Materials:
Worsted weight yarn
The piece showcased was made with 4 skeins of Cascade Cherub (Aran 55% nylon, 45% acrylic 100g /
3.5 oz - 240 yds/220 m)
Crochet Hook: F (3.75 mm)
1 tapestry needle
1 large wood button 1 in
Crocodile Stitch Hooded Cape sampled in
pattern is the 2 – 4 yrs size.
Gauge:
With hook size F (3.75mm) in HDC pattern:
10 sts and 7 rows = 2"
Special Stitches Used:
Front Post Half Double Crochet (fphdc) – Yo
and insert hook from the front to the back
around the post of the dc of previous row.
Complete as for a regular hdc stitch
V-Stitch (V-st) – Work (dc, ch1, dc) in st
indicated
Half Double Crochet 2 stitches together
(hdc2tog) - * yo, insert hook in next stitch, yo,
draw up a loop * with three loops on the hook
rep from *, with 5 loops on your hook; yo, pull
through all 5 loops on hook - 2 hdc decreased
to 1 hdc
Abbreviations:
Beginning (beg)
Chain (ch)
Repeat (rep)
Right Side (RS)
Single Crochet (sc)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Space (sp)
Stitch (st)
Wrong Size (WS)
Yarn Over (yo)
Double Crochet (dc)
Half Double Crochet (hdc)
Measurements: Cape Circumference
0 mos – 6 mos: 24 in
6 mos – 12 mos: 26 in
12 mos – 2 yrs: 28 in
2 yrs – 4 yrs: 30 in