The Tetra Slipover is an all-seasons, versatile vest that champions creative construction with simple stitches. Stripe it, colour block it or keep it neutral - Tetra’s minimal, modern silhouette is the layering piece every wardrobe needs.

Tetra is knit in DK weight yarn, flat, in garter stitch (knit every row), and in quadrants. The first quadrant is knit from the shoulder down to the hem. Then stitches are picked up along this completed quadrant and the other half of the slipover is knit from the centre out to the underarm. Once the front panel is completed, the back is constructed exactly the same as the front, omitting the neckline shaping. The two panels are then blocked before seaming and stitches picked up for the neckline, armhole, and hem trims.

This digital pattern includes printer-friendly, full written instructions for two views (cropped and a longer, high hip version), individual progress charts for each size, and modification details such as colour blocking / striping, trims & lengths, as well as optional bust darts (including a bust dart worksheet & complete written instructions for the darts).

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DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Long-tail cast-on
• Increases / decreases
• Backwards loop cast-on
• Picking up stitches
• Seaming
• Twisted Rib
• Folded Trim
• Icelandic bind-off

GAUGE
18 stitches x 36 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) in garter stitch, knitted flat, on 4.5mm (US 7) needles, after blocking.

NEEDLES
(A) Main fabric: 4.5mm (US 7) (or size needed to achieve gauge)
(B) Twisted ribbing: 4mm (US 6)
(C) Icelandic bind-off: 5mm (US 8)

SIZING / EASE / FIT
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) ⁅5, 6, 7⁆ {8, 9} to fit

Your body’s full bust circumference
74 (84, 94, 104) ⁅114, 124, 134⁆ {144, 155} cm
29 (33, 37, 41) ⁅45, 49, 53⁆ {57, 61} in

Choose a size closest to, or smaller than, your actual full bust measurement above. Tetra is designed with 6cm | 2.5in positive ease at the fullest part of the bust, but can easily be worn with a range of ease from no ease up to 8cm | 3in of positive ease, depending on how you’d like your slipover to fit.

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
Upper Chest / Cross Shoulder Width:
35.5 (38, 39, 40) ⁅42, 42, 43.5⁆ {43.5, 44.5} cm
14 (15, 15.25, 15.75) ⁅16.5, 16.5, 17.25⁆ {17.25, 17.5} in

Bust / Body Circumference:
80 (90, 100, 110)) ⁅120, 130, 140⁆ {150, 162} cm
31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25) ⁅47.25, 51.25, 55⁆ {59, 63.75} in

Armhole Depth:
21 (23, 24, 25.5) ⁅26.5, 28, 29⁆ {31, 32} cm
8.25 (9, 9.5, 10) ⁅10.5, 11, 11.5⁆ {12.25, 12.5} in

Underarm to Hem Length - Cropped:
13 (13, 13, 13) ⁅12.5, 12.5, 12.5⁆ {12.5, 12.5} cm | 5in

Underarm to Hem Length - High Hip:
23 (23, 23, 23) ⁅22.5, 22.5, 22.5⁆ {22.5, 22.5} cm
9 (9, 9, 9) ⁅8.75, 8.75, 8.75⁆ {8.75, 8.75} in

SCHEMATICS
This pattern includes blocking schematics & measurements as well as finished garment schematics & measurements for both views.
PREVIEW Finished Garment Schematics HERE

SUGGESTED YARN
West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece BFL DK 100% British wool, 225m | 246yds per 100g skein:
Cropped: 2 (3, 3, 3) ⁅3, 4, 4⁆ {4, 5} skeins
High Hip: 3 (3, 3, 3) ⁅4, 4, 4⁆ {4, 5} skeins

YARDAGE
DK weight yarn (200 - 250m | 220 - 275 yds per 100g):
Cropped: 460 (480, 590, 660) ⁅720, 790, 860⁆ {950, 1040} metres
500 (525, 645, 720) ⁅790, 865, 940⁆ {1040, 1140} yards
High Hip: 475 (525, 615, 680) ⁅745, 815, 890⁆ {975, 1070} metres
520 (590, 665, 745) ⁅815, 890, 975⁆ {1070, 1170} yards

Please note yardage is approximate. Testers yardage ranged vastly as this gauge can be meet with a wide weight of yarn from sport to DK to worsted.

This pattern has been tech edited as well as tested by a range of knitters of all experiences and sizes. If you have any questions or find any errors, please email rachel@rachelcostelloknitwear.com

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