Crocodile Stitch Hooded Cowl

Designed by Rachel Azulay© 2014

Mo d e l: L u an n a A zu l a y

Technical Editor: Lianka Azulay

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 Crocodile Stitch Hooded Cowl
Designed by Rachel Azulay 2014

Materials:

DK weight yarn of your preference

The hood showcased in pattern was made with 3 balls of Bonita Yarns, Oasis Collection in Coral Blue
Degrade colorway (50% Wool, 50% Acrylic; 300 yards. This yarn will soon be available for purchase
online at www.bonitayarns.com)

Yardage: Approximately 900 yards

Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook or any size needed to obtain gauge

1 Tapestry needle

2 large (2 in) buttons

Gauge:

With hook size H (5.00 mm): 3 V-sts and 3 rows = 2”

Abbreviations:

Beginning (beg) Special Stitches Used:

Chain (ch)
Double Crochet (dc) Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) – Yo and insert
Repeat (rep) hook from the front to the back around the post of
Right Side (RS) the dc of previous row. Complete as for a regular
Single Crochet (sc) dc stitch.
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Space (sp) V-Stitch (V-st) – Work (dc 1, ch1, dc 1) in st
Stitch (st) indicated.
Wrong Side (WS)
Yarn Over (yo)

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Pattern Notes:

1. The Crocodile Stitch Hooded Cowl is made up of two Sections: Cowl and Hood sections. Both
sections are worked in Crocodile Stitch. The construction of this design is quite simple and only
requires minor seaming to finish the hood, and attachment of two large buttons needed to close
the cowl section.

2. In short, the ― Crocodile Stitch is formed by a two-row repeat: a row of V-sts followed by a row
of scales (or shells). This is a fairly easy pattern to execute and fast to memorize. The only
novelty about this design is that the scales are crocheted in front of the V-sts with clusters
of front post double crochets (fpdcs) from top to bottom, then from bottom to top, as
opposed to working them on top of the row, like in most shell patterns.

3. The hood was made with Double Knitting (DK) weight yarn. If you prefer working with worsted
weight yarn, you can. However, take in consideration the hood will be slightly larger and bulkier
than the one showcased in pattern pictures.

Cowl Section Directions:

Ch 129

Row 1 (WS): V-st (dc 1, ch 1, dc 1) in 6th ch from hook (first beg ch-3 count as dc here and throughout)
* skip next 2 ch, V-st in next ch, rep from * across to last ch, dc in last ch; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, working from top to bottom around post of first dc of first V-st, work 5 fpdc (see pic
A), ch 1, turn work so V-st is sideways and post of second dc of V-st is upside down (V point of V-st will
be facing right; see pic B), working from bottom to top around post of second dc of V-st, work 5 fpdc
(see pic C), * skip next V-st, working from top to bottom around post of first dc of next V-st, work 5
fpdc, ch 1, turn work so V-st is sideways, working from bottom to top around post of second dc of V-
st, work 5 fpdc, rep from * across (see pic D); turn. – (21 scales)

Row 3 (WS): Ch 3, V-st in next ch-1 sp, * yo, insert hook in both next ch-1 sp and in sp between scales
directly behind ch-1 sp (see pic E), and complete a V-st, V-st in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across to last
dc, dc in last dc (see pic F); turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 4 (RS): Sl st in first 2 sts, sl st in next ch-1 sp, working from top to bottom around post of first dc of
next V-st, work 5 fpdc, ch 1, turn work so V-st is sideways and post of second dc of V-st is upside down,
working from bottom to top around post of second dc of V-st, work 5 fpdc * skip next V-st, working from
top to bottom around post of first dc of next V-st, work 5 fpdc, ch 1, turn work so V-st is sideways,
working from bottom to top around post of second dc of V-st, work 5 fpdc, rep from * across to
last V-st, sl st in next ch-1 sp, sl st in next 2 sts (see pic G); turn. – (20 scales)

Row 5 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn – (41 V-sts + 2 dc)

Row 6 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (21 scales)

Row 7 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

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Row 8 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (20 scales)

Row 9 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 10 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (21 scales)

Row 11 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 12 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (20 scales)

Row 13 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 14 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (21 scales)

Row 15 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 16 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (20 scales)

Row 17 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (41 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 18 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn – (21 scales)

Hood Section Directions:

Row 19 (WS): With wrong side of work facing you, join yarn in 6th ch-1 sp of previous row (Row 18), V-st
in next 27 ch-1 sp, dc in next ch-1 sp; leaving remaining 7 V-sts unworked, turn – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 20 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 21 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 22 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 23 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 24 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 25 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 26 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 27 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 28 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 29 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

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Row 30 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 31 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 32 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 33 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 34 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 35 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 36 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 37 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 38 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 39 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 40 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 41 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 42 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 43 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 44 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 45 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 46 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 47 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 48 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 49 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 50 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 51 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 52 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 53 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 54 (RS): Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

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Row 55 (WS): Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 56 (RS): Rep Row 2; turn. – (14 scales)

Row 57 (WS) Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V-sts + 2 dc)

Row 58 (RS) Rep Row 4; turn. – (13 scales)

Row 59 (WS) Rep Row 3; turn. – (27 V- sts + 2 dc)

Row 60 (RS) Rep Row 2; turn. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing – (14 scales)

Finishing Directions:

Joining Top of Hood: With the wrong side of work facing you, fold top edges of Row 60. With long tail
of yarn, seam top of hood together. Instead of seaming with a needle, you can also join the hood’s by
top crocheting sl sts through both sts of folded edge sts, across (see schematics).

Making Button Loops: Holding two strands of yarn together, join yarn to corner st of Row 1 (see
schematics), Ch 9, sl st in top of first dc of Row 4; turn, sc 9 in ch-9 sp. Fasten off – (9 sc). For second
button loop, holding two strands of yarn together, join yarn to first dc of Row 14, Ch 9, sl st in top of
first st of Row 18, turn, sc 9 in ch-9 sp. Fasten off – (9 sc).

Button Placements: On opposite side of button loops, attach first button on 6th V-st (counting from left
to right) of Row 4. Attach second button to 6th V-st of Row 18.

Last row: Join yarn in first st of Row 18 and sc evenly around top edges of cowl (right and left sides)
and hood edge. Fasten off and Weaving all ends.

Schematics

Fold hood and seam top

Hood before seaming

Button
Placement
Button Loops

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 Photo Tutorial:

(Picture A) Ch 3, working from top to bottom (Picture B) Turn work so V-st is sideways and
around post of first dc of first V-st, work 4 fpdc. post of second dc of V-st is upside down (V point
of V-st will be facing right).

(Picture C) Working from bottom to top around (Picture C cont.) First crocodile scale
post of second dc of V-st, work 5 fpdc. completed.

(Picture E) Yo, insert hook in next sp between

(Picture D) Row 2 completed. scales and in ch-1 sp directly behind scales and
complete a V-st.

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 (Picture F) Row 3 completed. Back view where
you can see that V-sts are on top of V-sts. (Picture G) Rows 1 through 4 completed.

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