Summer Night Lace Tank Top Knitting Pattern

 Summer Night's Lace Tank Top

By : Mindy Lewis

 

 

Yarn Used :

Knit Picks Shadow (a lace yarn)

About 1 and half skeins used - 440yds / 50 g

Color Used : Pink Posy

 

Any yarn will do!

 

Needles & Notions :

US Size 7

2 to 4 buttons

Yarn Needle

 

 

Abbreviations :

K = Knit

P = Purl

CO = Cast On

YO = yarn over

 

 

Pattern Instructions

 

CO 120, more or less depending on how long you would like it

 

Row 1 - 4 : knit

Row 5 : k2, *yo, yo, k1* to last st. k1.

Row 6 : k2, *drop yo's, k1* to last st. k1.

 

Rep these 6 rows til piece measures around the top of your breast

 

Then knit 1 row.

 

BO.

 

You don't have to add the straps, a strapless would be Very Cute too!

 

But if you would like

Straps (make 2) - two ways to add straps -

Pick up 4 sts where you would attach them.

Attach yarn

K1, K into front & back of next st (twice), k1. (6 sts.)

then cont. in pattern.

Row 1 - 4 : Knit

Row 5 : k2, (yo, yo, k1) 3 times, k1.

Row 6 : k2, (drop yo's, k1) 3 times, k1.

OR 

 

CO 6

 

Row 1 - 4 : knit

Row 5 : k2, (yo, yo, k1) 3 times, k1.

Row 6 : k2, ( drop yo's, k1) 3 times, k1.

 

Rep these 6 rows til piece is long enough to fit over shoulder from front to back.

 

Then knit 4 rows.

 

BO.

 

Finishing

 

Sew up side - cast on & bind off edges

 

Once side is sewed up, attach straps to knitted part of top, not where the drop stitches are.

 

 

 

 

 

Please let me know if there are any problems/unclear portions of this pattern.