Camellia Tank Top Pattern

Camellia Tank Top by Along Avec Anna | Camellia is a tank top that has a beautiful lace pattern all over the body and a button band, knit at the same time as the body. The shoulders are closed with wide straps that you can tie or not, depending on your preference. The tank top can be worn, as desired, with the button placket at the front or at the back. An I-cord is knitted at the same time for the armholes, but a final I-cord is knitted for the front and back. Recommended for an advanced level.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 56 rows = 4 inches

Finished Measurements: 86, 93, 100, 107 (114, 121, 128, 135) 142, 149, 156, 163 cm of bust circumference

Materials Used: 

Fingering weight yarn (Merino, Along Avec Anna):

550, 595, 650, 705 (765, 830, 890, 955) 1000, 1085, 1155, 1235 meters

So 3, 3, 4, 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) 5, 6, 6, 7 balls of Merino Fingering Along avec Anna

Sample version:

Knit in size 86 with 6cm of positive ease, and 2 lace repeats on the body (Anna is 1m50). Knit in Merino Along Avec Anna, in Dune colorway.

Needle Size: 

• 3.5mm/US 4 for the body
• 3.25mm/US 3 for the straps
• 2.25mm/US 1 for the Icord finishes

Pattern Includes: Written Instructions

Skill: Intermediate