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Crochet Mermaid Cowl Pattern + Tutorial

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You can try the Crochet Mermaid Cowl by Yarnspirations. The original pattern published a few years back featured Bernat Mosaic, a slowly transitioning yarn. Today, it is discontinued, but thousands of us have this particular yarn in our yarn collections at home. You cannot find this yarn online to buy at this time. If you see this in a store near you, consider it like winning a lottery.

Mermaid Cowl Crochet Pattern
Mermaid Cowl Crochet Pattern
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The mermaid cowl crochets in a continuous circle. To help you. One round is a base round where the scales from the next round sit on it. The next round is the scale round. So when you look at the diagram below, hopefully, it will make a lot of sense to you.

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Materials

  • As many of us know with the scale stitch, aka the crocodile stitch, it's a bit of a yarn pig. You will need three balls of Bernat Mosaic or about 630 yards of yarn to do this cowl. Colour in the picture was the Bernat Mosaic - Colour is Spectrum.
  • Size H or 5 mm Crochet Hook.

The cowl will be approx 8" wide by 37" around.

Instructions

Note: Ch 3 at beg of rnd counts as dc throughout.

Ch 126. Join in ring with sl st to first ch, taking care not to twist chain.

1st rnd: (Base rnd). Ch 3. 1 dc in each ch around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

2nd rnd: (Scale rnd). Ch 1. Work 5 dc down the post of the first dc of the previous rnd. Ch 1. Work 5 dc up post of 2nd dc of the previous rnd – beg scale st made. Miss the next 5 dc. *Work 5 dc down the post of next dc of the previous rnd. Ch 1. Work 5 dcup post of next dc of previous rnd – scale st made. Miss the next 5 dc. Rep from * 16 times more. Join with sl st to ch 1.

3rd rnd: (Base rnd). Sl st in each of first 3 dc of missed 5 dc groups of the previous rnd. Ch 3. 1 dc in same sp as last sl st. *1 dc in each of next 2 dc. 1 dc between 2 dc of Scale st. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc.** 2 dc in next dc. Rep from * 16 times more then, rep from * to ** once more. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

4th rnd: (Scale rnd). Sl st in each of next 2 dc. Ch 1. Beg Scale st. Miss the next 5 dc. *Scale st. Miss the next 5 dc. Rep from * 16 times more. Join with sl st to ch 1.

Rep 3rd and 4th rnds for pat until work from beg measures approx 8" [20.5 cm]. Fasten off.

Mermaid Cowl Crochet Diagram
Mermaid Cowl Crochet Diagram

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Filed Under: Bernat Yarn Patterns, Crochet Cowls, Wearable Tutorials

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  1. Sheronne Ishmon says

    June 29, 2023 at 4:24 pm

    Hi Mikey! This is really nice!! But if we don't have the Mosaic, do you have any suggestions on yarn we can substitute for a similar outcome or color change flow?

    Reply
    • Mikey says

      June 30, 2023 at 8:25 am

      Any yarn that will transition in colour if you are looking for something like that. Bernat Mosaic was discontinued back in 2013.

      Reply
  2. Serena Guimarey says

    May 21, 2020 at 1:46 am

    No Blue Button

    Reply
    • Mikey says

      May 21, 2020 at 1:38 pm

      added

      Reply
  3. Jen says

    May 11, 2020 at 10:47 am

    No Blue Button

    Reply
    • Marina King says

      June 12, 2020 at 11:37 am

      button added

      Reply
  4. Ann says

    October 16, 2019 at 6:05 pm

    Hi,
    I discovered a problem. I watched the excellent video and decided to try the cowl using the printed instructions to reinforce the steps. Well, the video and the written aren't the same. In the written there's no ch 1 after the second half of the scale. Just thought I'd let you know.

    Reply
    • Mikey says

      October 22, 2019 at 11:22 pm

      Thanks so much Ann.

      Reply
      • Angelique says

        November 02, 2019 at 4:07 pm

        So which is the correct way the written, chart or video?

      • Mikey says

        November 09, 2019 at 11:33 pm

        If in doubt, go with the written instructions.

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