Have you ever tried crochet? if not, you should! it’s easier than you think – just making loops with yarn. I don’t have a beginner tutorial because there are TONS out there – I’d suggest pulling one off of your favorite blog or looking one up on YouTube.
Today I want to show you a perfect project once you figure out how to do a basic crochet — this simple Double-Crochet Cowl (cowl = infinity scarf) – –
You might have caught a sneak peek of this when I posted about my Birdie Sling Bag – – see, it was there back then…
I actually made this a while back when we were on a quick weekend vacation. Crochet is the perfect travel craft – just some yarn and hook and you’re on your way. Because dragging a sewing machine along for a sewing project isn’t really practical. So bring crochet along – so fun! At first I was making the cowl out of this super-chunky deep orchid yarn – but I didn’t have enough – boo! And random, I was wearing this crocheted hat (NOT made my me, but isn’t it cool) that same weekend:
So anyways, back to the cowl. Again, there are lots of crocheted cowl tutorials out there – but once you make one you’ll realize that there’s not much “pattern” to it. You just make a row of double crochets, then layer rows and rows until it’s as long as you want it. I wanted mine to wrap around twice. I made it in just an evening – crochet really moves quickly.
I love the cream color – it’s neutral enough that it can work with a variety of things without being overpowering even though it’s chunky.
Remember, the month of February is #ProjectCrochet month – if you haven’t made anything yet, this cowl would be a perfect project to dive into starting. I’m attempting to crochet a blanket as I watch the Olympics. Progress so far:
You can search the hashtag and find that lots of you are making fun things, like these:
Rachel says
Love the cowl! I have to agree, crochet is the best 🙂 And your blanket looks adorable, too! Great colors.
Ila says
love the Cowl, how do I get the pattern for it?
Ginnie says
This is so cute! I can knit, but my crochet skills are limited to a chain … ha ha. I definitely need to learn:)
Samantha Martinez says
What weight yarn did you use, and how many foundation chains did you make?