Hello everyone!
It’s day 4 of the 10 days of giving crochet pattern blowout and today we’re bringing back a stitch pattern I used some last year that was a huge hit. The icicle drop stitch designs uses beginner friendly stitches in a way that makes it look anything but beginner friendly. In all reality though this cowl just uses a combination of single crochet and double crochet stitches. I also love using the sparkly white and red yarn from the super saver line for this design because contrast AND sparkles make my heart happy.
During the 10 days of giving pattern blowout I like to take some time each day to promote some different charities and places you can donate your crochet items to. Today we are going to talk about the USPS operation Santa. USPS offers a letter writing system where people can write letters to Santa with clothing sizes and ages listed along with wish lists of items people would like to receive for the holidays. A lot of people who write to operation Santa need things like clothing and warm winter items. Along with books, toys, and games meant for a younger audience. You can use this to adopt letters asking for warm items, you could sell your crochet items to raise some money to purchase gifts off peoples wish lists. Or even send books, and toys your own children have grown out of. The whole point of the 10 days of giving crochet pattern blowout is to spread some holiday cheer and I think this is one of the best ways we as a community can accomplish that. You can find Operation Santa here
This pattern will be available as a PDF on my Patreon by the end of month along with all 9 other patterns published for my $6 tier.
Let’s get hooking!
Supplies
1 ball of weight 4 yarn in each color you would like to use (you only use about half of a skein of super saver per color.)
5.5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Darning needle
Abbreviations
Ch- Chain
Sc- Single crochet
DC- Double crochet
FPDC- Front post double crochet
BPDC- Back post double crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
Cowl Pattern
Remember this pattern will be available as a PDF on my Patreon by the end of the month.
Row 1- Work 71 foundation DC. Join to beginning. (72)
Row 2- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC around. Join to beginning with slst. Finish your slst with your next color. Do not cut your first color You will be carrying it up.
Row 3- Using new color (white) ch 1, do not turn, work 1 sc in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 4- Ch 1, do not turn, sc in the first stitch *ch 1, skip next stitch, sc in the next stitch* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst, finish your slst off with your last color (red)
Row 5- Using new color (red) Ch 1, do not turn *sc in the next stitch, DC in the sc stitch that’s under your ch space.* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 6- Ch 1, do not turn, sc in the first stitch *ch 1, skip the next stitch, sc in the next stitch* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst. Finish your slst with your previous color.
Rows 7-31- Repeat rows 5-6
Row 32- Ch 1, do not turn, sc in each stitch stitch around. Join to beginning with slst. Finish slst with your previous color.
Row 33- Ch 2, do not turn DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows 34- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Before we go…
As always I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern. This is one of my favorite stitch patterns, it’s simple enough that I can watch a movie while working on it, and interesting enough that I won’t get bored working on it while I wait at the doctors office.
And again don’t forget that this will be available as a PDF on my Patreon by the end of the month.
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That’s all I got for you today, once again I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern, and as always happy hooking!