By the He Sea
By the He Sea
Slipover
SLIP OVER
SIZES: Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S†HEAVY RUG YARN4 (5, 5)—70 Yd. skeins Spice5 (6, 6)—70 Yd. skeins White
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 3 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for Small size. Changes for Medium and Large sizes are given in parentheses.
MEASUREMENTS: Width across front or back at underarm: 21″, 22½″, 23½″.
BACK: With Spice, cast on 42 (45, 48) sts. (Work in stripes of 6 rows Spice and 4 rows White.)
Starting with a P row work in stockinette st (P 1 row, K 1 row) inc 2 sts at the beg and end of every K row 5 times, 62 (65, 68) sts. Work even until there are 9 complete White stripes. Work 1 row Spice.SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at beg of next 3 rows (this completes Spice stripe), cut Spice.NEXT ROW: Attach White and use for entire yoke. Dec 1 st at beg of row.NEXT 2 ROWS: Dec 1 st at beg of each row. Work even until armholes measure 9 (9½, 10) inches.SHAPE SHOULDERS AND NECK: Bind off 7 (8, 8) sts, work across 9 (9, 10) sts and place on holder. Bind off next 16 (17, 18) sts for neck, work across remaining 16 (17, 18) sts. Working one shoulder at a time, bind off 7 (8, 8) sts, work across.NEXT ROW: Dec 1 st at neck edge, work across. Bind off remaining 8 (8, 9) sts. Attach yarn at neck edge, dec 1 st, work across row.NEXT ROW: Bind off remaining sts.FRONT: Work same as back until armholes measure 5¼ (5½, 6) inches.SHAPE NECK: Work across 18 (19, 20) sts and place on holder, bind off next 12 (13, 14) sts for neck, work across remaining 18 (19, 20) sts. Working 1 shoulder at a time, dec 1 st at neck every other row twice; 16 (17, 18) sts. Work even until armhole measures same as back.SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 7 (8, 8) sts at armhole edge, work across.NEXT ROW: Dec 1 st at neck edge, work across. Bind off remaining stitches. Work other shoulder to correspond.
FINISHING: Steam and block sections. Weave 1 shoulder seam. With wrong side facing, attach White at neck opening, pick up and K 1 st in each st all around neck. K 1 row, bind off loosely. Weave other shoulder. With White and wrong side facing, work edge around each armhole same as neck. Weave 1 side seam. With White and wrong side facing, attach yarn at opening and complete lower edge same as neck. Weave other side seam. Turn all edges to right side and tack in place. Steam edges.