Slipping Sideways Pullover

My inspiration for this pattern was an incredible colourway of Madelinetosh Euro Sock, Snowcone Shack. On a beautiful summer day, there are worse things I can think of than slipping sideways into a snowcone!

This pullover uses three simple slip stitch patterns and a variegated colourway for the accent colour to create the look of a woven fabric. The contrast colour is a really good use of those yarns that are beautiful in the skein, but tough to use in garments because of pooling or strong colour transitions. With a graceful scooping neckline and a few inches of ease, this pullover is lightweight and comfortable for summer.

The body of this pullover is worked flat, but a combination of picked up stitches and a three needle bind off of the side panels means that there are no seams to sew up afterwards. The sleeves are worked top-down in the round after the side seams are joined.

Sizing:

1(2,3,4,5)(6,7,8,9,10)

Finished Bust:

33.5(36.5,39.5,43,46)(49,53,57,60,63)“

85(93,100,110,117)(125,135,145,152,160)cm

Suggested Ease 3-5” (7.5-13cm)

Gauge:

26 sts/40 rows in 4” (10cm) in Woven Stripe slip stitch pattern

Yarn:

Main Colour: 2(2,2,2,2) (3,3,3,3,3) skeins Madelinetosh Twist Light or Euro Sock

Constrast Colour: 1(1,1,1,1) (1,1,1,2,2) skeins Madelinetosh Twist Light or Euro Sock

Techniques Used:

Long tail cast-on

Slip stitches

Working in the round (and working flat)

Three Needle Bind-off