Ruffle (or not) Top

The Ruffle (or not) Top is an everyday ‘tank’ top style garment which of course everyone needs in multiple variations to compliment a vast array of styles. This classic tank can be dressed up or down depending on what you pair with it. It is easily adapted through colour/yarn choices and by either adding or omitting the ruffle strap.

This pattern is just the right amount of ‘mindless stockinette’ mixed with a super interesting and unusual construction. The armholes are knit first and then joined to one another with the creation of the front and back panels which are knit from a provisional cast-on and shaped using German Short Rows.

This pattern would best suit an intermediate+ skill level. Creating the folded strap/armhole at beginning of the pattern may be fiddly due to joining the provisional stitches on a small circumference with only a few rows of fabric to work with. Manoeuvring of stitches around the needles is also required when changing needle sizes.