Easy Peasy Cowl

This is very much like Carolina Cowl, but this is one is made using a chainless foundation.  

I love the versatility of this cowl.  You can crochet it as wide and long as you wish.  Both half double crochet in the back loops and double crochet in the back loops looks great with this cowl.

Materials:

*#5 or #6 Bulky Yarn (approx. 170 yards)

*Hook size of choice

*Scissors

*Yarn Needle

* 3 or 4, 1.5" - 2" Buttons

Pattern:

*Row 1 - Using the chainless foundation, work 56 Double Crochets.

*Rows 2 - 10 - (or desired length) Turn work.  Ch. 2, (turning chain counts as a stitch) DcBL (double crochet into back loops) into 3rd ch. from hook and in each previous Dc across.  At the end of row 10, ch. 1 and bind off. 

*Add buttons.  

This cowl also looks pretty folded in half.  

***To decide button placement.... Place the cowl over your shoulders like a scarf.  Decide if you want the buttons to be on your left or right.  You will place the buttons on the outer edge of the cowl.  If you decide for them to be on your right, grab the inside left corner, closest to your neck, and pull it to the top right outer portion of your shoulder.  This will be your first button placement.  Use a stitch marker or strand of yarn to mark button placement.  Your next button placement will be at the bottom right outer corner.  Then you place the last 1 or 2 buttons equal distance from the first two buttons.  

***I had to use a mirror :)