18 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2018Brigid Capelet
Design by Kazimiera BudakFINISHED SIZES
Instructions given fit size small/
medium; changes for large/X-large
and 2X-large/3X-large are in [ ].
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Shoulder circumference: 40 [45,
50] inches
Length: 11 [12, 13] inches
MATERIALS- Patons Grace light (DK)
weight mercerized
cotton yarn (13/4 oz/
136 yds/50g per ball):
3 [4, 4] balls #62048 citadel - Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Flower Motif = 5 inches across
CROCHET WITH A TWIST
INTERMEDIATEPATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join with slip stitch unless
otherwise stated.
Chain-4 at beginning of round
counts as first treble crochet
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of round
counts as first double treble
crochet unless otherwise stated.
The last double treble crochet of
a petal is the end stitch.
The first double treble crochet of
a petal is the beginning stitch.SPECIAL STITCHES
Surface single crochet (sur-
face sc): With yarn on RS and
1 lp on hook, insert hook from
RS to WS to RS again around
indicated st, pull up a lp, yo,
draw through 2 lps on hook.Picot: Ch 8, sl st in 5th ch from
hook, ch 4.
Beginning petal (beg petal):
Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dtr (see
Stitch Guide) in same st, 2 dtr in
next 2 sts.
Petal: 2 dtr in next 3 sts.
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert
hook in indicated st, yo and pull
up a lp, yo and draw through
both lps on hook.CAPELET
FLOWER SECTION
Make 8 [9, 10] Flowers.First Flower
Rnd 1: Ch 6, join (see Pattern
Notes) in first ch to form ring,
ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 23 tr in
ring, join in top of beg ch. (24 tr)
Rnd 2: Beg petal (see Special
Stitches), ch 4, [petal—see Spe-
cial Stitches, ch 6] 7 times. Join
in 5th ch of beg ch-5. (8 petals,
8 ch sps)2nd–7th [8th, 9th] Flowers
Rnd 1: Rep rnd 1 of First
Flower.
Rnd 2: Beg petal, ch 4, [petal,
ch 6] 5 times, petal, ch 3, join
in 3rd ch sp of previous Flower,
ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in 2nd ch sp
of the previous Flower, ch 3, join
in 5th ch of beg ch-5. (8 petals,
8 ch sps)Last Flower
Rnd 1: Rep rnd 1 of First
Flower.
Rnd 2: Beg petal, ch 4, petal,
ch 3, join in last ch sp of First
Flower, ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in
2nd to last ch sp of First Flower,ch 3, [petal, ch 6] 3 times, petal,
ch 3, join in 3rd ch sp of previous
Flower, ch 3, petal, ch 3, join in
2nd ch sp of previous Flower,
ch 3, join in 5th ch of beg ch-5.
(8 petals, 8 ch sps)Flower Embellishment
Rnd 1: With slip knot on hook
work surface sc (see Special
Stitches) around post (see Stitch
Guide) of 3rd tr from rnd 1,
inserting hook in same sp that
the yarn came out of, work
surface sc around post of each
tr from rnd 1. (24 surface sc)
Rnds 2 & 3: Moving in a spiral
toward center of Flower, surface sc
around post of each tr. Fasten off.
Rep for rem Flowers.NECKLINE TRIM
Rnd 1: Sc join (see Special
Stitches) yarn to ch-4 sp in rnd 2
of any Flower, *ch 8, tr in end st
(see Pattern Notes) of next petal,
ch 6, sk connected ch sps, tr in
beg st (see Pattern Notes) of
next petal, ch 8**, sc in next ch-
sp, rep from * around, ending
last rep at **, join in first st.
(24 [27, 30] ch sps)
Rnd 2: Sc in first sc, *ch 8, sk
ch sp, sc in next tr, ch 6, sk ch sp,
sc in next tr, ch 8**, sc in next sc,
rep from around, ending last rep
at **, join in first st.
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, ch 7, sk
ch sp, sc in sc, ch 5, sk ch sp, sc
in next sc, ch 7] around, join in
first st. Fasten off.NET
Rnd 1: With RS facing, working
on opposite side of neckline, join
yarn to end st in first petal after
connected ch sps. *Sc in end st
of petal, ch 6, (sc in beg st of
next petal, ch 6, sk 4 sts, sc in
end st of same petal, ch 6) twice,
sc in beg st of next petal, ch 8,
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