Born to the Purple Capelet

Crocheted shoulder cape with popcorn stitches. Easy peasy and done in a few nights. This is a
very richly colored yarn, intensely purple. But don’t you deserve it? Nice to throw around your
shoulders for a little extra warmth, small enough to grab’n’go. Should drape nicely on the
shoulders with a little flirty flounce; secure at the neck with a shawl pin (or bamboo pin ­ sorry,
that’s all I had handy!).
Special stitches used:

FSC: Foundation Single Crochet:​ Make a slip knot, insert the hook, ch 2. *Insert hook into
second chain from hook (this is the first chain made) yo, pull through ch (there are two loops on
the hook). yo, pull through first loop, yo, pull through both loops*. Repeat from * as noted in
pattern.

Popcorn (pc):​ yo, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop; repeat 7 times in same stitch, then pull
look through all loops on hook.
Small Popcorn (smpc): ​ yo, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop; repeat 5 times in same stitch,
then pull look through all loops on hook.

Double crosses stitch:​ Skip next 2 dc, dc in third dc, 1 dc in 2nd of the skipped dcs, 1 dc in the
base of the 1st skipped dc.

Finished size: ​appx. 18” around the neck, appx. 84” around the hem edge, appx. 12” in length
after blocking.

Gauge​ (not terribly critical):

Neck: 4 stitches/inch in popcorn pattern
Body: 3 rows double crosses stitch in 2.5 inches

Yarn​: Araucanía Kiñe, Handpainted Extrafine Merino Wool and Mulberry Silk Blend, Color: Kiñe
precisely​
03, two skeins ​ .

Crochet hook:​
US 7/4.00 mm

Pattern:

Neck:
FSC 64 (63 + 1 turning chain) (Odd rows are public/right side rows)

Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook, sc to the end, ch 1, turn (63 stitches)

Row 2: Sc in second sc from hook, sc 5, pc, *sc 3, pc, repeat from *, sc 5, ch 1, turn

Row 3: Sc in second sc from hook, sc across, ch 1, turn

Row 4: Sc in second sc from hook, sc 6, pc, *sc 3, pc, repeat from *, sc 7, ch 1, turn

Row 5: Sc in second sc from hook, sc across, ch 1, turn

Row 6: Sc in second sc from hook, sc 5, pc, *sc 3, pc, repeat from *, sc 5, ch 1, turn

Row 7: Sc in 1st sc, Sc across to last stitch, ch 3, turn (63 stitches)

Row 8: (Ch 3 counts as first st), *1 dc in 1st sc, 2 dc across to next sc, repeat * to end, ch 3, turn
(95 stitches)

Body:
Row 9: Skip 1st dc, 1 dc in next st, *dc cr 7 times, ** dc in next st, 3 dc in next st (pm in middle
st), dc in next st, dc cr 15, ** dc in next st, 3 dc in next st (pm in middle st), dc in next st, *dc cr 7
times, dc in next st, dc in top of turning ch. (103 st)

Row 10: 1 dc in each dc, ch 3, turn 9(103 st)

Row 11: Skip 1st dc, *1 dc cr over following 3 dc, repeat from *, ending 1 dc in last st, 1 dc in top
of turning ch, ch 3, turn. (103 st)

Row 12: dc in next 3 st, *dc 2 in next st, dc in next 2 st, repeat from * to last two stitches, dc in
next st, dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn. (136 st)

Row 13: dc in first st, dc cr to the last two st, dc in next st, dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 14: 1 dc in first two st, *dc in next 5 st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to last five st, dc in next
2 st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn. (163 st)

Row 15: dc in first two st, *dc cr to the last two st, dc in next st, dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 16: *1 dc in 6 st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to last five st, dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st,
dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn. (189 st)

Row 17: dc cr to end of stitches, 1 dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 18: * dc in first two st, 2 dc in next st, * repeat to last two st, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st,
ch 3, turn. (252 st)

Row 19: dc cr to end of stitches, 1 dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 20: dc in every stitch and top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Repeat Rows 19 and 20 twice, then repeat row 19 once more. If you’re lucky to have more of
this yarn, keep going!

Sc across for one row, ch 1, turn.

Sc 6, smpc, *sc 9, smpc, repeat from * until the last 6 st, sc to end, fasten off.

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