Cape, leg warmers, and handbag.

To knit the set you will need: 800 g for the cape and 200 g each for the leg warmers and the bag of cream Merino Sprint yarn (50% wool, 50% acrylic, 190 m/100 g), needles No. 6, No. 7, and No. 7.5; two auxiliary needles; 1 automatic clasp with a diameter of 2 cm; 1 button, lining, and handle for the bag. Attention: knit with 2 strands of yarn. Double ribbing: with contrast yarn, cast on half the required stitches; 1st row: with working yarn knit *1 knit, 1 yarn over*, repeat from * to *; 2nd row: *knit yarn over knit, slip 1 st as purl without knitting, yarn in front of work*, repeat from * to *; 3rd and subsequent rows: *1 knit, slip 1 st as purl, yarn in front of work*, repeat from * to *; in the finished piece, unravel the contrast yarn.

Ribbing 1/1: alternating 1 knit, 1 purl.

Ribbing 2/2: alternating 2 knit, 2 purl.

Purl stitch: knit rows — purl stitches, purl rows — knit stitches.

Stockinette stitch: knit rows — knit stitches, purl rows — purl stitches.

Cable 1 (width 9 sts): 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th rows: knit sts; 2nd and all even rows: purl sts; 9th row: leave 3 sts on the first auxiliary needle behind work, leave the next 3 sts on the second auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 3 sts from the first auxiliary needle, knit sts from the second auxiliary needle; 11th row: repeat from the 1st row.

Big cable (width 9 sts): 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th rows: knit sts; 2nd and all even rows: purl sts; 11th row: 9 crossed sts (leave 3 sts on the first auxiliary needle behind work, leave 3 sts on the second auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 3 sts from the first auxiliary needle and knit sts from the second auxiliary needle); 13th row: repeat from the 3rd row.

Cable 2 (width 4 sts): 1st and 3rd rows: knit sts; 2nd and 4th rows: purl sts; 5th row: cross 4 sts to the right (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, knit 2 sts and knit the sts from the auxiliary needle); 7th row: repeat from the 3rd row.

Diamond pattern (width 19 sts): 1st row: 7 purl, 2 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit, 7 purl; even rows: knit according to the pattern; 3rd row: 7 purl, cross 5 sts to the right (leave 2 sts on the first auxiliary needle behind work, leave 1 st on the second auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 2 sts, purl the st from the second auxiliary needle, knit 2 sts from the first auxiliary needle). 7 purl; 5th row: 6 purl, cross 3 knit to the right (leave 1 st on the auxiliary needle behind work, knit 2 knit and knit the st from the auxiliary needle). 1 purl, cross 3 knit to the left (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 1 knit and knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 6 purl; 7th row: 5 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 1 knit, 1 purl, 1 knit, cross 3 sts to the left, 5 purl; 9th row: 4 purl, cross 3 sts to the right (leave 1 st on the auxiliary needle behind work, knit 2 knit and purl the st from the auxiliary needle), 2 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit, cross 3 sts to the left (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 1 purl and knit the sts from the auxiliary needle). 4 purl; 11th row: 3 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 1 purl, cross 5 sts to the right, 1 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 3 purl; 13th row: 2 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 1 purl, 2 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit, 2 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 4 purl; 15th row: 2 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 2 purl, 2 knit - 1 purl, 2 knit, 2 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 2 purl; 17th row: 3 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 1 purl, cross 5 sts to the right, 1 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 3 purl; 19th row: 4 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 2 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit, cross 3 sts to the right, 4 purl; 21st row: 5 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 1 knit, 1 purl, 1 knit, cross 3 sts to the right, 5 purl; 23rd row: 6 purl, cross 3 sts to the left, 1 purl, cross 3 sts to the right, 6 purl; 25th row: repeat from the 3rd row.

Knitting density, pattern alternation, needles No. 7.5: 16 sts and 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

 CAPE

Attention! The cape is knitted starting from the collar. Collar: on needles No. 7.5 cast on 15 sts and knit 4 rows of double ribbing. Then knit as follows: 3 sts of double ribbing, 2 sts of purl stitch. 9 sts of cable 1 (starting from the 5th row of the cable), 2 sts of purl stitch. After 54 cm from the double ribbing, knit another 4 rows of double ribbing and bind off all sts.

The right side of the cape: cast on 32 sts along the left edge of the collar from the 72nd to the 41st row and knit as follows, evenly increasing 14 sts: 9 sts of cable 1, 2 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2, 19 sts of diamond pattern, 2 x (4 sts of cable 2, 2 sts of purl stitch). After 92.5 cm from the cast-on edge, decrease 8 sts of purl stitch (6 sts in diamond pattern and 1 st in each of the two groups of 2 sts of purl stitch, excluding the last 2 sts). In the following row, evenly decrease another 1 x 18 sts. Knit 1 row without decreases and bind off the remaining 20 sts.

 The left side of the cape: cast on 32 sts along the left edge of the collar after the 32 sts cast on for the right side, and knit as follows, evenly increasing in the 1st row by 14 sts: 2 x (2 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2), 19 sts of diamond pattern, 4 sts of cable 2, 2 sts of purl stitch, 9 sts of cable 1. After 94 cm from the cast-on edge, evenly decrease 10 sts, knit 1 row without decreases, then on the remaining 26 sts knit 6 rows of double ribbing and bind off all stitches.

Sleeve: cast on 57 sts and knit 4 rows of double ribbing, then knit as follows: 2 sts of purl stitch, 9 sts of cable 1, 2 x (9 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2), 9 sts of purl stitch, 9 sts of cable 1, 2 sts of purl stitch. Starting from the 13th row, decrease in every 6th row 8 x 1 st in the middle of the row and 8 x 1 st from both sides of each group of 4 sts knitted with cable 2. After 47.5 cm from the double ribbing, evenly decrease 1 x 16 sts and bind off the remaining 17 sts.

Assembly: sew the right edge of one sleeve to the left edge of the first 76 rows of the right side of the cape (placing the cast-on edge of the sleeve in the opposite direction to the knitting direction of the cape), sew the other edge of the sleeve to the left edge of the last 76 rows of the right side of the cape. Sew the upper edge of the sleeve and the bound-off stitches of the right side of the cape to the left edge of the collar from the 40th row to the 1st row. Sew the right edge of the second sleeve to the left edge of the last 76 rows of the left side of the cape, and sew the other edge of the sleeve to the left edge of the first 76 rows of the left side of the cape. Sew the upper edge of the sleeve to the left edge of the collar from the last row to the 73rd row. Sew one part of the automatic clasp to the right edge of the left side of the cape on the front side and the corresponding part of the clasp to the right shoulder on the back side. Sew the button to the center of the left edge of the collar.

 LEG WARMERS

Work description: on needles No. 7.5 cast on 34 sts and knit 4 rows of double ribbing and 8 rows of ribbing 2/2 (total 5 cm), increasing 1 st in the last row. Then knit as follows: 1 st of stockinette stitch, 1 st of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2, 2 sts of purl stitch, 19 sts of diamond pattern, 2 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2, 1 st of purl stitch, 1 st of stockinette stitch. Starting from the 13th row, increase from both sides in every 8th row 5 x 1 st. After 28 cm from the ribbing, knit 6 rows of double ribbing and bind off all stitches using the mattress stitch. Complete the side seams.

 BAG

Middle part: on needles No. 6 cast on 55 sts and knit 4 rows of double ribbing. Then on needles No. 7 knit as follows: 1 st of purl stitch, 9 sts of big cable, 2 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2, 2 sts of purl stitch, 19 sts of diamond pattern, 2 sts of purl stitch, 4 sts of cable 2, 2 sts of purl stitch, 9 sts of big cable, 1 st of purl stitch. After 5 cm and after 63 cm from the cast-on edge, make 4 holes (2 sts together, 1 yarn over): 2 on the sides, after the first 10 and before the last 10 sts, and 2 center holes on both sides of the diamond pattern. After 67 cm from the cast-on edge, switch to needles No. 6, knit 2 rows of double ribbing and bind off all sts.

Sides: on needles No. 7 cast on 7 sts and knit in purl stitch. After 31 cm knit 2 rows of double ribbing and bind off all stitches. Knit the second side in the same way. Assembly: fold the middle part in half and sew the sides: sew the lining and handles.

Knitting scheme for the set