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Vintage 1951 Short Cape
Stole #342
A clever needle worker
will quickly create this lovely cape…then commence another
in a different color…a perfect top for your outfit & a season-spanning
wardrobe favorite to keep or gift!
MATERIALS:
Bear
Brand Tricolaine
OR
Fleisher’s
Silhouette, 8 skeins
1
Pair #4 Knitting Needles
#4
Steel Crochet Hook
GAUGE:
7
sts = 1”
ABBREVIATIONS:
BEG = Begin DEC =
Decrease
INC = Increase K = Knit
P = Purl REM =
Remain
REP = Repeat ST = Stitch
TOG = Together YO = Yarn Over
ALTERNATE
VERSION WITHOUT FRINGE TRIMMING:
Work
as shown below, but work 2” even before 1st dec row, instead of 1”
even on back, left front & right front.
Upon
finishing garment, work 2 rows sc around all edges, keeping work flat. Omit fringe,
CAPE: BACK:
Cast
on 228 sts.
Work
Stockinette st for 1”.
Dec
1 st each side of next row; 226 sts.
Work
1” even.
Always
include dec row in part worked even, end on wrong side.
1st
dec row: Dec 1 st each side & 12
more sts evenly spaced across row; 212 sts.
Work
1” even.
Dec
1 st each side of next row; 210 sts.
Work
1” even.
2nd
dec row: Same as 1st dec row;
196 sts.
Rep
1st dec row every 1” 5 times more; 126 sts; place marker each side
of last row for beg of shoulder shaping.
SHOULDER
SHAPING:
Dec
1 st each side every 2nd row 4 times; 118 sts.
P
1 row.
Rep
1st dec row once; 104 sts.
P
1 row.
Dec
1 st each side of next row; 102 sts.
P
1 row.
Bind
off 3 sts at beg of each of next 6 rows; 84 sts.
9th
dec row: Bind off 3 sts at beg of next
row, dec 12 sts evenly spaced across remainder or row; 69 sts.
Bind
off 3 sts at beg of each of next 11 rows.
Bind
off remaining 36 sts for back of neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
Cast
on 114 sts.
Work
st st for 1”, end with p row.
Dec
1 st at beg of next row.
Work
1” even, end with p row.
1st
dec row: Dec 1 st at beg of row & 6
sts more evenly spaced across row.
Keep
front edge even & continue shaping side edge to correspond to back, rep 6
decs across row 2” above 1sdt dec; then every 1” 5 times, end at front edge; 63
sts.
Place
a marker at beg of last dec row for beg of shoulder shaping.
NECK
SHAPING:
Bind
off 10 sts at beg of next row, p to end.
Dec
1 st each side of next row.
Rep
decs at each side every 2nd row 3 times more; 45 sts.
P
1 row.
8th
dec row: Dec 1 st at beg & end of
row & 6 sts spaced evenly across; 37 sts.
P
1 row.
Dec
1 st each side of next row; 35 sts.
Rep
dec at neck edge every 2nd row twice more; at the same time bind off
3 sts at beg of each of next 3 k rows; 24 sts.
P
1 row.
9th
dec row: bind off 3 sts, dec 6 sts
evenly spaced across remainder of row; 15 sts.
Bind
off 3 sts at beg of every k row until all sts are bound off.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Work
to correspond to left front, shaping side edge at end of k rows & neck edge
at beg of k rows.
COLLAR:
Cast
on 100 sts for lower edge.
P
1 row.
Work
st st, inc 1 st each side every row 6 times; 112 sts.
Work
10 rows even.
On
next row, dec 16 sts evenly spaced across row; 96 sts.
P
1 row. Bind off.
From
right side, work 1 row sc on side & lower edges.
FINISHING:
Sew
side seams.
From
right side, work 1 row sc around all edges, keeping work flat.
Sew
on collar.
Make
a small button loop at neck edge.
FRINGE:
Wind
yarn on 2 ½” cardboard; cut one end.
Knot 4 strands in 1st & every 2nd st on lower
edge of cape & around collar.
ENJOY!
