This easy, modern cowl is going to become your go-to accessory for fall and winter! Plus, this Caron Cakes Yarn free crochet pattern is simple to make even if you’re not an experienced pattern-reader. As always, the free pattern is below, or you can purchase an handy ad-free, printable PDF here.
Well, you’re in luck then because I’d like to show you how to quickly whip up a little diddy that wont want to take off until April. To me, this cowl is the perfect combination of a timeless scarf style with detailed, elegant (and seriously simple to learn) stitch pattern in modern and stylish colors. Thanks for that, Caron Cakes. Choosing colors myself is SCARY.
And if you end up falling in love with this yarn like I have, you might want to make my “Desert Winds” triangle scarf, a free crochet pattern that also uses Caron Cakes yarn.
“Piece of Cake Cowl” Using Caron Cakes Yarn – Free Crochet Pattern
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Sizes: One size: 8.5” x 54” loop
Supplies:
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• Caron Cakes – 1 skein “Royal Icing” or approx. 383 yards worsted weight yarn
• Tapestry needle
• Size H [5 mm] crochet hook (I really like this affordable set!)
Gauge:
Not critical for this pattern.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain sp – space
sk – skip hdc – half double crochet
yo – yarn over tch – turning chain
OFC (Odd Forked Cluster) – yo, insert hook into ch or st as indicated, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw through 2 loops, insert hook in next ch or st, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
This scarf is worked as a long rectangle and then sewn together into a loop.
Foundation Row: ch 25.
Row 1: Sk 2ch (counts as 1hdc), 1 OFC inserting hook first into third and then fourth ch from hook, *1 OFC inserting hook first into same ch as previous OFC then into next ch; rep from * until 1ch remains, 1 hdc in last ch; turn.
Row 2 : Ch 2 (counts as 1hdc), 1 OFC inserting hook first into first st and then next st, *1 OFC inserting hook first into same st as previous OFC then into next st; rep from * ending with 1 hdc in top of tch; turn.
Repeat Row 2 for approximately 54” or until about 3’ of yarn remains in your skein.
Fasten off. Use a mattress stitch to sew the rectangle ends together, taking care to line up the stitches one for one. Work in the outside loop of each stitch. Reference this helpful tutorial for photos.
Pop that cowl over your head and don’t take it off until bathing suit season!
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14 Comments
Cheryl
November 12, 2016 at 5:16 amGreat work will u make a video for the Caron cakes cowl??
Jess @ Make and Do Crew
November 19, 2016 at 12:09 amWould that be helpful? I have noticed that quite a few people jumped on making this one, so I’ll def see if I can get to a video once I get out from under my heap of holiday crocheting. 🙂
!Delores Armieri
November 21, 2016 at 7:34 pmI am following the instructions and the width with the 5mm is only 6″. And doesn’t lie flat!!
Jess @ Make and Do Crew
November 23, 2016 at 9:16 pmSometimes it can take a several rows to begin to lie flat. Once you sew it into a loop, it shouldn’t be a problem at all. If you’re finding it too narrow, you could move up a hook size or two.
Hope that’s helpful!
Jess
Delores
November 23, 2016 at 11:06 amHi I am trying to complete this project with the wool caron cakes and 5 mm hook when I start the project the width is only 6 inches??? Should I be using a larger hook or am I doing something else wrong??
thank You Delores
Ergohooks
November 28, 2016 at 12:54 pmThis is a very cute scarf design, plus I get to use my neglected 5.00 mm crochet hooks. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to the video if you make one.
Teri Robbins
December 6, 2016 at 7:45 pmGreat patterns. Thank you. I love the Piece of Cake Cowl! Also love that there’s a link from there to the Desert Winds Triangle Shawl; also a 1-cake Caron Cake project! What an awesome win-win! ???
Jess @ Make and Do Crew
December 6, 2016 at 10:06 pmLol, isn’t that handy, Teri!? 🙂
I hope you enjoy the patterns!
Heather
December 7, 2016 at 4:57 amLovely easy cowl, I love the colours you’ve used Jess.
Jess @ Make and Do Crew
December 7, 2016 at 3:16 pmThanks, Heather! It’s all the yarn honestly! I love how Caron Cakes take the stress out of choosing colors because for me it is indeed very stressful!
Karen Peterson
March 7, 2017 at 4:00 pmI love this! A video would be very helpful though! My stitches seem to be decreasing! How many st should I have in each row?
Jess @ Make and Do Crew
March 10, 2017 at 8:51 pmI believe you should have 24 in each row. I’m sorry, I don’t have the scarf anymore so I can’t actually count. There should be a consistent number throughout though. Are you definitely doing the last hdc in the turning chain at the end of the row? Without that, you might be accidentally decreasing by one stitch per row.
Ashley C
August 12, 2017 at 5:13 pmThis cowl was a joy to make! I especially loved the odd forked cluster stitch. Would you mind sharing the multiples for that stitch? I’m toying with the idea of using it for a lapghan. Thank you!
Tammy Plumley
January 26, 2018 at 11:04 amHi, I love this scarf and I had the yarn so I was able to start it as soon as I found the pattern. However, I only come up with 22 stitches and I noticed in one of your replies to someone else you thought it should be 24. Also, this is curling up. Could you please take a look at the pattern and tell me how many stitch O should have and is it normal for this to curl? Thank you for your time.