Designed by Meghan Kelly, Keane Wonder is a sporty racerback tank top worked in pieces from the bottom up. Short rows shape the hem, and a-line decreases shape the sides of the tank.

When shaping the racerback, you will be working increases and decreases on both right side and wrong side rows. Pay attention to the stitch pattern and maintain the pattern as set when working the increases, working purl increases or decreases when necessary. 

The increases and decreases on the back neck shaping occur simultaneously, but the instructions are written separately due to the differing rate of increases and decreases on each size. Make sure you read through the entire back neck shaping and work both components of the shaping simultaneously.

Specifications

YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Mojave: bright yellow 737, 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7) skeins.
GAUGE
20 sts + 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stripe on larger ndls, after blocking.
20 sts + 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in 1 x 5 Ribbing on larger ndls, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 3 (3.25 mm) circular.
1 – 36” (90 cm) US 3 (3.25 mm) circular.
1 – 36” (90 cm) US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
NOTIONS
Darning needle.
SIZE
34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58)” 86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5) cm bust. Sweater is designed to be worn with 2” (5 cm) of positive ease. Please see schematic for more detailed finished measurements.
SKILLS
Simple knit/purl patterning, seaming, picking up stitches.

Useful Tips
• For a tutorial on working short row shaping, visit our Tips and Tricks here.
• For a tutorial on working mattress stitch, visit our Tips and Tricks here.
• For a tutorial on evenly picking up stitches, visit our Tips and Tricks here.
• For a tutorial on working the Three Needle Bind-Off, visit our Tips and Tricks here.

Photography by Linette Kielinski

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