Spending way too much time at hobby lobby has become a problem for me. I can’t resist checking in every other week to see what new yarns they have stocked up. That 30 % off all yarn sale is not easy to resist and my yarn cabinet is getting pretty out of hand. A while back, I picked up this yarn bee sweet divinity because I love this Lavender color. Get the sweet divinity here. I only had 1 ball so I decided to make this light spring time cowl. I know, it’s not springtime yet, not even close. But I wanted to use this yarn and the weather rules don’t apply to us Floridians. It’s our tradeoff for never being able to make a snowman.
I’m loving the softness of this yarn and it is super easy to work with. The quality is what you would expect with Hobby Lobby yarns, I have never come across one I didn’t love. Buy your yarn for this project right here at Hobby Lobby.
A beginner should have no problem making this project. The pattern consists of mostly single crochet and chain stitches. It also features an extended single crochet, which is a useful stitch to learn if you don’t already know it. Extended stitches are just going to add a little extra height to your work and they make for a really pretty finished crochet piece. This yarn is not going to crochet itself, let’s get making!
The Floridian Cowl
Materials
1 ball – Yarn bee- sweet divinity in color “Lavender sky” 80% acrylic/ 20% nylon 
4.5 mm crochet hook
tapestry needle
Other info
Pattern Notes: Cowl is worked in rows both ends are then seamed together to form a cylindrical shape.
Finished Measurements: 10 ” x 27″
Abbreviations
Ch- chain
sc- single crochet
st (sts)- stitch (stitches)
sk- skip
sp- space
esc- extended single crochet
Special Stitches
esc- extended single crochet- Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and pull through 2 loops—1 esc completed.
The Pattern
Ch 40
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across row. (39 sc)
Step 1
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st.* Repeat from *to* across row.
Row 3-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, * ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next st.* Repeat from *to* across row.
Step 2
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, *esc in first st, esc in Ch-1 sp, esc in next sc, Ch 3, sk (ch-1 sp, sc and ch-1 sp) esc in next sc, esc in ch-1 sp, esc in next sc.* Repeat *to* 5 more times.
Rows 12-21: Ch 1, turn, *1 esc in each of next 3 esc’s, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp.* Repeat from *to* across row.
Row 22: Ch 1, turn, *sc in each of next 3 sts. 3 sc’s in the ch-3 sp.* Repeat from *to* across row. (39 sc)
Repeat steps 1 and 2 3 times total.
Leave a long tail for seaming. Fasten off.
Your work should end at a repeat of row 22, this will make seaming very simple.
Seam both ends together using the mattress stitch.
Border
Attach a new strand of yarn to begin the border.
Working in the round, work sc sts evenly spaced around the edge of your cowl. Join to beg sc with a sl st.
Fasten off. Repeat on other side.
Weave in ends.
