Montpellier Slipover Alpaca Creme White

Montpellier Slipover is an oversized vest with a high rolled collar with ribbing down the sides, worked from the top down. Fnirst you work the back and front sections one at a time, the top of the back is worked flat before picking up stitches on either side to make the shoulders and neckline. Then the front section is worked flat. Then, the front and back sections are joined, and the body is worked in the round on the same needle. The body is finished with ribbing and to finish, stitches are picked up at the neckline to make the collar the shoulder to form the collar which is worked in rib and folded in two.

Sizes 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) correspond to a circumference of approx. 85 (90) 95 (100) 110 (120) 130 (140) cm. The measurements on the front of the pattern are for the finished vest. The Montpellier Slipover should have positive ease of approx. 25-30 cm. Make a swatch to find the knitting needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

Level of difficulty: 2 out of 5

Sizes
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8)

Garment circumference
110 (116) 121 (129) 139 (148) 157 (167) cm

Garment shoulder width
44 (45) 47 (48) 50 (51) 52 (53) cm

Garment length
50 (51) 52 (54) 55 (56) 58 (60) cm

Gauge
16 sts x 24 rows in stockinette on 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Suggested needles
Circular needle 4 mm (60 cm)
Circular needle 4,5 mm (80 cm)
Circular needle 5 mm (80 cm)

Yarn suggestions
350 (400) 400 (450) 500 (550) 550 (600) g  Favolana Alpaca-Merino or Gotland Lambswooll yarn ( 100g = 200m)

held together with 75 (100) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 (150) g Isager Yarn Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g = 212m)

Photo Credits
Grey: @novemberknits
Beige: @alongcameknitting
Brown:  @enstrikkedagbok

The pattern is sent as a PDF file by e-mail.

Translation by Elise Damstra