany the hats.
I love this pattern! Love the name too. Absolutely gorgeous!