
Sherpa slipover
Sherpa is a sleeveless sweater with long armholes. The sides of the sweater cross and are enhanced with 4 large jeweled buttons (there is no buttonhole, it is a decoration).
It is the winter wardrobe's ally to continue wearing your pretty blouses and dresses!
Sizes XXS . XS . S . M . L . XL . 2XL . 3XL = 78. 84. 90. 96. 104. 112. 124. 136 cm finished bust circumference.
The sweater is worn with 3 to 9 cm of positive ease at the bust.
Sample is shown in size M, with 7 cm of positive ease.
2 threads of the boucle cloud from We Are Knittes - color « natural »:
5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 balls, or approximately 360. 435. 508. 583. 668. 751. 836. 919 m
Yardage to be divided by 2 if you use a single thread
Other threads used by testers :
- Alpaca bouclé (x2) + Kid silk from Drops (3 threads)
- Peruvian from Filcolona (x2) + Kid silk from Drops (3 threads)
- Pôle from Fonty + Tilia from Filcolona + mohair lace from Lang yarns (3 threads)
- Ecolaine from Phildar (3 threads)
- Mélody (x2) + Air from Drops (3 threads)
10 sts and 18 rows = 10/ 10 cm in St stitch on 7 mm needle, after blocking.
- Top down
- German short row
- Cable CO
- Icord
- Icord BO
