Paladin Tank is a muscle-style tank top straight from your fantasies. A muscle tank doesn’t require muscles to be worn. It refers to the way the top of the armhole is shaped to drape over the deltoid shoulder muscle that draws attention to the shoulders (and thus points out defined muscles if you have them). Regardless of the recipient’s shoulder muscle definition, Paladin Tank will result in a well fitting masculine-silhouetted warm weather knit.

This pattern is worked from the top-down, flat, and in-pieces. The back and front pieces are seamed together and double knit hems are added around the armhole and collar. The bottom hem is then folded into the tank top and seamed to the inside. This pattern features super careful shaping, especially at the neckline and shoulders that might seem unnecessary but results in an elegantly crafted garment.

Paladin Tank includes 20 sizes with a finished chest circumference of 32” to 70” (81.5 to 178 cm). This pattern also features gender-inclusive sizing. For each of these 20 sizes, two sizes are graded based on shoulder widths, which is one of the primary ways bodies proportionally vary for those with the same chest size. This means there are 40 unique sizes in this pattern.

Choose to make the Narrow Shoulder size if the recipient finds that the shoulders on womenswear garments fits them well or the shoulders of menswear garments are too wide. Make the Broad Shoulder size if the recipient finds that the shoulders on menswear garments fits them well or the shoulders on womenswear garments are too narrow.

View full schematics, sizing guide, and options explanation here:
Paladin Tank Details & Sizing Guide (Google Drive PDF)

Sizes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 {16, 17, 18, 19, 20}

Measurements
Finished chest measurement: 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 (42, 44, 46, 48, 50) 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 {62, 64, 66, 68, 70}”/81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5 (106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127) 132, 137, 142, 147.5, 152.5 {157.5, 162.5, 167.5, 172.5, 178} cm.

Recommended 4” (10 cm) of positive ease through the full chest.
The sample is a Broad Shoulder Size 7.

Suggested Yarn
The Wandering Flock Cotton Lino (35% organic cotton, 30% mulberry silk, 20% linen, 15% alpaca), 328 yds (300 m)/100 g in
Khaki,

Broad Shoulder
For Regular Lengths:
3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 {5, 5, 5, 5, 5} skeins
For Shorter Lengths:
2, 2, 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 {5, 5, 5, 5, 5} skeins

Narrow Shoulder
For Regular Lengths:
2, 2, 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 {4, 5, 5, 5, 5} skeins
For Longer Lengths:
3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 {5, 5, 5, 5, 5} skeins

Yardage
Sport weight:

Broad Shoulder Yardage
For Regular Lengths:
670, 720, 760, 810, 890 (930, 980, 1020, 1050, 1120) 1180, 1240, 1290, 1350, 1410 {1460, 1520, 1560, 1600, 1630} yds/ 615, 660, 695, 740, 815 (850, 895, 935, 960, 1025) 1080, 1135, 1180, 1235, 1290 {1335, 1390, 1425, 1465, 1490} m
For Shorter Lengths:
600, 640, 680, 730, 780 (820, 880, 930, 980, 1030) 1080, 1130, 1180, 1220, 1290 {1340, 1390, 1440, 1480, 1530} yds/550, 585, 620, 670, 715 (750, 805, 850, 895, 940) 990, 1035, 1080, 1115, 1180 {1225, 1270, 1315, 1355, 1400} m

Narrow Shoulder Yardage
For Regular Lengths:
600, 630, 680, 730, 780 (810, 860, 920, 960, 1010) 1050, 1100, 1150, 1190, 1260 {1310, 1360, 1400, 1460, 1520} yds/550, 575, 620, 670, 715 (740, 785, 840, 880, 925) 960, 1005, 1050, 1090, 1150 {1200, 1245, 1280, 1335, 1390} m
For Longer Lengths:
670, 720, 760, 820, 880 (920, 970, 1010, 1030, 1090) 1150, 1210, 1260, 1320, 1380 {1430, 1490, 1520, 1580, 1620} yds/615, 660, 695, 750, 805 (840, 885, 925, 940, 995) 1050, 1105, 1150, 1205, 1260 {1310, 1360, 1390, 1445, 1480} m

Needles
Main needle: US 4 (3.5 mm) or size needed to achieve gauge on 32” (81 cm) circular cord.

Smaller needle: US 3 (3.25 mm) or one size smaller than main needle in 24” (60 cm) circular cord.

Double knitting needle: US 2 (2.75 mm) or two sizes smaller than main needle on 24” (60 cm) circular cord.

Gauge
22 sts x 32 rows = 4”/ 10cm in modified Roman rib, worked flat and blocked on US 4 (3.5 mm) needle or size needed to achieve gauge.

Notions
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers
Scrap yarn/holder

Featured Techniques
Knitting
Purling
Picking up Stitches
Increasing
Decreasing
German short rows
Double knit hems
Reading your stitches
Working “in pattern”