This is a project that I finished this fall – and started this fall, too. It went quickly because the yarn is so thick. In the winters, my back gets cold when I’m at my desk writing. I’ve knit vests and shawls and cardigans, but nothing has been just right. When I saw this cable front capelet in Vogue Knitting, I thought it might be just the thing. I already showed you the yarn and the knit back in this post.

Here’s the Ravelry link to the pattern. The designer is Sarah Hatton, who designs a lot for Rowan, too.

I substituted the yarn, using a new yarn that I found at Spinrite called Patons Delish. It has an interesting chain construction and is a wool/acrylic blend, with a gradual self-striping effect. Mine is the Kale colourway. They had mill ends on sale at Spinrite – 5 unlabelled skeins in a bag for $19.99 – so I decided to try it out. My capelet took 7.5 skeins.

And here it is:The green is much darker than it appears in this picture, even though I took this outside with no flash.

Modifications were minor. I didn’t want the cast-off edge at the top of the collar, so I knit 15 cm (instead of 7) and rolled the collar, seaming that edge to the inside. I haven’t added the five clasps to it – I might put one just at the base of the collar, if I can find one I like. I’m such a lazy toad that I didn’t even block it – I just seamed it up and started to wear it. It’s very warm and just perfect for writing – the elbow-length sleeves stay out of my way when I’m typing and having the front open keeps it from getting too hot. (It is a bad choice in the kitchen as the hems want to drag through everything, but that’s okay.)

This is one project that came out just right!