I do love when designs come about as surprises. I was making up a pattern for someone at work so she could develop her crochet skills and decided on a mixture of granny and V stitches. As I was making it up I quite fancied making a cowl for myself and the Granny Victory Cowl was born. It is worked in the round and you can make it as wide or narrow as you wish – I really wish I finished my wide version before the beast from the east hit us here in Edinburgh! But at least it’s still cold and I’ll have some use of it! It’s my third cowl pattern made with chunky yarn, and a change from the herringbone theme of the Chunky Herringmesh Cowl and the Horisontal Herringmesh Cowl.
The cowls are made with Drops Andes – a chunky yarn in a 35% alpaca and 65% wool mix – and an 8 mm hook. I use it for winter accessories as it doesn’t have the same itchiness as pure wool yarns. I have made a narrow and a wider version of the Granny Victory Cowl. For the narrow version you need 210 g Andes (96 m per 100 g) and for the wider one 254 g. The narrow is 7 1/2 inches / 19 cm wide, the wider one 9 inches / 23 cm wide and they both have a 50 – 52 inch circumference. The pattern is below in both UK and US terms.
Please remember that this is my design and my copyright. You’re most welcome to use the pattern for yourself, but please do not copy, reproduce, translate or publish it as your own. If you sell what you make or post pictures of your makes I would appreciate if you mention where you got the pattern and direct people to my site. Thanks!
Granny Victory Cowl – UK Terms
Foundation Chain: ch 132, ss in 1st ch to form ring.
Round 1: ch 2, 1 htr in each st, ss in 2nd ch. (132 sts)
Round 2: standing tr in any st, (ch 1, 1 tr) in same st, * ch 1, skip 3 sts, (1 tr, ch 1, 1 tr) in next st *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, skip 3 sts, ch 1, ss in standing tr. ( 33 V stitch)
Round 3: standing tr in any V-stitch chsp, 2 tr in same ch sp, * ch 1, skip all tr and next ch sp, 3 tr in next chsp *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, ch 1, ss in standing tr. (33 granny trebles).
Round 4: standing tr in any chsp, (ch 1, 1 tr) in same chsp, * ch 1, skip 3 tr, (1 tr, ch 1, 1 tr) in next chsp *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, ch 1, ss in standing tr. (33 V stitch)
Repeat Round 3 and 4 another 3 – 4 times depending on how wide you want the cowl.
End Round: standing htr in any chsp, 1 htr in same chsp, 2 htr in every chsp, join with invisible join to standing htr. (132 htr) Fasten off and sew in ends.
Granny Victory Cowl – US Terms
Foundation Chain: ch 132, ss in 1st ch to form ring.
Round 1: ch 2, 1 hdc in each st, ss in 2nd ch. (132 sts)
Round 2: standing dc in any st, (ch 1, 1 dc) in same st, * ch 1, skip 3 sts, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next st *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, skip 3 sts, ch 1, ss in standing dc. ( 33 V stitch)
Round 3: standing dc in any V-stitch chsp, 2 dc in same ch sp, * ch 1, skip all dc and next ch sp, 3 dc in next chsp *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, ch 1, ss in standing dc. (33 granny dc).
Round 4: standing dc in any chsp, (ch 1, 1 dc) in same chsp, * ch 1, skip 3 dc, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next chsp *, repeat from * to * 31 more times, ch 1, ss in standing dc. (33 V stitch)
Repeat Round 3 and 4 another 3 – 4 times depending on how wide you want the cowl.
End Round: standing hdc in any chsp, 1 hdc in same chsp, 2 hdc in every chsp, join with invisible join to standing hdc. (132 hdc) Fasten off and sew in ends.
I hope you enjoy the pattern and wearing the cowl – I promise it will keep you warm and snug! I would love to see your versions so feel free to tag me on Instagram @saraphir or use #grannyvictorycowl. Have fun making and keep warm!
© Saraphir Qaa-Rishi
