Best Easy Crochet Ombre Granny Cowl Free Crochet Pattern
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Supplies:
- 3 colors of Category 5 yarn (50 yards of each color). The yarn pictured is Lion Brand Hue and Me Yarn in colors ‘Juniper’, ‘Agave’ and ‘Sea Glass’
- 8.0mm Crochet Hook (I LOVE Clover Amour)
- Scissors – I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):
- ch: chain
- st: stitch
- sk: skip
- sl st: slip stitch
- SC: single crochet
- DC: double crochet
Gauge:
Each granny rectangle is 8″ x 6″
Finished Size:
Width = 13.5”
Length = 10”
Pattern Notes
- The chain stitches at the beginning of each granny stitch round DO count as a stitch.
- In the pictured sample Color A: Sea Glass, Color B: Agave, Color C: Juniper
Instructions
Granny Rectangle 1 (make 2)
ch 8
Round 1 (color A): DC in 4th ch from the hook, add 2 more DC into that ch space, ch 2, 3 DC sts in next ch space, ch 1, sk 1, 3 DC sts in next ch space, ch 2, 3 DC sts in last ch, ch 2, 3 DC sts in back of next ch st, ch 1, sk 1, 3 DC sts in back of next ch st, ch 2, sl st to the ch 3 from the beginning of the round with a sl st.
Round 2 (color B): attach yarn in a ch 2 corner, (ch 3, 2 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the ch 2 space, ch 1, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, ch 1, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, ch 1, attach to the ch 3 from the beginning of the round with a sl st.
Round 3 (color C): attach yarn in a ch 2 corner, (ch 3, 2 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the ch 2 space, ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, ch 1, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, *ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, repeat from * one more time, ch 1, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, ch 1, (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in the next ch 2 space, *ch 1, 3 DC sts in the ch space from the previous round, repeat from * one more time, ch 1, attach to the ch 3 from the beginning of the round with a sl st.
Tie off yarn leaving approx. a 10” tail.
Granny Rectangle 2 (make 2)
Follow the same instructions as Granny Rectangle 1, except use Color C for Round 1 and Color A for Round 3.
Sewing the rectangles together
