My second version of ths shawl is complete! From The Heart organization specifically requests wrap around shawls for donation to assisted living and nursing home facilities. The shawl that seems to be most popular is a free one by Susan Coes. That one is OK but I wanted more wedges. Then I found this one by Carrie Penny. That was great except that I wanted a neckline so that the shawl set more forward on the body. I also thought that it wasn't necessary to keep increasing for the full length. I melded what I learned from those two and created my own pattern that also happens to be pretty fast to stitch up. I also wanted it to have a bit of a decorative edge and a single crochet neck edge for a little nroe neck stability. I have written up the "pattern" and you can download it here.
I am not a pattern writer and it has not been tested so try it at your own risk! If you find errors please let me know and I'll fix it. Once you get going it's really simple and it's easy to make up for an missed increase on the next row so you don't have to frog much. If you do try it out please let me know if there's anything I can do to make the pattern more understandable.
Mindy
3/4/2023 09:15:50 am
I hate to be a dork --- but I'm not familiar with how to get to your Google Docs library to retrieve the crocheted cape pattern. Any assistance would be most appreciated. Like the pattern and it's extremely nice of you to put it out there for others to use. Thank you!
Mary Anne
3/4/2023 09:43:36 am
Wish I'd had this pattern when my friend was still alive because I know she would have loved it.
Mary Anne
3/4/2023 09:44:36 am
p.s. - re the neckline stability issue - would a row of crab stitch help with that?
patty
3/6/2023 08:57:07 am
The cape turned out very nice. It good that you have the pattern figured out and will be able to whip them up in a jiffy! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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