Contains:
- Knitting pattern with written instructions and schematics
- US Imperial Measurements
- Women's sizes XXS to 6X (26" to 66" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 450 (525, 600, 675, 750, 850, 925, 1025, 1100, 1200, 1300) yards dk/light worsted weight cotton yarn
- Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 24" long or longer
- Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16" long, for Neckband and Armhole Edging
- Stitch markers in 2 different colors
- Waste yarn
This tank top is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the front is picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and front are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skills Used: Knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 26 (30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)" bust; intended to be worn with approximately 2" ease
Materials: DK/light worsted weight cotton: 450 (525, 600, 675, 750, 850, 925, 1025, 1100, 1200, 1300) yards. NOTE: If you plan to increase the length of the BODY, be sure to purchase extra yarn. Model knit in Frog Tree Yarns Pima Cotton (100% cotton; 50 grams / 123 yards): color #611
Needles and Notions: Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 24" long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16" long, for Neckband and Armhole Edging; stitch markers in 2 different colors; waste yarn
Gauge: In Stockinette stitch, 24 stitches and 30 rows = 4"/10 cm
If you are unfamiliar with working a set-in-sleeve sweater from the top-down, my 2-part tutorial gives you everything you'll need to know to do it successfully. http://www.basixknitting.com/anatomy-of-a-top-down-sweater/
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.