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ABOUT KABUKI CAPELET

Designed to celebrate the release of my upcoming memoir, Geri o Shimasu: Adventures of a Baka Gaijin, KABUKI is a capelet knit in entirely in the round with mesh lace and a twisted rib ruffle pattern running down the front.

The art of kabuki is a vibrant, stylized form of Japanese theater known for its dramatic makeup, elaborate costumes, and bold, exaggerated movement. Developed in the Edo period, kabuki weaves together dance, drama, and music to tell stories of love, revenge, and transformation. With its deep sense of theatricality and color, kabuki is both spectacle and tradition, performed with intense precision and flair. This design draws on kabuki’s flair for contrast and rhythm, inviting you to stitch with drama and movement in mind.

KABUKI CAPELET can be worn multiple ways around the neck, and instructions are provided for casting on stitches in six different sizes. Check out YouTube to see a video on the styling options!

ABOUT ALIA LURIA

Alia Luria is an award-winning novelist and essayist living in Tampa, Florida, and she also happens to be ME, the designer behind the Crypto Knits patterns. She is the author of Compendium, a science fiction novel, and her new memoir, Geri o Shimasu, releases August 12 from Unsolicited Press has done the same. She has also been published in Northwest Review, Frivolous Comma, and contributed to multiple anthologies.

ABOUT GERI O SHIMASU: ADVENTURES OF A BAKA GAIJIN

Geri o Shimasu: Adventures of a Baka Gaijin invites readers on a witty, unfiltered romp through 2008 Japan as experienced by Alia Luria, a self-proclaimed “clueless foreigner.” Luria dives headfirst into the quirks and challenges of Japanese culture, from decoding onsen etiquette and enduring public embarrassment to exploring the oddities of love hotels and the loneliness of bustling crowds. With laugh-out-loud anecdotes and moments of poignant self-reflection, she unpacks the universal hilarity and humanity of navigating the unfamiliar. Whether she’s fumbling through train etiquette, braving bizarre foods, or embracing the messy beauty of cultural exchange, Luria’s candid storytelling is blunt, occasionally cringeworthy, and always unapologetically real. This collection is a hilarious and heartfelt reminder of the chaotic, awkward, and transformative adventures that shape us all.

DIMENSIONS

Width: S1 (44”/112cm), S2 (47”/119.5cm), S3 ((49.5”/126cm), S4 (52.5”/133.5cm), S5 (55”/133.5cm), S6 (58”/147.5cm), S7 (60.5”/154cm)
Length: 15” (38cm) to edge of ruffle

YARN

450 (474,494,514,v 535, 556, 575) yards or 412 (434, 452, 470, 490, 509, 412) meters of fingering weight yarn at approximately 3.6 yards (3.3m) per gram.

Sample was knit from one (470) yard (430m) skein of Fiber Optic Yarns Kashimir (80% superwash merino 10% cashmere / %10 nylon)) in the color Honey to Fig.

NEEDLES

US 3 (3.25mm) circular needles with a 24” (60cm) cable, or size required to obtain gauge

US 1 (2.25mm) circular needles with a 16” (40cm) cable for neck ribbing

NOTIONS

3 stitch markers, tapestry needle, blocking materials

GAUGE

26 sitches by 34 rounds = 4” (10cm) in lace stitch after blocking (guage isn’t crucial for this project)

TECHNIQUES

Twisted Rib
Knitting in the Round
Twisted Rib Increases
I-Cor Bind off
Tassel (optional)