Tuku Warmer Slipover by Tiina Huhtaniemi

Tuku Warmer Slipover

Knitting
October 2023
yarn held together
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
684 - 820 yards (625 - 750 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
English Finnish
This pattern is available from titityy.fi for €6.90.

Tuku Warmer Slipover is knitted from a soft combination of Tukuwool DK yarn and silk mohair. The high poloneck keeps you warm. The shoulder and neckline shaping is knitted with short rows. The ribbing on the back hem is slightly longer than the front.

YARN
Yarn: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) hanks of Tukuwool DK by Tukuwool (100% Finnish wool, 273 yds / 250 m – 100 g), colourway Sake.

3 (4, 4, 5, 6) balls of Silk Mohair by Isager (75% kid mohair, 25% silk, 232 yds / 212 m – 25 g), colourway 06 Powder. 

Or approx. 861 (861, 861, 1094, 1094) yds / 750 (750, 750, 1000, 1000) m of both DK and lace-weight yarn. The yarns are held together throughout the pattern.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
This slipover is designed to have some ease when worn.
Choose a size with a bust measurement that is 7-15 cm
greater than your body measurement.

MEASUREMENTS OF THE FINISHED SLIPOVER
Bust Circumference: 39.25 (45.25, 51.25, 57, 63)“ / 100 (115, 130, 145, 160) cm.

Armscye Depth: 9 (10.25, 11, 11.5, 11.5)“ / 23 (26, 28, 29, 29.5) cm.

Front Length (from Top of the Armhole): 17.25 (18.5, 19.5, 19.75, 19.75)“ / 43.5 (47, 49.5, 50, 50.5) cm.

Back Length (from Top of the Armhole): 19 (20.50, 21.50, 21.75, 21.75)“ / 48.5 (52, 54.5, 55, 55.5) cm.

GAUGE
16 sts x 31 rds = 10 cm in garter stitch on 5 mm
needles

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4.5 mm 40 cm (or 80 cm if you are doing magic
loop technique for the ribbing)
5 mm 80 cm or longer (depending on the size you
knit) for the garter stitch
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

Note about the icord edge: Icord is made the same way in both Right and Wrong side - it is a simple and easy to memorize way to make the icord edge. This is a designer’s chosen element, not error.