With a charming lace pattern and I-cord tie details, the Ridley capelet is ready to be your summer morning staple. Are you a Quince Quarterly subscriber? If so, this sweet cotton capelet was in your Summer 2020 Level One box.

To fit up to a 53” / 134.5 cm bust
Note: It’s possible to make this capelet larger with the same number of skeins; add one 12-stitch repeat of the panel pattern to the front, and also one at the back. This will add 4” / 10 cm to the piece overall.

yarn
willet / dinghy 710
5 skeins

needles
24” circular in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
set dpns in size US 5 / 3.75 mm

skills required
Long-tail cast on, basic bind off, picking up stitches, i-cord (links provided); increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.