Get the nautical look with this smart button-up cape. The cropped style with neat button front closures and collar is ideal for beating the chills.
MATERIALS
• Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic; 288m/315yds per 170g/6oz ball) aran-weight yarn 4 x 170g (6oz) balls in shade 9759 Ocean
• 6mm (US J/10) crochet hook
• 4 x 22mm (⅞in) buttons
• Tapestry needle
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
117cm (46in) wide around shoulders x 38cm (15in) deep
TENSION
13htr and 9 rows to measure 10cm (4in)
ABBREVIATIONS
See page 9.
For the Cape
Foundation: Using 6mm (US J/10) hook, make 70ch.
Row 1 (RS): 1ch (does not count as st throughout), 1dc in each ch to end, turn.
Row 2 (WS): 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 3: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 4: 1ch, 1dc in each of next 4 sts, 2dc in next st, *1dc in each of next 5 sts, 2dc in next st; rep from * to last 5 sts, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 5: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 6: 1ch, 1dc in each of next 5 sts, 2dc in next st, *1dc in each of next 6 sts, 2dc in next st; rep from * to last 6 sts. 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 7: 1ch, 1dc in each of next 6 sts, 2dc in next st, *1dc in each of next 7 sts, 2dc in next st; rep from * to last 7 sts, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 8: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 9: 2ch (counts as 1htr throughout), 1htr in each of next 7 sts, 2htr in next st, *1htr in each of next 8 sts, 2htr in next st; rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Rows 10–11: 2ch, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 12: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, 2htr in next st, *1htr in each of next 9 sts, 2htr in next st; rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Rows 13–16: 2ch, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Make it yours
Play up the nautical theme by working the edging with white yarn and finishing with bright red buttons.
Row 17: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, 2htr in next st, *1htr in each of next 10 sts, 2htr in next st; rep from * to last 10 sts, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Rows 18–21: 2ch, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 22: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 10 sts, 2htr in next st, *1htr in each of next 11 sts, 2htr in next st; rep from * to last 11 sts, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Rows 23–37: 2ch, 1htr in each st, turn.
Rows 38–41: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Fasten off.
For the Button Band
With RS facing, starting at the left neckline, re-join yarn with 6mm (US J/10) hook and work 42dc evenly down to the hem, turn.
Rows 1–2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Rows 3–11: 2ch (counts as 1htr throughout), 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Rows 12–13: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Fasten off.
For the Buttonhole Band
With RS facing, starting at the right hem, re-join yarn with 6mm (US J/10) hook and work 42dc evenly up to the neckline, turn.
Rows 1–2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 3: 2ch (counts as 1htr throughout), 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 4: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 25 sts, 1ch, miss 1 st (buttonhole made), 1htr in each of next 7 sts, 1ch, miss 1 st (buttonhole made), 1htr in each of next 7 sts.
Row 5: 2ch, 1htr in each st and ch-sp to end, turn.
Rows 6–8: 2ch, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 9: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 10: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 25 sts, 1ch, miss 1 st (buttonhole made), 1htr in each of next 7 sts, 1ch, miss 1 st (buttonhole made), 1htr in each of next 7 sts.
Row 11: 2ch, 1htr in each st and ch-sp to end, turn.
Rows 12–13: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Fasten off.
For the Collar
With RS facing, starting at the right neck, re-join yarn with 6mm (US J/10) hook and work 70dc evenly along neckline, turn.
Row 1: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 2: 2ch (counts as 1htr throughout), 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 16 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 14 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 14 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 17 sts, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in next st, turn.
Row 3: 2ch, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 19 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 15 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 15 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 19 sts, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in next st, turn.
Row 4: 2ch, 1htr in next st, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 20 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 16 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 16 sts, 2htr in next st, 1htr in each of next 21 sts, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 2 sts, turn.
Row 5: 2ch, 1htr in each of next 2 sts, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 81 sts, 2htr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 3 sts, turn.
Row 6: 2ch, 1htr in each st to end, turn.
Row 7: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end. Fasten off.
For the Edging
With RS facing, re-join yarn with 6mm (US J/10) hook at the top of the button band and work 1dc in each st and 2dc in each corner, down the button band and along the lower edge of the cape, up the buttonhole band and around the edge of the collar, join with a sl st in first st. Fasten off.
MAKING UP AND FINISHING
Weave in all loose ends and block to measurements. Sew on the buttons to align with the buttonholes.
Tips
When blocking the cape, pay close attention to the collar and button bands to ensure they lie flat and neatly on the finished garment.
Y
Be sure that the buttons that you select are small enough to pass through the buttonholes easily without stretching them, but not so small that they slip back out.