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“A tiger doesn’t proclaim his tigritude, he pounces” –Wole Soyinka.

Created in honor of the Year of the Tiger, this sleeveless top features an all-over mosaic-knit tiger stripe pattern, and can be worn on its own, or layered over another top or blouse as a vest. It has gentle waist shaping, created by changing knitting needle sizes (to avoid interrupting the mosaic pattern with increases and decreases), and a flattering front scoop neck.

Mosaic knitting, created by Barbara Walker, is a fun and easy alternative to stranded knitting, because only one color of yarn is used on each round; stitches of the other color are slipped.

Skill level: Intermediate; skills include mosaic knitting, reading a chart, working in the round, decreasing, short row shoulder shaping, picking up stitches for edgings, and 3-needle bind off.

Yarn Light #3 (DK) weight, Main Color (MC) 315 (365, 420, 475) (535, 590, 650) yd/290 (335, 385, 435) (490, 545, 600) m; Contrast Color (CC) 260 (300, 345, 390) (435, 485, 535) yd/240 (275, 315, 355) (400, 445, 490) m.75) (535, 590, 650) yd/290 (335, 385, 435) (490, 545, 600) m. Shown in Luma by The Fiber Co. (50 % wool, 25% cotton, 15% linen, 10% silk; 137 yd/125 m to 1.75 oz/50 g), MC #020 Pumpkin, 3 (3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5) skeins; CC #210 Shadow, 2 (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) skeins.

Needles US size 4/3.5 mm: 24-47” circular needle (cir), depending on selected garment size, for hem and neck ribbing; preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for armhole edgings.
US size 5/3.75 mm: 24-47” cir, for waist.
US size 6/4 mm: 24-47” cir, Main, for bust and upper front and back.
US size 7/4.5 mm: 24-47” cir, for hips.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; removable marker; row counter; stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Gauge Using Main needle size: 23 sts/30 rows to 4”/10 cm in St st; 27 sts/49 rnds to 4”/10 cm in mosaic st patt.
Using largest needle (hips): 25 sts to 4” /10 cm in mosaic patt.
Using second-smallest needle (waist): 29 sts to 4” /10 cm in mosaic patt.
Measure gauge on blocked swatch.

SIZES XS (S, M, L) (1X, 2X, 3X)
Bust circ: 29 (33¼, 37¼, 41½) (45¾, 49¾, 54)“/73.5 (84.5, 95, 105.5) (116, 126.5, 137) cm
Waist circ: 27 (31, 34¾, 38½) (42½, 46¼, 50¼)”/68.5 (78.5, 88.5, 98) (108, 117.5, 127.5) cm
Hem circ: 31¼ (35¾, 40¼, 44¾) (49¼, 53¾, 58¼)“/79.5 (91, 102.5, 114) (125, 136.5, 148) cm
Length to underarm: 12¼”/31 cm
Armhole depth: 6¼ (6¾, 7¼, 7¾) (8¼, 8¾, 9¼)“/16 (17.5, 18.5, 20) (21, 22.5, 23.5) cm

Shown in Size S, with ¼“/.5 cm positive ease on model, and ¾”/2 cm negative ease on mannequin.

Notes
This tank is worked from the bottom up in the round to the armholes; upper front and back are worked flat. Shoulders are shaped with short rows, and joined using 3-needle bind-off. Neck and armhole edgings are added during finishing.

Mosaic stitch pattern instructions are given in chart form.