Cape Swings into Fashion
This is an earlier version of a knitted cape and includes a (knitted) lining - so potentially nice and warm. I thought it was a good option to publish alongside the seventies version.
The lining is knitted but if you did not want to commit to all that knitting I think it might be simple enough to cut out the shapes in fabric to create the lining - as long as you choose a material that's not too stiff or thick, although the cape as shown seems to be styled with quite a firm structure.
Of course you could easily knit the cape in a plain stitch instead of the pattern illustrated.
Instructions.Instructions for only one medium size - could be adapted by using a thicker
yarn and bigger needles - but do work out your tension to check the size. Cape section (make 6)With No 7 (4½mm) needles and D, cast on 80 stitches and work in pattern as follows: 1st row (right side facing): in B
k5, * with wool at back, slip 2 purlwise,
k4; repeat from * to last 3 stitches,
slip 2 purlwise, k1. These 12 rows form the pattern. Keeping pattern correct and keeping a knit stitch at each end of every purl row, as before, shape sides by decreasing 1 stitch at each end of the next and every following 10th row, until 46 stitches remain. Now decrease 1 stitch at each end of every following 6th row until 34 stitches remain, then at each end of every 4th row until 20 stitches remain. Work 1 row. Make 5 more sections in same way. Lining section (make 6)With No 10 (3½mm) needles cast on 70 stitches and work 5 rows in stocking stitch, starting with a knit row. Next row: knit. Work a further 5 rows in stocking stitch, starting with a knit row. Change to No 8 (4mm) needles and continue in stocking stitch for a further
38 rows. Make 5 more sections in the same way. To Make Up Use a large tapestry needle and 12 inch lengths of wool for sewing,
Press parts very lightly on wrong side under a damp cloth. Now join one of the 2 remaining sections to one side of cape as follows
(to make armhole slits at the front): Join the lining in the same way, measuring the 4 inches up to the arm
slits from the purl ridge. Pin cape to lining, wrong sides together, lower edge of cape in line
with markers on lining ; tack in position. Right Front Border: With No 10 (3¼mm) needles and D, cast
on 13 stitches. Repeat these 2 rows until strip fits up right front edge when stretched,
ending with right side facing. Next row: cast off 7, knit to end. Slip stitches on a safety pin. Left Front Border: Work as for right border, ending with wrong
side facing. Sew one edge of border in position to cape, from lower edge to 9 inches
below neck, without stretching. Now ease the last 9 inches of the front
edge on to the remainder of the band. Neck Border: With right side of cape facing, No 10 (3¼mm) needles and D, k6 stitches of right border, pick up and knit 14 stitches from the top of each section, k6 border stitches. [96 sts] Work 5 rows stocking stitch, starting with a purl row. Work a further 4 rows in stocking stitch, starting with a purl row. Fold the neck border in half at the ridge, and slip-hem in position to
the lining. Sew on fastenings as in photo. |
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