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American Girl Doll Cape Knitting PatternMaia Ginsburg 3 100 gram skeins of worsted weight yarn Small amount of Black novelty yarn Size 6 US (4.25 mm) needles Crochet hook for edging Gauge: 20 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches over garter st Instructions Back CO 35 sts. Knit one row. Cont to knit every row. CO 5 sts beg next 4 rows, CO 4 sts beg next 4 rows, CO 3 sts beg next 2 rows - 77 sts Knit one row even . Next Row: K36, K2tog, pm, K1, pm, K2tog, K36. Repeat this row every 20th row 4 times more, working one fewer st each time before and after decrease. At same time, dec 1 st at each end every 10th row 7 times as follows: K1, SSK, K to 3 sts before end, K2tog, K1 - 53 sts Knit 3 rows even. Shoulder Shaping Dec 1 st at each end every 3rd row 6 times - 41 sts Neck Shaping K 1 row even. K 14 sts and place on holder. BO center 15 sts. Over last 14 sts, dec 1 st at neck edge next 5 rows. K 2 rows even. BO rem 9 sts. Place 14 sts from holder on needle and repeat neck shaping, reversing shaping. Front CO 17 sts. Knit one row. Cont to knit every row. CO 5 sts beg every other row twice, CO 4 sts beg every other row twice. Work one row even. CO 3 sts beg next row - 38 sts Knit one row even. Next Row: Dec one st beg every 10th row 7 times as follows: K1, SSK, K to end. At same time, when piece measures 5 inches from beg, work armslits. Armslits K14, join second ball of yarn, BO 2 sts, K to end. Cont in garter st with a separate strand of yarn for each side of the armslit. When piece measures 7.25 inches from beg, K14, CO 2 sts, K to end. Cont in garter st until dec shaping as been completed - 31 sts. Knit 3 rows even. Shoulder Shaping Dec 1 st at shoulder edge every 3rd row 6 times - 25 sts Neck Shaping At neck edge, BO 12 sts, k rem sts - 13 sts. At neck edge, dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times. Work 3 rows even. BO rem 9 sts. Make a second Front, reversing shaping. Collar CO 48 sts. Row 1: K6, pm, K12, pm, K12, pm, K12, pm, K6. Row 2: K to 1 st before 1st marker, M1, K, M1, K to 1 st before 2nd marker, M1, K, M1, K to 1 st before 3rd marker, M1, K, M1, K to 1 st before 4th marker, M1, K, M1, knit rem sts. Row 3: Knit. Repeat last 2 rows 5 times more. BO. Finishing Sew side seams of fronts and back. Sew collar to cape at neck edge. Using a crochet hook, single crochet using the black novelty yarn around the armslits and along edges of collar. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. |