As a change from crocheting scarves/hats/shawls, I decided to finally have a crack at the Cold Shoulders capelet from Debbie Stoller’s book Stitch’n’Bitch Crochet:  The Happy Hooker.  I think it’s been in my Ravelry queue for years!

I used Bendigo Woollen Mills Mirage in Cappucino. It’s a 8ply mohair/wool/alpaca blend. The pattern was written for 10ply yarn, so I worked a few extra rows on both the collar and the body of the capelet. I think the finished product is rather cute.

However, there was a definite down-side to this project. I think that I’m allergic to mohair. My eyes got irritated every time I worked on the capelet. And I still have one and a quarter balls of this yarn left. Dammit.