Selma - an elegant slip over
Design: Trine Wohllebe
This elegant slip over is worked on small
needles and has a base of reverse stockinette
stitch with rib ridges, which are worked as
cables at the waist. The cables provides a bit
of shaping at the waist and the rolled edges
gives a discreet finish to the garment. The
slipover can be made extra glamorous by ad-
ding a bead at the centre of each cable.
2nd English edition - May 2015 © Filcolana A/S
English translation: Signe Strømgaard
Materials
Approx. 200 (200) 250 (300) g of Anina (color 2169)
by Filcolana
2,5 and 3 mm needles
Sizes
S (M) L (XL)
Measurements
Body, chest: 82-90 (90-98) 98-106 (106- 114) cm
Sweater, chest: 90 (98) 106 (114) cm
Total length: 52 (55) 58 (60) cm
Gauge
29 sts and 39 rows in stockinette stitch on 3 mm
needles = 10 x 10 cm.
Selvedge stitches
The first and last stitch on every row must be knit.
Back
Cast on 134 (146) 158 (170) sts on a 2,5 mm needle.
Work a total of 4 (4) 6 (6) rows of reverse stocki-
nette stitch for the rolled edge. The first row is a WS
row. Change to 3 mm needles and work in the base
pattern. Start with the first 5 sts at the right side of
the chart, then repeat the pattern repeat a total of
10 (11) 12 (13) times and end with the 9 sts at the
left side of the chart. Work straight in pattern un-
til the work measures approx. 11 (13) 15 (17) cm.
Now work the cable chart (start on a RS row with
the first row of cables) until all rows of the chart has
been worked. Continue in the base pattern and work
straight until the back measures approx. 33 (35) 37
(39) cm.
Armhole
Bind off 6 (7) 7 (8) sts at the beginning of the next 2
rows for the armholes, then bind off 0 (0) 4 (4) sts at
the beginning of the next 2 rows, then 2 (3) 2 (2) sts
at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then 1 stitch at
the beginning of the next 6 rows.
Work 2 rows straight in pattern, then bind off 1 stitch
at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
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Work 4 rows straight in pattern, then bind off 1 stitch
at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
There are now 108 (114) 122 (130) sts on the ne-
edle.
Continue straight in pattern until the work measures
48 (50) 53 (55) cm.
Neckline and shoulders
Bind off the center 26 (30) 32 (32) sts and finish each
side separately.
Left side: Bind off for the neckline at the beginning
of every other row. Bind off 6 (5) 5 (6) sts, then 4
sts, then 3 sts, then 2 (0) 1 (2) st(s) = 26 (30) 32
(34) sts on the needle. Continue straight until the
work measures 51 (54) 57 (59) cm. Bind off sts at
the armhole side to slope the shoulder. Bind off 9 (10)
11 (12) sts at the beginning of the row at the armho-
le side, then bind off 9 (10) 11 (11) sts, then 8 (10)
10 (11) sts.
Right side: Work the same way as the left side, only
mirror reversed.
Front
Work the same way as the back until the armhole
measures 3 (3) 5 (5) cm. Bind off the center 16 (18)
22 (24) sts and finish each side separately.
Right side: Continue working any remaining bind offs
at the armhole the same way as for the back while at
the same time working the shaping at the neckline by
binding off sts at the beginning of every other row at
the neck edge. Bind off 5 (4) 4 (5) sts, then 4 (3) 3
(3) sts, then 1 stitch a total og 8 times. Work 3 rows
straight in pattern and bind off 1 stitch at the begin-
ning of the next row twice, the work 5 rows straight
and bind off 1 stitch at the beginning of the next row
once 26 (30) 32 (34) sts on the needle. Continue
straight until the work measures the same as the
back shoulder and bind off for the shoulder slope the
same way as on the back.
Finish the other side of the front the same way, only
mirror reversed.
Finishing
Sew the right shoulder seam.
Neck edge: Start at the left shoulder and pick up
and knit approx. 12 (122) 132 (142) sts from the
RS along the front using a 2,5 mm needle, then pick
up approx. 65 (69) 71 (73) sts along the back neck
edge. Start with a knit row from the WS and work a
total og 4 (4) 6 (6) rows in reverse stockinette. Bind
off knit-wise from the WS.
Sew the left shoulder seam.
Sleeve edges: Start at the bottom of each armhole
and pick up and knit approx. 106 (112) 120 (128) sts
from the RS along the edge of the armhole using a
2,5 mm needle. Knit a rolled edge the same way as
for the neck edge. Sew the side seams.
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Chart
Cable Pattern
Repeat = 12 sts
Base Pattern
Repeat = 12 sts
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