Materials
Size 6, 16 inch circular needles
Tapestry needle
One stitch marker
Size Small Bust: 32-34 inches: 3, 178 yard skeins of TLC Cotton Plus yarn (Shown in size small)
Size Medium Bust: 36-38 inches: 5, 178 yard skeins of TLC Cotton Plus yarn
Size Large Bust: 40-42 inches: 6, 178 yard skeins of TLC Cotton Plus yarn
Size XLarge Bust: 44-46 inches: 7, 178 yard skeins of TLC Cotton Plus yarn
Gauge Swatch
Cast on 21 stitches using size 6 needles
1-3: knit
Right side 4-28: knit
Wrong side 5-27: k3, purl across, end with k3
Knit 3 rows. Bind off.
Swatch should measure 4x4 inches.
Body
Cast on 140(154)(168)(182) using long tail cast on. Place a stitch marker on the needle in your right hand then join the round.
Work ½ an inch in k1, p1 rib
Rows 1,3,11 and 13 knit
Knit all even numbered rows
Rows 5, 7, and 9: *p1, YO, k4, sl1, k1, PSSO, p1, k2tog, k4, YO* repeat from *to*
Rows 15, 17 and 19: *p1, k2tog, k4, YO, p1, YO, k4, sl1, k1, PSSO* repeat from *to*
Repeat rows 1-20 3(3)(4)(4) more times
Work ½ an inch in k1, p1 rib
Work 4 ½ (5 ½)(6 ½)(7 ½) inches stockinet stitch
Arm Shaping Row
Bind off 15(20)(20)(25) stitches, knit 55(57)(64)(66) stitches cast off 15(20)(20)(25) stitches, knit 55(57)(64)(66) stitches.
Back
On the last 55(57)(64)(66) stitches that you just knit, work 42(46)(50)(54) rows of stockinet stitch.
With right ride facing you k8, bind off across until there are 7 sts on your left hand needle, knit those 7 sts. Work 7 rows of stockinet stitch on these 8 stitches. Bind off.
Join a new ball of yarn and work 7 rows of stockinet stitch on the other 8 stitches. Bind off.
Front
Join a new ball of yarn to the first 55(57)(64)(66) stitches that you knit. Work 7(11)(15)(19) rows of stockinet stitch.
With right ride facing you k8, bind off across until there are 7 sts on your left hand needle, knit those 7 sts. Work 35 rows of stockinet stitch on these 8 stitches. Bind off.
Join a new ball of yarn and work 35 rows of stockinet stitch on the other 8 knit stitches. Bind off.
Attach the front left strap to the back left strap and the front right strap to the back right strap using whatever kind of seam you prefer. I used a whipstitch.
Armhole and Neck Ribbing
Using you handy dandy circular needle you will begin picking up stitches along the edge of the neckline by inserting your needle into the edge stitches yarning over and pulling up a loop. Continue all the way around. Make sure you have an even number of stitches on your needle and work in k1, p1 rib for 5 rows. Bind off. Repeat these steps for each of the armholes.
Finishing
Using a tapestry needle weave in all loose ends. This tank must be blocked in order to straighten the pattern stitches out and make them look neat.
Posts
66 comments:
Lovely! Thank you for sharing the pattern. I think I'll get started on my trip to Europ :)
this is VERY cute!
I found your blog through a random search. I really like this tank and wanted you to know that :D
I'm linking you so that others can find it too.
Good job.
great pattern!
Nice pattern! Great job.
I really like your top! Thanks for sharing!
Amanda,
Do you mind if I nominate your beautiful top for the Sexy Knitters Club's next Knit-Along? I think it is very appropriate - what a cute design - but still sexy. you are an inspiration - and so young!
Really very very pretty! Love the design, it's definitely now on my never ending list of projects to make...now I'm gonna go dig through the stash yarn... :D
Love love love love it. Tahnk you so much!
would love it if your blog had a feed so I could add it to my bloglines!!!
This is great top! Love lace stitches! Think I'm gonna knit this one for my friend!
I'd love for you to nominate my top for the sexy knitters club. Thanks everyone. I'm glad you like it.
Awesome pattern. I will be making this!
I got to your blog from the link on Nik's blog. It is a beautiful top. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Nice top! And you wrote the pattern! You're very talented! I hope your pattern is chosen for the next SKC KAL. If not, I'm sure that a lot of ladies (including me) are going to knit it anyway!
Really cute top!
Cute! Keep designing. You never know how far it will take you unless you try.
Blessings!
What a great pattern! Thanks for sharing. :)
Came across your blog via Nik's blog. Your Tank is very pretty, especially the detail stitches. I'm very new to knitting and look forward to creating a knit piece.
Could you tell me what yarn you used? Thanks, it is sooo pretty! Page
I used TLC Cotton Plus yarn.
Wow! Love the tank! I hope you win the challenge!
What color did you do it in? Is that lavendar? Gotta find some TLC now! This will be my next knitted object for myself!! :op
I found your blog thru The Soapy Knitter!
Glad you are blogging again! :o)
That top is sooo cute!!
Your work is beautiful, and thanks for making your patterns available. I love the Lillian tank top! Keep up the good work!
I found your blog through Nik, and I want to say, your tank top is beautiful! I'm loving your blog as well; it's well written and you are one talented sistah!
What a cute tank!! I think this will be my next projet. Good job.
Very cute!
i love this tank top! i saw it first whne you posted it on the knitting boards on craftster. i'm found some pretty yellow cotton yarn and hopefully i'll be able to knit this!
AND thank you so much for posting the pattern!
what a beautiful tank top! Great job. This will have to go into my project queue.
Thank you so much for this pattern I wanted to let you know I just casted on my stitches :D
What a beautiful top!! You are an inspiration!!!!
oooh that's hot! Definitely going on my to-do list!
xoxo
Beth
Spindelicious Handspun
Spindelicious.etsy.com
Really lovely top!
Added to my to-do list!!! ;)
I love this tank, and I recently started it, but before I go much further I was hoping you could clear something up? For rows 5,9 ect. it says to knit 4 then yo, and the next stitch after will be p1. So, does that mean Im to YO like I normally would when knitting, which WONT create a new stitch/hole, or to leave the yarn on the knit side and then purl 1 which WOULD create the hole. Does that make sense? Your instructions are great and Im really looking forward to knitting this, but if you could clear that up for me it would so great :) Thanks so much for the great pattern!
Bring the yarn to the purl side, then yarn and then purl creating a hole.
Hi Amanda,
I found this through Craftster, and am in the middle of knitting this. It is my first lace project and your instructions are so clear its made it a lot easier than I thought it would be! I kind of messed up the yos in the first half of the first repeat because I knit into the back of them, but I think I'm going to call it a "design opportunity" and sew beads where the holes should be ;o). Anyway you are very talented, keep on designing!!!
I found through your pattern through Ravelry and absolutely love it! I'm adding it to my queue and hope to be able to get to it this winter. :)
I'll look forward to your first Knit/Crochet Book!!! You are very talented!
Hi Amanda~
Thank you for sharing your beautiful pattern. I am having some trouble understanding the directions for the gauge swatch.
I have asked for help at knitter's review http://knittersreview.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=87763
Maybe you could help me out.
~Patty
Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. Hi Patty to answer your question all even rows from 4-28 will be knit and all odd rows from 5-27 will be purled.
Hi Amanda,
I love your pattern. I am currently attempting to produce the top. I do have one question. In the pattern, are you working in rounds or rows? After working the k1, p1 rib for 1/2 inch, you advise to work the stockinette stitch. If working in rounds, would this just be knitting each stitch for the length needed?
delicious for real. very nice! had to put it in my ravelry queue
Too cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
My granddaughters will love this. Thanks.
I ggogled knit tanks...found yours ......LOVE IT !!!!! Just finished my gauge swatch ....and Im using Lion Brand Cotton Ease....
50% cotton, 50% acrylic.....in the color Terracotta !!!!! Maybe I'll send a photo when its done !!!!!
THANK YOU !!!! I love your style !!!
I was wondering if you have a problem with people selling this item? Not the pattern of course, but the item? This is gorgeous and I know I could sell one or two this summer.
~DJ Fullen
djknitsalot.etsy.com
I'm sorry but my patterns are for personal use only.
I found you blog and patterns through a google search for tank tops, I'm just about done (one arm hole left!)
I love it! I actually used baby yarn - Red Heart Soft Baby - and added a few more sets of the lacy pattern.
Thanks so much, this pattern is great!
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just love your Lillian top you are very talanted,may I ask a question I read the pattern and was wondering where was row 20,or do I just purl that row thank you have a great day.
One of the things I hate the most about knitting patterns is that there are all these really mumsy patterns - nothing that a sane person would wear on a day to day basis. Your patterns, however are adoreable! They're clothes that people can actually wear! Keep at it girl :) I can't wait to see more stuff!
So cute! I've been looking for a tank top pattern. This might be it!
Oh, this is a very cute tank top, i would love to knit one for myself, is it possible to knit with a short sleeve ?
Gonna try this for my 21 year old. Do you have a face book? if so friend request and maybe you can give some tips on starting youngers ina class!LisaS
I just finished knitting this top and I LOVE IT!!! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern. My knitting sensai loved it too and is going to knit it next. Thanks again!
Hi, I would love to make this top as I just picked up 3 skeins of Cotton Plus at a discount at my fabric store. The thing is, to make the small size, I would be at about 4" of negative ease, if your sizes indicate knit size and not actual bust size, which would be fine. I was just wondering if you could clarify which size to do if my actual bust measurement is 38" to get a nice fit, as I don't see mention of if this is the finished size or a "to fit" measurement you are using. Thanks! Your pattern is gorgeous.
Hi, what a gorgeous pattern. I was wondering if you could clarify something on the sizes. Are your measurements the finished size or the size to fit a certain bust measurement. I'd like to do a small as that's the yarn I have but at a 38" bust, that would be quite a lot of negative ease, which would be fine, but if you already have negative ease built in and you mean it will fit the size listed then I can't make a small. Thanks for your help. You have some great work!
Hi Cindy, the finished bust for the size small is 32-34 inches.
Fabulous!
I found your blog after seeing your beautiful Lillian Tank Top on Ravelry. I love your patterns! You are a great knitter! I am going to add your blog to my bloglines to follow. :)
Nachaele Olson
KnitEatSleep (Ravelry)
http://Mapledaleknits.etsy.com (yarn shop)
Hi, I don't know if I am overlooking it but is there a gauge written? I'm looking forward to knitting it. I like that the area where the lace starts is high; seems more flattering. thankyou for the pattern- Arlene
The pattern is lovely! And for the other Anonymous, the gauge swatch is listed in the pattern.
Hi. Your pattern is lovely. I've been looking for a pattern for a cami to wear for a wedding party. I have an extra yarn winder. It is very old but it works. If you want, I'll send it to you. Send me some yarn you feel worth the winder and shipping cost from Japan.
I love this Lillian tank pattern! It just knits up so nice. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful patterns and for writing them so thoroughly a beginner can easily understand.
Hi:
I love this pattern and am 3/4 way done. I did have a question about knitting the back and front. The directions say to knit 42 rows (for small). How many inches is this intended to create? I wasn't sure whether 42 rows would be too much or litte for me, so wanted to see what was intented by knitting 42 rows.
Thanks!
Amanda, I finished this tank top for my daughter last weekend and she loves it! I knit it in Rowan cotton Amor (tomato red) and it's perfect! We both love the way it fits. She wore it to work yesterday to show off and everyone wanted me to knit them one also.
Thanks...keep up the good work!
Penny
I saw your post on Rav today about someone selling your patterns, which I think is totally disgusting. From there, I found your profile and your tank top. I bookmarked the pattern....its really cute. I am a very beginner knitter so I will save it for a time when I my skills are up to doing it justice. Thank you for offering such a terrific, free pattern!
Sandy
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