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©2012 Coats & Clark

Cape For a

Princess

An elegant crocheted cape with a lacy edge

will keep your favorite Princess warm while

she’s out trick-or-treating. Keep it in royal

Gold or choose the color that best matches

her costume for an ensemble she’ll never

want to take off!

Round 1:

With right side facing join yarn to

marked dc on bottom edge of cape; ch 1, sc
in same dc and next dc, 3 sc in last dc, 2 dc in
next 19 row ends, 3 sc in next 6 row ends, 2
sc in next 20 row ends, 3 sc in next ch, [sc in
each ch to next marker, 2 dc in marked ch] 3
times, sc in each ch to last ch, 3 sc in last ch,
2 sc in next 20 row ends, 3 sc in next 6 row
ends, 2 sc in next 19 row ends, 3 sc in top of
next dc, sc in each st across bottom edge of
cape; join with a slip st to first sc – 360 sc.

Round 2:

Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, ch 2,

skip next 2 sc, ** (sc, ch 5, sc) in corner sc,
* ch 2, skip next 2 sc ***, sc in next sc, ch 3,
skip 2 next sc ****, sc in next sc; repeat from
* to next corner, end at ***; repeat from **
around, end at ****; join; turn – 124 ch-spaces.

Round 3 (Wrong Side):

Slip st in next 3-ch

space, ch 2, (2dc-cl, ch 3, 3dc-cl) in 3-ch
space, * skip next ch-2 space, (3dc-cl, ch 3,
3dc-cl) in next 3-ch space; repeat from * to
next corner, ([3dc-cl, ch 3] twice, 3 dc-cl) all in
corner 5-ch space; repeat from * around; join
to first 2dc-cl; turn – 132 dc-cl.

Round 4 (Right Side):

Slip st in next 3dc-cl, *

([sc, ch 2] 4 times, sc) all in next ch-3 space;
repeat from * around; join. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Weave in ends. With sewing needle and thread
to match yarn, sew button to wrong side
of fabric at end of Row 6 of cape, opposite
button loop.

ABBREVIATIONS: ch

= chain;

cl

= cluster;

dc

= double crochet;

dtr

= double treble crochet;

mm

= millimeters;

sc

= single crochet;

st(s)

= stitch (es);

tog

= together;

yo

= yarn over;

*

or **

= repeat whatever follows the

* or **

as

indicated;

[]

= work directions in brackets the

number of times specified.

RED HEART

®

Super Saver

®

:

2 skeins 321 Gold.

Susan Bates

®

Crochet Hook:

5.5mm [US I-9].

Stitch markers, yarn needle, 1” [2.5
cm] diameter shank button, sewing
needle, thread to match yarn.

GAUGE: 14 sts = 4½” [11 cm]; 11
rows = 8” [20 cm] in dc.

CHECK

YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook
to obtain the gauge.

RED HEART

®

Super

Saver

®

, Art. E300

available in solid color

7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multi
color, heather and print 5 oz (141 g),
244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g),
260 yd (238 m) skeins.

LW3261

crochet

Designed by April Garwood.

What you will need:

Cape neck circumference 17” [43 cm];
length 34” [86 cm].

Special Abbreviations
dc2tog (worked over 2 sts) =

[Yo and draw up

a loop in next st, yo and draw through 2 loops]
twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

2dc-cl =

[Yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw

through 2 loops] twice in space, yo and draw
through all 3 loops on hook.

3dc-cl =

[Yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw

through 2 loops] 3 times in space, yo and draw
through all 4 loops on hook.

CAPE

Ch 61.

Row 1 (Right Side):

Dc in 4th ch from hook and

each ch across; turn – 59 sts. Place marker in
the center (30th) dc and move up each row.

Rows 2-5:

Ch 2, dc2tog over first 2 dc, dc in

each st to marked dc, dc2tog over marked dc
and next dc, dc to last 2 sts; dc2tog; turn – 47
dc at end of Row 5.

Row 6:

Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in each dc to

last dc; yo and draw up a loop in last dc, yo
and draw through 2 loops, [yo] 3 times and
draw up a loop in the same dc, [yo and draw
through 2 loops] 3 times, yo and draw through
all 3 loops on hook; turn – 47 dc. The dtr part
of the last st forms the button loop.

Rows 7-23:

Ch 3, dc in first dc (Increase

made) and each dc to marked dc, 2 dc in
marked dc, dc in each dc to last dc, 2 dc in
last dc; turn – 98 dc. Remove marker.

Rows 23-45:

Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in each

dc across; turn. Fasten off at end of Row 45.
Place markers in 96th dc of Row 45 and in
foundation ch 15, 30, and 45.

Edging
Note:

Do not work around the dtr portion of the

dc-dtr st at end of Row 6, but work around the
dc portion.

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