Agate Tank by Lauren McElroy

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

The Agate Tank uses of a contrasting color for the side panels, highlighting the unique construction of this up-to-the-minute shape.

Sizes

Finished Chest Circumference: 34 (37, 42, 47) (50, 53, 58)”

Length: 21 (21½, 21¾, 22) (22½, 22½, 23)”

Note: This garment is intended to be worn with about 2” of positive ease.

Materials

Manos del Uruguay FELIZ (70% superwash merino, 30% modal; approx. 350 yds/100 g):

3 (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5) sks MC,

1 sk CC for all sizes.

Shown in Z2324 Lush (MC) and Z2372 Ice Melt

Needles & Notions

US 6/4 mm 24” or 32” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

2 double-pointed needles US 7/5.5 mm for I-cord neck edging

Removable markers or scrap yarn

Tapestry needle

Gauge

20 sts and 30½ rows = 4”/10 cm in Agate Stripe Rib, blocked.

Notes

The front and back are worked separately, back and forth in rows, then sewn together at the shoulders. On each side of the body, stitches are picked up along the selvedge and worked outwards for a folded hem that serves as a finish for the armhole openings and the side slits. The neck opening is finished with I-cord, and the lower edge of the body is deliberately left unfinished.

The front and back are connected with contrasting-color side panels worked in the same pattern as the body, but left unblocked to emphasize the ribbed texture. The finished chest measurement is the total of the front width, back width, and two 4” side panels. The body side hems do not contribute to the circumference because the side panels are connected to the edges of the front and back along the hem pickup line, covering the hems.