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El Capuchon


Hello lovely people! Here is my very last release of the year and my first release, especially designed for men. Well... to be completely honest with you... especially designed for The Man in my life 💗! Isn't he looking stunning?! 😍

I am going to keep it short today because so far, the holidays have been tough on us. We are both floored with a heavey flu since over a week and there are so many things piling up which I'd like to do before this year ends... I feel a little rushed, need to keep going!

A ‘capuchon’ is the French, Spanish and Dutch name for a hood. As I said, this particular one was designed for ‘him’, but don’t let that keep you from making one for her as well 😉. The hooded cowl pattern is worked in one piece, from the bottom of the neck upwards, up until the chin and then downwards again on the inside of the cowl, to finally create the hood upwards. Slightly rounded shaping is added, making sure the hood is not ‘just’ an enormous rectangle falling off the back of your head. You can make this hooded cowl in such a way to fit your neck and head precisely. All through the pattern there are notes added with instructions to lengthen or shorten your cowl or hood and to make the hood tighter or wider around the face.

I made this example in different colours (all specified row by row in the pattern) but my testers have made some versions in uni/variegated colours and I love them too (You can check out their project pages on Ravelry)! A #4 medium yarn (Aran/ Worsted weight) in as many colours as you like will do. The pattern includes detailed instructions to adjust El Capuchon to your liking as well as measurements and instructions for child sizes.

The year is coming to an end. It's been amazing for me and I have many plans for the year to come! The first thing I'll be doing in the 2019 is hosting a CAL for the Collar Cowl Capelet I designed a few months ago. The CAL will last from the 4th until the 15th of January in the 'Crochet-A-Long-With-Us!' Facebook group. It's a lovely CAL group with some talented designers and we will be hosting CAL's for you there every month. To kick off this one, I am giving away a free copy of my own pattern. You can still enter the giveaway there. I'll be choosing a winner tomorrow, the 29th of December at midday (Paris time).

As usual, if you need help while making this pattern, you are welcome to ask for it below in the comments, contact me personally or come and find me on Ravelry or Facebook. On both platforms I have groups as well where I love to help you out.

There is a Pdf of the full pattern available on Ravelry, Etsy, and Love Crochet. I hope you will enjoy it!

Happy crochet,
Lili

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