In the same afternoon as the dinosaur tail, I decided that the little boy also needed a cape. Everyone needs a cape after all. However, capes for two year olds probably could be a choking hazard and we do want to keep him alive for a little while longer. So I set off on a google adventure and found a nice YouTube tutorial about a no-choke superhero cape. While superheroes are fun and all, I’m more of the witch and medieval type cape person, so I modified it.
I folded a black fleece blanket over and cut out a half circle shape. Then a smaller half circle shape for the neckline. With the cutting of this half circle, I automatically had a weird shaped piece leftover. My brain immediately went LIRIPIPE, so I used that to make a hood for the cape. I left part of the bottom seam open to attach to the cape part and sewed the rest shut to make a hood.
The idea of the no-choke thing is that the cape is attached by going under the armpits and around the back and Velcroed to the front again. I liked that idea but since I didn’t have the kid with me, I improvised with some elastic and Velcro on both sides. My theory is that elastics stretch and that if it’s too big you can add a small seam in the back of the elastic. To attach the strap to the front, I chose to make some triangle shaped bits with the other side of the Velcro on the backside. Since it’s fleece, no hemming required. I hope it fits, and otherwise I’m sure it’ll be a nice blanket.
