Craftybegonia Sunflower Shades Capelet

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This capelet was inspired by the pretty new hybrid sunflowers that have earthy, almost sunset colors!
It has been loved around here, hope you like it too. Enjoy!

Skill- Intermediate (though an adventurous advanced beginner could tackle it with patience!)

Finished size- 19" wide x 13" long

Materials-
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Coffee (about half a skein)
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Pumpkin (about half a skein. You will not use it all)
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Soft Brown (about half a skein)
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Gold (about half a skein)
Red Heart worsted weight yarn Cornmeal (about half a skein)
Crochet hooks sizes I, H and F
Blunt needle
Scissors

Capelet-
With Coffee and I hook, ch 69.
Row 1- 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (ch 3 counts as 1st dc) and in each ch across. (67 dc) Ch 4, turn.
Row 2- (Ch 4 counts as 1st tr of this row) 1 tr in same spot as ch 1, 1 tr in next dc, *2 tr in next dc, 1 tr in
next dc, rep from * across. (100 tr) Ch 3, turn.
Row 3- 1 dc in each tr across. (100 dc) Ch 4, turn.
Row 4- 1 tr in each of next 4 dc, 2 tr in next dc, *1 tr in each of next 5 dc, 2 tr in next dc, rep from * across. (116 tr) Ch 3, turn.
Row 5- 1 dc in each tr across. (116 dc) Fasten off Coffee, weave in tail.
Row 6- Join Pumpkin. Work 1 sc in each of first 10 dc, 2 sc in next dc, *1 sc in each of next 10 dc, 2 sc in next dc, rep from * across.
End row by making 1 sc in each of last 5 dc. (127 sc) Ch 1, turn.
Row 7- 1 sc in each sc across. (127 sc) Ch 1, turn.
Row 8- 1 sc in each sc across. (127 sc) Fasten off Pumpking, weave in tail.
Row 9- Join Soft Brown. Ch 3, 2 dc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc,] rep 3 times, *skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc,
[ch 1, skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc,] rep 3 times, rep from * across. (87 dc, 56 ch) Ch 3, turn.
Row 10- Skip first 2 dc of first shell, work 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, [1 dc in next dc, ch 1] rep a total of 3 times, ch 1, skip next 2
dc, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc  in next dc, ch 1, *[1 dc in next dc, ch 1] rep a total of 3 times, ch 1, skip next 2
dc, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc  in next dc, ch 1, rep from 8 across. End row by making 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in top of truning ch. Ch 4, turn.
From now on, change to H hook.
Row 11- Skip to ch-1 sp of first shell, worm 3 dc in that ch-1 sp, [ch 1, 1 dc in next dc] rep a total of 3 times, ch 1, *3 dc in ch-1 sp of next
shell, [ch 1, 1 dc in next dc] rep a total of 3 times, rep from * across. Finish row with a ch 1, 1 dc in top of turning ch. Ch 4, turn.
Row 12- Skip first 2 dc of first shell, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next dc of first shell, ch 1, *[1 dc in next dc, ch 1] rep a total of 3 times, ch 1, skip next 2
dc, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, *[1 dc in next dc, ch 1] rep a total of 3 times, ch 1, rep from * across. Ch 4, turn.



Row 13- Rep row 11. Fasten off Soft Brown, weave in tail. (in all the Soft Brown rows you must have, 15 clusters, 42 dc each with 1 ch in between.)
Row 14- Join Gold. Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, *1 dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 1, skip next st, rep from * across. End row by making 2 dc in top of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.
Note- Ch 3 stands for first dc until further notice.
Row 15- 1 dc in next st, ch 1, *1 dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 1, rep across. Ch 3, turn.
Row 16 to 17- Rep row 15. Fasten off Gold, weave in tail. (145 sts)
Row 18- Join Cornmeal. Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st, *1 dc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st, rep from * across. Ch 3, turn.
Row 19- 1 dc in same spot as ch 3, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 ch and 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 ch and 1 dc, *2 dc in first dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1,
skip next ch and next dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch and next dc, rep from * across. Ch 3, turn.
Row 20- 1 dc in same spot as ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch 1, next dc and next ch 1, *2 dc in next dc, , 1 dc in each of next next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch 1, next dc, and next ch 1, rep from * across.
Row 21- Ch 2, yo and insert hook in next dc, and pull up loop, yo and pull yarn through all loops on hook, dc2tog over next 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc, ch 2, *dc2tog over first 2 dc of next petal, 1 dc in next dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc of petal, dc2tog over last 2 dc of petal, ch 2, rep from *, across.
Row 22- Ch 2, yo and insert hook in next dc, and pull up loop, yo and pull yarn through all loops on hook, dc2tog over next 2 dc, ch 4, *dc2tog over first 2 dc of next petal, dc2tog over last 2 dc of same petal, ch 4, rep crom * across, 1 dc in top of turning ch.



Edging-
Sl st till space in between the two sets of dc2togs made on previous row, ch 3, 4 dc in that space, ch 2, 1 sc in next ch sp, *insert hook in psace in between the 2 sets of dc2tog made in previous row, work 5 dc in that space, ch 2, 1 sc in next ch sp, rep from * across, sl st in stop of turning ch. Fasten off, weave in tails.

Ties-
Yo-yos (Make 2)
With Gold and F hook, ch 5, slip st to close ring.
Rnd 1- Ch 3 in ring, work 16 dc in ring. Sl st to join rnd bypassing beginning ch 3. Fasten off, weave in tail.

Tie- 
With F hook, join Coffee to 1 of the yo-yos, ch 52. Fasten off, sew tie to top edge of capelet. Repeat with opposite side. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Done!


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