This cape is worked from the neck down, knitted back and forth using a long circular needle. The increases are worked at the sides of a centre ‘marker’ st, plain at the neck, then around a decorative twist between centred increases. Working drastic increases at the bottom creates the ruffle. The front is finished in a hemmed facing.

The smaller version is knitted commercially-dyed 5ply/sport weight yarn (approximately 1600 yds) shown in ‘eggplant’; the larger is knitted in hand-painted 8ply/dk yarn (approximately 1100yds) shown in ‘witchypoo’.