Fan and tassel cowl

From left: laid flat, you can see the rows of fans, the bead stitches and red tassel details in the cowl; Sharon's sketch shows us her intention for the design – a cosy cowl to be worn high on the neck; Sharon's work-in-progress pic reveals how she used the yarn ball band to make her tassels. Sharon Murphy's pretty cowl design is worked in a satisfying fan repeat. Bliss Pure Bliss Collection Iris (95% wool, 5% cashmere, 50g/125m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Kite (10), Yarn B Cardinal (11), Yarn C Flamingo (12) 5mm (US H/8) hook marker TENSION 3 fan pattern repeats measure 13cm (6in) and 10 rows meas 10cm (4in) using a 5mm hook MEASUREMENTS 58x15cm (23x6in) ABBREVIATIONS

(Yrh, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up loop) twice, inserting the hook in the same st each time, yrh and draw through all 5 loops on hook.

As 2-htr cluster above, working

2-htr cluster 3-htr cluster

() 3 times.

Spike htr

Yrh, working in front of previous round, insert hook in the st indicated, yrh and pull up loop to the current level of work, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook 9tr in st or sp indicated (tr, ch2, tr) in st indicated Insert hook in st indicated, yrh, pull up a loop, ch3, yrh and draw through both loops on hook

Fan V-st Bead st COWL

With Yarn A, ch104, ss to first ch to join, being careful not to twist.

Ch1 (does not count as st), dc

Round 1 (RS)

Subscribe at www.simplycrochetmag.com in each ch around, ss to first dc to join, do not fasten off Yarn A and place a stitch marker in the live loop. [104 sts]

Join Yarn C in next st, ch2, 2-htr cluster in st at base of ch-2, ch1, skip next dc, *3-htr cluster, ch1, skip next dc; repeat from * around, ss in top of first cluster to join. [52 htr clusters]

Insert hook in dropped loop of Yarn A at the end of Round 1, draw up loop level with top of Round 2, ch1 (counts as first htr), *ch1, spike htr in next skipped dc in Round 1; repeat from * around, ch1, ss to first htr to join. [104 sts]

Join Yarn B in first st, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, *skip 3 sts, fan in next st, skip 3 sts, dc in next st; repeat from * around omitting last dc, ss into first dc to join. [13 fans]

Join Yarn C in first dc, (ch5, tr) in first dc (counts as v-st), ch5, skip next fan, *v-st in next dc, ch5, skip next fan; repeat from * around, ss in third ch of beg ch-5 to join. [13 v-sts]

Ss to ch-2 sp of first v-st, (ch3, 8tr) in ch-sp of v-st (counts as fan), dc in fifth tr of next fan 2 rounds below, incorporating ch-5 sp into st, *fan in ch-sp of next v-st, dc

Round 2 Fasten off. Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Fasten off. Fasten off.

in 5th tr of next fan 2 rounds below incorporating ch-5 sp into st; rep from * around, ss in top of beg ch-3 to join.

Fasten off. Rounds 7-16

Repeat Rounds 5-6, changing colour at the beg of every Round 5, using the colour sequence A, B, C, A, B. Repeat Round 5 using Yarn C. Ss to ch-2 sp of first v-st, (ch3, 8tr) in v-st (counts as fan), (bead st, ss) in fifth tr of next fan 2 rounds below incorporating ch-5 sp into st, *fan in ch-sp of next v-st, (bead st, ss) in fifth tr of next fan incorporating ch-5 sp into st; repeat from * around, ss in top of beg ch-3 to join.

and weave in all ends.

Round 17 Round 18 Fasten off TASSELS

Cut 26 lengths of Yarn B each 12cm long. Work on WS of fabric, take 2 strands, fold in half to form a loop, insert hook in fl of starting ch and into loop, drawing the loop through. Draw yarn ends through loop and tighten. Skip 7 ch and cont working tassels around bottom edge, and trim. Block.

For stockist details contact Designer Yarns www.designeryarns.uk.com or call 01535 664222.