Bumblebee Cowl
By Pat Dunnell
The Bumblebee Cowl works up quickly
in half double crochet with a lace edging. It would be a great piece to
complete in your favorite team’s colors!
Materials
Yarn Bee Comfy Cozy (#2 weight, 508
yards), 1 skein Mustard (Color A), and 1 skein Black (Color B), or any two
colors of sport weight yarn. Cowl will use less than half of each skein.
Crochet hook
size 3.5mm (E).
Yarn needle
to weave in ends.
Stitches Used
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Fhdc = foundation half double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
Body
Round 1: With Color B, fhdc 170, join to work in the round.
Round 2: ch 1, hdc in each st, change to Color A, join
with sl st to first hdc.
Round 3: ch 1, hdc in each st, change to Color B, join
with sl st to first hdc.
Round 4: ch 1, hdc in each st, join with sl st to first
hdc.
Rounds 5-10: repeat rounds 2-4 twice.
Round 11: repeat round 2.
Edging
Round 1:
With Color A, ch 3, dc in each st, join with sl st to top of ch 3.
Round 2:
ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 dc in next st, ch 2, 2 dc in next st, sc in next
st, ch 2, skip next st*, repeat from * to * around, join with sl st to first
sc.
Round 3: sl st in next 2 st, sl st in ch 2 space, ch 3,
2 dc in ch 2 space, *ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch 2
space*, repeat from * to * around, sl st in top of ch 3.
Round 4:
ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 2, sc in next dc) twice, (ch 2, sc in ch 2
space) twice, ch 2, *(sc in next dc, ch 2) 3 times, (sc in ch 2 space, ch 2)
twice*, repeat from * to * around, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off and
weave in ends.
Attach Color
A to the opposite side of the cowl and repeat the edging.
