September 26, 2019

Back in July, I ordered the Mystery Yarn of the Month from KT and the Squid. (If you’ve never heard about her monthly yarn, you should check her out on Instagram to get all the details. She has a different approach to the ever popular monthly yarn clubs.) When it arrived in the mail, I was in awe! The colorway is beautiful, and, being 100% Superwash Merino, it is so soft and fluffy. Immediately, I knew that I had to have the perfect project lined up to use this gorgeous yarn.

As I’m sure you can relate, it can sometimes be a little tricky to find a one-skein project that is just right to finally use that special hand-dyed splurge you have in your stash. So after letting the yarn sit for a bit, I picked it up and decided to start experimenting with my own ideas.

After a little trial and error, this cowl emerged from my hook. Something about the combination of the puffs and the lines of unworked loops satisfied the pops of color in the yarn and allowed for a nice squishy finished project. And after coming up with a suitable name with some help from an Instagram follower and friend, the Bubble Tea Cowl was born!

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Finished size: approximately 12.5” x 4.5” (folded in half)

Gauge: 4” x 4” square – 16 stitches x 13 rows

Materials:

Abbreviations:

  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • st – stitches
  • BLO – back loop only
  • * – work directions between the 2 * on repeat, as stated for that round

Special Stitch – Puff Stitch:

  1. Yarn over and insert hook into the next stitch, working in the unworked front loop one row below the working row as indicated.
  2. Yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook).
  3. Yarn over and insert into the same stitch.
  4. Yarn over and pull up loop (5 loops on hook).
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 three more times (you will have 11 loops on hook).
  6. Yarn over and pull through all 11 loops.
  7. When you proceed onto the next stitch as the pattern states, make sure it is the stitch from the working row beside the one that is above the puff stitch, meaning you will have skipped over the stitch directly above the puff (since you worked the puff one row down rather than in the working row).

Notes:

  • When working into the chain to complete round 1, I stitch into the back bump of the chain. This results in an edge that resembles a row of single crochet stitches rather than a row of chain stitches.
  • This pattern is worked in the round. Do not join at the end of rounds.
  • Pay careful attention to step 7 from the Special Stitch section when completing the single crochet stitch following each puff stitch.
  • Since this cowl is worked in the round, you may want to work a slip stitch at the end of the last row to smooth out the height between the last sc and sewing in the end.
  • While this project was designed as a one-skein project, there were approximately 30 yards of yarn left over from the skein used for the sample. If you would like a wider cowl, you could easily add on pattern repeats using a second skein of yarn.

Pattern:

Ch 101

Round 1: Sc in second chain from hook and each remaining chain across (100 sc)

DO NOT TURN. Begin the next round in the first stitch of the first round, making sure to not twist your work.

Working BLO for the remainder of the project (except when working puff stitches)…

Round 2: Sc around (100 sc)

Round 3: *sc in next 4 stitches, puff in the next stitch one row below* around (100 st)

Round 4-5: sc around (100 sc)

Round 6: *sc in next 2, puff, sc in next 2* around (100 st)

Rounds 7-8: sc around (100 sc)

Round 9: Repeat round 3 (100 st)

Rounds 10-11: sc around (100 sc)

Round 12: Repeat round 6 (100 st)

Rounds 13-14: sc around (100 sc)

Round 15: Repeat round 3 (100 st)

Rounds 16-17: sc around (100 sc)

Round 18: Repeat round 6 (100 st)

Round 19: sc around (100 sc)

Fasten off and sew in ends.

  

Yarnfully Yours,

How many stitches are this project?

  • 2001 total stitches