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Blue hip length cape with cross over wrap front and collar, displayed on dressform
Woman wearing cape. The wrap front goes over her bust and crosses to tie at her back waist. The cape is thigh length and shows off the contrast interior.
Blue hip length cape with cross over wrap front and collar, displayed on dressform
Woman wearing cape. The wrap front goes over her bust and crosses to tie at her back waist. The cape is thigh length and shows off the contrast interior.

Capes have been a fashionable form of outerwear for centuries. This particular cape was inspired by an image of an original which was labelled as being from 1912 (though the original museum source seems to have disappeared). The front panels are darted to fit and wrap elegantly around the body. It's a wonderful garment that could be at home in many eras!

Pattern was cut for a 38" bust. The only adjustment for most sizes will be to lengthen or shorten the front piece that wraps around. The rest of the cape is unfitted, but it may be too large or small in the shoulder area for some.

The original and copy cape use wool for the exterior fabric as well as a contrasting wool for lining. If you instead use a typical lining fabric for the interior, I recommend either not doing the accent on the collar or finding a small piece of contrasting fabric.

Requires:

2-3 yards Worsted Wool

2-3 yards Contrast Wool

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The free pattern is a scaled down 1 inch grid pattern. A full size pattern is available at the $20 tier on their Patreon.