Take The Weather Tank by Yamagara Yarn Kit
Bernice (@yamagara) writes "Take the Weather tank has a simple style that can be worn on its own or layered with different outfits in different weathers and seasons. Either side can be worn as the front. The name of the tank comes from Weather with You by Crowded House, a rock band that was formed in Melbourne. It was a song that was played almost everyday on the radio station and TV when my husband and I were in Australia for our honeymoon road trip 22 summers ago. It always holds memories of our Australian summers. It reminds me to live in harmony with nature and myself, and to find peace, not from a change of weather or situation but from within myself."
The front and back of this tank are worked flat from shoulders separately, then joined to work in the round to the hem. Shoulders are joined with a simple lace detail, worked in the same rows as armhole finishing. The same lace detail is reflected in the hem and neck finishing.
FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS
Size 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8)
77.5 (87, 97, 108)(117.5, 127, 138.5, 148) cm / 30½ (34¼, 38, 42½)(46¼, 50, 54½, 58¼) inches
Sample 1 (Ocean Blue) was knit in Size 2 with + 1 cm / ½” ease at bust. Suggested ease: 0 to 5 cm / 0 to 2”.
Sample 2 (Oatmeal) was knit in Size 3 with + 11 cm / 4¼” ease at bust, and modified with a cropped length at waist.
YARN
Light fingering weight
Great Ocean Road Woollen Mill Summer Fiesta
(460 m / 393 yards per 100 g skein, 70% Extrafine Australian Merino, 30% Belgium Linen)
Colour of Bernice's Sample : Ocean Blue. Colour of Tash's Sample : Oatmeal
480 (540, 610, 685)(750, 825, 915, 985) m / 525 (590, 665, 750)(820, 900, 1000, 1075) yards
2 (2, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2, 3) skeins
Please keep in mind that yardage is an estimate.
NEEDLES
One 3 mm / US 2½ circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
One 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
GAUGE
25 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette st with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle, after blocking.
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