Rufed Spring Cowl by Christie Pruitt

Materials 1 skein Jaegar Agua, shade 309 (Shell) - Color A 1 skein Jaegar Agua, shade 312, Mystery Color I call Plum - Color B OR any DK weight, mercerized cotton Crochet hook size "I" 2 buttons (or a Dritz Fabric Button Kit + coordinating fabric) Sewing needle and thread Yarn needle for weaving in ends I stitched this cowl in a matter of hours! Quick project that uses less than 230 yards! Gauge 4 dc = 1" Finished Size 7 " tall at tallest point (counting ruf s) x 18" long (will stretch slightly - but is designed to t e snugly.) With Color A, ch 62 Row 1: sc in second chain from hook and in next 3 chains, dc across to last 4 chains, sc in last 4. Chain 1, turn.

Repeat this row 2 more times. Row 4: sc in rst sc, chain 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, (buttonhole made), dc across to last 4 sc, sc in last 4. Chain 1, turn. Row 5: sc in next 4 sc, dc across to 1st sc, sc in this sc, 1 sc in next 2 chains, sc in last sc. Chain 1, turn. Rows 6 & 7: Repeat Row 1 Row 8: Repeat Row 4 Rows 9 & 10: Repeat Row 1 Fasten off. Now turn the piece upside down so that you are ready to work into the dc's from Row 1. With Color B, attach yarn around post of 1st dc. First Rufe (or bottom edge rufe) Row 1: * chain 4, skip next 3 dc, sc around post of next dc - repeat from * across. Chain 3, turn. (13 chain 4 spaces) Row 2: 1 dc in chain 4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same chain 4 space, *2 dc, chain 3, 2 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn. Row 3: work sc in second dc, work sc in chain 3 space, chain 3, work 7 dc into chain 3 space, * 8 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Fasten off. Second Rufe Skip next row of dc and work second rufe into next dc row - or 3rd dc row from the top. Skip rst 2 dc's of this row, and attach yarn around post of 3rd dc. Row 1: * chain 4, skip next 3 dc, sc around post of next dc - repeat from * across. Chain 3, turn. (12 chain 4 spaces) Row 2: 1 dc in chain 4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same chain 4 space, *2 dc, chain 3, 2 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn. Row 3: work sc in second dc, work sc in chain 3 space, chain 3, work 5 dc into chain 3 space, * 6 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Fasten off. Third Rufe Skip next dc row and work third rufe into next dc row - or 5th dc row from the top. Attach yarn around post of 1st dc of this row. Row 1: * chain 4, skip next 3 dc, sc around post of next dc - repeat from * across. Chain 3, turn. (13 chain 4 spaces)

Row 2: 1 dc in chain 4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same chain 4 space, *2 dc, chain 3, 2 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Chain 1, turn. Row 3: work sc in second dc, work sc in chain 3 space, chain 3, work 3 dc into chain 3 space, * 4 dc in next chain 3 space - repeat from * across. Fasten off. Fourth Rufe Skip next dc row and work fourth rufe into next dc row - or 7th row of dc from the top. Attach yarn around post of 3rd dc of this row. Repeat instructions for Third Rufe, keeping in mind you will have 12 chain 4 spaces instead of 13. Finishing Weave in ends. Fold the piece so that the buttonhole edge lines up with the opposite edge and using the buttonholes as a guide, place your buttons. (I didn't have any buttons in my stash that matched good enough - so I made mine using the Dritz Fabric Button Kit and some coordinating fabric I found in my stash.) Steam or Wet Block your cowl, if desired.