Delicata by Brooke Nico

Delicata

Knitting
March 2012
Light Fingering ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in St st with larger needles (washed and blocked)
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3.5 mm (E)
250 - 500 yards (229 - 457 m)
Woman’s small (medium, large) Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
English
Errata available: creativeknittingmagazine.com

This ethereal capelet is that something extra you’ll need to ward off the chill on a brisk spring evening.

Skill Level:
Experienced

Finished Measurements:
Circumference at hem: Approx 48 (54, 60) inches
Length: 17 inches

Materials:

  • Karabella Yarns Lace Merino Silk (fingering weight; 70% extra-fine merino wool/30% silk; 250 yds/50g per ball): 1 (2, 2) ball(s) silver gray #7201
  • Size 2 (2.75mm) 24-inch circular needle
  • Size 4 (3.5mm) 24-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Size E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook
  • Stitch markers
  • 4 (3/8-inch) buttons