Knitting Elegant Green Cape Free Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn in forest green
• Size US 8 (5mm) knitting needles
• 1 inch wooden button
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers

Gauge:

18 stitches x 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Abbreviations:

• CO: Cast On
• BO: Bind Off
• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• st(s): Stitch(es)

Instructions:

Cape:

Neckline:

1. CO 80 sts.
2. Work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 6 rows to create a border.

Body:

3. Change to stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) and continue until the piece measures 15 inches from the beginning.
4. Decrease Row (RS): K3, (K2tog, K10) repeat to end of row. (72 sts)
5. Work in stockinette stitch for 4 more inches.
6. Decrease Row (RS): K3, (K2tog, K9) repeat to end of row. (66 sts)

Buttonhole:

7. On the next RS row, K3, YO, K2tog, K to end.
8. Continue in stockinette stitch for another inch.
9. Switch back to garter stitch for the last 6 rows.
10. BO all sts loosely.

Finishing:

• Sew the button on the opposite side of the buttonhole.
• Weave in all loose ends with a tapestry needle.

Your elegant green cape is now ready to wear!