TANK TOP is an easy level knitting pattern, a simple project for those who want to create a basic, versatile and up-to-date top for loads of wearing options.

Overview:
We will work the BACK and the FRONT separately (bottom up construction, back and forth in rows).
We will sew the RIGHT SHOULDER and then pick up the stitches along the neckline to knit the neckband.
We will sew the LEFT SHOULDER.
We will sew the SIDES.

Sizes:
(XS) S (M, L, XL)

Our sample is in size S.

Finished chest measurements: approx. (48) 50 (52, 54, 55)cm / (18.9) 19.7 (20.5, 21.3, 21.7) in

Finished lenght: approx. (56) 59 (63, 66, 69) cm / (22) 23.2 (24.8, 26, 27.2) in

Yarn Requirements: (456) 502 (551, 602, 655) mt / (498) 549 (603, 659, 717) yds of DK weight yarn

Suggested Yarn: (215) 237 (260, 284, 295) gr of We Are Knitters THE COTTON (balls of 100 gr/3.5 oz x 212 m/232 ydst)

Gauge:
4”X4’’ / 10x10 cm in Stocking Stitch with 4.5 mm (US 7, UK 7) needles: 20 stitches x 24 rows

Notions:
4 mm (US 6, UK 8) needles for ribbing
4.5 mm (US 7, UK 7) needles for the body
1 tapestry needle

Skills necessary:
Stocking Stitch
Garter Stitch
2 k / 2 p Rib Stitch
Picking up Sts
Horizontal Invisible Seaming
Vertical Invisible Seaming
Decreases:

• left leaning decrease: SSK
• right leaning decrease: K2tog

Before we begin, I’d like to give you some simple pointers:

• First, read the whole text. On the last page you will find the reference measurements for the various sizes. Choose yours, considering that the top has 6-8 cm of positive ease. Isolate instructions in text, underlining them or highlighting them with a different color.
• If you find that you do not know the techniques used, watch the video tutorials now. Scan the QR you find next to the explanations and access, without any registration, to canva.com, in view-only mode.
• It is always important to make a small guage swatch with the yarn you have chosen. Check that, with the same number of stitches and rows, your guage matches ours. If not, try to increase or decrease the tension while working or, even, to change the needles size. In any case, being a handmade product, it is normal that small differences may be between our sample and your finished garment. Always give space and confidence to your creativity!