I need help identifying these stitches

[CrochetPunk]

I have been trying to figure out these (or this, if they're the same) stitches for a little while now.   Does anyone know what they are? Thanks.  

[magiccrochetfan]

I don't know, it doesn't really look like crochet to me.  Are you sure it is crochet?  

 

Where are the pics from?---is there any info at all at the source?  

[CrochetPunk]

I don't know what the source is. A friend of mine and I share pictures of things we find online and she sent me both of these pictures. I was so sure they were crochet. I asked her where she got the pictures and she said she looked them up on Goggle Images while searching for crocheted cowls. I sent one of these pictures to a YouTube user who crochets and makes videos and she said she wasn't sure either. I thought someone here would know. I guess I'll never find out..

[magiccrochetfan]

well hey, you just posted the question an hour ago, and so far I am the only person who has replied, so don't give up hope!  maybe someone else will know exactly how they were made.  

[CrochetPunk]

I know. You're right. I didn't even think of that until the second after I clicked 'Post'. Thank you.  

[crabby rat]

It's probably crochet.  It looks like a big hook - I'd guess a Q - and two strands of yarn held together.

 

I think the images come from this Etsy seller:

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HookedWear?ref=l2-shopheader-name

 

because this looks a lot like (if not identical to) the picture of the blue one...

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82514832/the-favorite-cowl-scarf-hood-warmer?ref=shop_home_active_24

[CrochetPunk]

Yup. It's even prettier from different angles. So it's has to be crochet because the tags in the Etsy listing say crochet. But what stitch is it?

[crabby rat]

Looks like just single crochet to me, but very BIG stitches... so they are "looser" than what you might be used to.  I could be wrong, but that's what they look like to me...

[CrochetPunk]

No, you're right. They do kinda look like singles. I'm going to do a swatch with my Q hook and see if it comes out looking like the picture. 

[CrochetPunk]

I've been VERY busy lately but I found some time to do a test run of singles with my Q hook annnnnd.... Nope.It didn't really look anything like the pictures. I hope someone will come along and throw in a few more suggestions soon.           

[mamarose22]

I can't quite make it out either, however it looks like there are chains between the stitches and maybe the sc's are somehow twisted around.  I also think that a large hook was used, but not a Q; perhaps an M or N.

[Avon Lady]

I'm really wondering if it isn't made on a round loom?  A friend of mine used to make hats that had a similar stitch on her round loom!  And I really don't remember if they were knit or crochet.  I guess it was just "loomed"!!!    

[RoseRed]

It looks like sc done between the legs instead of directly beneath the V.  I would a guess a P hook.  It's not loose enough for 2 strands and a Q and it's too tight for an N nook.

 

If you look at the thicker line that runs between/beneath the Vs it's pretty thick in there.