The Hannah Slipover is worked top-down, both flat and in the round. The construction begins in a similar way to contiguous shoulder sweaters, with increases worked on the right and wrong side of the work to create the width of the shoulders. Once the correct width has been achieved, you will leave the shoulder and back panel stitches to rest whilst you work the length of the front panel with some underarm shaping. You will repeat this for the back panel when the front is finished. Next, you will join your work in the round by casting on some underarm stitches to connect the back and front panels and work in the round until you are happy with the length. To finish, you will apply the collar (with or without a fold) and armhole trims.

I worked my first sample with stripes (4 rows/rounds in each colour), but you can adapt this to suit your preferences. The second sample shows the button band modification, and then the third sample shows the slipover without stripes and without a double-folded collar.

Stripes & modifications

In this pattern, I do not explicitly give instructions on stripe placement and it is up to the knitter to establish the stripes themselves as desired. For my sample, I worked 4 rows/rounds in each colour, as noted above, I used these proportions to estimate the amount of yarn you will need. If you use different stripe placement (e.g., 6 rows/rounds of each colour), this will affect the amount of yarn you will need.

For my second sample, I played around with some modifications to the Hannah Slipover. These are for a split hem and a button band. They were late additions to the pattern and were not part of the test knit and so I haven’t included them in the main pattern file. However, there is a separate document within your download that includes notes on how to make these modifications. If you are a confident pattern hacker, you may not find these notes strictly necessary but they may be useful for people less comfortable with making modifications or going “off script”, as it were.

Essentially, the sequence in which you work different parts of your slipover changes slightly, as do some of the stitch counts. Where these changes occur I have made note of this in this main pattern document and I have tried to make the experience of going back and forth between the documents as seamless as possible.

Should you have any issues with these modifications, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email and I will be more than happy to help!

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Materials & Fit

Notions: You will need 3 mm / US 2.5 (40- and 80-cm / 16- and 32-in cord) and 4 mm / US 6 (40-, 60-, and 80-cm / 16-, 24- and 32-in cord circular needles. You will also need at least 4 stitch markers, a darning needle, and either scrap yarn, spare circular needles, or stitch holders for the resting sleeve stitches.

Tension: 20 stitches x 28 rows/rounds in Stockinette stitch on 4 mm / US 6 = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in.

Sizing and ease: The Hannah Slipover has a recommended positive ease of 7–12 cm / 2.75–4.75 in for Sizes A-H and 7-17 cm / 2.75-6.75 in for Sizes I-L around the chest (or the widest part of your torso). However, if you wanted less ease, you would be welcome to choose a smaller size relative to your chest measurement and vice versa.

Size: A (B) C (D), E (F) G (H), I (J) K (L)

Chest measurement (cm): 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95), 95-100 (100-105) 105-110 (110-115), 115-125 (125-135) 135-145 (145-155)
Chest measurement (in): 29.5-31.5 (31.5-33.5) 33.5-35.5 (35.5-37.5), 37.5-39.25 (39.25-41.25) 41.25-43.25 (43.25-45.25), 45.25-49.25 (49.25-53.25) 53.25-57 (57-61)

Actual circumference of garment at chest (cm): 87 (92) 97 (102), 107 (112) 117 (122), 132 (142) 152 (162)
Actual circumference of garment at chest (in): 34.25 (36.25) 38.25 (40.25), 42.25 (44) 46 (48), 52 (56) 59.75 (63.75)

Armhole depth before trim is applied (cm): 20 (20.5) 21 (21.5), 22 (22.5) 23 (23), 23.5 (24.5) 25.5 (26)
Armhole depth before trim is applied (in): 7.75 (8.25) 8.25 (8.5), 8.75 (8.75) 9 (9), 9.25 (9.25) 10 (10.25)

Body length from cast-on edge to hem at centre back (cm): 55 (57) 58 (60), 61.5 (63) 64.5 (66), 67 (68) 69 (70)
Body length from cast-on edge to hem at centre back (in): 21.75 (22.5) 23 (23.75), 24.25 (24.75) 25.5 (26), 26.5 (26.75) 27.25 (27.75)

Please note that my Size C samples are about 7 cm / 2.75 in shorter in length than the measurements given here as I have a short torso and prefer a more cropped fit.

Yarn: For my first sample, I used Gepard Pura Lana (50% wool, 50% alpaca; 50 g = 115 m 126 yds in the shades Light Sea 812 for my main colour and Raw White 101 for my contrast colour.

If you were to use 1 colour, I estimate that you would need approximately 520 (570) 620 (670), 720 (770) 830 (880), 970 (1,050) 1,150 (1,240) m / 570 (630) 670 (730), 790 (840) 900 (950), 1,060 (1,150) 1,250 (1,350) yds of a DK-weight yarn. You could also use a combination of fingering- and lace-weight yarns, depending on your preferences.

If you were to also use Gepard Pura Lana, this would be 5 (5-6) 6 (6), 7 (7) 8 (8), 9 (10) 10-11 (11) balls of yarn.

If you want to make your Hannah Slipover with stripes as seen in my sample (4 rows/rounds of each colour), you will use roughly the same amount of each colour as you work the yoke and body of your slipover, but you will use your main colour only for the collar and armhole trims.

I estimate that you will need approximately 300 (330) 350 (380), 410 (430) 460 (490), 540 (580) 630 (680) m / 330 (360) 380 (410), 450 (470) 500 (530), 590 (630) 690 (740) yds of your main colour, and 230 (250) 270 (300), 320 (350) 370 (400), 440 (480) 530 (570) m / 250 (280) 300 (320), 350 (380) 400 (430), 480 (530) 570 (620) yds of your contrast colour.

Again, if you were to also use Gepard Pura Lana, this would be 3 (3) 4 (4), 4 (4) 4-5 (5), 5 (6) 6 (6) balls of your main colour and 2-3 (3) 3 (3), 3 (4) 4 (4), 4 (5) 5 (5-6) balls of your contrast colour.

Please note that all figures given above have been rounded up to the nearest 10 m/10 yards, and that I originally worked in metres and then converted into yards. These estimates are based on my calculations and testers’ feedback and I have tried to be generous.

For my second sample, I used John Arbon Textiles Limited Edition Pure Elements DK 2022 (40% alpaca, 40% Exmoor Blueface, 20% Jacob/Fine Brown British Wool; 100 g = 250 m / 275 yds) in the shade Frosted Dunes held with The Camels Yarn Suri Silk Mohair (65% Baby Suri alpaca, 35% mulberry silk; 100 g = 400 m / 438 yds).

For my third sample, I used Knitting for Olive No Waste Wool (50% recycled wool, 50% merino wool; 50 g = 225 m / 246 yds) in the shade Dark Navy held double.

Techniques include leaning increases (on the right and wrong side of the work), tubular cast-offs, picking up stitches along vertical and horizontal edges, and working an applied folded collar.