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.
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 can be worn multiple ways around the neck, and instructions are provided for casting on stitches in six different sizes.
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-Cord Bind off
- Tassel (optional)