Unisex Cowl Crochet Pattern Very easy and quick to crochet cowl. You can make in no time for yourself or for a present! I started mine for my husband but liked it so much that I kept it for myself and will give him the second one I make :) The pattern combines half double crochet knit stitch (half treble US terms) and the Herringbone stitch. How to crochet the special stitches: HDCKS - Half double crochet knit stitch Yarn over the same way as for the half double crochet. Now is the important part - insert the hook in the back bar of the stitch (that's the third one, just below the back stitch). Once your hook is inserted into the back bar, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through the 3 loops you have on the hook. In less words might be clearer - we work the same way as do HDC but instead of inserting the hook through both stitches on the top (front one and the back one) we work through the back bar. The Herringbone stitch (ha...
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