Little Bee Capelet

This is very quick and easy capelet for kids.

The pattern stitch here is from the repeats of only 4 rounds; 2 rounds with garter stitches to create horizontal stripes and 2 rounds with stockinette stitches plus some slip stitches to create checkered squares.

The pattern looks a little more complicated than it says, because we are going to switch three colors every 2 rows in order, independently to the pattern stitches. You will see the same color/texture combination only every 12 rows.

I named this “Little Bee” because of my color choice, but I hope you all have fun to pick your favorite color combinations!
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SIZE
child 2 [4, 6, 8, 10, 12]

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
middle shoulder: 26 [27, 28.75, 30.5, 32, 33.5] inches
Length: 9.5 [10.5, 11.5, 13.5, 14, 15] inches

MATERIALS
[MC] Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash [100% Superwash wool; 220 yd/200 m per 100g skein]; color: Aran; 1 [1, 2, 2, 2, 2] skeins
[CC1] Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash [100% Superwash wool; 220 yd/200 m per 100g skein]; color: Mocha; 1 [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] skein
[CC2] Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash [100% Superwash wool; 220 yd/200 m per 100g skein]; color: Daffodil; 1 [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] skein

16[16, 24, 24, 24, 24] length-inch US 8/5.0mm circular needle
16 length-inch US 6/4.0mm circular needle
6x stitch markers
tapestry needle

GAUGE
24 sts/40 rows = 4" in pattern stitch without decreasing
22 sts/24 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch

PATTERN NOTES
When you work slip stitch, move yarn to WS. ( i.e. wyb on RS and wyif on WS)

PATTERN
Using larger needle, with MC, CO 192[204, 220, 236, 252, 268], join in round, pm.

Rnd 1: P all sts.

Rnd 2: K all sts.

Rnd 3: K all sts.

Rnd 4: P all sts.

Cont. in St st (k all sts) until it measures 2[2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4] inches from CO edge.

Next rnd: P all sts.

Next rnd: Join CC1, k1, [slp(slip purlwise)2, k2] to last 3 st, slp2, k1.

Next rnd: K1, [slp2, k2] to last 3 st, slp2, k1.

Next rnd: Join CC2, k all sts.

Next rnd: P32[34, 36, 40, 42, 44 ], pm, p32[34, 38, 38, 42, 46], pm, p32[34, 36, 40, 42, 44], pm, p32[34, 36, 40, 42, 44], pm, p32[34, 38, 38, 42, 46 ], pm, p32[34, 36, 40, 42, 44] , slip marker.



Next, start pattern sts with decrease round as foll (AT THE SAME TIME, change the color every 2 rnds starting from MC, CC1, then CC2);

Note: After pm, pattern sts repeat will be disrupted by markers during most of dec rnds (depend on sts numbers). In the cases, just stop patt sts before each markers, and restart the repeat (k1, [slp2, k2]) after each markers (you can also see more detailed explaination and example in comment section).

Rnd 1: change to new color, *k1, [slp2, k2] to marker* rep * 5 more times.

Rnd 2: *K1, [slp2, k2] to marker* rep * 5 more times.

Rnd 3: Change to new color, k all sts.

Rnd 4: [p to last 2 sts before marker, p2tog] total 6 times.

Repeat rnd 1-4 11[13, 15, 17, 19, 21] more times, 120[120, 124, 128, 132, 136] sts rem.

Cont patt sts without decreasing until it measures 8[9, 10, 12, 13, 14] inches from CO edge.

Break CC1, CC2.

Neckband ribbing
Switch to smaller needle, with MC, work k2 x p2 ribbing until neckband measures 1.5 inches.

BO loosely.

FINISHING
block and weave in all ends.