Friday Slipover - Paper
Friday Slipover is knitted top down in pearl rib. First the back piece is knitted, then the shoulders and front piece and finally the body. Finally, rib edges are knitted along the neckline and armholes.
Knit a swatch before you start. Note that pearl rib stretches when washed/used. You can therefore expect the knitting tension before washing/used to be approximately 24-25 sts per 10 cm, and that after washing/used it will stretch to 22 sts per 10 cm. It is essential for the shoulder width and fit that the knitting tension is adhered to. Therefore, wash the swatch before measuring the knitting tension.
Size guide
Friday Slipover should have a positive ease of movement of approx. 6 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest measurement of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-50 cm. Measure yourself before you start knitting to assess which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around your chest (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size S, which has a chest width of 96 cm.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
The slipover's goals:
Overall width: 91 (96) 100 (105) 115 (125) 135 (145) 155 cm
Back width at top, incl. rib edge: 35 (35) 36 (39) 40 (41) 42 (42) 44 cm
Armhole depth: 24.5 (25.5) 26 (27.5) 28.5 (29) 30.5 (32.5) 33 cm
Length: 51 (53) 55 (57) 59 (61) 63 (64) 65 cm measured at the center back, including ribbed edge at the neck
Knitting tension: 22 stitches x 34 rows in pearl rib on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking
Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm (60 and 80 or 100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm)
Materials: 150 (150) 150 (150-200) 200 (200) 200 (200-250) 250 g Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) together with 75 (75) 75 (75-100) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125-150 g Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m). For the Friday Slipover in the picture, the following colors were used: Whipped Cream 1012, Baby Blue Eyes 6043 and That Orange Feeling 3819 in SUNDAY, as well as Nature 1012, Sky Blue 6023 and Orange 3818 in Tynn Silk Mohair.
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
See description of difficulty level here.