This spunky capelet was born of a desire to stay warm and classic with a quirky little bit of spirit. It is especially fun draped over other long fall layers. With its split-elbow design allowing for a tailored fit and freedom of movement, it’s a classy way to chase away the chill on these fall days. The Community Capelet is worked top-down using saddle and raglan shaping for the shoulders which gives it a great fit that can sometimes be lacking in capelet designs. It is personalized to your measurements giving a customized fit. It has a loopy double cable winding down the center front and center back. It is worked mostly in the round after the neckline is joined until the top of the elbows are reached at which point the front and back are split and worked separately. Size is determined by some measuring that happens at the beginning of the pattern and can be tailored for any size or length desired.

Skill Set

Appropriate for knitters with experience or for adventuresome less experienced knitters

Pattern Sizes:

(S, M, L, XL, XXL) customizable

Gauge:

20 stitches over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch

Yarn:

Best suited for wool or wool blends that have some drape but also hold their structure and show off cables well.

For the White Medium Capelet I used:

4 skeins of Shibui Pebble in color Ivory (merino, silk, cashmere, 224 yards per skein)
3.5 skeins of Shibui Baby Alpaca in color Ivory (100% baby alpaca, 255 yards per skein)
1 strand of each held together throughout

For the Grey Tweed Medium Capelet I used:

6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in color Cast Iron (100% Targhee-Columbia Wool, 140 yards per skein)

Notions:

Needles: 24” and 32” circular needles in 3.75mm U.S. size 5 - or - 4mm U.S. size 6 or size needed to obtain gauge.

(This Capelet is the product of the combined efforts of a delightful community of friends and fellow knitters whose friendship and beautiful talents are so greatly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Kelly Batt (kellymb) and Norma Brown (rebelgal) for doing such a fabulous job test-knitting, Kathlyn Luliak (quiltingkitty) for your knitting talent and consistently good advice, Tess Marshall for your beautiful spirit inside and out as my gorgeous model and Morgan McDowell Photography for your brilliant, budding photography talent).