Sille Slipover Junior

The Sille Slipover Junior is worked from the top down in a knit and purl structure pattern. First the back yoke is worked, then the shoulders, and then the front yoke are worked flat. After this, the front and back yoke are joined and the body is worked in the round, and finally rib edges are worked along the neck and armhole openings. Begin by knitting a swatch to determine which needle size you need to achieve the correct gauge before starting the project.

Sizes: 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-12) 12-14 years

Chest circumference: 75 (78) 81 (84) 87 cm [29½ (30¾) 32 (33) 34¼ inches]

Length: 44 (45) 47 (49) 52 cm [17¼ (17¾) 18½ (19¼) 20½ inches] (measured mid back incl. neck edge)

Shoulder width: 30 (31) 32 (33) 34 cm [11¾ (12¼) 12½ (13) 13½ inches]

Gauge: 20 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in pattern on 4 mm [US6] needles

Needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60 cm [24 inches] and 3.5 mm [US4] / 40 and 60 cm [16 and 24 inches] circular needles

Materials: 250 (300) 350 (350) 350-400 g Aiayu Garn 100% baby llama wool (50 g = 150 m [164 yds]) (knitted with two strands held together) or 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m) (knitted with one strand)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

The blue Sille Slipover Junior is knitted in Aiayu Garn 100% baby llama wool in the color Pure sage.

The brown Sille Slipover Junior is knitted in Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Coffee Bean [4081].

Begin:

M1L:

M1R:

Skp:

k2tog:

Picking up stitches for shoulder:

Italian bind-off: