Tanny Tank Top

Inspiration:

This cropped tank top was inspired by the style icon Tan France - I find his humility, kindness, and humorous personality a breath of fresh air on TV. The top exemplifies everything I admire about Tan: it’s fun, playful, adventurous, and easy-going.

Construction:

This is a cropped tank top that is worked sideways. The top begins at the right underarm and is knit in one piece to the left underarm in 6-row garter stitch stripes. Stitches are picked up around the neckband, armholes, and hem to work ribbed trims. 

Sizes:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9), sample shown is Size 2 modeled with 5”/13cm of positive ease in the chest on a person who is 5’2”/157.5cm tall.

Finished measurements:

35 (39, 43, 47, 51)(55, 59, 63, 67)“/89 (99, 109, 119.5, 129.5)(139.5, 150, 160, 170)cm around the chest, with a recommended positive ease of 2-5”/5-13cm

Yarn:

Knit Picks Lindy Chain, fingering weight, 70% Linen and 30% Pima Cotton, 180 yards per 50g ball, sample knit in Turmeric as C1, Harbor as C2, and Black as C3

I designed this top with a 70% linen and 30% cotton blend fingering-weight yarn that I knitted at a relatively loose gauge. This resulted in a fabric that has a lot of drape. If you plan to substitute yarn, choose yarn of a similar weight and with mostly linen or silk content for a similar fit and look.

Yardage:

675 (760, 840, 990, 1100)(1185, 1370, 1500, 1600) yards/

615 (695, 770, 905, 1005)(1080, 1250, 1370, 1465) meters total or

185 (210, 235, 280, 315)(340, 400, 440, 470) yards /

170 (195, 215, 255, 290)(310, 365, 400, 430) meters of each of three colors, plus

115 (125, 140, 145, 155)(165, 175, 185, 195) yards/

105 (115, 130, 135, 140)(150, 160, 170, 180) meters for neck, armhole, and hem ribs

Gauge:

20 sts x 48 rows in 4”/10 cm in garter stitch after wet-blocking

Needles:

16 “/40 cm and 32”/80 cm circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge

(recommended size is US 3 /3.25 mm)

Notions:

Tapestry needle, stitch markers

Financial Accessibility:

This pattern’s full price is $12, and to make the pattern affordable to more people, I have set up three tiers of discounts. You can use the following codes for the corresponding discounts during checkout:

• 10%off
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If you can afford it, I appreciate you buying this pattern at full price and valuing my creativity and labor! Thank you for your interest and support!