Beach Ball Tank

Construction is top-down beginning with a provisional cast on of the back stitches. The back neck is shaped with short rows, and the back is worked back and forth with shaping down to the underarms. Stitches for the front straps are picked up from the provisional cast on and the front neck and armholes are shaped. At the underarm, the body is joined to be worked in the round downward.

Size: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished measurements:

Bust Circumference: 30 (32, 34, 36, 40) (44, 48, 52, 56)” / 76 (81, 86.5, 91.5, 101.5) (112, 122, 132, 142) cm.

Suggested ease: -2 to +3 inches at bust. Choose a size that is 2”/ 5 cm smaller to 3” / 7.5 cm bigger than your actual bust size. Sample shown in size 3 with 1”/ 2.5 cm of positive ease.

Yarn:

Best worked in heavy fingering or sport weight yarn in several colors or just one color.

The sample shown was knit in Cape May Fiber Merino Cashmere Nylon Sock (75% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon, 10% Cashmere)