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This pattern is a little more complex that the basic
rectangular pattern but it does produce a very nice cloak without too much effort. I have
used it to make three cloaks so far and will probably make more in the future. My
favourite for this one is crushed velvet. Other than that I would recommend either cotton
or polycotton. You can use pretty much any material but really cheap fabrics tend not to
hang very well.
Materials:-
- 4 yards of 60 inch wide fabric.
- Cotton.
- Some form of fastener.
Tools:-
- Chalk for marking out.
- A length of string (5 ft).
- Sharp scissors.
- Pins.
- Sewing machine. You can sew this pattern by hand if you don't
have a sewing machine but it will take a long time.
 Take the fabric and cut out the pieces of the
cloak as shown. It is possible to get all the pieces out of 4 Yds of fabric and have a
small strip left at the end.
To mark out the body sections use a length of
string and a pin to act as a giant compass. (Make sure you don't get stretchy string
though!)
 This pattern produces a cloak with a lined hood.
The instructions here assume that the hood will
be lined with the same material that the cloak is made from so that it will appear the
same from both sides.
If you want to line the hood with a different
material simply cut two sections for the hood from the main material and two from the
lining material you wish to use.
If you are using a fabric which has a right and wrong side such as velvet cut half the
pieces so that they are mirror images of the other half.
If you are using a plain material it doesn't matter as you
can just turn the pieces over to obtain the mirror images.
Firstly take the two body sections and sew them together to
form a semi-circle.
 Next take the sections for the hood. Sew two of
them together along the longer of the straight edges to form the shape shown below and
repeat for the other pair (If you are lining the hood with a different material you should
have one pair of the main material and one pair of the lining material). Now sew the two
sections you have together with the back of the material towards the outside leaving it
open along the edge indicated.
 Now turn the hood the right way out. The next stage is to sew the
hood onto the body of the cloak. Take your time lining the hood up so that the seam up the
back of the hood lines up exactly with the seam along the back of the cloak or the cloak
will look odd and the hood will tend to twist round while you are wearing it. Once you
have attached the hood hem up all the way down both sides and all the way along the bottom
edge (this is where the sewing machine really comes in useful).
Finally attach the fastener just below where the hood joins
the body of the cloak.
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