The Korsvirke slipover is inspired by the beautiful old half-timbered buildings of Jutland, where I often travel in summer. The graphic pattern and high-contrast colours make this a striking garment and a fun and rather quick project.
The slipover is knitted from the bottom up and has rolled edges around the hem and round neckline. Choose a wool yarn with a nice stitch definition to make the pattern really pop, and you have the perfect layering piece!

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease
1-5 cm / 0.5-2” of positive ease at the chest.

Finished measurements
Chest circumference: 76 (85.5, 95, 105, 114.5) (124, 133.5, 143, 152.5) cm / 30 (33.75, 37.5, 41.25, 45) (48.75, 52.5, 56.25, 60)”

Yarn
The Fibre Co Cumbria (60% merino wool, 30% masham wool, 10% mohair, 216 m / 236 yds on 100 g)

Sample shown in a size 2, short body, with approx. 2.5 cm / 1” positive ease, using the colourways Saddleback Slate (MC) and Blencathra (CC).

Yardage
2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Cumbria for MC and 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins of Cumbria for CC.

Or approximately 380 (410, 460, 490, 530) (590, 650, 670, 710) m / 416 (448, 503, 536, 580) (645, 711, 733, 776) yds of a DK weight yarn for MC
AND
130 (140, 155, 170, 180) (200, 210, 225, 240) m / 142 (153, 170, 186, 197) (219, 230, 246, 262) yds of a DK weight yarn for CC.

The yardage above is given for the shorter body. For the longer body, you need approximately 30-80 m / 33-87 yds more of MC and 10-25 m / 11-27 yds more of CC.

Needles
3.25 mm / US 3 for ribbing
3.75 mm / US 5 for stockinette stitch and colourwork
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions
Darning needle, stitch holder cord or scrap yarn.

Gauge
21 sts x 25 rows to 10 cm / 4” on 3.75 mm / US 5 needles in stockinette stitch and colourwork, after blocking.