Welcome! I’m so happy you decided to participate in our Scarf of the Month Club this month! We have 3 brand new scarf designs for you to choose from. You will find my Oceania Cowl Free Pattern at the bottom of this post and if you are looking for the free Oceania Hat Pattern, you will find it >HERE<

I have included how you can share your projects online, so we can find them too, at the end of this post! I’ve also linked to a tutorial I created to show you had to add your own project pages to Ravelry! We love it when you make project pages on Ravelry, so if you have time, please do!

September #SCARFOFTHEMONTHCLUB2017

Here are your September Scarf of the Month Club Scarves!

Get Amy’s Scarf of the Month Pattern here: Moonlight Stroll Infinity Scarf
Get Joanita’s Scarf of the Month Pattern Bonus Pattern here: Lacy Rainy Gray Scarf

Create your Project Page on Ravelry for the Oceania Cowl HERE  and continue reading below for the Oceania Cowl Free Pattern.

Oceania Cowl

You will need a 5 mm (H) crochet hook and 1 ball of Lion Brand Yarns Mandala Yarn for this project. The Oceania Cowl is lightweight, super soft and a pleasure to wear. It is wide enough to easily pull up to cover the top of your head and the back of your neck (snood style) at the same time for those windy weather moments and it is pliable enough to wear around your neck under your chin. The fabric has lovely movement which allows it to be worn comfortably without having a lot of excess material around your neck. This cowl will look great on its own with your fall sweaters, or with your winter jacket as a traditional cold weather cowl.

 Supplies

• Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns Mandala Yarn; Color: Spirit; 5.3 oz / 150 g; 590 yd / 540 m. 100% Acrylic Yarn. Machine Washable and dryable. Light [3] Yarn.
• Hook: 5 mm Clover Amour
  
• Yarn Use: 590 yds
• Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional)

Difficulty Level

ADVANCED BEGINNER – simple stitches are used – you will need to keep the space between the sc and the next dc consistent throughout the entire project to maintain your gauge

Finished Size

27 inches long by 16 inches wide

Gauge

2 rows per inch and 0.8 stitch sets per inch (approximately 3 sets in 2.5 inches)

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size of your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

ch – chain
dc – double crochet
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Denotes stitches worked in one stitch or chain space (or special notes I have added to help you understand something)
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

Stitch Anatomy

Helpful Video Tutorials

Quick Stitch Guide 

Slip Knot and Starting Chain

Notes

• This project is worked flat.
• The initial ch 3 counts as 1 dc.
• The beginning row and the end row of the project are seamed together to form the finished cowl.
• Stitch Pattern is worked as a multiple of 4
• If you would like to use up the yarn you have leftover after making this cowl, please see my Oceania Hat Pattern >HERE<

Oceania Cowl Pattern Instructions

R1: Ch 80, beg in the 4th ch from the hook (the sk 3 chs counts as 1 dc) and work (1 dc, ch 2, 1 sc) in the 4th ch. *Sk 3 chs, (2 dc, ch 2, 1 sc) in the next ch**. Rep from * to ** across. [20 sets of (2 dc, ch 2, 1 sc)]

From this point forward you will only work into the ch2sp. Sk all other stitches.

R2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), (1 dc, ch 2, 1 sc) in the next ch2sp. *(2 dc, ch 2, 1 sc) in the next ch2sp**. Rep from * to ** across.  [20 sets of (2 dc, ch 2, 1 sc)]

R3-R61: Rep R2, finish off leaving a long tail for seaming. Proceed to Finishing below.

Finishing

I seamed my two ends together using a whip stitch seam. If you are unfamiliar with this technique, please see this tutorial:  WhipStitch Seam

If you would like to explore other joining options please see this post:

Joining Techniques

Where To Share Your #SCARFOFTHEMONTHCLUB2017 Progress Online

1. Ravelry – Create your project pages HERE
2. Instagram and tag us!  @thestitchinmommy and/or @oombawkadesign
3. Facebook Crochet With Us CAL Group (ask questions and share here!)
4. Share using #SCARFOFTHEMONTHCLUB2017 (so we can search online for it!)

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