Crocheted Flower Shawl/Cape and Scarf

Following finding that crocheted flower tutorial on youtube a while ago, I realised I had some silky grey wool sitting around that I got from charity, so I decided to use it to practice making flowers. 8 flowers later and turning them into a scarf seemed like a good idea….

I’ve also always been fascinated with the idea of wearing capes/shawls to keep warm – instead of wearing jackets. It turns out that women were wearing capes during the 1930s rather than coats (as mentioned by Anais Nin in her diaries). So I thought I’d give making a crocheted flower cape a go…