INANNA CAPE
by Paloma Parra and Lorill Anderson
This cape is worked from the top down in 5 sections and measures 36" long by 72" wide. Its graceful goddess motif is a tribute to Inanna, an ancient goddess of love and fertility.
Materials:
- 10 balls of elann.com Pamir
- 6.0mm (US 10) circular needle 32-40 inch in length.
Gauge:
15 st and 20 rows over 10 cm (4 inches).
Instructions: (Revised October 13, 2006)
Cast on 6 stitches.
Row 1: k6.
Row 2: p6.
Row 3: k1, *yo, k1*, repeat to end (11 sts).
Row 4: (and all subsequent even rows) k2, purl to the last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 5: k2, m1, *k1, m1*, repeat to the last 2 stitches, k2 (19 sts).
Row 7: k9 sts, m1, k10 (20 sts).
Row 9: k1, m1, *k2, yo*, repeat to last st, m1, k1 (30 sts).
Row 11: k15, yo, ssk, k13.
Row 13: k2, m1, k1, (yo, k3, m1, k3) 4 times, end yo, k3 (40 sts).
Row 15: k4, (yo, k1, k2 tog, k5) 4 times, end yo, k1, k2tog, k1.
Row 17: k2, m1, k2, (yo, k4, m1, k4) 4 times, end yo, k4 (50 sts).
Row 19: k5, (yo, k1, k2tog, k7) 4 times, end yo, k1, k2tog, k2.
Row 21: k2, m1, k3, (yo, k5, m1, k5) 4 times, end yo, k5 (60 sts).
Begin to incorporate the goddess pattern:
Row 23: k6, (yo, ssk, k9) 5 times, ending k8 instead of k9 in the final repeat. (60 sts).
Row 25: k6, (yo, k1, yo, k11) 5 times, ending k5 instead of k11 in the final repeat (70 sts).
Row 27: k4, (k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, psso, k7) 5 times, ending k3 instead of k7 in the final repeat. (70 sts).
Row 29: k5, (yo, k2, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k8) 5 times, ending k3 instead of k8 in the final repeat (80 sts).
Row 31: k3, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k5) 5 times, end k2 instead of k5 in the final repeat. (80 sts).
Row 33: k4, (yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k7) 5 times, end k3 instead of k7 in the final repeat (90 sts).
Row 35: k3, (k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, ssk, k5) 5 times, end k2 instead of k5 in the final repeat. (90 sts).
Row 37: k3, m1, (k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k3, m1, k4) 4 times, end k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, ssk, k2 (99 sts).
Row 39: k4, (k2tog, yo, k2, k2 tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k7) 5 times, ending k2 instead of k7 in the final repeat. (99 sts).
Row 41: k2, m1, k2, (k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k4, m1, k3) 5 times, omit final (k4, m1, k3) and end with k2 (104 sts).
Row 43: k4, (k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k6) 5 times, ending k1 instead of k6 in the final repeat. (104 sts)
Row 45: k2, m1, k1, (k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k4) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k5. (105 sts)
Row 47: k11, yo, sk2p, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k3 (k2tog, yo, k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k2) 3 times, end k2tog, yo, k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k7 (106 sts).
Row 49: k9, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5) 4 times, end with k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k6 (110 sts).
Row 51: k8, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k5) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k2, m1, k2 (110 sts).
Row 53: k9, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4) 4 times, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, m1, k3.(111 sts)
Row 55: k11, (yo, sk2p, yo, k4, m1, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k8) 4 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, m1, k5 (116 sts).
Row 57: k9, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, k6) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k8 (116 sts).
Row 59: k8, (k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k7, yo, ssk, k5) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k7. (116 sts).
Row 61: k4, m1, k3, (k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk. K6, yo, ssk, k2, m1, K2) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k3, m1, k3 (122 sts).
Row 63: k7, (k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k4) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k6 (122 sts).
Row 65: k6, (k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k5. (122 sts).
Row 67: k3, m1, k3, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2, m1, k1) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2, m1, k3 (128 sts).
Row 69: k7, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k4) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k6. (128 sts).
Row 71: repeat row 69. (128 sts).
Row 73: repeat row 69. (128 sts).
Row 75: k4, m1, k3, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2, m1, k2) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, m1, k3 (134 sts).
Row 77: k9, (ssk, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5) 4 times, ssk, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k2tog, k8 (134 sts).
Row 79: k10, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5) 4 times, ssk, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k2tog, k9 (134 sts).
Row 81: k6, m1, k5, (ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k2, m1, k3) 4 times, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, m1, k5 (140 sts).
Row 83: k13, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k5, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k8) 4 times, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k12. (140 sts).
Row 85: k14, (ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k8, yo, sk2p, yo, k11) 4 times, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k13 (140 sts).
Row 87: k9, m1, k7, (yo, k2tog, k7, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, m1, k6) 4 times, yo, k2tog, k7, m1, k7 (146 sts).
Row 89: k25, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k19) 4 times, ending with K28, instead of k19 (146 sts).
Row 91: k24, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k17) 4 times, ending with k27, instead of k17 (146 sts).
Row 93: k11, m1, k12, (k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k7, m1, k8) 4 times ending with k12, m1, k14, instead of k7, m1, k8 (151 sts).
Row 95: k23, (k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k14) 4 times, ending with k26, instead of k14 (151 sts).
Row 97: k22, (k2tog, yo, k4, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, ssk, k12) 4 times, ending with k25 instead of k12 (151 sts)
Row 99: k10, m1, k12, (k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k6, m1, k6) 4 times, ending with k12, m1, k13 instead of k6, m1, k6 (156 sts).
Row 101: k23, (k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k13) 4 times, ending with k26 instead of k13 (156 sts).
Row 103: repeat row 101 (156 sts).
Row 105: k12, m1, k11, (k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk. K5, yo, ssk, k6, m1, k7) 4 times, ending with k11, m1, k15, instead of k6, m1, k7 (161 sts).
Row 107: k24, (k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k14) 4 times, ending with k27 instead of k14 (161 sts).
Row 109: k25, (ssk, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2tog, k16) 4 times, ending with k 28 instead of k 16 (161 sts).
Row 111: k13, m1, k13, (ssk, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k2tog, k9, m1, k9) 4 times, ending with k15, m1, k14 instead of k9, m1, k9 (166 sts).
Row 113: k28, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k2tog, k21) 4 times, ending with k31 instead of k21. (166 sts)
Row 115: k15, m1, k14, (ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2tog, k23) 4 times, ending with K16, m1, k16, instead of k23 (168 sts).
Row 117: k16, m1, k15, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k13, m1, k12) 4 times, ending with k34 instead of k13, m1, k12 (172 sts).
Row 119: k33, (ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k28) 4 times, ending with k35 instead of k28 (172 sts).
Row 121: k35, (yo, ssk, k31) 4 times, ending with k36 instead of k31 (172 sts).
Row 123: k17, m1, k2, yo, k30, (yo, m1, k31) 3 times, yo, m1, k25 (177 sts).
Row 125: k18, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k26, (k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k29) 3 times, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k21 (177 sts).
Row 127: k17, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k24, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k27) 3 times, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k20 (177 sts).
Row 129: k15, m1, k1, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k21, m1, k1) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k21, m1, k3 (179 sts).
Row 131: k16, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k20, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k 24) 4 times, ending with k19 instead of k24 (182 sts).
Row 133: k 17, (ssk, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k24) 5 times (182 sts).
Row 135: k 17, m1, k1, (ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k14, m1, k14) 4 times, k12, m1, k12 (188 sts).
Row 137: k20, (ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k31) 4 times, k 24 (188 sts).
Row 139: k21, (yo, ssk, k34) 4 times, k23 (188 sts).
Row 141: knit (188 sts).
Begin Welt:
Row 143: k24, (m1, k1, m1, k34) 4 times, m1, k1, m1, k23 (198 sts).
Row 145: k26, (m1, k1, m1, k35) 4 times, m1, k1, m1, k 27 (208 sts).
Row 147: k28, (m1, k1, m1, k36) 4 times, m1, k1, m1, k36 (220 sts).
Row 148: *k2tog, k3, m1, k1, m1, k3, k2tog* repeat to the end of the row.
Row 149: purl
Row 150: repeat row 148
Row 151: purl
Row 152: repeat row 148
Row 153: purl
Row 154: purl
Row 155: knit
Row 156: purl
Row 157: knit
Row 158 to 167: repeat rows 148 to 157
Row 168 to 172: repeat rows 148 to 152
Row 173: Cast off all stitches loosely.
Abbreviations:
Beg - beginning, BO - bind off, Dec - decrease, Inc - increase, M1 - Make one stitch by picking up yarn between the two needles and knitting into the back of the stitch, K - knit, K2tog - Knit 2 together, P - purl, PM - place marker, RS - right side, SSK - 1. Slip 2 sts separately to right needle as if to knit, 2. Knit these 2 sts together by slipping left needle into them from left to right, WS - wrong side, yo - yarn over.
SK2P - Centered double decrease:
1. Slip 2 sts together to right needle
2. Knit next st
3. Pass 2 slipped sts over knit st and off right needle
4. Completed: 3 sts become 1; the center st is on top