This is an exercise in pattern modification. Given a pattern for a capelet, modify to make a pair of boyshorts. A matching bandeau is also made using the same pattern modification.

The challenge here is to take the scallop section of the pattern and modify it so that it is worked in the round. You may take other parts of the pattern to make your own design.

The other challenge is to work the scallop pattern over a different base of stitches. The trick here is to count stitches and work in those stitches in such a way that the integrity (size, shape, etc) of the scallop pattern is maintained.

“Skingertraat” is about crocheting without a fixed complete pattern - to learn to modify, to be spontaneous, to use the hook and yarn to make a line that can go anywhere you want, to make the shape you want.