Knit an Easy Slipover That’s Perfect for Layering

My love of layers has been well documented, but just in case you’re new here, I layer pretty much all day every day. I wear a long sleeve shirt “just in case” most days even in the depths of summer (southern air conditioning is no joke) and when the barest hint of cool weather comes, I’m piling on sweaters and vests and long sleeved shirts. Sometimes all at once.

So I love projects like Wineberry from Berroco. This boxy slipover is meant to be a top layer over a long sleeved shirt. It’s worked in a cozy, handpainted worsted weight yarn that’s a blend of acrylic, nylon and wool, bringing a little warmth but also the ability to machine wash, which I know is important to a lot of people.

The top has a turtleneck for even more warmth, which turns into kind of a circular yoke before the body is worked straight after the shoulder shaping. It also has a split hem.

Wineberry comes in 10 sizes, with a bust measurement (of the garment) ranging from 36 to 72 inches, or 91.5 to 183 cm. The pattern says it is designed to be worn with 2-6 inches, or 5-15 cm of positive ease. If you plan to wear it over something that’s a little bulky, or you just like a relaxed fit, you’ll want to choose a size that will give you more ease if possible.

This looks like a really fun and easy project that’s also fun and easy to wear and would be a great alternative to a light jacket on those days that aren’t quite cold. Or if you’re like me, you’ll wear it around the house when everyone else insists it isn’t actually cold. Just me?

You can see more photos of the finished project and download the free knitting pattern from Berroco.

[Photo: Berroco]

There’s a lot to like about the Eloise Bandana from Katryn Seeburger. This cute little colorwork triangle can be worked as a bandana or kerchief size or a bigger shawlette.

It’s worked in two colors of fingering weight yarn so you can use whatever yarn you have in your stash and just make it as big as you can (since it is worked from the bottom up).

You can see the two sizes from the photo, and also two colorwork options: strawberries and lily of the valley.

But that’s not all the choices you have. In fact, there are 34 different charts you can choose from to knit onto your project. Some of the options include happy faces, a lobster, a pumpkin, a snail and a butterfly. There are cherries, peaches, tomatoes and radishes.

There’s even a blank square you can use to draw your own little design if you want to use something else. Or keep it blank and make it a plain checkerboard design.

And while both of these shawls use the same icons throughout, you could also use different designs throughout if you want. Say a fall version with a bat, pumpkin, leaf and acorn, or a summer beach theme with sailboat, fish, lobster and a bird? I keep suggesting four different icons because the larger size has four rows of squares, but the smaller has three, so you could do stripes of the same icon or alternate a couple of different ones, whatever you like.

Look through the finished projects on the Ravelry project page to see lots of different options, from rows to individual icons. There are also some projects that are smaller than the suggested size to make a smaller bandana. You could also keep going a make a bigger shawl working increases in the same way as you have been going.

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Katryn Seeburger]

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