Brigid Capelet

FINISHED SIZES Instructions given fit size small/ medium; changes for large/X-large and 2X-large/3X-large are in [ ]. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Shoulder circumference: 40 [45, 50] inches Length: 11 [12, 13] inches MATERIALS • Patons Grace light (DK) weight mercerized cotton yarn (13/4 oz/ 136 yds/50g per ball):

3 [4, 4] balls #62048 citadel • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE Flower Motif = 5 inches across

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double treble crochet unless otherwise stated. The last double treble crochet of a petal is the end stitch. The first double treble crochet of a petal is the beginning stitch.

SPECIAL STITCHES Surface single crochet (surface sc):

With yarn on RS and 1 lp on hook, insert hook from RS to WS to RS again around indicated st, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook. Picot: Ch 8, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 4. Beginning petal (beg petal): Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dtr (see Stitch Guide) in same st, 2 dtr in next 2 sts. Petal: 2 dtr in next 3 sts. Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.

CAPELET

FLOWER SECTION Make 8 [9, 10] Flowers. First Flower Rnd 1: Ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 23 tr in ring, join in top of beg ch. (24 tr) Rnd 2: Beg petal (see Special Stitches), ch 4, [ petal— see Special Stitches, ch 6] 7 times. Join in 5th ch of beg ch-5. (8 petals, 8 ch sps) 2nd–7th [8th, 9th] Flowers

Rnd 1: Rep rnd 1 of First Flower.

Rnd 2: Beg petal, ch 4, [petal, ch 6] 5 times, petal, ch 3, join in 3rd ch sp of previous Flower, ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in 2nd ch sp of the previous Flower, ch 3, join in 5th ch of beg ch-5. (8 petals, 8 ch sps)

Last Flower

Rnd 1: Rep rnd 1 of First Flower.

Rnd 2: Beg petal, ch 4, petal, ch 3, join in last ch sp of First Flower, ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in 2nd to last ch sp of First Flower, ch 3, [petal, ch 6] 3 times, petal, ch 3, join in 3rd ch sp of previous Flower, ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in 2nd ch sp of previous Flower, ch 3, join in 5th ch of beg ch-5.

(8 petals, 8 ch sps) Flower Embellishment

Rnd 1: With slip knot on hook work surface sc (see Special

Stitches) around post (see Stitch Guide) of 3rd tr from rnd 1, inserting hook in same sp that the yarn came out of, work surface sc around post of each tr from rnd 1. (24 surface sc)

Rnds 2 & 3: Moving in a spiral toward center of Flower, surface sc around post of each tr. Fasten off. Rep for rem Flowers.

NECKLINE TRIM

Rnd 1: Sc join (see Special Stitches) yarn to ch-4 sp in rnd 2 of any Flower, *ch 8, tr in end st (see Pattern Notes) of next petal, ch 6, sk connected ch sps, tr in beg st (see Pattern Notes) of next petal, ch 8**, sc in next ch-4 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in first st. (24 [27, 30] ch sps)

Rnd 2: Sc in first sc, *ch 8, sk ch sp, sc in next tr, ch 6, sk ch sp, sc in next tr, ch 8**, sc in next sc, rep from around, ending last rep at **, join in first st.

Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, ch 7, sk ch sp, sc in sc, ch 5, sk ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 7] around, join in first st. Fasten off.

NET

Rnd 1: With RS facing, working on opposite side of neckline, join yarn to end st in first petal after connected ch sps. *Sc in end st of petal, ch 6, (sc in beg st of next petal, ch 6, sk 4 sts, sc in end st of same petal, ch 6) twice, sc in beg st of next petal, ch 8,