Ch 3 loops are for buttons.
r1: Ch 24, 23 sc across, ch 3 (button loop), turn r2: inc, sc, inc across. ch 1, turn r3: 6 sc, skip 7, ch 7, 9 sc, skip 7, ch 7, 6 sc. Ch 3 (button loop), turn r4: sc across, with 1 sc in each ch and st. r5-
Cape: ch 26, 25 sc r1-4) inc, dc, inc r5)2 dc,* inc, 2 dc* r6-8) dc trim with fur yarn.