Cinched Cowl 2

Here is another version of a cinched cowl which creates a tie cord from the bottom to the top of the cowl (or you could wear the cowl upside down of course and tie the cord at the bottom - your choice).  This tie cord is made as a continuation of the cowl and is not separate.  Let's see if my instructions are understandable :).  I used Loops & Threads Charisma yarn in the color Northern Lights.  This is a great soft, thick yarn.

Cinched Cowl 2

Size N hook
Chain 45 stitches
Join last and first stitches with a slip stitch being careful not to twist the chain
Ch 2, Half double crochet in the second chain and in each stitch to the end of the row
At the end of each row slip stitch through the first stitch in the row.
At the beginning of each row Ch 2.
This cowl measures 8.5-9 inches.


Tie cord:  At the end of the last row, after slip stitch into the first stitch of that row to complete the round, continue in a chain stitch for 14 inches to create the tie cord.  Turn work and single crochet back the length of the cord, binding off when you reach the cowl's edge.  Weave the tie cord through the holes created at the seam (the joining stitches at the end of each row).  Pull and cinch as desired.  Finish with a knot.  

Half double crochet stitch:  yo, through stitch, yo, pull through the stitch and all the way through the three stitches on the hook.