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make a cute textured cape to practice crochet stitches
A nice, light and comfortable accessory, to wear on chilly afternoons. Crocheted both in the round and back and forth, all with double crochet, front post double crochet and back post double crochet stitches. Made of two separate pieces and then joined together by a seam. One size only, 22″ (lower widest part) x 10.2″/56 cm (lower widest part) x 26 cm

Posted by Chabepatterns • Published 25th June 2019 • See Chabepatterns's 16 projects »

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Chabepatterns published her project Cabled Cape 25 Jun 09:00

Step 1
CAPE UPPER PART
It’s crocheted in the round, in closed rounds, starting from the neck.
Ch 72, sl st in the first ch to close in the round (take care not to twist the foundation ch).
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc 71= 72 sts. The first 3 ch of every round replace the first dc. To close this and every following round sl st in the 3rd beginning ch.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc 4, 2 dc in next st, (dc 5, 2 dc in next st) rep ( ) 11 times= 84 sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc 83= 84 sts
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc 5, 2 dc in next st, (dc 6, 2 dc in next st) rep ( ) 11 times= 96 sts.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc 95= 96 sts
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc 6, 2 dc in next st, (dc 7, 2 dc in next st) rep ( ) 11 times= 108 sts.
Rnd 7-13: Ch 3, dc 107= 108 sts
Fasten off.
Step 2

Watch the video tutorial.
Step 3
CABLE BAND
Crocheted back and forth starting from one end. Ch 21.
R1: Starting in 5th ch from the hook dc 17= 18 sts.
R2: Ch 3, dc 17, turn= 18 sts.
R3 (RS, cable/crossing row): Ch 3, 1 FPdc, dc 3, skip 4 sts, make 1 FPdc into each of the next 4 sts, go back to the skipped sts and make 1 FPdc into each of the 4 sts, dc 3, 1 FPdc, dc 1, turn= 18 sts.
R4: Ch 3, 1 BPdc, dc 3, make 1 BPdc into each of the next 8 sts, dc 3, 1 BPdc, dc 1, turn= 18 sts.
R5: Ch 3, 1 FPdc, dc 3, make 1 FPdc into each of the next 8 sts, dc 3, 1 FPdc, dc 1, turn= 18 sts.
R6-9: Rep R4-5 twice.
R10: Rep R4 once more.
Repeat R3-10 continuously until completing 40.1″/102 cm.
Make 2 last rows of 18 dc without FP or BPdc or any crossing.
Fasten off leaving a long strand for sewing.
Step 4
FINISHING
Sew the ends of the cable band.
Take the upper part of the cape and align the beginning of rounds with the band seam.
Sew the band with the upper part of the cape (pin before making the final seam).
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
The cape is finished.