What do the pretty little dolls with the beautiful princess dresses need when they are invited to a big ball at the castle in winter? That’s right … a winter cape.

This one is knitted and has a nice big hood and a wide white hem all around. It is variable in length and fastens at the neck with a decorative clasp. It falls open at the bottom so that you can still see the beautiful dress underneath. In this outfit, the doll is sure to be the most beautiful at the ball and will enchant the prince :-)

We knit the cape in one piece as a raglan from the top of the neck towards the hem. The increases are even and the length of the cape is variable. Then we knit on a hood. Finally, we sew on a fastener. The new winter cape is finished and the doll is ready for the big ball.

I wish you lots of fun with this project and many beautiful winter capes for your children’s and grandchildren’s dolls.

What you should be able to do and what you get
You get 18 pages of written step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures of the individual steps. The instructions are suitable for ambitious knitting beginners as I show and describe all the steps in detail. We pick up stitches, knit and purl stitches.

Sizing
The finished cape, which is variable in length, fits all small dress-up dolls of this type that are approx. 11.5inches tall.

Materials required

• Approx. 15 g (0.5oz) “Baby Smiles Suavel” from Schachenmayr (Lace) or “Cool Wool Baby” from Lana Grossa (Fingering (14wpi)) or “Regia 4-ply sock wool” (Fingering (14wpi)) or any other yarn that matches my gauge.

For a floor-length cape you need approx. 40 g (1.4oz) yarn.

• Approx. 15 g (0.5oz) “Baby Smiles Lenja Soft” by Schachenmayr (DK (11wpi)), color no. 01001 white or any other white yarn that`s plush

• 1 circular knitting needle size 2.5mm (UK 13; US: 1)

• darning needle, sewing needle, scissors, ruler

• 1 decorative clasp or a 40 cm (15.75 in) long, 3 mm (0.12in) thin satin ribbon for the clasp