Baby Cape Pattern

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MATERIAL-4 skeins of white and 1 skein of color Woolco Shetland Floss. No. 4 Woolco hook, 2 yards No. 5 ribbon.

Chain 80.

1ST ROW-6 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 4 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 9 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 9 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 4 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 6 pineapple stitches.

2D, 3D, 4TH ROWS-Increase same as 1st row.

5TH ROW-Increase every 3d stitch.

6TH ROW-Plain without increasing.

Make 8 more rows like 6th row. This gives 15 rows for body.

BORDER-1ST ROW-With colored yarn, make a single crochet; *into next stitch make 3 chain stitches; in next stitch make a single crochet. Repeat from * to end of row.

2D ROW-With white yarn, make 1 row of cross stitches.

3D ROW-With colored yarn, same as 1st row.

4TH ROW-With white yarn, 1 row cross stitches.

5TH ROW-Start on top of cape, making a single crochet; *3 chain stitches; a single crochet in same stitch. Repeat from star all around cape except on neck.

6TH ROW-With white yarn, same as 5th row.

HOOD-1 row single crochet. 4 rows pineapple stitch, plain. On 5th row start to decrease by leaving off 1 stitch at each end. Make 10 rows pineapple stitches. Break off yarn. Then make 1 row single crochet, always leaving enough stitches to shape hood. Then 1 row plain stitches for ribbon.

Make 2 rows of border (1 colored, 1 white) same as last 2 rows around cape.