Pattern Description from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007: “Set off on a cape crusade, stitched in Classic Elite Yarns’ 100 percent cashmere ‘Lavish.’ The double-breasted cape is worked with raglan-style shaping in an allover cable rib. Final touches include an overlapping stand-up collar and an interior placket with snaps and button closures.”

“Short, double-breasted cape with alternating cables.”

Knitted Measurements:

• Width around lower edge (buttoned) approx. 54”/137cm
• Length 17”/43cm

Materials:

• 10 1¾oz/50g skeins (each aprox 125yd/114m) of Classic Elite Yarns Lavish (cashmere) in #10187 grey
• One each 6 and 7 (4 and 4.5mm) circular needles, 40”/100cm length or size to obtain gauge
• Eight 1”/25mm buttons
• Four ¾“/20mm buttons
• One large snap
• Cable needle (cn) and stitch markers

Note: slip the first st of every row.