Melissa LaBarre’s Pippa tank is a study in feminine simplicity. Featuring a sweet lace back detail just below the neckline, Pippa sports an easy A-line shape and is knitted in the round from the bottom up, in our Sparrow linen.

Shown in size 31½“ / 80 cm with 2½” / 6.5 cm negative ease

yarn
sparrow
nannyberry 203 / 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins

needles
29” circular in sizes US 3 and US 4 / 3.25 and 3.5 mm
spare circ in size US 3 / 3.25 mm

gauge
26 sts and 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
27 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with smaller needles, after blocking

skills required
Long-tail cast on, three-needle bind off (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working in the round.