Monte Cowl Crochet Free Pattern a Quick & Chunky Cowl
The Monte Cowl is a cozy, chunky cowl crochet and a free pattern here on the blog. This cowl crochets up in super bulky yarn so it’s a quick make, and perfect for gifting!
This cowl crochet pattern combines color and texture simply in a single piece to show off your favorite colors, or customize them for your loved one’s gift. This cowl shines with style while keeping your neck warm.
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The Best Yarn for Quick Crochet Gifts
I love Lion Brand’s Hometown Yarn* for quick gifts. It’s a #6 Superbulky yarn that comes in every color.
The yarn is soft and has such a shine to it!
The colors I chose for the Monte Cowl are Madison Mustard, which is Color A in the pattern, and Montpelier Peacock, which is the teal-Color B below.
Hometown Yarn is 100% acrylic which means it’s affordable and machine washable so it’s easy to care for.
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More Crochet Cowl Patterns
These free crochet patterns make great gifts too! Cowl crochet patterns make fabulous gifts that are useful and use very little yarn.
The Pinerolo is a free crochet cowl pattern that features a lovely basket weave like stitch. For a lightweight crochet cowl check out the Trina-this one is great for gifting to those who live in warmer climates.
The Alza is crochet scarf pattern, but it’s a quick make in chunk yarn and could be fashioned into a cowl by seaming, if you like.
Materials
- Hometown Yarn* a #6 super bulky weight yarn (100% Acrylic, 5 oz/142g, 81 yd/74 m) color: Madison Mustard-Color A, Montpelier Peacock-Color B; 1 ball each.
- 10mm US size N hook,* or hook needed to meet gauge.
- stitch markers, yarn needle, measuring tape, scissors
Notes
- Please read through all notes and pattern before you begin.
- Work up a gauge swatch using the provided gauge information. If your gauge matches great, continue on, if it does not, change your hook size and swatch again. If your stitches are smaller, go up a hook size, if they’re larger, go down a hook size.
- Ch 3 counts as a stitch, I highly recommend using a ch 3 alternative, here’s my favorite.
- Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch.
- Cowl is worked in the round, joining each round with a slip stitch.
- Stitch multiple is 4.
- Color changes happen at the start of a new round so you can cut yarn and join with a slip stitch or carry the yarn up the rows.
Stitches/Abbreviations
blo-back loop only
ch(s)-chain(s)
flo-front loop only
FPdc-front post double crochet
rep-repeat
sk-skip the indicated stitch
st(s)-stitch(es)
Special Stitch
cluster- is a modified version of the dc cluster: *(Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook), rep from * 2 more times, (you’ll have 4 loops on hook) yo, pull through all 4 loops on hook, DO NOT ch 1. To help the cluster pop-pull tight and push it out with your thumb.
Gauge
4”/10cm x 4”/10cm = 8.5 sc x 9 rows of sc, unblocked
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner-Intermediate
Finished Dimensions
7”/17.8cm tall x 13.5”/34.3cm flat
Adjustment
To make a longer or shorter cowl, add or subtract to my starting chain in 4s.
To make a taller or shorter cowl, you can repeat or leave off any of the rows/sections.
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Monte Crochet Cowl Pattern Free
The Monte Cowl is a cozy, chunky cowl. Combine color and texture simply in a single piece to show off your favorite colors. This cowl shines with style while keeping your neck warm.
Materials
- Hometown Yarn* a #6 super bulky weight yarn (100% Acrylic, 5 oz/142g, 81 yd/74 m) color: Madison Mustard-Color A, Montpelier Peacock-Color B; 1 ball each.
Tools
- 10mm US size N hook,* or hook needed to meet gauge.
- stitch markers
- yarn needle
- measuring tape
- scissors
Instructions
- In Color A
Ch 60
Row 1. FSC 60, or ch 61 and sc in 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across, join with a sl st to first st. (60 sts) - Row 2. Ch 1, *{2 sc in blo, sk 1 st, 2 sc in flo, sk 1 st} rep * around, join with sl st. (60 sts)
- Row 3. Rep row 2.
Color B - Row 4. Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, cluster in next st, *{dc in next 3 sts, cluster in next st} rep * around, join with sl st. (60 sts)
Color A - Row 5. Ch 3, 3 dc all in same st, sk next 3 sts, *{place 4 dc in next st, sk next 3 sts} rep *around, join with sl st. (60 sts)
Color B - Row 6. Ch 1 (loosely), starting in same st dc2tog, *{ch 2, dc2tog, dc2tog} rep * until 2 sts left, dc2tog, join with sl st. (60 sts)
Color A - Row 7. FPdc, *{place 2 sc in ch 2 sp, FPdc, FPdc} rep * until last 3 sts, place 2 sc in ch 2 sp, FPdc in last st, join with a sl st. (60 sts)
Color B - Row 8. Ch 1 (loosely) starting in same st cluster, dc in next 3 sts, *{cluster in next st, dc in next 3 sts} rep * around, join with a sl st.
Color A - Rows 9-10. Rep Row 2.
- Row 11. Ch 1, sc in blo around, join with sl st. (60 sts)
Finishing - Cut yarn. Weave in ends.
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