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!
