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Perfect for a visit to the pumpkin patch or for a brisk walk around the town trick-or-treating, the Lil Punkins Cowl is a cute and snugly Autumn delight! It's made by first creating a simple single crochet cowl with contrasting edging, then the "lil punkins" are embroidered on afterwards using a simple technique & tools you already have on hand. Simple enough for beginners, but so super cute & wearable!
Designer Notes
Designing the Lil Punkins Cowl was fun and challenging at the same time. The cowl itself was fairly painless... it's just a single crochet tube with some color changes. The tricky part was that I first had to learn how to do the bullion stitch for the punkins and then figure out how to explain the process to non-embroiderers (like myself, lol). Thankfully, my wonderful testers helped to clean up the instructions and guided me to create the tutorials that would be helpful for this pattern release. (Click here for the tutorial release schedule.)
This pattern is actually my first self-published crochet pattern that is intended to be worn so I was pretty nervous about writing & releasing it. Again, my testers came to the rescue and their enthusiasm for the project really helped to reassure me that it was a fun design & that I wasn't crazy for covering a cowl with embroidered pumpkins, lol. (Side note: Imposter syndrome is a very real thing. I'm really confident with my knitting skills & lessons, but I always feel like I'm very unskilled when it comes to crochet so my crochet designs tend to cause a lot of anxiety even though I know deep down that they're good.)
Speaking of My Amazing Testers....
One of my favorite parts of this design was working with my testers & seeing how creative they were with their yarn choices and punkin placement. Creating a pattern like this that is really just a blank canvas to "doodle" embroidered punkins on was something that I hoped would give them the freedom to play around & create their own versions with & they didn't disappoint! Hopefully, they'll inspire you to play around and create your own versions, too.
Here Are the Different Versions (From Top-to-Bottom, Left-to-Right):
Cozy & Ready for Fall by Tester Knotty Flowers
Lil Punkins Up Close in the Hand Dyed Kit from Merino y Vino by Tester Merino y Vino
Custom Lil Punkin Patch by Tester rbvzr00
Cute Headband Variation by Tester BeccaMiller
It's Raining Lil Punkins by Designer YumiYarns
All Over Lil Punkins by Tester rbvzr00
We Have Kits!
For this pattern release I've worked with both Knitpicks/We Crochet and Merino y Vino to be able to offer you both a commercial and a hand-dyed option for kitting up your Lil Punkins projects. I made my original sample using Knitpicks Swish Worsted yarn in the Nutmeg, Clementine, and Dublin colorways and Lily made her sample using her specially dyed Lil Punkins Set. Both sets are really lovely to work with and produce snuggly soft & cute cowls perfect for getting all cozy as the temps start to drop this Autumn!
All the Details:
Size (Easily Adjustable) One Size
Finished Measurements 13" x 21.5”(33 cm x 54.5 cm)
Yarn Worsted Weight
MC: 220 yds (201 m)
CC1: 110 yds (100 m)
CC2: 110 yds (100 m)
Sample Used: Knitpicks Swish Worsted 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool 220 yds / 50g In the Colorways: MC: Nutmeg Heather (tan) - 2 balls CC1: Dublin (green) - 1 ball CC2: Clementine (orange) - 1 ball (Yarn provided by KnitPicks)
Hook Size J/10 (6 mm) Hook or size to obtain gauge
Notions
Gauge 13 sc = 4" (10 cm)
Techniques Used (Linked to Tutorials)
Bullion Stitch (Embroidery) (Tutorial Releasing 10/31/22)
Counting Crochet Rows/Rounds (Tutorial Releasing 11/7/22)
Slip Stitch
Notes
Pattern includes links to relevant tutorials. Tutorials are also posted to the the YumiYarns Tutorials page.
Crafting Community Share your project & connect with other crafters in our private Discord Group! We’d love to see your version & cheer you on as you go.
Prefer Ravelry? This pattern is also available in Shaina Scott's Ravelry Shop.
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