Valais Slipover

The Valais Slipover gets its name from the sunny Alpine canton of Switzerland. It can be knitted in cosy wooly yarns as a winter slipover, or in light summer yarns as a tank top. The slipover is worked top-down in faux cable pattern. First the back yoke is worked with shoulder shaping, then the two front pieces are picked up and worked individually before joining at the bottom of the V-neck. The front and back are joined to work in the round, down to the hem, and finished in faux cable edging. **Sizes:** 1 ( 2, 3, 4, 5 ) ( 6, 7, 8, 9 ) **Garment Circumferences:** 89 ( 94, 103, 109, 118 ) ( 123, 138, 152, 167 ) cm [ 35 ( 37, 40½, 42¾, 46¼ ) ( 48½, 54¼, 60, 65¾ ) ” ] *To be worn with 10 cm [4 ”] of positive ease* Pleas see images for the schematics **Suggested Yarn:** **Pamir Fine Fibers: Grand | Dense Line *or sub Worsted weight yarn*** 516 ( 561, 644, 695, 772 ) ( 837, 954, 1096, 1184 ) m [ 565 ( 614, 704, 760, 844 ) ( 916, 1044, 1199, 1295 ) yd ] **Gauge:** 22 sts x 27 rows = 10 cm [4 "] in faux cable pattern repeat in the round, on 5.00 mm [US 8] needles, after blocking **Suggested Needles:** 5.00 mm [US 8] / 60 cm [24 “] circular needles to work fronts and back; 5.00 mm [US 8] / 80, 100 or 120 cm [32, 40 or 47 "] circular needles, depending on chest circumference, to work the body in the round *Or use needle size that obtains gauge* **Notions:** Locking stitch markers (including a unique one for beginning of round), stitch-holders/waste yarns, tapestry needle