V-Neck Sporty Slipover
V-Neck Sporty Slipover
This is a bottom up knit using Fisherman’s rib for the majority of the pullover with some edging and accents knitted in rib.
Sizes: S/M (UK size 10-14, US size 4-8) - Oversized fit on a UK size 10-12
Bust circumference: 120 cm [48 inches] (incl. rib edges)
Length: 68cm [27 inches] (measured mid back incl. neck edge)
Top back width: 60 cm [24 inches] (incl. rib edges)
Gauge: 12 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in brioche stitch on 5 mm [US8] needles (Please note that 30 rows in brioche stitch are counted as 15 knit sts)
Needles: Circular needles: 5 mm [US 8] 60 / 80 cm [24 and 32 inches] and straight/circular needles 3 mm [US 3]
Materials:
7 balls – Bamboo Wool mix Sostrene & Grene - 50g, 125m each
4 balls – Lace-weight Mohair Silk Sostrene & Grene - 25g, 214m each
1 ball – Rico Creative Cotton (Aran) - 30g, 85 metres each ball
Alternatives – focus on comparable metreage in Rowan Silk Mohair Knitting for Olive
weigh jumper – if you are looking for an alternative yarn the exact amount of Sostrene and Grene Bamboo mix used is:
6.22 balls – 310g = 777.5 m
3.64 balls – 91g – 777 m
0.66 ball – 30g – 56.1 m
For the accent V – Rico creative cotton black – 30g
Techniques: Long-tail rib cast on, 1x1 rib, Slip stich edging, and Fisherman’s rib



