Crochet cowl for baby

Crochet Cowl for Baby with step by step photos, instruction card and video tutorial. This is the third project of Creatively made-in Home’s One Day Crochet Projects Series. We have seen how to make Gorgeous crochet Hand warmer & Beautiful Floral Headband for baby in the previous posts. In today’s post we will see how to make cowl for baby. This spectacular cowl is very useful for your baby or could be a perfect gift for your loved ones!!! 🙂

As you know my angel loves the stuff made by her mama for her. These are some of her pics with her warm cowl. I love so see them. 🙂

This cowl is easy to make but you need to have little crochet practice. The flower pattern which is used to make this cowl demands little light hand while crocheting. You need to understand how to keep proper and uniform tension through out the row. 

How to make Crochet Cowl for Baby-

Print this Instruction Card for ease while working or save it for future reference-

 

Detailed Step by step tutorial with photos-

Abbreviations used:

Ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

dc3tog – double crochet 3 together

sk – skip

Gauge:

5 dc = 1″ or 2.5 cm

3 dc rows = 1″ or 2.5 cm

Note: Check your gauge before starting the project to get perfect fit, you can check video here.

Finished Size :

Clear diameter – 40 cm

Total Length – 50 cm

Note: It is always advisable to take baby’s head measurement for whom you are making the cowl. If you are making it as a gift for someone or to sell on your store then grab this standard chart from our resource library.

Pattern Grading: 

If you want reduce or increase the size of finished cowl then follow these instructions-

• Increase or decrease number chains at the start to get desired cowl size but keep total number of chains to multiples of 3 + 1 ch.
• Remember to add extra chains for extension of bow.

Material:

Any Color 4 ply yarn– almost 100 gm (depending on your size) 

 3.5 mm crochet hook

1 decorative button

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Measuring Tape

Description:

Make chain 103.

R1: Insert hook in 4th ch and make 1 dc in each ch (101 sts). Turn the work.

R2: Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, * ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc in next st *, repeat * to * until last 2 sts, 1dc each in next 2 sts. Turn the work.

R3: Ch 2, 1 hdc in each st (101 sts). Turn the work.

Note: Next row should be worked only in the back loop.

R4: Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, sk 1, ch 1, start with pattern- Flower Row (right side) from Flower Pattern with Double-crochet-together, repeat until last but 3 sts, sk 1, ch 1, 1 dc each in next 2 sts. Turn the work.

You will have 31 horizontal & 32 vertical petals.

R5: Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, ch 1, repeat * to * from Flower Row (wrong side) of the same  Flower Pattern with Double-crochet-together, until last but 2 sts, ch 1, 1 dc each in next 2 sts. Turn the work.

R6: Same as R2. (Chain space row)

This completes one pattern.

Repeat R1 to R6 one more time and then crochet last row with 1 dc in each st (R1).

 

Edging:

Rotate the work 90 degrees so that you can start working on the smaller side of the cowl.

Scallop: Ch 1, *1 sc, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in dc, 1 dc*, repeat * to * till end.

Adjust the stitches so that scallop pattern ends with cowl end.

Cut the yarn and sew in the end.

Bow band:

Make Ch 9. Insert hook in 4th ch and make 1 dc in each ch (7 sts). Turn the work.

Ch 3, 1 dc each next st (7 sts), turn the work. Repeat this row 7 times, so total 9 rows of dc. Don’t cut the yarn, we will need it to fix band around cowl.

Assembling: (I highly recommend to watch video to understand this portion)

Place the cowl in such a way that the decorative edge overlaps the other end by almost 10 cm. Check the clear cowl diameter, it should be 40 cm, adjust the extension to get that.

Now fan fold the overlapped portion maintaining almost 2 rows in each fold. Carefully sew these overlaps with Tapestry needle maintaining the folds.

Now wrap the bow band around this connection and connect ends with slip stitch at the back.

Fix a decorative button in center and your spectacular crochet cowl for baby is ready! 🙂

You can watch video here: How to Crochet cowl for baby

I hope you liked this project, please let me know your opinion!