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The Gentle Waves Tank Top combines easy cables and lace into a super fun and addictive stitch pattern!
Construction is top-down beginning with a cast on of the back neck stitches. The shoulders are created with a series of increases. Front shoulder stitches are picked up from the back shoulders, the neck is shaped and stitches are then joined at the center front neck with a cast on. The front and back are joined in the round at the underarm and the body is then worked down to the hem. To finish, neck and armhole bands are picked up and worked in the round.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Measurements:
32 ½ (34, 36, 40, 44) (47 ¼, 52 ¾, 56, 60)” / 82.5 (86.5, 91.5, 101.5, 112) (120, 134, 142, 152.5) cm bust circumference.
Recommended ease: -2 to +6 inches / -5 to +15 cm at bust. Choose a size that is 2”/ 5 cm smaller to 6” / 15 cm bigger than your actual bust size. Sample shown in size 2 with 1”/ 2.5 cm of positive ease.
Yarn:
Fingering or sport weight.
Sample shown was knit in Cape May Fiber Sock (80% extra fine merino, 20% nylon) – 437 yds per 100 g skein 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins (or one skein plus one or two 5 skein mini sets arranged in a fade).

Approximate yarn amounts:
166 (175, 194, 208, 229) (253, 272, 301, 320) total grams
725 (765, 848, 909, 1001) (1106, 1189, 1302, 1398) yds
663 (700, 775, 831, 915) (1011, 1087, 1191, 1278) m

Gauge:
22 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st after blocking and 24 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Cable and Lace pattern, slightly stretched after blocking.

Needles:
Main needle: US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 24“/ 61 cm or longer circular needle or size needle used to get gauge.
Edging needle: US Size 4 (3.5 mm) 16”/ 40.5 cm and 24” / 61 cm or longer circular needle or needle one size smaller than main needle.

Notions:
Cable needle, stitch marker (m), stitch holder or scrap yarn
Charts:
Chart rows are read from right to left on RS rows and from left to right on WS rows when working back and forth before the underarm.
All chart rows are read from right to left when working in the round after the underarm join. Written instructions are provided for all charts.

Skills used
Simple Cables, Simple Lace, increasing and decreasing in pattern,
knitted cast on (tutorial included), increasing on the WS, Tubular BO (tutorial included)