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Ambrose Chapel Capelet
The Story
In 1956 Doris Day won an Oscar for her performance of the songQue Sera, Sera* in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much. The wardrobe for her role as ‘Jo McKenna’ in this film was designed by the very talented and celebrated Edith Head; the Ambrose Chapel Capelet was inspired by one of her creations.*
A reversible, ribbed cable edges this capelet whose construction hugs the shoulders. The pattern stitch presents a pleasant face on both right and wrong side allowing for two completely different looks from this one pattern.
Construction Notes
This capelet begins with a provisionally cast on neck tab. The ribbed cable side edgings are knit on and are turned at the front corners to work a larger ribbed cable across the live stitches of the bottom of the capelet. The bottom edging meets at the centre back where the edging stitches are grafted using a double-sided grafting technique.
Materials
Indigodragonfly MCS Worsted (75% merino, 15% cashmere, 10% silk; 190 yds / 174m per 115g skein) in Only the Exact Phrase I Used Was, “Don’t” (Inara); 4 skeins
48-inch US #8 / 5mm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
1 set US #8 / 5mm double-point needles
Techniques
Provisional Cast On, cables - ribbed (4 over 4, 6 over 6), decrease, increase, short rows, grafting
Notions
2 stitch markers
1 removable stitch marker or waste yarn
Waste yarn for provisional cast on
Stitch holder
Yarn needle
Originally published in Hitch: Patterns Inspired by the Films of Alfred Hitchcock.
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