Paris in the Fall Cape
FINISHED SIZE
One size fits most.
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
281/2 inches long
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/ 270 yds/100g per ball):
4 balls #3956 polo • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Sewing needle • Matching sewing thread • 28mm button • Stitch markers: 2
GAUGE
7 dc = 2 inches; 3 dc rows = 21/4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. On Cape, Rows 24–34 form the Armhole openings.
CAPE
Row 1 (WS): Starting at neckline, ch 50, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (49 sc) Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each of next 5 sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in each of next 6 sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in each of next 21 sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in each of next 6 sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in each of next 6 sc, turn. (57 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in each dc to center dc of 3-dc group, *3 dc in center dc**, dc in each dc to center dc of next 3-dc group, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in each rem dc across, turn. (65 dc)
Row 4: Rep row 3. (73 dc) Row 5: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), sk next dc, dc in next dc, *ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc**, rep from * to center dc of 3-dc group, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, rep from * to ** to next 3-dc group, dc in next dc, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, rep from * to ** to center dc of 3-dc group, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, rep from * to ** to 3-dc group, dc in next dc, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, rep from * to ** across, turn. (81 sts) Row 6: Ch 3, dc in each ch-1 sp and each dc across, working 3 dc in center dc of each 3-dc group, turn. (89 dc) Rows 7 & 8: Rep row 3. (105 sts) Rows 9–20: [Rep rows 5–8 consecutively] 3 times. (201 sts) Rows 21–23: Rep rows 5–7. (225 sts)
LEFT FRONT
Row 24: Ch 3, dc in each st to first 3-dc group, dc in next st, turn, leaving rem sts unworked. (28 dc)
Row 25: Ch 4, sk next dc, dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] across to last st, dc in last st, turn.
Row 26: Ch 3, dc in each ch-1 sp and dc in each dc across, turn. Rows 27 & 28: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn. Rows 29–32: Rep rows 25–28 consecutively. Rows 33 & 34: Rep rows 25 and 26. At the end of row 34, fasten off.
BACK
Row 24: Sk next st on row 23,
join (see Pattern Notes) in next st, ch 3, [dc in each st to center dc of 3-dc group, 3 dc in center dc] twice, dc in each st to next 3-dc group, dc in next st, turn. (172 dc)
Row 25: Ch 4, sk next st, dc in next st, *[ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] across to center dc of 3-dc group, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next st, rep from * once, dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] across, turn.
Row 26: Ch 3, dc in each dc and each ch-1 sp across, working 3 dc in center dc of each 3-dc group, turn. Rows 27 & 28: Ch 3, dc in each st across, working 3 dc in center dc of each 3-dc group, turn. Rows 29–32: Rep rows 25–28 consecutively. Rows 33 & 34: Rep rows 25 and 26. At the end of row 34, fasten off.
RIGHT FRONT
Row 24: Sk next st on row 23, join in next st, ch 3, dc in each st across, turn. (28 dc) Rows 25–34: Rep rows 25–34 of Left Front. At the end of row 34, do not fasten off, turn.
JOINING
Row 35: Ch 3, dc in next 28 dc across Right Front, dc in first st of Back, place stitch marker between last st on Right Front and first st on Back, dc across, working 3 dc in center dc of 3-dc groups, work dc in st on Left Front, place stitch marker between last st on back and first
st on Left Front, dc in each rem st across, turn.
Row 36: Ch 3, dc in each st across to marker, work 3 dc in marked st, dc in next st across working 3 dc in center dc of each 3-dc group across to next marker, work 3 dc in marked st, dc in each rem st across, turn, remove markers.
Rows 37–40: Rep rows 5–8. At the end of row 40, fasten off.
CAPE EDGING
Rnd 1: With RS facing, join yarn at center back neck, sc across to left neck edge, 3 sc in corner, sc evenly down Left Front to bottom left corner, work 3 sc in corner, sc across bottom, working 3 sc in center dc of each 3-dc group to right corner, work 3 sc in corner, sc evenly up Right Front to right neck edge, work 3 sc in corner, sc across back of neck, join in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, [sc in each sc to center sc of corner, 3 sc in corner] twice, sc across bottom edge, 3 sc in center sc of 3-sc group in corner, sc up Right Front to 2 sc before center corner sc, ch 3, sk 2 sc (buttonhole made), 3 sc in center corner st, sc in each rem sc across, join in beg sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [sc in each sc to center corner sc, 3 sc in center corner sc] around until ch-3 sp of buttonhole, work 4 sc in ch-3 sp of buttonhole, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in each rem sc, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Sew button to Left Front of Cape opposite buttonhole.
ARMHOLE EDGING
Rnd 1: With RS facing, join yarn in side edge of row 34 of opening, ch 1, work 54 sc evenly sp around Armhole opening, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Rep rnd 1 on rem Armhole opening.