Cerith is a super cute tank top with diagonal lines of eyelets on a background of ribbing. The stitch pattern is very easy to memorize as you are simply following a diagonal line. The construction is bottom-up, beginning with a provisional cast on. The body is worked in the round to the underarms and then the front and back are worked back and forth in rows. The only finishing is a simple three-row edging at the bottom, picked up from the provisional cast on and grafting of the shoulder straps.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31 (33 ½, 36, 38 ½, 41) (43 ½, 48, 53, 55 ½)” / 79 (85, 91.5, 98, 104) (110.5, 122, 134.5, 141) cm.
Length (Cropped): 16 ½ (17 ¼, 17 ¾, 19 ½, 19 ½) (20, 20 ¼, 22, 22 ½)” / 40.5 (44, 45, 49.5, 49.5) (51, 51.5, 56, 57) cm.
Length (Longer): 18 ½ (19 ½, 19 ¾, 21 ½, 21 ½) (22, 22 ¼, 24, 24 ½) /47 (49.5, 50, 54.5, 54.5) (56, 56.5, 61, 62) cm.

Recommended ease: - 2 to + 4 inches at bust. Samples shown are Size 3 with 4”/ 10 cm of positive ease on Model 1 and with 2”/ 5 cm of positive east on Model 2.

YARN
Dk or Worsted weight.
Yardage:
Cropped: Approx 380 (420, 460, 510, 575) (640, 720, 815, 920) yds. / 347 (384, 420, 466, 525) (585, 658, 745, 841) m.
Longer: Approx 415 (460, 510, 560, 630) (700, 775, 850, 940) yds. / 379 (420, 466, 512, 576) (640, 708, 777, 859) m

The pale green sample shown is size M and was knit with 2 skeins of Cape May Fiber Dk (100% extra fine merino) – 231 yds/ 211 m per 100g skein in Naturally Dyed Mulberry Leaf. To use this yarn, you will need approximately 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins for the cropped or 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 5) skeins for the longer length.

GAUGE
18 sts and 30 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st after blocking.
20 sts and 30 rows= 4” / 10 cm in Ribbing pattern slightly stretched after blocking.

NEEDLES
Main needle: US Size 7 (4.5mm) and 6 (4mm) 24“/ 61 cm long or longer circular needles or size needed to get gauge.
Needle for straps and lower edging: US Size 5 (3.75mm) 24”/61 cm long or longer circular needle or a needle 2 sizes smaller than main needle.

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, stitch holders or scrap yarn, crochet hook and scrap yarn for a provisional cast on.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
Skills to know: working yarn overs in ribbing (i.e. yo followed by both knits and purls), provisional CO, kitchener stitch

Instructions for the stitch pattern are both charted and written out.