Bay Neck Warmer Crochet Pattern

Welcome to week three, part two of the 2025 Wonderful Hats Crochet Along! Today we will learn to make the Bay Neck Warmer crochet pattern.

If you were following along earlier this week, you would have seen the beautiful Bay Beanie crochet pattern. The hat featured a fun stitch called the Waistcoat moss stitch. It featured a subtle texture that looked like knit stitches that ran vertically along the hat. We will continue with that same texture in the Bay Neck Warmer.

The Bay Neck Warmer crochet pattern is a simple design. It features a bobble stitch edging before continuing to work a pattern of waistcoat moss stitch. It’s worked from the bottom up and in a round. It’s an easy accessory to wear!

The Wonderful Hats Crochet Along:

The Wonderful Hats Crochet Along is in its sixth year! As this is the third week in this year’s event we have already worked three new crochet hat patterns which are as follows: the Deep River Beanie, the Hill Beanie and the Bay Beanie.

We have also learned to crochet their matching accessories including the Deep River Scarf, the Hill Neck Warmer and then our Bay Neck Warmer which is written out in full below.

The Materials:

For the neck warmer, you will need about 200 yards of a medium/worsted weight yarn as well as a 5mm (H/8) crochet hook. I will provide the details about the specific yarn I used in the photos down below.

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The crochet pattern for the Bay Neck Warmer will be written out in full below followed by a free video tutorial.  The pattern is free to follow on my site and will always be free! If, however, you would like a printable copy, you may purchase one from my Etsy and Ravelry Shops linked below:

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Bay Neck Warmer Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Gauge: 15sts x 20 rnds of pattern = 4 inches

Finished Size: 11.5 x 7.5 inches laid flat 

Yarn: Heatherly® by Knitpicks/WeCrochet® Yarn (80% acrylic/20% Merino Wool; 218 yds, 100 g; (4) Worsted/Medium weight): 1 skein.

Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge

Stitches and Abbreviations:

3rd Loop – Looking at the back of your hdc st you will see a loop running along just under the back loop.  This is your 3rd loop.

Bobble – Bobble Stitch ([yo, insert your hook into the indicated st, yo draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on your hook] 4 times, yo and draw through all the loops on your hook.  Bobble Stitch Made.)

Ch – Chain

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Rpt – Repeat

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sl St – Slip Stitch

WS – Waistcoat Stitch (A single crochet stitch worked between the two vertical bars of the post of the single crochet or waistcoat stitch below. In this pattern only it will be worked through the post of the stitch two rows below.)

Yo – Yarn Over

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English crochet terms.
• Pattern is worked in rounds.
• Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch.
• Turn at the end of each round AS INDICATED.
• Weave in ends as needed.
• To change the size of your cowl, work a foundation chain in multiples of 2.

Free Crochet Pattern:

Ch 90, being careful not to twist the chain, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, hdc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn. (90 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop only all the way around, sc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Ch 1, TURN.

Rnd 3: Sc in the 1st st, *bobble in the next st, sc in each of the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around to the final 2 sts, bobble in the next st, sc in the final st.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Ch 1, TURN.

Rnd 4: Hdc in the 1st st and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop only all the way around, sc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, *ch 1, sk the next st, sc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a ch-1, sk the next st.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st. Do not turn.  

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, *WS in the next st 2 rows below, sc in next st; Rpt from * around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st. Do not turn.

Rnds 8-29: Repeat rounds 6 and 7 for a total of 11 times.

Rnd 30: Ch 1, hdc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnd 31: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop only all the way around, sc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Ch 1, TURN.

Rnd 32: Sc in the 1st st, *bobble in the next st, sc in each of the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around to the final 2 sts, bobble in the next st, sc in the final st.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Ch 1, TURN.

Rnd 33: Hdc in the 1st st and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Rnd 34: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop only all the way around, sc in the same st as joining and in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Do not turn.

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Video Tutorial:

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