The Sierra tank top is knitted seamlessly from the top down. It has a minimalistic design which makes it perfect for everyday use and easy to use as a layering piece under a cardigan or a jacket.

The top is started at the shoulders by knitting the shoulders separately before joining at the neck. The front and back are joined at the underarm. The body is knitted in the round. The hem is folded double to give the top a neat and finished look. The neck and armhole edges are finished with i-cord bind off.

The Sierra top is best suited for silk, cotton, viscose or linen blend yarns that have a lot of drape. You can either knit the top with a single strand of DK weight yarn or two strands of fingering weight yarn held together. If you are choosing the fingering weight version, you can knit with both strands in the same color or go for a marled look by choosing two different shades.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 69 (78, 89, 98, 109) (118, 129, 138, 149) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.25, 55, 59, 63) inches, intended to be worn with 7 cm / 3 inches of negative ease around the bust (choose a size that is 5-10 cm / 1-4 inches smaller than your actual bust).
Armscye depth: 22 (22, 22, 23, 23) (24, 25, 26, 27) cm / 8.75 (8.75, 8.75, 9, 9) (9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75) inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 25 (25, 27, 27, 27) (30, 30, 30, 32) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5) inches, (adjustable)

Yarn
Unicolor and fingering weight version:
660 (730, 800, 880, 970) (1060, 1170, 1290, 1420) m / 720 (790, 870, 960, 1060) (1160, 1280, 1410, 1550) yards of light fingering weight yarn held double.

Two colors (marled) and fingering weight version:
330 (370, 400, 440, 490) (530, 590, 650, 710) m / 360 (400, 440, 480, 530) (580, 640, 710, 780) yards of light fingering weight yarn in each color.

DK weight version:
330 (370, 400, 440, 490) (530, 590, 650, 710) m / 360 (400, 440, 480, 530) (580, 640, 710, 780) yards of DK weight yarn.

Brown sample: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Wheat and 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk in colorway Dark cognac.

Light yellow sample: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk (100% silk; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Cream and 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Knitting For Olive Pure Silk in colorway Lemon curd.

Needles
For the hem and the i-cord edges:
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the i-cord edges
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part:
5 mm / US 8 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
18 sts and 21 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked. Use yarn held double for the fingering weight version or a single strand for the DK version. Note: always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
1 stitch marker
1 locking marker
tapestry needle
waste yarn