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Earth Tone Cowl

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Yes! Another cowl under my belt *ehrm* for around my neck!  This one is done up in all earth tones, specifically browns or shades thereof. The edging is very simple and makes a great addition to cowls, hats, scarves, skirts, etc. One thing I love about this one is the look of face-up chains along the body of the work. ( I think it might be called a crochet stockinette stitch, but I'm not sure, and you have to use a Tunisian hook for it anyway ) There are simple steps to make them stand out in such a way. In the above photo, the face-up chain stitching is very obvious in the row of Ivory colored yarn at the bottom of the picture. Let's get to it, shall we? Materials: 3 skeins of color-coordinating yarn, or colors of your choice, make it rainbow if you want - it is yours after all - I used I Love This Yarn in Brown, Ivory and Toasted Almond size P 10MM and K 6.5MM crochet hooks Embroidery Needle Scissors Gauge: Gauge is not important to this project, as lo...