The Florence tank is knitted from the bottom up in one piece. After separating the armholes, the fronts and back are knitted separately. The straps are worked with the buttonband stitches and then seamed to the top of the back.

The Florence tank was inspired by the carved stone details on historic buildings. The mock cables are perfectly paired with the crisp stitch definition of the silk yarn. The stitch pattern is worked both on the RS and the WS, which can be a bit tricky at first, but the pattern is easy to memorize.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Bust circumference 82 (94, 105, 116, 128, 139, 150, 161) cm / 32.25 (36.75, 41.25, 45.75, 50.25, 54.75, 59.25, 63.75) inches, including the intended positive ease of 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches
Body length from hem to armholes: 30 (30, 30, 34, 34, 34, 36, 36) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 14.24, 14.25) inches
Armhole depth: 17 (18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28) cm / 6.75 (7, 8.25, 8.5, 9.5, 10.25, 10.5, 11) inches
Neck drop at front: 17 (18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28) cm / 6.75 (7, 8.25, 8.5, 9.5, 10.25, 10.5, 11) inches

Yarn
4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins of Knitting for Olive’s Pure Silk (100% silk, 250 m / 273 yards per 50g, shown in colorway Cardamom) held double or 750 (825, 950, 1050, 1150, 1275, 1400, 1550) m / 815 (900, 1050, 1100, 1275, 1400, 1550, 1700) yards of other fingering weight yarn.
or
375 (425, 475, 525, 575, 650, 750, 775) m / 425 (450, 525, 575, 650, 750, 775, 850) yard of DK weight yarn. For the DK weight version omit all instructions where it says “yarn held together” and work using a single strand instead.

Needles
• 3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-8
• 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-8

Gauge
18.5 sts x 26 rounds = 10 cm on 3.75 mm / US 5 needles in lace pattern with yarn held double, knitted flat, blocked.
Width of the lace pattern (7 sts) = 3,8 cm / 1.5 inches, with yarn held double, knitted flat, blocked.
Always use the needle size that get you the right gauge!

Notions
3 stitch markers
4 removable stitch markers
coil-less safety pins or other tools for securing the neckband before seaming
waste yarn
sewing needle
5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) buttons with a diameter of approximately 1.5 cm / ⅝ inches