The Rosa Pixie Cape
I liked the little pixie hat so much that I thought it would turn into a nice cape if I could add to it. So, I did! I made it in red for a little red riding hood cape. This is made with the herringbone half double crochet stitch that is also in the Rosa Pixie Hat. If you didn't want to use the Herringbone half double crochet stitch, you could change all the hhdc stitches to half double crochet. I love the look of the herringbone half double crochet but I'm not as fast crocheting with it as with the half double crochet.
If you enjoyed making the bonnet with the herringbone half double crochet, consider making this cape.
So far, I have only made it for one size. Toddler size. If you want to make it smaller or larger, adjust the ribbing. When making the ribbing, try it on the child, or measure their head from one side to the other. I may add more sizes later.
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Gauge
15 stitches = 4 inches
12 rows = 4 inches
Materials:
worsted weight yarn
(look for the 4 on the label)
Lion Brand Pound of Love in Cherry
Size 5.00mm Hook / H (Here is a handy hook conversion chart)
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stitches:
SC = single crochet, insert your hook into the loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.
SCBLO = single crochet back loop only, insert your hook into the back loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.
Sizes
Toddler ages 1-3Toddler = ribbing 53 rows
Ribbing
Chain 7
Row 1: Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc in the next 5 (6) ch 1 and turn
Row 2: Sc BLO (back loop only) in all 6 stitches ch 1 and turn
Row 3: Sc blo (6 stitches)
Repeat until you have the ribbing complete for your size pixie hat.
53 rows for Toddler size.
Turn your ribbing and
work along the long side of it.
Chain 1
Row 1 HHDC along this length (53)
Row 2 HHDC chain 1 and turn (53)
Tie off and leave a long tail.
Attach yarn to the corner on one side of the bottom of the bonnet. Sc in all along bottom until you get to the other corner, chain 35, ss in 2nd stitch, and sc in all the rest of the chain stitches, ss back into the bottom, dec, sc back to the first side, stop when you have 2 stitches left, dec, chain 35, ss in 2nd stitch, and sc in the rest of the chain stitches, ss into the corner
Main body of Cape
Row 1 of main cape: hhdc x 3 in each stitch across
Row 2: hhdc in all across
Row 3: hhdc in all across
Repeat until you get the desired length.
Around 41 rows
My cape measures 21 inches from the top of the hood to the bottom of the cape. 14.5 inches from the neck to the bottom of the cape.
My cape reaches to the waist of an 18 month old. If you want to have a longer cape, add more rows.
Tie off and weave your end in.
I did not go around the edges because the herringbone half double crochet is slanted.
Your pixie cape is complete! If you make it in red, you have a cute red riding hood cape.
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