Angella Cabled Cowl Crochet Pattern

Angella Cabled Cowl in Lion Brand Basic Stitch Skein Tones

What Is Being Made

The Angella Cabled Cowl is a crocheted neck accessory designed to be worn as a cowl or infinity scarf. This intermediate-level project creates a finished piece with a circumference of approximately 32 inches (81.5 cm) and a height of about 11 inches (28 cm). The cowl is constructed as a rectangle that is worked back and forth in rows, then the short ends are sewn together to form a continuous ring, allowing it to be pulled over the head and worn around the neck or shoulders.

Construction Method and Techniques

The Angella Cabled Cowl employs a multi-color construction technique that requires careful yarn management. Five identical cables are worked evenly spaced across the rectangle, with each cable worked in a different yarn color. Between the cables, 4 stitches of the main color are worked, creating a balanced, visually interesting pattern. To execute this design, yarn must be wound into separate balls before beginning: yarn color A (the main color) is divided into 6 separate balls, yarn color B into 3 separate balls, and yarn color C into 2 separate balls. Each cable and section of main color is worked using its own separate ball of yarn. When changing yarn colors during the pattern, the transition is made by completing the last stitch of the old color to the final yarn over, then drawing through all loops on the hook with the new color to complete the stitch.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques Used

This pattern features specialized post stitches that create the dimensional cable effect characteristic of the design:

• Back Post Treble Crochet (BPtr): Executed by yarning over twice, inserting the hook from back to front then to back around the post of the indicated stitch, drawing up a loop, then completing three yarn-over-and-draw-through-2-loops cycles. The top of the stitch in front of the BPtr is skipped.
• Front Post Treble Crochet (FPtr): Worked by yarning over twice, inserting the hook from front to back then to front again around the post of the indicated stitch, drawing up a loop, then completing three yarn-over-and-draw-through-2-loops cycles. The top of the stitch behind the FPtr is skipped.
• 2 Over 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Front Cross (2/2 FPtr-FC): A cable crossing technique that skips the next 2 stitches, works FPtr around each of the following 2 stitches, then works FPtr around each of the 2 skipped stitches while working in front of the FPtr stitches just made. This creates the characteristic twisted cable appearance.

The gauge for this pattern is 17 stitches over approximately 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) when worked over the pattern of Rows 3-6, and checking gauge before beginning is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions.

Materials and Tools

The Angella Cabled Cowl is worked using Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling yarn (Article #202), which is specifically formulated to resist pilling and maintain a neat appearance after wear and washing. The pattern calls for three colors from the Skein Tones collection: one ball each of #124 Nutmeg, #135 Adobe, and #134 Honey. The project requires a Lion Brand crochet hook size J-10 (6 mm) and a Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle for seaming the short ends of the rectangle together to complete the cowl shape. The anti-pilling properties of the yarn make this an excellent choice for a frequently-worn accessory that will maintain its appearance over time.