Crochet pattern: Celestial Button Cowl by Janaya Chouinard

I’m sharing a guest post from my friends at AllFreeCrochet: the Celestial Button Cowl crochet pattern by Janaya Chouinard.

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Janaya is a talented crochet designer who decided to retire from blogging. Her patterns are still available online. If you like the Celestial Button Cowl, you can find the links to the three other matching patterns in the Celestial series at the end of the pattern. Enjoy!

Celestial Button Cowl

Crochet Pattern by Janaya Chouinard for allfreecrochet.com

Note from Underground Crafter:

• This pattern uses standard U.S. crochet pattern abbreviations. You can find a master list of abbreviations here.

Skill Level: Easy

Crochet Gauge: 13 stitches and 7 rows = 4″ in DC

Finished Sizes: Child (6.5″ wide by 26″ long) & Adult (10″ wide by 32″ long)

Materials List

• 250 – 350 yards worsted weight yarn in a Main Color and Accent Color
• 5.5 mm (I-9) crochet hook or size needed to obtain the gauge
• ½” or ¾” buttons (3 for child size, 4 for adult size)
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Child Pattern

• Row 1: With Main Color – Ch 26, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, *skip 2 chs, in next ch make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip 2 chs, in next ch make 1 sc,* repeat between * to end, turn. (17 sts, 8 ch-2 spaces)
• Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 2), in the first sc make 1 dc, skip the next dc, make 1 sc in the next dc, *working into the next sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip the next dc, sc into next dc,* repeat between * to last sc, in last sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], turn. (17 sts, 8 ch-2 spaces)
• Row 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in first st, skip next dc, *into next sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip next dc, sc into next dc,* repeat between * to end, making the last sc in the 2nd ch of the beginning ch-4 from the previous row, turn. (17 sts, 8 ch-2 spaces)
• Repeat Row 2 & Row 3, ending with a repeat of Row 3 when work measures approximately 23 inches.
• Final Row of Main Color: Ch 1, sc in first st, *(sc in next dc, sc in ch-2 space) 2 times, sc in next dc, sc in next sc,* repeat between * to end, turn. (25)
• Fasten off Main Color. Turn your work and join Accent Color in the first stitch of the row.

Cowl End #1 – Button Holes

• Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat between * to end, turn. (23)
• Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (23)
• The next row creates the 3 button holes.
• Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st, (sc in next 7 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st) 2 times, sc in next 3 sts, turn. (23)
• Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, sc in ch-1 space, (sc in next 7 sts, sc in ch-1 space) 2 times, sc in next 3 sts, turn. (23)
• Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, fasten off. (23)

Cowl End # 2

• Turn to the opposite end of the work and join Accent Color in the first st of the foundation chain.
• Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat between * to end, turn. (23)
• Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (23)
• Row 3 to Row 5: Repeat Row 2.
• Fasten off Accent Color. Join Main Color in first stitch of the last Accent row worked.
• Final Round: Ch 1, *work twisted sc in each stitch across the row, make 3 twisted sc in the corner stitch, work twisted sc across the ends of the Accent Colored rows. When you reach the Main Color rows, switch to regular sc – work 2 sc in the rows that end with DC and 1 sc in the rows that end with SC. When you reach the Accent colored rows, switch back to twisted sc for the ends of the rows, make 3 twisted sc in the corner stitch,* repeat from * until you get back to start. Slip stitch to join in first stitch. Fasten off and weave in ends. Attach the buttons.

Adult Pattern

• Row 1: Ch 38, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, *skip 2 chs, in next ch make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip 2 chs, in next ch make 1 sc,* repeat between * to end, turn. (25 sts, 12 ch-2 spaces)
• Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 2), in the first sc make 1 dc, skip the next dc, make 1 sc in the next dc, *working into the next sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip the next dc, sc into next dc,* repeat between * to last sc, in last sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], turn. (25 sts, 12 ch-2 spaces)
• Row 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in first st, skip next dc, *into next sc make [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc], skip next dc, sc into next dc,* repeat between * to end, making the last sc in the 2nd ch of the beginning ch-4 from the previous row, turn. (25 sts, 12 ch-2 spaces)
• Repeat Row 2 & Row 3, ending with a repeat of Row 3 when work measures approximately 29 inches.
• Final Row of Main Color: Ch 1, sc in first st, *(sc in next dc, sc in ch-2 space) 2 times, sc in next dc, sc in next sc,* repeat between * to end, turn. (37)
• Fasten off Main Color. Turn your work and join Accent Color in the first stitch of the row.

Cowl End #1 – Button Holes

• Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat between * to end, turn. (34)
• Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (34)
• The next row creates the 4 button holes.
• Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st, (sc in next 8 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st) 3 times, sc in next 3 sts, turn. (34)
• Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, sc in ch-1 space, (sc in next 8 sts, sc in ch-1 space) 3 times, sc in next 3 sts, turn. (34)
• Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, fasten off. (34)

Cowl End # 2

• Turn to the opposite end of the cowl and join Accent Color in the first st of the foundation chain.
• Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat between * to end, turn. (34)
• Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (34)
• Row 3 to Row 5: Repeat Row 2.
• Fasten off Accent Color. Join Main Color in first stitch of the last Accent row worked.
• Final Round: Ch 1, *work twisted sc in each stitch across the row, make 3 twisted sc in the corner stitch, work twisted sc across the ends of the Accent Colored rows. When you reach the Main Color rows, switch to regular sc – work 2 sc in the rows that end with DC and 1 sc in the rows that end with SC. When you reach the Accent colored rows, switch back to twisted sc for the ends of the rows, make 3 twisted sc in the corner stitch,* repeat from * until you get back to start. Slip stitch to join in first stitch. Fasten off and weave in ends. Attach the buttons.

The Celestial Button Crochet Cowl Pattern originally appeared on AllFreeCrochet.com and is republished on Underground Crafter with permission.

If you enjoyed the Celestial Button Cowl, try the other patterns in the series!

• Celestial Wrist Warmers

• Celestial Circle Cowl

• Celestial Hat