Northern Lights Capelet by Purl Soho

Northern Lights Capelet

Knitting
January 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needle
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
738 - 905 yards (675 - 828 m)
Youth (Adult)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Main Color (MC): 2 (3) skeins of Purl Soho’s Flax Down, 43% baby alpaca, 42% extra fine merino and 15% linen. Each skein is 219 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 438 (605) yards required.
  • Contrast Colors: 5 skeins of Flax Down in five colors; approximately 60 grams per color required.
  • US 5 (3.75 mm), 20- and 40-inch circular needles
  • US 6 (4 mm), 32-inch circular needles
  • 11 stitch markers, including one unique

GAUGE
22 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with the larger needles

SIZES
Youth (Adult)

  • Finished Circumference at bottom edge: 56 (60) inches
  • Finished Circumference of neck opening: 16 (20) inches
  • Finished Length from base of the neck to bottom edge: 11¾ (12) inches
  • Finished Length of collar: 5 (6) inches

Sample: The size pictured here is Adult.