Every wardrobe needs a cashmere cape. Hali (means a hug in Finnish) has got everything you love about a sweater, with all the cosiness of a blanket, not to mention impeccable style. You can wear it all year and it will always look good and it can become addictive, because they’re just so darn easy to wear.

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Sizes

S, (M, L, XL)

Circumference at neck: 38.5 (41, 41, 43) cm/ 15.25 (16, 16, 17) inches

Circumference at bottom: 141 (150.5, 150.5, 160)/ 55.5 ( 59.5, 59.5, 63) inches

Height at center front: 31.5 (31.5, 36.5, 41.5) cm/ 12.5 (12.5, 14.5, 16.5) inches

Height at center back: 43 (43, 48, 53) cm/ 17 (17, 19, 21) inches

Yarn

3 (3, 3, 4) hanks of Eco Cashmere (100% Cashmere of which 50% is recycled; 150 m/ 164 yds per 50 g).

Sample shown is knit in colourway Saimaa.

Needles

4 mm/ US 6 circular needle or double-pointed needles for brim
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle or needle size to obtain gauge
4.5 mm / US 7 double-pointed needles (or needle size to obtain gauge) for crown if not worked with the magic loop technique

Gauge

17 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches in stockinette st on larger needles after blocking

Notions

Darning needle
Tape measure