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The Conwy Slipover is an oversized knitted vest with a cable detail down the front. It is inspired by the beautiful landscape and waterfalls in Conwy Falls Forest Park in north Wales.

The yoke is worked flat and is shaped with leaning increases. When the yoke is complete, you will work the body in the round. You will then apply the collar and armhole trims to finish the garment off. There is optional shaping through the body to create a more tapered silhouette.

Materials & Fit

Notions: 3 mm / US 2.5 and 4 mm / US 6 circular needles, both with 40- and 80-/100-cm / 16- and 32-/40-in cords. You will also need a darning needle, some stitch markers and something to hold resting stitches (e.g., a spare circular needle, scrap yarn, or a stitch holder).

Yarn: You will need approximately 550 (570) 600 (660), 680 (720) 760 (800), 840 (920) 1,010 (1,090) m / 600 (630) 660 (720), 750 (790) 830 (880), 920 (1,010) 1,110 (1,200) yds of both a fingering- and a lace-weight yarn if working with 2 strands, or a light DK-weight yarn if working with a single strand.

Please note that I have rounded all figures given here up to the nearest 10 m / 10 yds for ease of reading.

For my sample, I used Telling Yarns Resolute 4-Ply (100% British non-superwash wool; 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 30% Romney, 15% Masham, 5% Zwartbles; 100 g = 400 m / 438 yds) in the shade Natural held with Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool; 25 g = 212 m / 232 yds in the shade Kitt 1015.

If you want to use the same yarns, this works out to be 2 (2) 2 (2), 2 (2) 2 (2-3), 3 (3) 3 (3) hanks of Telling Yarns Resolute 4-Ply and 3 (3) 3 (4), 4 (4) 4 (4), 4 (5) 5 (6) balls of Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair.

If you are using a different yarn, I would recommend trying to find a relatively lofty fibre if at all possible. That being said, any combination of fingering- and lace-weight yarns or a single DK-weight yarn should work nicely here.

Tension: 22 stitches x 28 rows and rounds in Stockinette stitch on 4 mm / US 6 needles = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in.

Make sure to wash and block your swatch for the most accurate results. You may wish to go up or down a needle size, working in 0.25/0.5 mm increments as needed, to meet gauge.

Sizing and ease: The Conwy Slipover has a recommended positive ease of 16.5–22 cm / 6.5–8.5 in for Sizes A-H and 11.5-21.5 cm / 4.5-8.5 in for Sizes I-L around the chest (or the widest part of your torso). However, if you want less ease, you can 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): 96 (101) 106 (111), 116 (121) 126 (131), 136 (146) 156 (166)
Actual circumference of garment at chest (in): 38 (40) 42 (44), 45.75 (47.75) 49.75 (51.75), 53.75 (57.75) 61.5 (65.5)

Armhole depth before trim is applied (cm): 20.5 (21) 21.5 (22.5), 23 (24) 24.5 (25), 26.5 (28) 29.5 (30.5)
Armhole depth before trim is applied (in): 8 (8.25) 8.5 (8.75), 9 (9.5) 9.75 (10), 10.5 (11) 11.5 (12)

Please note that I recommend you work the finishing armhole trim in 1x1 rib for 2.5 cm / 1 in, but there are a couple of different finishing options and this affects how the armhole sits at the underarm. As such, the unfinished depth is given here.

Recommended total length along the centre back from cast-on edge (cm): 45 (46) 47 (48), 50 (51) 52 (53), 55 (56.5) 58 (59.5)
Recommended total length along the centre back from cast-on edge (in): 17.75 (18) 18.5 (19), 19.75 (20) 20.5 (21), 21.75 (22.25) 23 (23.5)

You can easily adjust the length of the body to better suit your preferences, but this will affect the amount of yarn you need.

Techniques include leaning increases and decreases, working flat and in the round, picking up stitches along horizontal and vertical edges (including picking up with a long tail), working an applied folded collar, reading a knitting chart, working a 4-stitch cable, and a tubular cast-off.