Thea slipover

Thea slipover is an oversized and cozy vest with wide stribes in two colors. It is worked top-down on 10 mm needles with 2 strands of Drops Melody, creating a lovely chunky look that feels like wearing a big hug.

Pattern overview

The back piece is made first. Then, stitches are picked up for the shoulders. These are worked separately before they are connected and worked back and forth. Afterwards, the front piece and the back piece are connected and the rest of the body is worked in the round and finished with ribbing at the bottom of the slipover. Ribbing is also added to the armholes and the neckline.

Size guide

This slipover can be made in the sizes a (b) c (d) e (f) g (h) which correspond to bust measurements of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) cm.

The slipover has positive ease of approximately 10-20 cm larger than your bust measurement and gradually decreases as the size increases.

Slipover measurements

Circumference: 96 (100) 104 (111) 116 (120) 127 (136) cm

Length: 53 (54) 54 (59) 59 (60) 60 (65) cm (measured at the center back without measuring the neckline)

Yarn

The vest is made in 2 strands of Drops Melody (50 g = 140 m) in 2 colors.
The Thea slipover in the picture is made in Drops Melody color 01 Nature (color a) and Drops Melody color 05 Black (color b).

For the sizes a (b) c (d) e (f) g (h) you will need:

Color a: 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (200) grams of Drops Melody corresponding to 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) skeins

Color b: 100 (150) 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (250) grams of Drops Melody corresponding to 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) skeins

Since you are knitting with 2 strands, it may be helpful to have an even number of skeins in each color so you can knit with 2 skeins at a time. Therefore you may want to purchase an extra skein if the number of skeins needed for a color is odd.

Recommended needles

Circular needles 10 mm, 60 cm and optionally also 80 cm, for stockinette stitch

Circular needles 9 mm, 60 cm and optionally also 80 cm for ribbing

Circular needles 8 mm, 60 cm for ribbing

Knitting gauge

Thea slipover has a gauge of 10x10 cm on 9 sts x 12 r on 10 mm needles in stockinette stitch before washing.