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Okimi, Japanese for see off the coast, is an oversized cabled poncho with armhole openings to make it into a shawl with longer fronts. The poncho has a shallow V-neck and double knitted front bands that continue along the back neck. Okimi is knitted in the luxurious Kathmandu DK 100 from Queensland Collection.

Size: One Size

Finished measurements
Bust: 168 cm/66.25”
Length: 95 cm/37.5”
Sample is worn with 80 cm/31.5” positive ease on model.

Yarn: Queensland Collection, Kathmandu DK 100 (85% Wool, 10% Silk, 5% Cashmere, 100 g, 270 m/295 yds).
Sample is knitted in Denim 14: 8 skeins; 2042 m/2233 yds.
US distributor: https://knittingfever.com/brand/queensland-collection/yarns
https://queenslandcollectionyarn.com/yarn/E-KDK100

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 circular needle (80 cm/36”).
3.75 mm/US 5 circular needle (80 cm/36”) for ribbing.

Notions: Stitch markers (removable), cable needle, stitch holders and yarn needle.

Gauge: 21 sts and 26 rows in St st using 4 mm/US 6 needle measures 10 cm/4” square after blocking.
23 sts and 30 rows in ribbing using 3.75 mm/US 5 needle measures 10 cm/4” square after blocking.
21 sts in Cable mix measures about 9 cm/3.5” across after blocking.
Adjust needle size as needed to match gauge.

Notes: The poncho is worked bottom and up flat. It is shaped for a shallow V-neck with an opening for the armholes on the back and the double knitted frontband continues along the back neck. The only seam is along each shoulder. A long circular needle is used due to the high stitch number.

Size adjustment: To increase or reduce the bust width with about 19 cm/7.5”, change the 3 garter stitches in the Cable mix pattern to 4 or 2; hence adding or removing 20 stitches from the back and 10 stitches from each front. To increase or reduce the bust width with 36 cm/14.25”, add or remove 2 Cable mix repeats from the back and 1 from each front. To shorten the poncho remove length before the armhole opening.