Spumiglie Hooded Cowl: Free Crochet Pattern
I strolled through the dusk. The bright carnival ride lights glittered in the evening like little jewel set in the crown of our little town square. I peered through the glass guarding the meringues, each one as fluffy as a rainbow cloud. I pointed to the one I wanted, paid the vender, and relished that first bite of colorful sweetness. I continued through the Feste De Spumilgie, stopping and tasting the sweet little meringues at each vendor - because who doesn’t like a festival all about sweets!
The Spumiglie Hooded Cowl is named after those delicious little delicacies we celebrated once a year. The puffed shell stitches remind me of the rows upon rows of puffed sweets. The cowl is simple to make and the perfect celebration of rainbow confections.
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The Yarn:
I am so obsessed with this yarn! I used the Hobby Lobby Luxe Lollies in the color Count on Coconut to make my cowl. But don’t fall in love with the yarn yet - it is discontinued! I’m not crying about it. I’m just. I’m so sad. The Luxe Lollies yarn is a single ply roving style yarn - so unbelievably light and fluffy! A roving style yarn can be difficult to frog (unravel or undo your work), because the fibers tend to stick together, but the end product looks so luscious and soft, I find the extra trouble to be well worth it.
The Luxe Lollies are a worsted/4 weight yarn and is very similar to Red Heart Unforgettable. The Red Heart Unforgettable is widely available and comes in a myriad of stunning colorways! You can also use any worsted/4 weight yarn you have in your stash.
The Possibilities…
If you don’t have a self striping yarn like the one I used on hand, this would be a fun project to stash bust with! You can alternate colors each row to get a unique cowl as beautiful as you are! Or, to really let the texture shine, you could make it with a solid yarn or a tweed. I’m obsessed with Caron Simply Soft Tweeds and imagine it would be stunning with this textured pattern!
Other Materials:
500 yds Worsted/4 weight yarn - Like Luxe Lollies Count on Coconut
5.00/H Hook
Yarn Needle
Stitches and Terms:
Ch—Chain
Dc– Double Crochet
Shell—5 Dc in one space
Puffed Shell—See Special Stitches
Sl st—Slip Stitch
Special Stitches:
Puffed Shell—Work four double crochets in the stitch or space indicated. Work one puff stitch in the same space (4 dc, 1 puff in the same space).
Puff: Yarn over, insert hook into space, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up another loop in the same space (5 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up another loop in the same space (7 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops.
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Gauge:
3 puffed shells x 9 rows = 4”
Gauge is measured in the round. Work up rows 1-10 of the pattern with a starting chain of 40.
Finished Dimensions:
15” square when laid flat.
Notes:
U.S. Terms
Stitches between *stars* are repeated. Stitches in (parenthesis) are made in the same stitch or space.
The Spumiglie Pattern is written in multiples of 5. To make a smaller or larger cowl, simply chain the appropriate measurement, but make sure you have a multiple of five chains on the hook.
This pattern is worked in the round. Join with a slip stitch at the end of each round and turn.
Starting chain at the beginning of each row does not count.
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The Pattern:
Ch 100. Join to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 2 (doesn’t count here and throughout), shell in same stitch you joined in, *sk 4 ch, shell in next ch,* repeat around, sk 4, join with sl st to first shell. Turn.
Round 2: Ch 2, puffed shell in same stitch as join, *sk 4 dc, puffed shell in next stitch,* repeat around, sk 4, join to first puffed shell. Turn.
Round 3-27: Repeat round 2.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Feel free to continue the repeat rounds for a deeper hood or fewer rounds for a shorter cowl.
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This pattern is written by Rebekah Haas. I hold the copyright to this pattern. It should not be published, shared, or sold without direct permission of the designer. You are, of course, welcome to sell any items you make using this pattern. If you post pictures of your item on Instagram or Facebook, please credit me with the design by linking to my Instagram account or website. Thank you for choosing to make my pattern! I hope it inspires you!
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