The Fair Isle Tank Top/Vest is knitted in the round utilizing steeks to create the armholes & neck opening. It is knitted bottom-up with 2” of negative ease throughout & fits snuggly as a tank top. To be worn as a vest, it is recommended to knit this with about 1” negative ease or no ease & slightly longer shoulder straps, depending on your preference. It is finished with a 2 stitch I-cord bind off.

This written pattern assumes that you know the basics of stranded knitting, steeking, & I-cord bind off. It is a condensed pattern for you to modify according to your measurements & design preferences, using your gauge. A list of unaffiliated tutorials that I found useful are found on my blog (see link on pattern pg 5).

Difficulty Level: Intermediate.

Sample size XS shown stretches to fit 32” chests, 26” waist, & 36” hips.

The finished object in size XS weighed about 200 g. Please estimate how much yarn is needed for your size accordingly. When in doubt, always get an extra skein.

Materials, Tools, & Notions:
-Main Color (MC): Bernat Baby Sport in Baby Taupe – 12.3 oz/350 g & 1256 yds/1148 m.
-Contrasting Color (CC): Red Heart babyhugs in Ink #3012 – 4.5 oz/127 g & 318 yds/290 m.
-29” & 16” Circular needles in size US 6 or 4 mm.
-Size G6 or 4 mm crochet hook.
-Split Ring Stitch Markers, Stitch Holders or Waste Yarn, Tape Measure, Yarn needle, & Scissor.