Halo Cowl crochet pattern - digital download with printed option

Halo Cowl is perfect for using up mini skeins and yarn scraps. By holding the same colour of mohair floof together with the other yarns throughout the cowl, it brings colour cohesion, taming even the wildest colours into a beautiful palette.

Crocheted using extended double crochet, half trebles and chains in a simple 4-round repeat, this cowl flies off your hook. 

You can choose to use 4ply or DK weight yarn, and to crochet a long cowl that can be doubled over or a short one that snuggles around your neck.

Terminology

Halo Cowl is available in UK and US terms.  After checkout, both patterns will be available to download. 

Instructions

Halo Cowl is written and charted. 

Yarns

4ply/ Fingering Versions

Yarn A is held together with Yarns B-N (B-H) throughout.

Yarn A: Drops Kid-Silk, 2 x 25g/ 210m/ 230yds, 75% mohair/ 25% silk

Yarn B: Drops Alpaca, 1 x 50g/ 167m/ 183yds, 100% alpaca

Yarns C-N (C-H): 5g for ea of 12 colours (10g for ea of 6 colours) of any 4ply yarn at roughly 100g/ 400m/ 437yds.

As an alternative, Yarns C-N (C-H) could be swapped for 60g of one colour of 4ply yarn. Use stitch counts given for 4ply version, but Rnds 1-5 of DK version.

4ply hook: 4.5mm hook (US 7) for main body & 5mm hook (US H8) for foundation chain

DK Versions

Yarn A is held together with Yarns B-C throughout.

Yarn A: Gepard Kid Seta, 2 x 25g/ 210m/ 230yds, 70% super kid mohair/ 30% silk

Sample used exactly 36g/ 302m/ 331yds in colour Navy Blue 415

Yarn B: RiverKnits Nene DK, 1 x 100g/ 233m/ 255yds, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester (solid colour)

Sample used exactly 48g/ 112m/ 122yds in shade Ocean Welle

Yarn C: RiverKnits Nene DK, 1 x 100g/ 233m/ 255yds, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester (variegated)

Sample used exactly 94g/ 219m/ 240yds in shade Best In Show

As an a alternative, Yarn C could be swapped for 10 x 10g mini skeins of DK yarn for the Short Cowl, or 5 x 20g mini skeins for the Long Cowl. Use stitch counts given for DK version, but Rnds 1-5 of 4ply version.

DK Hook: 5.5mm hook (US I9) for main body & 6mm hook (US J10) for foundation chain

Notions: 2 place markers, tapestry needle

If you make this cowl, please share it - #HaloCowl #FayDHDesigns

If you buy this pattern, you may also be interested in:

Other crochet patterns or knitting patterns.

Pattern Pricing

I now operate a ‘pay what you can’ scale for my electronic/downloadable single patterns.  I usually charge £5 for these patterns and to encourage access for all crafters, these are now available on a scale of £3 - £7 and you chose what you can afford within that scale. 

Please note that this doesn’t apply to my hard copy patterns, which remain priced at £5 and come with an automatic digital download.

Pattern format

Halo is an nine-page document.  If you are purchasing a printed copy, it is A4 sized with large, clear text, charts, supporting images and links to helpful tutorials.

Weights given are approximated to provide the best estimate for postage and packaging costs only.

Product materials, sourcing and PoM Rating

This product was originated and printed by me at Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs.  The pattern is printed on paper that is manufactured using wind power,100% recycled post-consumer fibre and carbon neutral.

Postage and Packaging

You can read all about P&P here.

The P&P costs applied are very transparent.  No additional costs are added on, you simply pay for the cost of packaging and the cost of postage.  I don't offer free P&P because what that usually means is that the cost of P&P has been added to the cost of goods.  I think it is better to assume that my customers aren't daft and would rather have transparent P&P costs than the pretence of 'Free P&P' with inflated prices on the items that they are buying.