Here’s a little something I’ve been working up in lettuce knit’s own line of hand-dyed yarns – dyed by me! This one uses a light cotton tape that comes in huge skeins.
Clara Tank
This easy and fast-knitting tank is knit entirely in the round with no seams whatsoever! A fun lace edging lends impact to the simple and flattering shape, and frames the neck along front and back edges.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 30 [32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 46, 50] inches
MATERIALS
lettuce knit hand-dyed cotton tape [100% cotton, 475 yards/225 g]
1 [1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2] skeins
(approx. 370 [405, 470, 505, 575, 695, 760, 890] yards of heavy worsted weight yarn)
6.5 mm 24” or 36” circular needle
Spare needle for binding off
Stitch markers
GAUGE
16 sts and 21 rows = 4” square in stockinette stitch
Pattern available from lettuce knit via email to info@lettuceknit.com for $7 CDN (plus $3 shipping to the US and $2 to Canada), or give us a call at 416-203-9970 between 11-6 EDT.
Here’s a couple photos of the currently available colours.
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Terracotta, blush, mango, fuschia (same colour as sample)
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slate grey, purple, light olive
Each skein is 225 grams and 475 yards, and is $34 CDN.
It was a really fun knit, fast, and very satisfying. The upper body (ie. straps) is not really shaped, instead the straps are knit almost straight up to the shoulder, which gives a v-neck and a slight cap sleeve.
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