So I give credit to Lion Brand's Day and Night Poncho and Linda Kaye Smith's Ruffled Shawl/Cape for inspiration.
Using math and weight of the finished product, I figured I used about 8 skeins or 1500 yards of yarn for this project.
Here is my pattern.
One-piece Cape with hood
Hook: I
Yarn: Homespun (or similar weight)
Body
sc foundation 48
Row 1: ch2 (counts as dc here and throughout) dc in each sc across – 48 dc
Row 2: ch2, dc in each dc across – 48 dc
Row 3: ch2, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 56 dc
Row 4: ch2, dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 64 dc
Row 5: ch2, dc in next 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 72 dc
Row 6: ch2, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 80 dc
Row 7: ch2, dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 88 dc
Row 8: ch2, dc in next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 10 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 96 dc
Row 9: ch2, dc in next 10 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 11 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 104 dc
Row 10: ch2, dc in next 11 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 12 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 112 dc
Rows 11 – 12: ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 112 dc
Row 13: ch2, dc in next 12 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 13 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 120 dc
Rows 14-15: ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 120 dc
Row 16: ch2, dc in next 13 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 14 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 128 dc
Rows 17-18: ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 128 dc
Row 19: ch2, dc in next 14 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 15 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 136 dc
Rows 20-21: ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 136dc
Row 22: ch2, dc in next 15, 2 dc in next (dc in next 16dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 144dc
Rows 23-30: ch2, 1 dc in each dc
Row 31: ch2, dc in next 16, 2 dc in next, (dc in next 17 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 7 times – 152 dc
Rows 32-39 – ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 152 dc
Row 40: ch2, dc in next 17 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 18, 2dc in next dc) 7 times – 160 dc
Rows 41-48: ch2, 1 dc in each dc – 160dc
Row 49: ch2, dc in next 18 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 19, 2dc in next dc) 7 times – 168 dc
Rows 50-57: ch2, 1 dc each dc – 168 dc
Row 58: ch2, dc in next 19dc, 2 dc in next dc, ( dc in next 20, 2dc in next dc) 7 times – 176 dc
Finish off
Hood
Attach new yarn with a slip stitch to first ch on opposite side of starting ch of body
Row 1: ch2, dc in next 6 ch, 2 dc in next ch, (dc in next 7, 2dc in next dc) 5 times – 54 dc
Rows 2-3: ch2, 1 dc in each across
Row 4: ch2, dc in nest 7, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 8, 2dc in next dc) 5 times – 60 dc
Rows 5-6: ch2, 1 dc in each across
Row 7: ch2, dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in next 9, 2dc in next dc) 5 times – 66 dc
Rows 8-9: ch1, 1 dc in each across
Row 10: ch2, dc in next 9 dc, 2 dc in next, (dc in next 10, 2dc in next dc) 5 times – 72 dc
Rows 11-16: ch2, 1 dc in each across
Row 17: ch2, 1 dc in next 31 dc – 32 dc
Rows 18-20: ch2, 1 dc in each across.
~ Fold to where the end of row 20 touches the end of row 17 and sew together, finish off
Edging
attach with a slip stitch anywhere along the edge, ch1, hdc evenly around the entire cloak, finish off.
Enjoy! Please feel free to make this for whatever use, but give me credit and DON'T sell the pattern.
God bless!
how long did it take it looks great BTW I am just can't get the time off my mind but so thumbs up
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your cloak pattern, I download it for later, because I too, have trouble
ReplyDeletefinding capes, etc. that I like.
I also like your mickey mouse hat, but would have
to increase it to a larger size for my grand-kids.
I think it is so cute.
Thank you.
Ms. Thang Cherise - I only worked on it for about 2 hours in the evenings and not even every evening. It took maybe a month (about the time a typical afghan would take) for me to complete it.
ReplyDeletePeggie - I'm glad you like and can use the stuff!
Thank you both for the compliments.
Great Job! And here I was thinking the same thing but went out and bought the Leisure Arts Wrapped in Style just for the hooded cape lol.
ReplyDeleteJust curious if it's US or UK terminology?
ReplyDeleteUS terminology.
ReplyDeleteIf you make it, please send me a pic or link to it, I'd love to see.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to check that the ch2 at the start of every row was correct - as I understand it, dc should start with a ch3.
Cheers.
Richard - usually you're right, but I've found that the ch3 as a dc tends to leave a slightly bigger opening than I like, while the ch2 is just the right size for my dc stitches.
ReplyDeleteIf ch3 works for you, do it. Part of being a crafter is modifying patterns for your needs. :-)
I suspected that might be the case, but wanted to check. :) Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna try this pattern but I'm going to make the hood a separate and larger piece, thanks though, this looks simply amazing, maryland's ren fest?
ReplyDeleteI would like to know where I could download this pattern in pdf or can you email this pattern in pdf to me email is unclebubbha@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteMay I ask the gauge?....I tend to not be able to afford/find lion brand...I use the worsted weight of 4 of red heart super saver
ReplyDeleteWhich row is the clasp attached to.
ReplyDeleteCan you please clarify the hood for me? I'm confused on it.
ReplyDeleteSorry I've got replied sooner, I've had children and health issues since posting...
DeleteThe good is in rows that are about half the width of the cloak and you see the seem together at the top.. I hope that helps
What sizes will this pattern accommodate? I am a pleasing plump woman. Thank you for creating and sharing your pattern.
ReplyDeleteSorry I wasn't long in replying, I had children and health issues...
DeleteI've worn it for years, and my size has ranged from women's 10- 18
Im having an issue with line 17 of the hood it says 1 double crochet in 31 stitches. and that's it so what do you do with the rest of the stitches how do you suppose to get around to line 18 from that 32 stitch
ReplyDeleteIt's a dc on each of the 31 stitches
DeleteNot finished with mine yet but I can already tell it won't fit me right since I'm a bigger girl. Still turning out beautiful. Thank you for the pattern. Once I'm finished I'll gift it to my niece and try to make a bigger size. Do you have any tips on making the pattern bigger?
ReplyDeleteI'm also a bigger girl and it fits me relatively fine but I need to make it much longer than the rows call for. Row 58 only comes to my hips, but I'm also 5'9" and I think maybe the designer is shorter than me, haha. It seems to be wide enough and I am a US size 20. If you need it wider, it looks like the foundation chain can be done in multiples of 8, so instead of just 48 make it 56 or 64 chains to begin with and then you can do the same increases but repeat it 8 or 9 times across (depending on how many multiples of 8 you did), instead of the 7 that the pattern calls for.
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteHow much yarn did you use to make it and in what size is it?
Greetings,
Diana from holland
Hi,
ReplyDeleteHow much yarn did you use to make it and in what size is it?
Greetings,
Diana from holland
Sorry, I don't check here often since I had children...
ReplyDeleteIt fits me, and I range from adult size 12-16
I don't know how much yarn, I didnt measure.
Can you go into more detail about the hood? When I fold row 20's end to touch row 17's, I just get a weird square offshoot that doesn't form a hood at all.
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