I am delighted to show you my new design Okimi, an oversized cabled poncho with armhole openings to make it into a shawl with longer fronts and to anchor it in place. The yarn I picked for it is the luxurious Queensland Collection, Kathmandu DK 100 made of 85% wool, 10% silk, 5% cashmere, with 270 meters/295 yards on each 100 gram skein and it was generously sponsored by Knitting Fever.

Okimi is knitted by me using a 4 mm/US 6 needle and a 21 stitches and 26 rows gauge in stockinette stitch measuring 10 cm/4 inches after blocking. My husband photographed me wearing the one size poncho at the beach in Ørje at the end of June. The lovely scarf I am wearing is based on a painting by the Norwegian artist Therese Enger. Above you can spot one of the armhole openings made by dividing the cable in two.

There are many ways to wear it, just wrap it or close it with a shawl pin. The bust circumference is 168 cm/66.25 inches, while the length is 95 cm/37.5 inches. I have added a size adjustment note to the pattern, which is in a queue waiting to be tech edited.

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.

The armhole openings were added to be able to anchor the poncho and also make the fronts longer, if preferred.

They can also be used to make the back shorter, more like a jacket style, if preferred.

Finally, a second look at the back where you can see one of the armhole openings. The test knit of Okimi will begin on Monday 25th of August with a flexible deadline of 6th of October in my Ravelry group, with a pattern launch on the 9th of October.