GRAMPS SLIPOVER

GRAMPS SLIPOVER is a cozy, oversized vest with a boxy shape and rather deep armholes, perfect for layering over shirts and dresses.

LANGUAGE: English

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The vest is knitted top down. You will start by casting on stitches for the back of the neck and shaping the shoulders with increases. After that the back and front panels are worked flat down to underarms, and then joined to work the body in the round. Ribbing for armholes and neckband is picked up and knitted in the round.
As the slipover is knitted top-down, you can also decide on the length as you go. The pattern and the yardage have been given for an average height of 165 cm / 5‘5’’ and a slightly cropped fit. Please adjust the lengths according to your individual body measurements.
The measurements listed below are for the final vest after washing and blocking. This pattern comes in 9 sizes (1, 2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9) with finished bust circumference measuring (95.5, 104.5, 115.5) (124.5, 135.5, 144.5) (153.5, 164.5, 173.5) cm / (38.25, 41.75, 46.25) (49.75, 54.25, 57.75) (61.5, 65.75, 69.5) inches and is meant to be worn with a positive ease of 15-30 cm / 6-12 inches at the bust. The wearer is 162 cm / 5‘4’’ with 91 cm / 36.5 inches bust. Sample 1 (grey) is shown in size 4 with 30 cm / 12 inches of positive ease at the bust and Sample 2 (brown) in size 3 with 24.5 cm / 9.75 inches of positive ease at the bust.

YARN
Version 1 (grey and green): Nutiden from Honer och Eir (approx. 100 grams – 515 meters / 564 yards) held double. MC - Macadam, CC - Luckra
Version 2 (brown and rust): MC - Supersoft from Holst Garn (50 grams – 287 meters / 314 yards) held double, col. 11 Donkey, CC – Rennie Supersoft 2/11.3 nm (100 grams – 565 meters / 618 yards) held double, col. Sienna

YARN SUBSTITUTION
DK / worsted weight yarn to meet gauge

YARDAGE (for DK weight yarn):
MC: (487, 532, 588) (634, 690, 735) (792, 849, 894) meters / (532, 582, 644) (693, 755, 805) (866, 928, 978) yards
CC: (163, 178, 197) (213, 232, 247) (266, 285, 300) meters / (179, 195, 216) (233, 253, 270) (291, 311, 328) yards

Yardage includes extra yarn for swatching. Please note that your yarn consumption will depend on your yarn choice, gauge, the length of your finished garment and any other alterations you might make

GAUGE
18 sts / 26 rnds per 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette and slip st pattern in the round on size A needles

NEEDLES
• Size A - 80-120 cm Circular needles – 4 mm (US 6) for the main body
• Size B - 80-120 cm Circular needles – 3 mm (US 2.5) for ribbing (or two sizes smaller that size A needle)

Please note that needle size is just a suggestion, you might need to change the size of your needles to achieve gauge

NOTIONS
Smooth waste yarn or spare circular needle/ cord to hold stitches, tapestry needle, measuring tape, 1 stitch marker for beginning of round, 2 removable (clip on) markers (optional), row counter, scissors

TECHNIQUES USED
Knitting flat and in the round
Picking up sts from the cast on edge and selvedge
Knit and purl increases (on right and wrong sides)
Slipped sts
Cast on and bind off
Only one colour is worked in a round