Aselle

This is a lovely cowl, with a fun detail of little roses. It is relatively easy to make and does not take up that much yarn, which makes it ideal for gift and charity projects as well.

Materials-
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Perfect Pink (1 skein)
Crochet hook size H
Blunt needle
Scissors

Cowl-

With Perfect Pink and H hook, ch 27 loosely.

Row 1 (Right Side)- Work 5 dc in 6th ch from hook, skip the next 2 chs, make 1 dc in next ch, *skip the next 2 chs, make 5 dc in next ch, skip the next 2 chs, work 1 dc in next ch, rep from * across. Ch 3, turn. (Mark this side as right side.)

Row 2- Make 5 dc in third dc of first shell, 1 dc in next dc, *5 dc in third dc of next shell, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * across. Ch 3, turn.

Rows 3 to 36- Rep row 2. Ch 3, turn.

Row 37- Rep row 2. Ch 3, turn.

Row 38- 1 dc in next st and in each stitch across. (25 dc, ch 3, counting as first dc of row) Ch 3, turn.

Row 39- 1 dc in next st and in each stitch across. Ch 3, turn.

Row 40- 1 dc in next st and in each stitch across. Ch 3, turn. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.

With blunt needle and tail you left off sew the piece into a tube. Fasten off, weave in all tails.

Roses (Make 3)-

With Perfect Pink and size H hook, ch 21.
Row 1- 1 sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (20 sc) Ch 3, turn.
Row 2- Work 4 dc in same spot as ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, *5 dc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, rep from * across. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.
Thread blunt needle with tail and rolling the rose around, sew it together at the back. Fasten off, weave in tails.
Sew Roses to Cowl as seen in photos. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Done! Now, wasn't that really easy? Enjoy!

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Craftybegonia's Textured Cotton Washcloth

Materials:
Worsted weight cotton
Size "F" crochet hook

With worsted weight cotton yarn and F hook, ch 35.
Row 1- Make 1 sc and 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, skip 1 chain, 1 sc and 1 dc innext chain and rep. acrocc. End with 1 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2- Make 1 sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3, rep row 1.
Row 4- Rep row 2.
Repeat these 2 rows alternately, until you have competed 33 rows total.
Sc all around your washcloth.
Leave as is or make the edging as follows:
Edging:
Ch 4, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1 in the same space, skip 2 sc, 1 sc, skip 2 sc, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1 in next sc, skip 2 sc, 1 sc, *skip 2 sc, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1 in next sc, rep from * around. Fasten off.

Enjoy!

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