I love summer yarns – linens, cottons, bamboo & silk but the small needle size, bottom up or the dreaded knit in pieces – has left me with a healthy but unproductive summer yarns stash and many WIPs (works in progress) that hibernate till next spring before they become FO (finished objects). BUT I really wanted a tank THIS SUMMER – so after some serious consideration I created the Summer Love Tank! It meets all my requirements – topdown, beautiful summer yarns and when I am done knitting – it’s ready to wear!

The Summer Love tank can be knit in a DK weight yarn or by stranding a combination of fingerings yarns or fingering and lace yarns to get gauge. There are two body options that address the different structure of summer yarns and personal preferences:

Option A Tiger Lily (plum brown & orange tanks) –- Subtle Elegance offers a hint of an A-line that is perfect for the structured nature of linens and some cottons.

Option B Daisy (yellow tank) –-Flirty Flare is a fuller A-line that will allow silks, pima cottons and bamboo yarns to drape, flow and swish with ease.

Possible options - DK
Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton Skinny
Ella Rae Sun Kissed Speckled
Ella Rae Cotton

Erica Knight DK Studio Linen
GGH Linova
Juniper Moon Pollock
Shibui Rain
Shibui Vine
Sidar Snuggly Cotton
Universal Bamboo Pop

Stranding Ideas
DeRerum Natura - Antigone
Ella Rae Rustic Silk
Isager Trio
Isager Bomulin
Juniper Moon Farm-Aine
Maiwa Honest Yarn Linen
Rowan Cotton Glace
Rowan Summerlite