LITTLE RED CAPE
designed by Erika Flory copyright 2007 Sized for 18 mos( $\gtrsim$ yrs, 4 yrs). Shown in size 4.
MATERIALS
Cascade 220 by Cascade Yarns, 3.5 oz/100 grams, 220 yards; $100\%$ Peruvian Highland Wool . 2 (3,3) skeins in color #9404 . One 29" circular size 8( $\mathrm{[5\,mm]}$ needle OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE. . Stitch markers . One pewter clasp fastener GAUGE: 16 sts/20 rows $=$ 4" over stockinette stitch MEASUREMENTS for finished garment : chest: 26(27 3/4 ,30)" : neck: 11 1/2(12 , 12 3/4)" . length from neck: 13(14, 15)" . hood circumference: 18 1/2(19 1/2, 21)" : hood length: 7 3/4(8, 8 1/4)"
NOTES
Cape is worked in one piece from the bottom up. All decreases and increases are worked between the garter borders.
CAPE
Cast on 104 (1ll, 120) sts. Do not join; work back and forth. Work in garter st for 10 rows. Change to st st, keep frst and last 8 sts in garter st for borders. Work even to 1l (12, 13)" from cast on. End on WS row. Neck decrease: k8 for garter border, k2, k2tog, \*k1, k2tog, repeat from \* to 4 sts before garter border, k2tog, k2. 76 (80, 86) sts remain. Work even for 1"; end on WS row. Neck decrease: k8 for garter border, \*k2 tog, repeat from \* across row to gater border, k8 for garter border. 46 (48, 51) sts remain. Work even for I'"; end on WS row. Pleace stitch marker to denote beginning of hood. Keeping frst and last 8 sts in garter st, work I" in st st. Increase Row: k8 for garter border, kl, \*inc in next st, repeat from \* to 1 st before garter border, k1, k8 for garter border. 74 (78, 84) sts. Work even until 7 $3/4(8,8~1/2)^{\ast}$ above neck marker. Work 3-needle bind-off. Weave in loose ends. Block lightly. Sew clasp to neck.
