This capelet is an eye-catching addition to your summer wardrobe that is so flexible to wear that you’ll feel you have a different outfit each time you wear it! This also enables it to work well with a varied range of outfits, e.g. you could wear it over jeans for a fun festival outfit; or with a plain dress for an elegant event.

The v-stitch is such a fast, relaxing stitch to work you’ll be surprised how soon you’re ready to wear your outfit and the band and flowers are fun-to-work details that are still easy enough to crochet as you watch your favourite TV series.

It can be partnered with the Floral Queen Top, a tube top that can be worn multiple ways for the ultimate flexible feminine summer wardrobe.

Sizing and Intended Ease: (to maintain similar proportion of ruffling from the band, the ease increases proportionately with size)

Consider your body proportions too when choosing a size: we’re all different shapes! If you find you get a good fit in ready-made women’s clothing, choose the size to make based on your bust size. If you are taller or fuller busted than ready-made clothes are typically designed for, you could size up. If you are shorter or smaller busted than ready-made clothes are typically designed for, you could size down. There are more tips in the Make it Your Own section.

Tension: 4.5 sts by 5 rows = 4” square over trV-stitch

Working method: a strip of crochet is worked flat and joined as a loop. A ruffle is worked flat along the edge of the loop. Flowers are added on the opening of the frill.

Finished measurements (see schematic)
a. Band circumference: 130 (137, 145, 152, 160) (67, 170, 188, 196)cm / 51 (54, 57, 60, 63) (67, 70, 74, 77)”
b. Length (inc band): 29cm / 11.5”

Requirements
- Knit Picks Aloft, Lace weight, (72% Super Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 260 yds/211 m per 25g ball or similar
C1 25212 Cosmopolitan: 1 ball or 125 (125, 150, 150, 150) (150, 175, 175, 175) metres
- Knit Picks Palette, Fingering, (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 231 yds/211 m per 50g ball or similar
MC 24568 Cosmopolitan: 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) balls or 625 (650, 700, 725, 775) (800, 850, 875, 925) metres
C2 24566 Fuchsia; C3 24555 Mai Tai Heather; C4 25549 Sagebrush: 1 ball or 25 yards/25 m each

• H/8 5mm and F/5 3.75mm hooks
• Tapestry needle and scissors