Aguàz, a free knitting pattern from Knitty.com. Free knitting pattern for a lace capelet with a cowl neckline.

INTRODUCTION

Aguàz

beauty shot by Valentina Cosciani (Tibisay)

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"Aguàz" (which means "dew" in the dialect spoken in Treviso, Italy) is an elegant little seamless cape, knit top-down in the round.

It is an easy knit which starts at the neck with ribbing and then continues with a delicate lace pattern; the yoke is shaped with yarn-overs, creating an interesting decorative motif.

The lace looks complicated, but if you pay attention to the charts and/or instructions it really isn't difficult. 

spacer model: Valentina Cosciani

spacer photos: Leonardo Bonivento

SIZE

One

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Neck circumference: 25.25 inches/64 cm
Chest/Bust circumference: 61.5 inches/156 cm
Length: 26.75 inches/68 cm

MATERIALS

Yarn
SESIA Eden [70% Wool and 30% Cashmere; 76 yd/69 m per 0.88 oz/25 g ball]; color: 1764 (pink); 9 balls.

Yarn characteristics
The yarn pictured is fluffy and very drapy.

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter's gauge is unique]
US #7/4.5 mm circular needle, 16 inches/40 cm long
US #7/4.5 mm circular needle, 24-40 inches/60-100 cm long

Notions
stitch markers

GAUGE

16 sts and 20 rounds = 4 inches/10 cm in st st (after blocking).
14 sts and 24 rounds = 4 inches/10 cm in Lace Stitch C (after blocking).

PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

The cape starts from the top. The increases are hidden into the lace pattern.

CHARTS

Work from charts or written instructions as you prefer.

Lace Pattern A
Round 1: P1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Rounds 2 and 4: [P1, k3] twice, p1.
Round 3: P1, k1, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 5: P1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Round 6: P1, k1, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Rounds 7-8: Repeat Rounds 5-6.

Lace Pattern B
Round 1: P1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Rounds 2 and 4: [P1, k3] twice, p1.
Round 3: P1, k1, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 5: P1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Round 6: P1, k1, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 7: Repeat Round 5.
Round 8 (increase round): P1, k2, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k2, p1. 11 sts per repeat.
Round 9: P1, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, p1.
Rounds 10, 12 and 14: [P1, k4] twice, p1.
Round 11: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 13: P1, k2, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 15: P1, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, p1.
Round 16: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 17: P1, k2, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Rounds 18-19: Repeat Rounds 15-16.
Round 20 (increase round): P1, k3, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k3, p1. 13 sts per repeat.
Round 21: P1, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, p1.
Rounds 22, 24, 26, and 28: [P1, k5] twice, p1.
Round 23: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 25: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 27: P1, k3, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 29: P1, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, p1.
Round 30: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 31: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 32: P1, k3, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Rounds 33-35: Repeat Rounds 29-31.
Round 36 (increase round): P1, k4, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k4, p1. 15 sts per repeat.
Round 37: P1, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, p1.
Rounds 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46: [P1, k6] twice, p1.
Round 39: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 41: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 43: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 45: P1, k4, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Round 47: P1, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, p1.
Round 48: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 49: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 50: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 51: P1, k4, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Rounds 52-55: Repeat Rounds 47-50.
Round 56 (increase round): P1, k5, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k5, p1. 17 sts per repeat.

Lace Pattern C
Round 1: P1, YO, SSK, k5, p1, k5, k2tog, YO, p1.
Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: [P1, k7] twice, p1.
Round 3: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 5: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 7: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 9: P1, k4, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Round 11: P1, k5, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k5, p1.
Round 13: P1, YO, SSK, k5, p1, k5, k2tog, YO, p1.
Round 14: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 15: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 16: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 17: P1, k4, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Round 18: P1, k5, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k5, p1.
Rounds 19-23: Repeat Rounds 13-17.
Round 24 (increase round): P1, k6, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k6, p1. 19 sts per repeat.
Round 25: P1, YO, SSK, k6, p1, k6, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Rounds 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, and 38: [P1, k8] twice, p1.
Round 27: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k5, p1, k5, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 29: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 31: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 33: P1, k4, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Round 35: P1, k5, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k5, p1. 
Round 37: P1, k6, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k6, p1.
Round 39: P1, YO, SSK, k6, p1, k6, k2tog, YO, p1.
 Round 40: P1, k1, YO, SSK, k5, p1, k5, k2tog, YO, k1, p1.
Round 41: P1, k2, YO, SSK, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, YO, k2, p1.
Round 42: P1, k3, YO, SSK, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, YO, k3, p1.
Round 43: P1, k4, YO, SSK, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, YO, k4, p1.
Round 44: P1, k5, YO, SSK, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, YO, k5, p1.
Round 45: P1, k6, YO, SSK, p1, k2tog, YO, k6, p1.
Rounds 46-51: Repeat Rounds 39-44.
Round 52 (increase round): P1, k7, YO, k1, p1, k1, YO, k7, p1. 21 sts per repeat.

DIRECTIONS

Using shorter circular needle, and Long Tail method, CO 90. Place marker and join for working in the round.

Upper Border
Rounds 1-16: ([P1, k3] twice, p1) around.

Body
Note: As piece gets larger, change to long circular needles.

Body Round, Section 1:
Work Lace Pattern A 10 times around.

Note: If you wish, use markers to divide up the pattern repeats.

Work as set until you have worked all 8 rounds of Lace Pattern A 3 times.

Body Round, Section 2:
Work Lace Pattern B 10 times around.
Work as set until Lace Pattern B is complete. 170 sts.

Body Round, Section 3:
Work Lace Pattern C 10 times around.
Work as set until Lace Pattern C is complete. 210 sts.

Lower Border
Rounds 1-16: ([P1, k4] four times, p1) around.
BO as follows: K1, *k1, return 2 st to left needle and knit them tog tbl; repeat from * until all sts have been bound off. Cut yarn and pull through final st to secure.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.
The lace stitches used, especially those at the start of the work, tend to pucker the knitting; therefore, aggressive blocking is necessary.

To block: wash the cape in cold water with a small amount of gentle detergent; rinse. Squeeze the cape between your hands, without twisting, to remove most of the water.
Spread the cape out on a large towel and roll it up into a cylindrical form, then press it well to remove all of the excess water. Unroll the towel and spread the cape out on a large, flat, soft surface (that you can poke the pins into).
Stretch the cape to the finished measurements indicated in the instructions, using a tape measure to check the dimensions. Pin the cape down to hold its shape, placing the pins about 1 inch/2.5 cm apart, being careful to push them firmly into the blocking board.
Allow to dry.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

designername VALENTINA COSCIANI (alias TIBISAY) lives and works in Trieste (Italy) with her husband, two sons and two cats. She spends most of her time designing her patterns, writing her blog, and making videos for her YouTube channel.

She desperately tries to fit together the pieces of a chaotic daily routine that includes knitting, traveling in Italy, Switzerland and Austria to present new designs, and cooking for the famished men in her active family... failing more often than not.