Lacy Flower Capelet
Springtime cannot come soon enough when you have this Lacy Flower Capelet in your closet. This fun and flirty shawl is the perfect crochet pattern to wear during the warmer months. Flowers and lace come together to create a romantic shawl that any woman is sure to love. Use Red Heart Super Saver yarn to complete this free crochet shawl pattern.
Crochet HookM/13 or 9 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
SUPPLIES:
- RED HEART® Super Saver Chunky®: 1 skein each 776 Dark Orchid A and 905 Magenta B.
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 9mm [US M-13].
- Decorative hook and eye closure
- Yarn needle
GAUGE: Gauge is not critical for this project.
SIZE: One size fits most.
Capelet measures 10” (25 cm) x 48” 122 cm).
Flowers measure 5” (13 cm) across.
DIRECTIONS:
FLOWERS
(Make 4 with A and 4 with B) Ch 4, slip st in first ch to form ring.
Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), work 8 hdc in ring, slip st in top of beginning ch – 9 hdc.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in same st, 2 dc in each hdc around, slip st in top of beginning ch – 18 dc. Round 3: *Ch 4, slip st in next 2 dc, slip st in next dc, repeat from * around, slip st in first st – 6 ch-4 spaces.
Round 4: (Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-4 space around for petals, slip st in beginning sc – 6 petals. Fasten off.
Neck Piece
Joining Flowers
With right side facing, join B in center dc on one petal of first B Flower, ch 3, slip st in center dc of one petal of next A flower.
Fasten off.
Join B in center dc on corresponding petal on opposite side of A Flower, ch 3, slip st in center dc of one petal on next B Flower. Alternating colors, repeat to join 8 Flowers.
CAPELET
Row 1: With right side facing, join B in between sc between petals along unjoined long side of A Flower, ch 3, dc in same st, *ch 15, 2 dc in corresponding space on next Flower; repeat from * to end.
Row 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, *ch 7, dc in center ch of ch-15 space, ch 7, dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * across, tto end.
Rows 3-4: Ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, *ch 7, dc in next dc, ch 7, dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * to end.
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, *ch 3, dc in center ch of ch-7 space, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in center ch of ch-7 space, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * to end.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *3 dc in ch-3 space, dc in next dc, 3 dc in ch-3 space, dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * to end. Fasten off.
Row 7: With right side facing, join A in 30th st from edge, ch 3, dc in next 61 dc, leave remaining sts unworked – 62 dc. Ruffle Row 8: Ch 3, turn, [3 dc in next dc] 30
times, change to B, [3 dc in next dc] 30 times. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Sew hook on 3rd Flower and eye on 6th Flower. Weave in ends.
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