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Free Knitting and Crochet Patterns from Elaine Phillips

American Girl Doll Cape with Hood


Difficulty level: Intermediate

Free Doll Cape Knitting Pattern

Materials:
Knitpicks Wool of the Andes worsted weight yarn, color Red, 50 g / 100 m (110 yards) - 2 skeins. (A)
Lion Brand Fun Fur Solid Yarn 64 yards (59 meters) / 50 gr- 1 skein. (B)

Needles:  4 (3.5 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Crochet Hook C (2.75 mm)

Gauge: 16 sts x 28 rows = 4" x 4" (10 x 10 cm) for stocking st

Wrap and turn in the short rows:
With yarn in front sl 1 stitch to the right needle
Move yarn between the needles to the back
Slip the stitch back to the left needle
Turn the work and bring yarn back to the wrong side between the needles


Directions

Cape

Cape is worked sideways with short rows as one piece.

Cast on 35 sts of yarn A
Row 1 (Right side):  purl
Row 2:  knit
Row 3: purl
Row 4: knit
Row 5: sl 1, k 5, wrap, turn
Row 6: purl
Row 7: sl 1, k 10, wrap, turn.
Row 8: purl
Row 9: sl 1, k 15, wrap, turn
Row 10: purl
Row 11: sl 1, k 20, wrap, turn
Row 12: purl
Row 13: sl 1, k 25, wrap, turn
Row 14: purl
Row 15: sl 1, k 30, wrap, turn
Row 16: purl
Row 17: purl
Row 18: knit
Row 19: sl 1, k 30, wrap, turn
Row 20: purl
Row 21: sl 1, k 25, wrap, turn
Row 22: purl
Row 23: sl 1, k 20, wrap, turn
Row 24: purl
Row 25: sl 1, k 15, wrap, turn
Row 26: purl
Row 27: sl 1, k 10, wrap, turn
Row 28: purl
Row 29: sl 1, k 5, wrap, turn
Row 30: purl
Row 31: purl
Row 32: knit

Repeat Rows 5-32 8 more times.

Row 229 purl
Row 230 knit
Row 231 purl
Row 232 knit
Cast off

 

Hood

Cast on 70 sts
Row 1: purl
Row 2: knit
Row 3: sl 1, k 50, wrap, turn
Row 4: p 30, wrap, turn
Row 5: k 40, wrap, turn
Row 6: p 50, wrap, turn
Row 7: k 60, turn
Row 8: sl 1, k 69, turn.
Row 9: purl
Row 10: knit

Repeat rows 3-10 3 more times.

Row 27: purl
Row 28: knit
Row 29: knit
Row 30: purl
Row 31: purl
Row 32: knit
Row 33: knit
Row 34: purl
Cast off.


Finishing:
Fold the hood in half widthwise and sew the back seam.
Sew the hood to the neckline of the cape.
Pick up 3 sts on the right front of the neckline. Make an I-cord 3- 4" long. Pick up 3 sts on the left front of the neckline. Make an I-cord 3- 4" long.
With the yarn B crochet 3 rows of sc along all edges of the cape and the hood.

Enjoy!

Back of the cape



Comments

There are 6 total comments on this article.

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# 1. Poster: Ellisen
October 26, 2012

Fantastic Cape! My granddaughter will love it. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
# 2. Poster: Judy Howell
November 6, 2012

Has anyone made this cute cape?
There is a place that is confusing to me. The pattern says to repeat rows "5 to 8 including 2 sets of short rows." It seems as though it should be easy enough, but if anyone has found it a little confusing and has figured out the pattern with different slant, I would love to hear what you did.
# 3. Poster: Emily
November 30, 2012

I agree about the confusion. I have taken it back twice, and today I took it back to the beginning to see if I can make sense out of it. I now trying to do the repeat starting from AFTER the 6th row so that there are only 2 raised rows between the short rows. I am thinking that will make it look more like the picture.
# 4. Poster: Pat
November 25, 2012

I loved the one I made and am working on a 2nd one but I wonder if there is a typo on the hood, short row 6. Should it read purl short row 6, knit row 3 and purl row 4?that way when you start short row 1, you have only 2 ridge rows like the body of the cape? Or does the cape have 3 ridges?
# 5. Poster: Marilyn Wallace
January 1, 2013

I have made 9 of these capes.... I use Bernat Boa for the trim... Some capes I cover entirely with the boa..... They turn out beautifuly;;;
# 6. Poster: crystal
February 21, 2013

Does anyone have a pic of the tuke layed out i cant figure how it is worked and confused about the pateren. Please help me..

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