Smashed avocado | a neckwarmer…

After I posted the neck-warmer-cowl-thingamajig I had quite a few requests for a “how to”. Honestly, you really don’t need it…it’s so simple. Just a giant tube really.

BUT…
I used 1 ball of Patons Wilderness 100gram ball – 110 metres (sadly discontinued)
If you can get your hands on a ball do – it comes in a delicious range of colours
If you can’t track a ball down then about a 12-14ply of your choosing should be fine.
9mm hook

THEN…
I chained 52 & slip stitched to join.

Round 1
Chain 3 to act as first treble.
Treble into each chain stitch.
Slip stitch to join.

Round 2
Chain 3 to act as first treble.
Treble into next treble stitch.
Chain 2, skip 2 trebles.
Treble into next 2 treble stitches.
Chain 2, skip 2 trebles.
Continue working this pattern then slip stitch to join.

Round 3
Chain 3 to act as first treble.
Treble into next treble stitch.
Treble 2 into chain 2 space.
Continue working this pattern then slip stitch to join.

REPEAT Rounds 2 & 3 until you run out of yarn. For me that was 13 rounds.

I love this neck warmer. It has just the perfect level of collapse (sometimes hard to achieve with crochet). It’s a serious science don’t you know…the “air to stitch ratio” I call it. I love the chunkiness of the stitches and the squidge factor is extremely high.

If you’re looking to move on from a granny square then this is absolutely the very next project for you. You should have it knocked over in a couple of hours.

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