Upgrade your winter wardrobe with this stylish Tunisian crochet cowl that features classic winter snowflake stitch pattern. The cowl is made in the round using Tunisian crochet colourwork technique in the round without any loose floats on the wrong side of the project.
This is a fun project for when you would like to work Tunisian crochet in the round colourwork but not having to have more than 2 balls of yarn on the go at any one time!
Last updated 06/05/2024
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Skills required:
To create this beautiful Tunisian crochet cowl, you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Chain, Tunisian crochet in the round technique (alternating forward and return passes), Tunisian reverse stitch (trs), Tunisian knit stitch (tks), Tunisian purl stitch (tps), stitch pattern bind-off, blocking.
Skill level:
Finished measurements:
The final Tunisian crochet cowl measurements (blocked):
67.25 cm circumference x 28.5 cm high (approx. 26.5” x 11.25”)
Materials and tools:
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my Tunisian crochet cowl, you will need:
Malabrigo Lace (100% Baby Merino Wool | lace weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 430 m (470 yds)), (#028) Blue Surf 1 skein (A), (#683) Cian 1 skein (B)
Tunisian crochet hook size 5.0 mm (US size H/8) with cable (at least 40 cm (16”)) or size to obtain the gauge
Tapestry needle
Scissors
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Gauge:
Blocked Gauge:
18 sts x 19 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4)” over stitch pattern
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hook size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hooks size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger hook size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller hook size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few hook sizes to achieve the exact size.
Alternatively, if you really don’t want to make several samples to achieve the desired size, you can try to alter your tension as you work the project. However, I would advise to try this out once you master the basics of Tunisian crochet as it may be a bit tiresome to try to master the basics of Tunisian crochet and focus on alternating your tension while working the project.
Stitch guide:
Tunisian crochet stitches are worked in 2 steps; forward and return pass from right to left, with the number of sts (lps) increasing on the hook during the forward pass and decreasing during the return pass.
Return pass (Standard RP for this pattern): Insert hook from right to left between front and back vertical bars of 1st 2 sts, *yrh and pull through 2 lps; repeat from * until 1 lp rem on hook. Last lp on hook is the 1st st of next round.
- First row of Tunisian crochet: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul around.
- Tunisian purl stitch: Bring yarn to the front on the work and hook, insert the hook from right to left under the front vertical bar of the next st, yrh and pul.
- Tunisian knit stitch: Insert the hook from front to back between the front and back vertical bar, yrh and pul.
- Tunisian reverse stitch: Insert the hook from right to left under back vertical bar of the next st, yrh and pul.
PM: place marker
Stitch Chart:
Snowflake Chart
| Abbreviations: | |
| ch- chain | yrh- yarn round the hook |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | pul- pull up a loop |
| lp(s)- loop(s) | FP- forward pass |
| tps- Tunisian purl stitch | RP- return pass |
| tks- Tunisian knit stitch | approx.- approximately |
| trs- Tunisian reverse stitch | rep- repeat |
| ES- End stitch | PM- place marker |
| RS- right side | WS- wrong side |
Notes:
Similar lace weight yarns may be substituted; please check gauge.
The project is worked with two strands of yarn held at once for each colour.
Extra caution is needed when working 2nd sts of each round (FP) as these may become less visible due to the way return passes for previous round are worked.
The colourwork is achieved alternating TKSs and TRSs as per colour chart, while carrying colour B for all forward passes and colour A for all return passes with the exceptions as described in the instructions.
First stitches of each round are formed by last yrh and pull through 2 lps of previous RP, follow the chart in terms of yarn colour but not stitch type.
Instructions:
Tunisian crochet Cowl
Bottom Ribbing
With A, ch 120. Join the last ch to 1st ch by pulling it through 1st ch, PM in lp on hook to mark 1st st.
Round 1 FP (RS): Pul in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch around. 120 lps on hook.
Round 1 RP and all other RPs: Standard RP.
Move M up one round to mark 1st st here and throughout.
Round 2: TKS in next 2 sts, *TPS in next st, TKS in next 2 sts; rep from * around, Return Pass.
Rounds 3-5: Repeat Round 2.
Round 6 FP: Repeat Round 2.
Round 6 RP: Return pass to last 2 sts, drop colour A, yrh with colour B, pull through all loops, continue with B. *Make sure all yarn tails and carries are on the WS of work. From Round 1 to Round 40 of colourwork, all FPs are worked in colour B and all RPs are worked in colour A. Yarn colours are changed from B to A after [1st yrh, pull through 2 lps of RP]. Yarn colours are changed from A to B before [last yrh, pull through 2 lps of RP] EXCEPT where stated otherwise.
Colourwork
Round 1: Work Row 1 of Snowflake chart around, work Return Pass. Move M up as worked.
Rounds 2- 21: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 22 FP: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 22 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 23: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 24: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 25 FP: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 25 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 26 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 26 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 27 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 27 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 28 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 28 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 29 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 29 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass.
Round 30 FP: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 30 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 31 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 31 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass.
Round 32 FP: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 32 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 33 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 33 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 34 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 34 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 35 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 35 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 36 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 36 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass.
Round 37: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 38 FP: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 38 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass and complete Return pass in A.
Round 39 FP: Drop colour A, pick up colour B and continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Round 39 RP: Repeat Round 1 Return pass.
Round 40: Continue working Snowflake chart as commenced in Round 1.
Top Ribbing
From Round 1- 5, FPs and RPs are worked in colour A.
Rounds 1-5: Repeat Round 2 of Bottom Ribbing.
Bind-off Round
Round 6: Insert hook as TSS in next, yo and pull up a loop, pull through the loop on the hook (1 loop rem on hook), insert hook as TKS in next, yo and pull up a loop, pull through the loop on the hook (1 loop rem on hook), * insert hook as TPS in next, yo and pull up loop, pull through the loop on the hook (1 loop rem on hook), insert hook as TKS in next, yo and pull up a loop, pull through the loop on the hook (1 loop rem on hook), insert hook as TKS in next, yo and pull up a loop, pull through the loop on the hook (1 loop rem on hook); rep from * around.
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends and block to final measurements.
Enjoy your Tunisian crochet cowl!
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