Capelet

Let's talk about that capelet that I've been working on forever! I bought 2 balls of size 10 crochet thread, color: natural. I knew this was going to take HOURS to make and I wanted to be able to wear it with different outfits.

The afghan pattern I used for this idea called for 7 bottom points. That was with worsted weight yarn and a size I hook. This is size 10 thread and a 00 hook. I knew I'd need more. I made 17.

Then I knew I wanted it to be at least 22 inches long. Eventually, it was 9 pineapples long. 9 times through the pattern.

For the neck shaping, I substituted chain stitches for every other pineapple across. 1 in the first row, 2 in the second row...5 in the 5th row, 4 in the sixth row. That was the row which closed the pineapples.
For the neck band, I worked 4 dc across the 4ch spaces. Across the pineapple top shells, I worked: 1 dc in each of the first 2 dc, 1 dc in ch 2 sp, 1 dc in next st, sk next 2 stitches, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in ch 2 sp, 1 dc in each of last 2 st. This was enough decrease so the neck band would lay flat.
It needed one more row of dc to be wide enough. Dc across, decreasing in the 2 dc at the middle of the shells.

The edges looked jagged and unfinished to me. One row of dc fixed that. Working in the sides of the rows, 1 dc in the 3 rows at narrowest part of pineapple. 2 dc in next 3 rows, 3 dc in next row, 5 dc in next row, 3 dc in next row, 2 dc in next 3 rows, which is back to narrow place and 1 dc in next 3 rows. Repeat down one side, across bottom and up the other side.

I really like my finished capelet!

This is the afghan which inspired this capelet. (Patterns are just suggestions.) Have I said lately how much I like pineapples?