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Crochet Snowflake Fair Isle Cowl Pattern + Tutorial

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Create a very fast cowl using Bernat Super Fluffee by Yarnspirations. This is using split single crochet, aka waistcoat stitch. Thi

This is the Crochet Snowflake Fair Isle Cowl pattern.

This pattern repeats every 13 sts in a continuous round, without any slip-stitching to ruin the look.

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Optional Pattern

If you don't like the snowflakes touching each other, a second diagram is provided in the downloadable file to separate them by changing the stitch count to add a spacer between them. The cowl won't be much bigger to worry about.

The pattern uses crochet fair-isle techniques to follow the chart. It's pretty straightforward. Once you understand the concept, it gets easier.

In This Article
Close Up of Split Single Crochet Stitches
Crochet Snowflake Cowl with Waistcoat Stitch Pattern

Details

Bernat Super Fluffee. 280 g / 9.8 oz, 163 metres / 178 yards.

  • A - Aurora, 1 ball. 65 yards / 3.6 oz. 
  • B - Aqua, 1 ball. 55 yards / 3 oz.

Hook: 8 mm / L/11 

Gauge: 9 waistcoat stitch and 11 rows = 4” [10 cm]Size: 22” circumference by 8” wide.

Abbreviations

  • Beg = Begin(ning) 
  • Ch(s) = Chain(s)
  • RS = Right Side 
  • Sl st = Slip Stitch
  • Sp(s) = Space(es
  • Splsc = Split single crochet: work sc between ‘legs’ at front and back of stitch (splitting stitch) instead of through top loops. Aka Waistcoat Stitch 
  • St(s) = Stitch(es)
  • Yoh = Yarn Over Hook

Split Single Crochet / Waistcoat Stitch

This type of pattern uses split single crochet, aka crochet waistcoat stitch, to make it happen. It cleanly carries yarn and hides it with perfection. The tutorial will show you how it's done.

After the 1st round is completed, you will use the split single crochet method throughout the remainder of the project.

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Instructions

With A, ch 52. Careful not to twist the chain. Sl st to beg ch to form ring. 

1st rnd: RS. Do not chain. 1 sc in each stitch around. Do not join. 52 sc.

TIP: You will now continue in a continuous round, meaning you are not joining at the end of each round. However, you will want to keep an eye on the end of each round. Use a stitch marker on the last stitch and keep moving it up each time you go around. 

It’s easier to follow this concept as a graph. While it appears to lack structure, it’s thoroughly planned from start to finish. 

Carrying the Unused Colour

You will carry the yarn on the underside of the stitches. The split single crochet favours the front of the project, and the carried yarn stays under the stitches on the back side. 

Remember: when changing colour and you need the next stitch to be a solid colour, the final pull-through of the last stitch must be the new colour. 

To change colour, work to the last two loops on the hook and draw the new colour through the previous two loops, then proceed in the new colour. The tutorial below shows that.

Stitch Chart

Stitch Chart for Crochet A Snowflake
Crochet Snowflake Fair Isle Cowl Pattern

Tutorial

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Try A Different Cowl

If you are more interested in this concept, you can get the pattern for this Crochet Fair Isle Cowl shown below.

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