Snowcap Cape by Kyoko Nakayoshi

Snowcap Cape

Knitting
December 2012
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Stitch pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
475 - 604 yards (434 - 552 m)
S, (M, L)
English German

Whether you’re out for a winter walk, watching TV or chopping veg in a chilly kitchen, this unique garment is perfect for keeping your neck and shoulders warm, but leaving your arms and hands free!
The Snowcap Cape can be popped over a shirt or a sweater anytime - with no buttons to be fastened – providing a trendy extra layer in seconds!
Inspired by the bumps and dips of a snow-covered ski-ing piste, the Snowcap Cape features an unusual cable-like stitch, created by twisting a set of stitches. The cape is knitted from the bottom-up with circular knitting on circular needles. And as the piece is worked, the pattern repeat decreases to create the fabulous shape naturally!

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Sizes
S M L
Bottom circumference
109 120 131cm
43 47 1/4 51 2/4in
Height
46 46 46cm
18 18 18in
Neck circumference
54 58 61cm
21 1/4 22 3/4 24in

Yarn
Artesano Aran (aran weight; 50% superfine alpaca, 50% Peruvian highland wool; 132 m/100g skein)
SFN10 Strathy 4 4 5 x 100g skein

Tension
22 sts and 25 rows to 10 cm over the first 16 rows of the pattern.
18 sts and 23 rows to 10 cm over stocking stitch.

Needles & Accessories
1 set 4.5 mm (UK 7/US 7) 60 cmcircular needles
1 set 5 mm (UK 6/US 8) 60 cm circular needles
1 straight cable needle (cn)
You can also work in magic-loop method with much longer cir neecdles.